The luck of the Irish is officially landing in the American heartland. Ireland-based Manna Air Delivery announced this week that it is launching its first full-scale metropolitan U.S. operations — more specifically in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In addition, Manna is making Tulsa its central U.S. operational and manufacturing base. Even bigger news for the local economy

For years, the commercial drone industry has chased a singular premise: a ruggedized, weatherproof shelter stationed on a roof or a utility site that automatically opens to launch an aircraft, executes a pre-planned route, lands, and recharges — all without an operator physically touching the hardware. But making this “drone-in-a-box” concept a scalable reality has

It’s 2026, and the drone industry is well past the era of asking if a drone can take a decent photo or stitch a basic orthomosaic map together. In the years ahead, the drone has been — and continues — to enter a much more mature, highly technical phase. And if you’re someone who can

Welcome to another edition of “Ask the Drone Girl,” where I break down your burning questions about hardware, regulations and how to grow a real drone business. This week, I received a great question about the best drone for photographing golf courses. If you have a question for Drone Girl, contact her here. I just