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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is working with Leonardo to integrate the Leonardo Seaspray 7500E V2 radar into the centerline radar pod of its MQ-9B SeaGuardian remotely-piloted aircraft system (RPAS). The integration of this market-leading radar onto the SeaGuardian will enable persistent maritime ISR and is available to our international customer base. GA-ASI’s MQ-9B […]

The UA fell from a height of about 70 ft into a pond when the emergency cut-out was accidentally operated by the pilot. The pilot stated he had not recognised the emergency cut-out function icon which had appeared on the flight controller screen. In attempting to clear it he unintentionally activated the function, stopping the […]

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American Robotics Becomes First Company Approved by the FAA To Operate Automated Drones Without Human Operators On-Site MARLBOROUGH, Mass. and WASHINGTON – January, 2021 – American Robotics, a leading developer of fully-automated commercial drone systems, today became the first company approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate automated drones without human operators on-site. […]

On December 11, the Bell Innovation flight test team at our Mirabel, Quebec facility conducted the first flight of an alternate configuration of the Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) in collaboration with ARA Robotics. This platform operates with the same architecture and propulsion system of our renowned tail-sitter aircraft but utilizes a different airframe. The purpose of the […]

The ability to fly connected drones “beyond visual line of sight” on automated missions could transform many business operations, experts believe. Today, if you want to inspect a building site or other installation with a drone you need a pilot standing nearby to keep an eye on the craft at all times and control it […]

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced $5.8 million in research, education and training grants to universities that comprise FAA’s Air Transportation Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), also known as the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE). “These universities are making great strides in advancing the Department’s efforts […]

Bantec, Inc. (OTCPINK: BANT) (“Bantec” or the “Company”), Bantec, Inc., a product and services company, announces that its subsidiary Drone USA received purchase orders to supply Atlantic City’s Fire and Emergency Management Departments with drones. Michael Bannon, Bantec’s Chairman and CEO, stated: “We are excited to supply Atlantic City’s Fire and Emergency Management Departments with the right drone equipment. Drones provide a great and effective tool […]

Mercury Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY, www.mrcy.com), a leader in trusted, secure mission-critical technologies for aerospace and defense, announced that that Chief Technology Officer Dr. Bill Conley has been appointed to a six-year term on the Board of Directors of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Central Georgia Chapter. The defense trade organization, based in Arlington, Va., […]

Mike Davis, a member of the Advisory Board for Union Robotics, has received the Federal Aviation Administration’s highest honor award, the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award. The award recalls pioneering aviators Wilbur and Orville Wright, who conducted the first powered flight on Dec. 17th, 1903. The award recognizes professionalism, skill and aviation expertise spanning at […]

Astra UTM is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Fintraffic Air Navigation Services to implement the initial UTM-centric services in Finland. Astra UTM will be delivering the Situational Awareness and Briefing Facility systems for Fintraffic ANS’s Digital Business Platform which is a collaborative initiative under Traffic Management Company Fintraffic Ltd. According […]

In light of the current global events, most of the human workforce is confined to their homes and business owners are actively seeking new ways to guard their personal and commercial assets 24×7. Using automated drones to guard assets round the clock has become a necessity, and businesses are reaping great value by adopting autonomous […]

The Indian Army has signed an approximately $20 million contract for undisclosed quantities of a high-altitude variant of ideaForge’s SWITCH UAV which will be delivered over a period of 1 year. ideaForge has been awarded this contract after it emerged as the only vendor that qualified the operational requirements in an evaluation done in real-world […]

Rodney Murray Professional Services Consultant at Skyward For some time, the commercial drone industry has seen an increasing demand for enterprise-grade drones manufactured in the United States. Whether due to concerns around security, privacy, or quality control, U.S.-made drones can alleviate some worries for drone pilots flying critical or sensitive missions. That’s one reason Skyward partnered with […]

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems, and Arcturus UAV, Inc., a privately-held leading provider of Group 2 and 3 unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and services, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which AeroVironment will acquire Arcturus UAV for a total purchase price of $405 million, including […]

Hammer is an adaptive flight automation platform for drone surveys and inspections. We support a large number of mission types on both mobile tablets through Hammer App and Desktop environments through Hammer Hub. Whatever the mission, Hammer can adapt to it and help you capture the best possible data. Tutorial In this tutorial, we will […]

By Chad Sweet, CEO, ModalAI Recent adjustments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) have impacted American companies that use foreign drones and drone parts. The government now bars certain agencies from procuring unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), flight controllers and components developed or manufactured in a covered foreign country, specifically China. For companies like Inspired […]

ElectrifAi, one of the world’s leading companies in practical artificial intelligence (AI) and pre-built machine learning (ML) models, today announced expanded offerings of pre-built and pre-structured ML models for Amazon SageMaker, including models available from the Computer Vision and Image Analytics collections. Amazon SageMaker is a ML service from Amazon Web Services (AWS) that helps data […]

