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During the Geospatial World Forum – taking place in Amsterdam from October 20-22 this year- geospatial best practices from around the globe are being recognized. RIEGL is proud to announce that the RIEGL VUX-120 UAV-LiDAR Sensor for Corridor Mapping has been awarded with the Geospatial World Innovation Award 2021! On October 20, 2021, in course of the Geospatial World Forum Gala […]

Mesa and Flirtey are initially focusing on the last-mile food delivery industry, enabling Mesa to expand beyond the global airlines market and into the global foodservice market. The immediate goal of the partnership is to conduct commercial drone deliveries in the last-mile food and beverage market in the U.S. The parties plan to expand the […]

The competition aims to educate people on drone permissions required to fly across towns, cities, and the UK countryside. New research by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) revealed, 80% of drone users are aware that approval is needed to fly a drone in a town or city in most cases – compared to only half […]

DroneCAN is the primary CAN protocol used by the ArduPilot and PX4 projects for communication with CAN peripherals. It is an open protocol with open communication, specification and multiple open implementations. Relationship with UAVCAN DroneCAN was created to continue the development of the widely used UAVCAN v0.9 protocol. This protocol has proven itself as robust and feature-rich […]

While orbiting south of the runway in preparation for landing, both the unmanned aircraft’s engines shut down unexpectedly. The External Pilot on the ground, who was visual with the aircraft, took control and landed it without further incident. The dual-engine shutdown was likely to have been caused by an on-aircraft data error. Various safety actions, […]

Snowdonia Aerospace LLP is delighted to announce that our Connected Places Catapult (CPC) Drone Technology Research & Innovation Grant (D-TRIG) project, “Dragon’s Roar” (“Rhuo Ddraig”), has been selected as the winner of the Chief Scientific Advisor’s Innovation Award for Social Impact at the recent UK Department of Transport (DFT) Innovation Expo. “Dragon’s Roar” is a collaboration […]

Elroy Air, the Aerospace and Logistics company developing the world’s first end-to-end autonomous vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aerial cargo system, today announced that Grant Newman has been appointed to the position of Chief Financial Officer, effective September 28, 2021. Mr. Newman has an extensive background in finance and aviation. He recently served as SVP, Strategy […]

Associated Elements provided by physical and digital infrastructure will support advanced UAS ecosystems. New FAA guidance addressing requirements for these elements present a path forward to scalability and highlights associated challenges. A recent FAA Aviation Safety Memorandum (“Memo”) confirms what ResilienX and other industry experts have long understood; integrating UAS into the national airspace (NAS) is […]

Melbourne, AUSTRALIA: Swoop Aero has strengthened its partnership with Australia’s largest independent aerospace composites business, Quickstep Holdings Limited, after accepting a strategic investment as it prepares to significantly scale up manufacturing in 2022. With demand for reliable, sustainable, and scalable drone logistics increasing across the world, the investment from Quickstep is part of a strategic […]

I’d love to report that the usual suspects put a few points on the board this yer, butalas, I cannot. I know there are some of you already calling me Debbie downer andor negative as the “experts” at the Commercial Dog and pony expo are saying BVLOS(Beyond Visual Line Of Sight for the Best Buy […]

KELDAR V-200 successfully demonstrates its naval capabilities performing day and night search and rescue missions from Finnish ship Turva using fully automatic take-off and landing (ATOL) as part of the ongoing Finnish Border Guard Valvonta2 project UMS Skeldar’s V-200 has successfully completed five-day long surveillance flight trial demonstrations aboard the OPV Turva as part of the Valvonta2 project led by the Finnish Border Guard and funded by the European Maritime and […]

The UK Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) Regulatory Sandbox helps industry innovators to increase their chances of complying with future regulations. This is achieved by ensuring development activities identify the key challenges that innovation can bring in terms of safety, security and consumer protection. By working with innovators via the Regulatory Sandbox, the CAA aims to […]

Fortem Technologies, leaders in airspace security and defense for detecting and defeating dangerous drones, proved to an audience of over 140 agencies last week that their DroneHunter®, the world’s premier AI-enabled interceptor drone, could safely remove a threatening drone from a complex airport environment. The recent test event at Oslo Airport in Norway was spearheaded by Interpol, […]

