Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS

5 Benefits of Drone Video for Businesses

Nowadays, video marketing is considered one of the best sales channels available alongside email and content marketing. Some reports indicate a product video embedded on the landing page can increase conversion by as much as 80 percent! Any way you look at it, there’s no denying videos can provide massive ROI. Continue reading

NOAA Tests Drones that Hunt Hurricanes

Underside of the NOAA Hurricane Hunter plane with Altius-600 : Courtesy of Area-I

In clear skies over Maryland the week of January 11, NOAA scientists launched a new uncrewed small aircraft — a research drone — from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter plane to test its ability to gather weather data that could improve hurricane forecasts. Continue reading

Flirtey and Vault Conduct Drone Deliveries of At-Home COVID-19 Test Kits

Flirtey, a player in the commercial drone delivery industry, and Vault Health, a platform of supervised COVID-19 testing, announced they have successfully conducted drone deliveries of the first FDA authorized saliva based COVID-19 test. Continue reading