Author name: The Drone Boss

Damon Darnall, also known as the Drone Boss, has been instrumental in helping people succeed in the drone industry. With over 30 years of experience, he has trained and mentored countless individuals who are now running their own profitable drone businesses. To date, Damon has helped over 10,000 people start their own drone businesses through his "Drone Command Live" seminars and the Sky Eye Network. In addition to his work with drone entrepreneurs, Damon has also helped many aspiring pilots obtain their FAA 107 license. He has taught over 25,000 people how to pass the FAA's Part 107 exam, which is required to fly drones commercially in the United States. Damon's dedication to education and training has made him a respected leader in the drone industry, and his impact on the industry is evidenced by the success of his students and the growth of the industry as a whole.

$45 Million Invested in Drone Provider Percepto Series B Funding

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Industrial drone developer Percepto has raised an impressive $45 million in Series B Funding Round and integrates with Boston Dynamics’ Spot as drone investment is soaring and several new companies are entering the drone market, with a mixture of traditional aerospace knowledge and a contemporary technological perspective. Over $1.8 billion has been invested so far […]

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Skydio Is Leading the Way in America’s Surge Toward the Top of the Drone Industry

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Skydio is leading the way in America’s surge toward the top of the drone industry. Skydio’s new head of policy affairs, Brendan Groves, hopes to help push regulators to allow the most advanced right-of-use cases Skydio — the California drone startup — is plotting. With the release of its Skydio 2 drone last fall, the

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What DJI Being Placed On US Department of Commerce Entity List Means

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What does it mean that DJI is being placed in the U.S. Department of Commerce “Entity list”? Such a list contains the names of companies, individuals, research institutes, etc. that are engaged in activities that Washington believes poses a threat to, or is incompatible with, U.S. national interests. It is not surprising that such a

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The Brand New DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced Has Been Announced

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DJI launched the new Mavic 2 “Enterprise Advanced,” a new member of the Enterprise line of drones. It is a dual imaging, reimaging advanced drone, which captures accurate details in any mission. It is compact and very versatile with plenty of performance upgrades. The new Mavic 2 Enterprise will become available in a little over

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3 Drone Companies to Build Drones For US Air Force’s “Skyborg”

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Boeing, General Atomics and Kratos were chosen by the Air Force’s Skyborg program to create drone prototypes for the air vehicle portion to carry the AI computer brain. The timing for building the first test vehicles of the autonomous combat drone is a mere five months. The Air Force’s Skyborg program is planning on building

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Live Moth Antenna Used on Smellicopter Drone To Detect Smells

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University of Washington researchers have created a drone — a Smellicopter — a drone that is able to accurately detect odors by using a live moth antenna. This moth antenna has two tiny wires that come out of it and are connected, at each end, to a circuit, which enables the drone to detect (smell)

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FLIR Acquires Florida Based Drone Manufacturer Altavian

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Thermal imaging giant FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) acquires drone manufacturer, Altavian, thereby setting the stage for its move to provide “comprehensive mission coverage within Group 1 Unmanned Systems for Defense Customers,”* according to a FLIR press release. Thermal-sensor maker, FLIR, has long been one of the most important, drone-adjacent companies because it has provided

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Drones Are Capable of Tracking Endangered Animals For Ecologists

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Ecologists are looking to Australian-made drone technology to help in tracking endangered animals. The autonomous drones can reach areas easily and efficiently by marking the location of the animals without having to follow them. For more than 20 years, Dr. Debbie Saunders has been focusing her studies on endangered animals as she has specifically studied

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“Drone Zone” Created By Altitude Angels To Support Drones & Planes

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Altitude Angel created “Drone Zone” to support drones and planes where they will share the same sky. The “Drone Zone” will enable automated drones, and general aviation, to harmoniously fly in the same environment. Altitude Angel is a UK company that works on the safe integration and use of UAVs (drones) into international airspace. The

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UK Coastguard & Elbit Working Together For Search & Rescue Drones

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Elbit Systems UK, a drone provider, has been selected by the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to conduct maritime demonstration flights over Wales, by testing long-range flights in civilian airspace. Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international high technology company engaged in a wide range of defense, homeland security, and commercial programs, throughout the world.

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