abcnews.go.com — Drone footage captured a megapod of nearly 100 humpback whales feeding off the coast of Australia, which locals said was the largest such gathering of the animals witnessed in decades.

suasnews.com — Flying around buildings often has challenges of wind increasing risk particularly for automated flight. SafeZone worked within the regulated environment of Cardiff Airport to test this capability, with large buildings and aircraft creating wind effects that traditionally would have been difficult to…

compositesworld.com — Cobra International has expanded its development and manufacturing partnership with Thai unmanned aerial vehicle producer HG Robotics. In this latest collaboration, the team has developed a carbon fiber composite flying wing (VTOL) drone.

dronedj.com — In a world’s first, DJI’s Matrice 300 has autonomously surveyed two underground Australian mine sites testing 3D LiDAR technology. The new drone technology was being tested by Emesent which has been developing its simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) autonomous flight system Hovermap.

regproject.org — Who regulates how and where drones operate? The FAA is authorized to oversee “navigable airspace.” But what about property rights? How low is too low? Brent Skorup is a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, and looks at this topic.