Parrot will deliver its ANAFI USA drone system to the French Armies to support soldiers in their surveillance and reconnaissance missions Parrot, Europe’s leading drone group, was chosen by the Direction Générale de l’Armement (French defense procurement agency, DGA) to supply its ANAFI USA micro-drones to equip the three corps of the French Army (Air, […]

EHang Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: EH) (“EHang” or the “Company”), the world’s leading autonomous aerial vehicle (“AAV”) technology platform company, announced strategic partnerships with Zhuhai Da Heng Qin Pan-Tourism Development Co., Ltd., Zhuhai Huafa Sports Operations Management Co., Ltd. and Flying World (Zhuhai) Technology Co., Ltd. to jointly initiate Urban Air Mobility (“UAM”) operations for aerial […]

AUTEL ROBOTICS and UASidekick today announce a partnership to provide direct access to LAANC services from within the Autel Robotics Enterprise Explorer application. Autel Explorer is the mission planning and control application for Autel Robotics EVO series unmanned aircraft. Users of Autel Robotics EVO II Explorer will be able to use LAANC from within the Autel Explorer application, saving users […]

CHESEAUX-SUR-LAUSANNE, Switzerland, January 2021 – senseFly, the global leader in fixed-wingdrones, today unveils the launch of its new e-learning platform and dedicated Certified senseFly Operator Program, developed to equip unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operators with the knowledgeand skills required to carry out drone missions more accurately, safely and efficiently. Through the unique, easy-to-use senseFly Academy […]

In December of 2020, Latvia welcomed its first-ever gift delivery completed by a drone. A parcel consisting of tablets was “shipped” with joint efforts of Latvian Mobile Telephone (LMT), SPH Engineering, and DPD Latvija. The drone’s Beyond the Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flight was conducted entirely on the mobile network, and the flying drone used a remote […]

PORTLAND, Ore. – Skyward, A Verizon company, and UPS Flight Forward today announced collaborative efforts to deliver retail products with drones connected to Verizon 4G LTE, as well as 5G testing and integration for delivery. The companies aim to deliver retail products via connected drones at The Villages in Florida. “We will need the ability to […]

uAvionix today launched its upgraded dual-frequency ADS-B receiver, pingStation 2. The high-integrity, low-cost ADS-B ground station provides for networkable low-altitude airspace and airport surface monitoring, as well as Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Ground Control Station (GCS) integration for Detect & Avoid (DAA) capability. pingStation 2 integrates 978 and 1090 MHz ADS-B receivers, GPS, antenna, and […]

Romeo Durscher joins Auterion as VP of Public Safety to bring the power of open standards to first responders We are thrilled today to announce the appointment of Romeo Durscher as Auterion’s new Vice President of Public Safety with the mission to help first responders fully realize the potential of their drone systems with open […]

Autel Robotics today announced that Autel, a world leader in commercial/enterprise unmanned aircraft (drone) and aerial imaging, will release the new Dragonfish flight platform in second quarter, 2021. The fixed-wing aircraft offers a 120 minute flight time, take off/landing in space-restricted areas, rapid deployment/assembly time of under three minutes, and a range of up to […]

Skydio X2 is the new autonomous drone product from Skydio, leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight. Skydio X2 pairs Skydio’s world-leading flight autonomy AI engine with a new ruggedized, foldable airframe and dual optical plus thermal sensor. X2 provides the ultimate aerial data collection solution for situational awareness, asset inspection, security […]

ACP-2020-099 This proposal is for a Temporary Danger Area (TDA), for which a scaled airspace change process applies and a change level is not applicable. The detailed process requirements are published in the Temporary Danger Area Policy Statement. Skyports Limited, a UK-based drone delivery service provider, is seeking a volume of airspace complex on the […]

Swoop Aero was founded to transform how the world moves essential supplies by making access to the skies seamless. We were the first company to deliver a vaccine using a drone under a commercial contract. Since then, we’ve expanded globally, transforming the health supply chain with drone logistics operations in four countries. The work we’re […]

The world’s smallest drone capable to carry Alpha™ camera system Sony Corporation (“Sony”) has unveiled the Airpeak aircraft at CES2021 as part of its drone project in the area of AI robotics. Sony launched the Airpeak brand with the goal to further develop today’s drone technology while achieving the utmost in value creation. As the […]

A few days ago the Spanish Army and Navy received the first SEEKER Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS). SEEKER is the unmanned aircraft that will boost the intelligence-, surveillance- and reconnaissance-capabilities of the Spanish Army’s 6th «Almogávares» Paratroopers Brigade (Brigada «Almogávares» VI de Paracaidistas del Ejército de Tierra) and the (Marine Infantry Protection Force (Brigada […]

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association President & CEO Mark Baker has been appointed to another two-year term on the FAA’s Drone Advisory Committee He is a founding member of the group that was established in 2016. The Drone Advisory Committee comprises executives and leaders representing a broad cross-section of aviation stakeholders that help the […]

HEISHA, the leading provider of autonomous drone charging stations in the world, as launched DNEST—its newest and smallest charging station—together with a global call for exclusive partners. With a size of 1 cubic meter, and weighing less than 40 kilograms, DNEST makes it easy to deploy in the garden or on a roof. Unlike other […]

Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: RCAT) (“Red Cat” or the “Company”), a leading brand in the drone industry, announced that Fat Shark, a wholly-owned subsidiary, had partnered with Skypersonic, the manufacturer of the Skycopter UAV, to complete a long-distance drone flight remotely. The flight consisted of a pilot, located in Orlando, Florida, controlling a drone flying in Detroit, […]

London, UK: Altitude Angel, the world’s leading UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology provider, has today announced Karim Cosslett and Olivier Quero will take up the new positions of Regional Sales & Partner Manager – EMEA North, and EMEA South, respectively – with immediate effect. An expert in the unmanned air systems industry, Karim joins Altitude Angel from […]

Callum Holland For the past two years my primary responsibility has been ensuring the experience of SOARIZON, a SaaS solution for managing drone operations, is a positive one for my customers. I joined the team in its infancy and was set the task of building the foundations of a Customer Success structure within the organisation. […]

NEW YORK and BOSTON – January 8, 2020 – The Drone Racing League (DRL), the global, professional drone racing property, today announced a deal with DraftKings Inc. (Nasdaq: DKNG) to make the sports technology and entertainment company an Official Sports Betting Partner of DRL. Upon completion of this deal, DRL drone races became the first […]

The aviation industry has been hard hit by COVID-19 including GE Aviation which encountered significant financial challenges in 2020 due to COVID-19 and expects a slower industry recover overall. Given this, GE Aviation is no longer able to support AiRXOS going forward and will close AiRXOS operations on February 1, 2021. However, GE Aviation is […]

Defining Upper Class E Operations Upper Class E airspace operations refer to those that take place over 60,000 feet above mean sea level (MSL) in the National Airspace System (NAS). Operations in upper Class E airspace have historically been limited due to the challenges faced by conventional fixed wing aircraft in reduced atmospheric density. However, […]

Reunion Island, January 2021: FLY-R SAS unveiled its new corporate image, logo andwebsite. The presentation includes several new FLY-R projects such as the R2-HSTD.The aerodynamics formula of the rhomboidal wing is a technology breakthrough and waslargely proven by FLY-R on its R2-150 and R2-240 UAVs. It has now been extended to new models of UAVs […]

By Skyports Head of Technology, Jef Geudens In multiple countries, the pandemic has accelerated the usage of drones for medical logistics purposes. The UK government has recognised the potential that drones bring to the NHS and has decided to fast-track several Beyond-Visual-Line-Of-Sight (BVLOS) medical drone delivery projects in support of the COVID-19 relief effort. Earlier […]

Are you innovating technology that requires positioning, navigation or time to be accurate, reliable and available at all times? As GPS/GNSS jamming and spoofing threats are increasing globally, new technologies are emerging for secure GNSS-based Positioning, Navigation and Time, or PNT solutions. Recently, the US Coast Guard issued a new warning to all mariners, alerting to the multiple instances of […]

Skydio, the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight, today announced that Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao has appointed Adam Bry, the Co-Founder and CEO of Skydio, to serve a two-year term on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Drone Advisory Committee (DAC). Adam’s appointment comes at a critical time for the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) industry as […]

Persistent Systems, LLC (“Persistent”), a leader in mobile ad hoc networking (MANET), announced today that leading autonomous and unmanned vehicle technologies provider Robotic Research has joined the Wave Relay® Ecosystem, an industry alliance of sensor and unmanned system companies that all utilize Persistent’s Wave Relay® mobile ad hoc network. “The aim of the Wave Relay […]

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.(GA-ASI) completed the first Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) High Frequency (HF) Command and Control (C2) demonstration for an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The HF C2 capability does not require a Satellite Communications (SATCOM) link and is capable of providing BLOS connectivity up to 8,000 miles, depending on transmit power and […]

It’s no secret that organizations in the construction, power grid, oil and gas, and power generation sectors are asset-intensive. They depend heavily on the performance of their assets to drive their business units efficiently. When you couple aging facilities and infrastructure with a challenging economic climate, companies have no choice but to make efficiency enhancements to maintain competitiveness in the market and […]

Nmand F350G aircraft is a fixed-wing aircraft for multipurpose operations. Manufactured in wood and fiberglass, it is a fully autonomous system with advanced control fatures.With a robust lightweight structure, the aircraft is easy to disassemble in smaller pieces for easy transportation by removing wings and tail. The robust landing gear installed permits both automatic takeoff […]

Imagine there was a platform that allows operating multiple autonomous vehicles, in the air and on the ground, across the globe, from a single location. How awesome would that be?! What if you were the one to help build it from scratch? Blue White Robotics is a world leader in autonomous technologies and unmanned systems. […]

RICHFIELD, OH—January 2021 – Event 38 Unmanned Systems recently completed delivery of the E400 to the Air National Guard (ANG). The aircraft was customized for the ANG, adding VTOL as well as a live-streaming thermal and RGB video payload. Additionally, Event 38 designed a custom all-in-one handheld ground control station controller. The aircraft is intended […]