Commercial Operations
Inspection, mapping, surveying, construction, utilities, real estate, public safety, and operating a drone business.
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UAV Morning Update: Cyberhawk Expands SSE Drone Inspections to Offshore Wind
Cyberhawk won a three-year SSE drone-inspection agreement covering British power networks and offshore wind, with key volumes and value undisclosed.
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Quick Hits: Autonomous Warfare, Drone Delivery and Counter-UAS Capital
The Pentagon forms an autonomous warfare command, Matternet unveils its M3 delivery system, and Fortem raises $50 million for counter-drone growth.
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Counter-Drone Detection Systems: A 2026 Buying Guide for Facility Security Teams
Thinking about buying a counter-drone detection system? Here’s what federal law lets your facility do now, and why mitigation still requires police.
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Autel Dragonfish Review: What Long-Range Operators Need to Verify
Autel Dragonfish combines VTOL flexibility and long endurance, but U.S. buyers should verify configuration, support, pricing, and BVLOS authority.
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Drone Fleet Management Software: A 2026 Buying Guide for Growing Commercial Operations
Growing past one drone? Compare what fleet management software actually tracks—compliance, maintenance, and pilots—before you pay for a platform.
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Drone Utility Pole Inspections: A Practical Capture and Reporting Workflow
Plan safer drone utility pole inspections with a repeatable workflow for site coordination, image capture, defect documentation and client-ready reporting.
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UAV Morning Update: Zimbabwe Clears BVLOS Medical Drone Deliveries
Zimbabwe’s regulator has cleared a BVLOS medical-drone operation, moving KITE flights from demonstrations toward routine pathology logistics nationwide.
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Drone Photogrammetry Workflow: From Flight Plan to Client Deliverable
Follow a practical drone photogrammetry workflow from flight planning and image capture through processing, accuracy checks and client-ready delivery.
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UAV Morning Update: Hungary Expands Civilian Drone Manufacturing
Hungary’s ABZ Innovation opened a €7 million factory expansion, adding stated capacity for up to 3,500 civilian industrial drones annually in Europe.
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Quick Hits: Long-Range Cargo, Rooftop Delivery and Defense Deals
A 1,000-kilometer cargo test, Flytrex rooftop delivery docks and a Powerus-Pakistan Army memorandum show drones moving from trials toward infrastructure.