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Content creation is becoming an industry in itself, and DJI has no intention of missing out; the company has released a lightweight drone for content creators

Only 135g: DJI debuts new lightweight drone - DRONES.R.AFRICA Just as they continue to chase perfect with enterprise solutions for the enterprise applications, DJI have not forgotten the everyday drone lover, as they have introduced a new lightweight drone,...

Could this be an answer to long flights? A hydrogen-powered drone has completed a 100km-long flight in China

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We have to be honest: the thing that grates us about this story is that we had a serious drought in Southern Africa this past rainy season - and nobody thought of trying cloud-seeding with drones.

We need to be more proactive.

China tries drone-based cloud seeding - DRONES.R.AFRICA The 2023/2024 rainy season in Southern Africa is now way past us. Or what was supposed to be the rainy season anyway; a prolonged dry spell in the region in...

The World Food Programme's drone wing has been making strides in humanitarian operations since its launch.
ITOO Special Risks

The WFP and humanitarian drone operations - DRONES.R.AFRICA In June this year, we attended the Drone & Unmanned Aviation Conference, South Africa’s flagship drone event where stakeholders in the country’s commercial drone space meet annually compare notes on...

Two Africa-based experts have joined the advisory board of a drone community benefit programme
DroneDeploy

Africa-based experts join advisory board of non-profit drone programme - DRONES.R.AFRICA Two Africa-based commercial drone technology evangelists have been selected to join the advisory board of drone services company, DroneDeploy’s benefit programme for charities and non-profit organisations. We have covered DroneDeploy’s...

An agricultural drone services company has partnered with a pest management company to introduce a novel way of pest control in fields.
Aerobotics

Setting bugs against pests in vineyards in South Africa - DRONES.R.AFRICA A South African agricultural drone services provider has partnered with a pest management company to deploy drone technology into the fights against pests in agriculture. Agricultural drone start-up Aerobotics says...

A group of tourists at a national park in South Africa was caught and fined for flying a drone without permission.
South African National Parks

South Africa: Fined for flying drone in game park - DRONES.R.AFRICA Perhaps this is a good time to remind holiday makers and visitors to South Africa’s tourist resorts that authorities in these places frown upon anybody flying a drone without express...

A drone has lifted a total of 5,5 tons worth of cargo at a wind farm
Ørsted

Drone hauls 5,5 tons of cargo at wind farm - DRONES.R.AFRICA A heavy-lift cargo drone has just hauled nearly 5,5 tonnes of cargo in a cargo delivery mission that may have changed the game for offshore logistics. Made by FlyingBasket, the...

Interesting views from ITOO Special Risks on drone insurance in Africa

Drone insurance in Africa: From the viewpoint of an insurer - DRONES.R.AFRICA In June this year, we attended the Drone & Unmanned Aviation Conference, South Africa’s flagship drone event where stakeholders in the country’s commercial drone space meet annually compare notes on...

Biggest cargo drones yet from China

China in successful trials for biggest cargo drones yet - DRONES.R.AFRICA According to reports from China, the country’s bid to dominate the low altitude economy has taken significant steps forward, with successful trials of the biggest cargo drones yet in the...

Further successful medical delivery trials for Apian and its partners in the UK.

UK's Apian conducts successful blood delivery trials - DRONES.R.AFRICA UK healthcare logistics company Apian’s latest trials into the feasibility of deploying drone technology for the delivery of blood samples between hospitals seem to be bearing positive fruits. In their...

Grocery delivery by drone has suffered a setback; at least in three US cities

Walmart grounding drone deliveries in three US states - DRONES.R.AFRICA American Walmart and drone partner DroneUp are ending drone delivery in the states of Arizona, Florida and Utah, because operations in these states have become unsustainable. The two parties say they will...

Get the eye-opening views on drone applications in the security space from Heico Kühn; COO at UDS - UAV & Drone Solutions

Drones and security applications in Africa: Bidvest UDS - DRONES.R.AFRICA In June this year, we attended the Drone & Unmanned Aviation Conference, South Africa’s flagship drone event where stakeholders in the country’s commercial drone space meet annually compare notes on...

Drone logistics company Zipline's impact in Kenya is steadily growing

Zipline influence grows in Kenya - DRONES.R.AFRICA As drone logistics company spreads its reach in Kenya; we have covered how the American company has helped in the distribution of HIV medical implements in the county of Kisumu,...

The UK civil aviation authority has approved six companies to test drone technology various industrial applications.
Amazon.com; Everdrone;

UK CAA approves drone tests for various industrial applications - DRONES.R.AFRICA It is here we go again for online retail conglomerate Amazon’s attempts at establishing a sustainable drone logistics network in the United Kingdom. The online retailer is one of six...

