The Ultimate Guide to Drones

2026 · Kiwi Edition

Drones represent a rapidly evolving technology sector with applications across diverse fields such as forestry management, parcel delivery, agriculture, conservation, and public safety. Innovations include drones capable of beyond-line-of-sight operation, autonomous flights for surveillance, and sophisticated imaging for industrial and environmental use.

Exploring the latest stories and developments in drone technology offers insights into how they are transforming industries, enhancing efficiency, and contributing to environmental and humanitarian efforts. Readers can learn about the integration of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced imaging in drones, as well as regulatory and safety considerations vital to their expanding use.

Whether interested in cutting-edge drone designs, applications in commercial and medical contexts, or the future possibilities such as drone swarms, urban air mobility, and AI-enabled operations, this index provides a comprehensive overview of what drones mean today and where they are headed.

Kiwi Drones news
Analyst Insights
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IDC · Drones · PC Market
Last month
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Gartner · Drones · Robots
Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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IoT Analytics · Drones · UC
Tue, 27th Jan 2026
China & aerospace lift high-end global 3D printing
CONTEXT · Drones · Supply Chain
Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Gartner · Drones · Data Analytics
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Recent news
PhD student's wildlife-monitoring drone wins award
About Conservation
Wed, 5th Dec 2018
Commercial drones will only take off if safety is paramount
About Incredible Skies
Mon, 12th Nov 2018
The Kiwi company driving commercial drone tech growth
About Capital raising
Mon, 5th Nov 2018
NZTech's top three tech trends impacting the wellbeing of Kiwis
About Trends & Predictions
Wed, 24th Jan 2018
Xero, Parrot Analytics named winners in Deloitte's regional Fast 50
About Parrot
Fri, 29th Sep 2017
Conservation innovation winner DroneCounts takes wildlife tracking to the next level
About Conservation
Wed, 30th Aug 2017
New invention turns miaows into speech
About 3D Printing
Mon, 2nd May 2016
Kiwi drone start-up takes out innovation award
Fri, 22nd Apr 2016
Kiwi surveying firm using drone technology
Mon, 12th Oct 2015
Hands-on Review: Kaiser Baas Alpha Drone
About Gaming
Mon, 21st Sep 2015
Fieldays Innovation Accelerator showcases Kiwi tech
About Agricultural Technology
Wed, 27th May 2015
NZ could reap $190M/year benefit becoming first nation to allow beyond-line-of-sight drones
Thu, 5th Mar 2015
Million dollar Kiwi crowdfunding project makes history
About Gaming
Tue, 17th Feb 2015
Operator XR launches portable VR counter-drone training
About Education, Learning & Training
This month
DroneShield adds threat ranking in Q2 software update
About Software Updates
This month
R2 Wireless expands ODIN partner network across defence
About Robotics
Last month
DroneShield & Origin Robotics team up on counter-UAS
About Robotics
Last month
DroneShield opens European headquarters in Amsterdam
About Surveillance
Last month
Wavelink to distribute Acromove edge-cloud systems in ANZ
About Cloud Services
Last month
Orange launches trusted AI, anti-drone & cloud tools
About Cloud Services
Last month
Job moves
The Kiwi company driving commercial drone tech growth
Move at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mon, 5th Nov 2018
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