sUAS News

ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 3, 2021 – AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global leader in intelligent, multi-domain robotic systems, today announced the successful demonstration of integrating Switchblade® 300 loitering missiles and JUMP® 20 medium unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for increased mission autonomy and efficacy. This Air Launched Effects (ALE) proof-of-concept demonstration took place in August 2021 with the goal of launching an inert Switchblade […]

Axon (Nasdaq: AXON), the global leader in connected public safety technologies, inpartnership with Fotokite, a service provider of actively tethered Unmanned AerialSystem (UAS) solutions, commonly referred to as drones, and public safety softwaretools, today announced the autonomous Fotokite Sigma UAS complete with wirelesslivestreaming and evidence management is now commercially available to publicsafety customers in the US and Canada. For more information […]

November 3, 2021 (Riga, Latvia) – SPH Engineering and France-based Hexadrone partner to integrate TUNDRA drone with a ground-penetrating radar. The trial flight was conducted in Balogi, Latvia and confirmed the compatibility of the drone with a GPR sensor to perform near surface surveys. The integration was performed to unlock a new type of drone […]

Running a drone program is not just about flying drones and processing data, there are many other factors. These quickly become overwhelming to manage when companies fold more drones and pilots into their operations. That’s why Wingtra has optimized its data to work with the DroneLogbook drone management platform. DroneLogbook is a comprehensive suite that […]

Edward Fu Director, Global Policy Development and Policy Counsel, Zipline New forms of infrastructure are needed to relieve over-burdened and unsustainable supply chains. In Rwanda and Virginia, US, drone-based logistics networks have proved their efficiency and sustainability. Using drones alongside existing logistics system will increase supply chain resiliency. The combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and […]

Today, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has begun seeking views from members of the public as part of a review into the process it uses to make decisions on proposals to change the design of the UK’s airspace, known as CAP1616. This process invites all stakeholders to share their views and experiences of the process and its guidance through an online survey […]

Five-year agreement enables CBP to expand deployments and explore new uses for high-performance radar Echodyne, the radar platform company, announced today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Innovation Team has awarded the company a $20M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract. The five-year agreement enables CBP to expand deployments of Echodyne’s […]

Pix4D, the market leader in photogrammetry solutions, has just made the viDoc RTKrover available for purchase in the USA and Canada. Already available in Europe, theGerman-designed rover attaches to the latest iOS devices to bring RTK accuracy toterrestrial scanning on iPhones and iPads. The viDoc rover and PIX4Dcatch solution can replace the need for cumbersome […]

Agreement of Cooperation will leverage DRONERESPONDERS program to better understand how first-responder sUAS operations are integrating into the national airspace system. DAYTONA BEACH, FL – November 2, 2021 – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, a premier aviation and aerospace institution today announced a partnership with the Airborne International Response Team (AIRT), the leading 501(c)3 non-profit organization supporting the […]

Huntsville, AL – GeoCue Group Inc. and BayesMap Solutions LLC are pleased to announce the release of our new geometric correction software for the True View series of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) 3D Imaging Systems (3DIS®). Historically, geometric correction of LIDAR data has been an arduous process requiring Byzantine parameter adjustments and numerous trial […]

TOKYO, JAPAN — SkyDrive Inc. (headquartered in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo; Tomohiro FUKUZAWA, CEO), an advanced air mobility solutions employing flying cars1 and cargo drones, is pleased to announce that the company’s application for a type certificate2 for its flying car was accepted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT) on October 29, 2021. As […]

By Mags Duncan-Duggal Ed Clay, Flylogix Operations Director, on mission control. In a remote location on the Norfolk coast, Ed Clay and his team are patiently waiting for the weather to improve. A hallmark of the Flylogix approach is to operate only within strict safety parameters. And it helps when their partners, offshore oil and gas […]

Upon completion of the Registration Process, senseFly’s eBee TAC to Provide Secure, Trusted Drone Mapping and Scouting Solutions to U.S. Military and Government Agencies WICHITA, Kan. and LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Oct 2021– AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. (NYSE American: UAVS) (“AgEagle” or the “Company”), an industry-leading provider of full-stack drone, sensor and software solutions, today announced that […]

AMSTERDAM, October, 2021 – Can the use of drones keep the city liveable with the increase in traffic of people and goods? Yesterday Just Eat Takeaway.com, The Dutch Drone Delta foundation, AirHub, Antea Group and Amsterdam Drone Lab investigated this question. In order to test aspects such as technology and public acceptance, in the center of […]

Network Rail’s air operations team have successfully flown a drone Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) for 25km over dry land. The proof-of-concept flight, which took place on 27 October 2021 from Bicester along the East-West Railway, is the culmination of 18 months of work. It is a significant step forward in terms of how […]

The latest release of the Auterion software platform makes it easier and safer to deploy VTOL drones. Operators can now define areas that are safe for the transition into forward flight directly on the GUI and the vehicle can be immediately deployed even without defining a mission in advance. Safe areas for VTOL deployment Requiring […]

Thou hast been mandated integration by Congress in 2012. The US Congress passed a law that states that the FAA would fully integrate drones into the NAS by September of 2015. Has this happened? No! So everything else that is not directly meeting the existing law is, in my estimation, not inclusive. From the FAA […]

Parrot, a leading European drone group, is pleased to announce today that it has teamed up with three leading UAV training organisations to launch the Parrot Certified Training Programs for professional users across the public safety, enterprise, government and defence verticals. Graduates of the program will receive a Parrot Professional Pilot Certificate, specialty education, training, and experience to make […]