The DronePrep team are excited to announce that Keith Osborne has joined as Land Partnership Manager. Fitness fanatic Keith Osborne has just joined the DronePrep team. Keith boasts an extensive career in business development and is excited to turn his hand to a new industry. From his early days as a professional squash player, Keith […]

£10m investment in making recreational aircraft visible to drones would remove a major barrier to innovation and set the stage for 420,000% return, while ministerial appointment would represent an important signal of intent to capitalise on the cross-sector potential of drones London, 20 October – An investment of just £10 million to enable all recreational […]

UP.Partners today announced the final close of its inaugural $230M early stage venture capital fund dedicated to supporting companies that are transforming the moving world. The movement of people and goods is the underlying fabric of society. Transportation and logistics represent 10% of global GDP, which is approximately $10T annually. With transportation responsible for 29% of global CO2 emissions, […]

AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. (NYSE American: UAVS) (“AgEagle” or the “Company”), an industry-leading provider of drones, sensors and software, and Parrot (Euronext Paris: PARRO), a leading European drone group, today jointly announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which AgEagle shall acquire senseFly, a Parrot Group wholly-owned subsidiary, in a cash and stock transaction valued at US$23 […]

Klau Geomatics, makers of the KlauPPK hardware and software accuracy system, are the established choice of professionals in drone and light manned aerial mapping. As surveying and mapping companies emerge from the uncertainties of the past 18 months, Klau Geomatics is offering the MakeItAccurate processing service free for two weeks, enabling a quick boost in […]

Airpelago has closed a pre-seed round with lead investor VEQ. Further expansion now awaits the Swedish tech startup which has developed a solution for automating the inspection of power lines using off-the-shelf drones. ”Drones will soon be the first choice for the inspection of overhead power lines. It’s just a question about how soon. The […]

Draganfly Inc. (NASDAQ: DPRO) (CSE: DPRO) (FSE: 3U8) ( ” Draganfly” ” ” $9 million ( ” DDL ” . DDL is an edtechtainment company that specializes in the development of hands-on video games and personal robots. Their popular desktop robots, Cozmo and Vector, are two of the best-selling consumer robots of all time. As per the terms of the announced agreement, Draganfly will be the […]

The tip line has produced quite a scoop, two, in fact, a letter from the chair of the RID ASTM working group Gabriel Cox to the FAA telling them that the required GPS z-axis accuracy for the pilot’s/operator location, generally derived from their smartphone is difficult to achieve and one referencing that letter and giving […]

Mynaric and H3 HATS today announced the successful start of a joint demonstration campaign to showcase laser communication capabilities for high-altitude long endurance aircraft using industrialized optical communications terminals. Initial flights of the campaign demonstrated key performance criteria of Mynaric’s HAWK product currently in pre-series production onboard one of H3 HATS’ aircraft. Where previous tests […]

Who knew the anonymous tip line would be so busy. This case is due to be heard on December 15th 2021. I have pulled a couple of bits out that instantly caught my eye and the entire document is there for your reading pleasure. Petitioners decry the FAA’s remote ID proceeding as a “sham,” and […]

Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility (UAM), and the Austrian vehicle manufacturer Schwarzmüller have partnered to create a new application for the classic transport trailer. Named the Mobile Vertipad, this trailer converts into a mobile take-off and landing platform for an electrically powered transport drone. This new innovative product was presented today at the […]

Aironautica is a woman-led, family-owned, national recruitment agency specializing in UAS drone pilots and support staff. Aironautica is helping educate companies on the impact that drones can have on their bottom line while creating a pipeline of qualified pilots to fulfill the needs of the masses. They take special pride in their commitment to placing military […]

Our recently added anonymous news tips line has started to work! This dropped in recently and it appears to show, well I will let you draw your own conclusions. I am writing in response to the Government’s “Brief For Respondents” (No. 21-1087) and a number of what I believe are false statements. I worked on […]

EagleView, a leading technology provider of geospatial insights for insurance, and Skydio, the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight technology, today announced general availability of EagleView Assess™, a virtual claims inspection solution. Assess™ combines Skydio House Scan™, Skydio’s adaptive scanning and data capture software for autonomous residential roof inspection, with EagleView’s […]