Drone Journalism Poised for Full Take-Off
Should media organizations enjoy a First Amendment right to conduct news gathering with drones? Most observers would say yes. But balancing that right with the rights of citizens to privacy…
Drones Could Be Critical For Workplace Safety Compliance
Workplace fatalities are on the rise with more than 5,100 last year. But many of these fatalities might be avoided if more industries employed drones. For example, drones can help…
Could Drones Help the Nation Fight Destructive Wildfires?
Wildfires cause some $20 Billion in property damage and several dozen deaths annually – and unfortunately due to climate change, the yearly toll is rising. Predicting and containing wildfires has…
Can Armed Drones Turn the Tide of Battle in the Ukraine?
Can the introduction of a single powerful weapon system turn the tide of battle in modern war? Not usually, most experts say. But depending on the war’s balance of forces,…
Drones Join the Fight to Combat Wildlife Extinction
Wildlife extinction is a growing worldwide problem. The World Wildlife Foundation estimates that some 10,000 species, including land and marine animals, birds and insects – become extinct each year. Plants…
Drones Are Becoming Indispensable to Farm Management
Drones play an important role on many U.S. farms and more farms than ever are using them heavily, research shows. For example, a survey conducted in 2018 found that more…
Impressive in Battle, Drones Won’t Be USAF’s “Top Guns” Anytime Soon
The “dogfight” may be the quintessential aerial contest waged between warring pilots. But is it one in which an unmanned or remotely piloted drone can also compete and win? The…
Drones for Kids? The Youth Market is Booming
Marketers know that kids are an important demographic. Kids have purchasing power in their own right but they also influence their parents’ buying decisions – and they’re tomorrow’s adult consumers.…
Calls Growing for Federal Action to Combat Drone Espionage
Drone industry watchers have debated for years how vulnerable their aircraft are to being hacked. Some opportunistic companies have promoted dire and unrealistic scenarios of terrorists wresting control of commercial…
Drone’s Biggest Flop Is About to Make a Comeback
It was once considered the drone industry’s biggest flop. Ten years ago, Jeff Bezos, then President and CEO at Amazon, announced plans to start delivering the company’s products directly to…