Belgium is conducting the feasibility of medical delivery by drone in Kortrijk

Belgium tests medical delivery by drone - DRONES.R.AFRICA A Belgian project to test the feasibility and scalability of medical drone delivery operations has successfully completed its first flight in Kortrijk, a city of nearly 80,000 inhabitants in the...

The views of Kim James the on drone technology in South Africa and beyond
ITOO Special Risks Drone Guards

Drone Chick on the convenience of drone technology - DRONES.R.AFRICA In June this year, we attended the Drone & Unmanned Aviation Conference, South Africa’s flagship drone event where stakeholders in the country’s commercial drone space meet annually compare notes on...

Drone training for Kenyan small holder farmers
WeRobotics

Drone training for Kenyan small holder farmers - DRONES.R.AFRICA Kenya Flying Labs – WeRobotics’ Kenyan custodian of the Flying Labs franchise – has joined hands with a German agency to bring drones as part of precision agriculture technology training...

A Zimbabwean academy is taking drone training into universities
Drone Solutions Academy

Zimbabwean drone training start-up to train university students - DRONES.R.AFRICA Harare, ZIMBABWE – Oftentimes on this blog, we have tried to insist that – as game-changing as they are to the industries they apply to – drones; event the best...

UTM and the future of drone logistics
Zipline

UTM and the future of drone logistics - DRONES.R.AFRICA You will remember that very recently, we covered a story where the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) broke new ground by giving licence for more than one drone to...

The DJI FlyCart 30 will be taking over waste disposal operations in Mt Everest, Nepal
DJI Enterprise

Drones to take over Mt Everest clean-up operations - DRONES.R.AFRICA Kathmandu, NEPAL – From just feasibility tests four months ago; today we are here: drones will be officially taking over the cleaning of garbage left by hikers in Mt Everest;...

It looks like the insurance industry in Zimbabwe is waking up to the reality of drones in the country.
Precision Aerial; Zimbabwe Flying Labs

Drone insurance coming to Zimbabwe - DRONES.R.AFRICA Step by little step, commercial drone applications ate taking root in the southern African state of Zimbabwe. At least so much that the aviation regulator and the insurance industry are...

Drone company Zipline and its partners in Kenya are making good progress in distributing HIV and AIDS information, drugs and preventive implements among youths in the country

Zipline drones and the quest to reduce HIV infections in Kenya - DRONES.R.AFRICA We know it does not directly solve the problem of removing stigma among people affected and infected by HIV and AIDS in the Kenyan county of Kisumu; but while healthcare...

The Federal Aviation Administration has given the greenlight for more than one BVLOS drone to share the same airspace in Texas

FAA greenlights more than one BVLOS drone in the same airspace - DRONES.R.AFRICA In a first for unmanned aviation; let alone general aviation, in the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has authorised commercial beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone flights for more...

More deals for EHANG passenger drones in China

More tourism deals for EHang's passenger drones - DRONES.R.AFRICA Guangzhou, CHINA – It seems drone company EHang has stumbled across an acceptable way of easing passenger drones into people’s lives: making them warm up to the people-carrying unmanned machines...

In high-profile sports, where the pressure to win can be so high; we suppose the temptation to cheat can be hard to resist at times. But damn, Canada! You couldn't find a pilot with better spying skills?

Olympic games 2024 cheating scandal: Drone catches strays - DRONES.R.AFRICA There is a very good reason why experts in the drone industry have always strived to ram home the fact that aerial data collection using drone technology can only be...

Four people have been jailed in Zimbabwe, after a drone spotted them vandalising a railway line in the capital, Harare.
National Railways of Zimbabwe - NRZ

Zimbabwe: Drone spots people vandalising railway line - DRONES.R.AFRICA Security drone operations in Zimbabwe have recorded their first publicly proclaimed success, after four people were arrested for vandalising property belonging the National Railways of Zimbabwe; the country’s rail transport...

Looks like it has been another good year for DJI Agriculture and DJI's precision agricultural drone solutions

DJI drones spray 500million hectares of land - DRONES.R.AFRICA Their legal and business woes in the USA notwithstanding, it seems the year 2023 was another progressive one – at least on the agriculture front – for drone manufacturer DJI,...

Drones are going to make autonomous applications faster and Ericsson is here to make sure of it

The importance of 5G networks to autonomous applications - DRONES.R.AFRICA The below article from the smart people at telecommunications giant Ericsson outlines the important role 5G and its fast connectivity can provide towards the more effective application of autonomous things;...

Wing and DoorDash are expanding their drone delivery partnership into a third city.

Wing, DoorDash take drone delivery into Melbourne - DRONES.R.AFRICA Two years after they shook hands on a partnership deal that saw delivery drone maker and services provider Wing’s drones being introduced as a home delivery choice for orders from...