High Eye, the manufacturer that produces the Long-Range VTOL UAV called the Airboxer®, signed a multi-year contract with UAV Navigation. The agreement includes the VECTOR-600 premium autopilot that meets ISO9001:2015 standards and which is compliant with MIL-STD-810F (vibration,acceleration, humidity, rain, temperature, etc.) and with MIL-STD 461F (EMI).“At UAV Navigation we are very proud to be […]

Chris Wilson joins WhiteFox as CEO, and Jef Graham has been appointed as Executive Chairman. WhiteFox Defense, the trusted global leader in drone airspace security, has appointed Chris Wilson as their new CEO and Jef Graham as their new Executive Chairman. Luke Fox, Founder, Chairman & CEO of WhiteFox, will transition to the position of […]

Flying drones over long distances or scanning large areas is always challenging. One of the biggest problems is the limited drone communication range. Of course, a drone can fly along the route pre-developed in UgCS, but receiving drone telemetry or sending commands over long distances is not always possible. For DJI, one of the most […]

Draxxon releases the industry’s first fully-electric towable mobile command center, powered by a Volta Power Systems lithium-ion power system. Volta Power Systems, a leading supplier of auxiliary advanced energy systems, partnered with specialty vehicle manufacturer Draxxon on their DX-816 fully electric towable command centre, the first of its kind in the industry. The DX-816 centre […]

SoftBank Corp. (“SoftBank”) and its subsidiary HAPSMobile Inc. (“HAPSMobile”) developed a new global model that can estimate radio wave interference at high altitudes and enable the design of network area coverage for High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) stratospheric-based wireless communication systems. The new model was added as a part of a revision to the International […]

Partnership to explore utilizing Honeywell’s IntuVue RDR-84K detect-and-avoid radar system on Airflow’s industry-first eSTOL aircraft Airflow, Inc., an aerospace company building a next-gen electric Short Takeoff and Landing (eSTOL) aircraft, today announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Honeywell International Inc. to explore integrating Honeywell’s IntuVue RDR-84K radar system onto its aircraft. By executing on […]

Autonomous Last Mile Resupply – a challenge everyone faces in diverse operational conditions. We at Fleetonomy.ai have experimented this together with Thales Defence, GRIFF Aviation AS, Avartek, HIPPO Multipower and Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) using autonomous unmanned aerial and ground vehicles e.g. UAVs and UGVs for tactical resupply missions. In the featured video a mobile […]

Flytrex, a leader in on-demand drone delivery for food and retail, today announced the expansion of its drone delivery service to Holly Springs, North Carolina. In partnership with Causey Aviation Unmanned, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), The Town of Holly Springs, and Kite Realty Group Trust (NYSE:KRG), Flytrex has begun delivering food […]

Skyfire Consulting (Skyfire) (skyfireconsulting.com), the most trusted and experienced public safety UAS consulting group, today announced it has teamed up with Parrot, the leading European drone group, to offer its world-class drone training as one of the first Official Parrot Certified training partners for professional users across the public safety, enterprise, government and defence verticals. In […]

• Agnostic to drone hardware & software, DBX opens to aerial analytics from around the world• UTM-ready & 5G-enabled, DBX is the first real step towards larger UAM vertiports of the future SINGAPORE, PARIS, AUSTIN – October, 2021 – H3 Dynamics announces the launch of DBX-G7, a brand new vertiport system for autonomous drone operations. […]

Aeroporti di Roma, Aeroporto di Venezia, Aeroports de la Cote d’Azur and Aeroporto Guglielmo Marconi di Bologna together for the building and management of vertiports Urban Blue, a project focused on sustainable mobility set up by Aeroporti di Roma, Aeroporto di Venezia, Aeroports de la Cote d’Azur and Aeroporto Guglielmo Marconi di Bologna has been […]

San Jose, California (USA), October, 2021: In collaboration with FlytBase, Miami-based autonomous drone dock manufacturer Hextronics are releasing HexTruck — avehicle-mountable drone hangar for automated mobile inspection and public safetyoperations — on Thursday, October 28, at 11:00 CST. To learn more and to register for the event, visit https://flytnow.com/flytlaunch/hextruck/ The New & Improved Hextronics Global […]

Madrid, Spain: Altitude Angel, the world’s most trusted UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology provider, chose the CANSO Executive Summit taking place in Madrid to announce Dublin Airport is to become the latest airport to date to deploy its next-generation airspace management solution – GuardianUTM Enterprise Launched in March of this year, GuardianUTM Enterprise is an […]

Allen Geomatics helps compare the differences between traditional and Drone LiDAR surveying methods Rome, NY- Down to Earth, a surveying reality series, heads into the woods of North Carolina to compare traditional and drone surveying methods on a 15-acre design survey for a development project. In these 4 informative episodes, Allen Geomatics, a land surveying, […]

TYLÖSAND, SWEDEN (October 25, 2021) – Today, Aerit completed Sweden’s first commercial beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) food delivery in collaboration with Region Halland using its autonomous drone the Nimbi. The delivery flight began at Hygge, a local cafe near Tylösand beach, where a freshly made galette was winched into the Nimbi waiting at […]

Here in the United States, October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month —our yearly reminder to lock our work computers, avoid clicking on suspicious links, and refrain from sharing (or re-using) our passwords. Of course, cybersecurity isn’t just something we need to think about in our personal or professional lives—it’s a core issue impacting national security, and the safety […]

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Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RCAT) (“Red Cat” or the “Company”), a hardware-enabled software provider to the drone industry, announces today that its TEAL Drones subsidiary has opened its new U.S.-based manufacturing facility located in Salt Lake City, Utah. “After closing the Teal drone acquisition less than two months ago, our investment to scale production of the […]