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LOS ANGELES – December, 2020 – 2020 has been an unprecedented year for manyreasons, but a particular one to dive into is the effect it has had on some of our country’s most traditional yet essential functions. Even as things shut down, essential industries like utilities, telecom, and oil & gas faced pressure to continue […]

The 1st International Drone Show Choreography Competition, initiated by SPH Engineering’s Drone Show Software (DSS) team, announces results: Angelito D. Jadormeo (the Philippines) is granted the 1st place, additionally, top-5 best designs are selected. Entries were evaluated by an internationally influential jury panel composed of EU, North and Latin American and Australian drone show professionals and experienced […]

Mercury Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY, www.mrcy.com), a leader in trusted, secure mission-critical technologies for aerospace and defence, announced it received a $14 million order from a leading defence prime contractor for digital signal processing modules for deployment in a multi-mode tactical radar application. The infusion of this advanced processing capability delivers earlier threat warnings by equipping the […]

Grand Farm, powered by Emerging Prairie, has added to its marketing capability and long-term financial sustainability through three new initiatives: GrandFarm.com Grand Farm recently relaunched GrandFarm.com, an upgraded website. The new site willgreatly enhance Grand Farm’s ability to create new leads and new partnerships and to share information and research with the rest of the […]

The FAA has proposed to fine a drone pilot for $182,000. The story has been going around the internet recently. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was gracious enough to allow me to obtain a copy of the proposed penalty letter which went much more into detail as to the alleged violations they are citing him […]

DronePrep has secured £30,000 funding to develop software that helps drone operators – from hobby flyers to commercial drone pilots – understand low-level airspace interactions and seek necessary landowner and land-based stakeholder permissions to fly. DronePrep, which joined the Malvern-based technology accelerator BetaDen in August, is working with landowners to open up low-level airspace for […]

Skyports consortium wins Future Flight Challenge Fund project – backed by the Government’s Industrial Strategy – to revolutionise the way people, goods and services use drone technology Project XCelerate will establish the UK’s first commercial drone corridor in open and unrestricted airspace to prove how automated drones and manned aviation can safely co-exist Consortium will demonstrate […]

As companies look to replace their fleet they need a provider that has a large shelf space, not just individual vehicles. Auterion is the only viable choice for enterprise customers looking to replace an entire fleet. Nobody gets fired for buying IBM, is a common phrase in the IT industry. By choosing the solution perceived […]

On 31 December 2020 the UK moves to a new set of rules for unmanned aircraft. For many people the basic rules on their day-to-day flying won’t change but there are some important amendments that users need to be aware of. The key elements of always keeping your drone in sight, not flying above 120m […]

Sagetech Avionics, an innovative technology company providing industry-leading safety solutions for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), and Hover, Inc., an embedded computing company, announced today that they are partnering to provide OEMs with the key components of an onboard detect and avoid (DAA) solution for UAVs. “Airborne detect and avoid capability is essential for integrating UAS […]

The sky is falling in, the sky is falling in! Making big news in the community but not that much of a drama for DJI, who will still be able to sell products into America. DJI has been added to the US Department of Commerce’s Entity List, American companies will need permission to export bits, […]

Pierre-Alain Marchand, regulatory compliance manager, senseFly CHESEAUX-SUR-LAUSANNE, Switzerland, December 2020 – The introduction of new standardized drone regulations across the European Union from January 1 2021 is an important step forward for the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industry. Laws have long varied from country to country, which has caused widespread confusion and created complex barriers […]

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has published the full regulatory framework setting the parameters for drone services such as parcel delivery in urban areas, railway and power lines inspection, or delivery of essential supplies into crisis zones. The framework enables unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations in urban environment categorised as medium risk in the […]

San Francisco, California, December 18, 2020 — Elroy Air, an aerospace and logistics company developing Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) aerial cargo systems, announced that it has won a Phase 3 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract with Agility Prime, a non-traditional program in the US Air Force seeking to accelerate the commercial market for […]

Eindhoven, The Netherlands – High Tech Campus Eindhoven (HTCE) initiates the rollout of a new generation of advanced autonomous aviation digital infrastructure. This will benefit the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) of cities in a safe, secure and regulated way. HTCE has appointed Serendipity to execute the technical coordination of its field lab. “With the rise of […]

Kevin O’Leary At Skydio, we are committed to pursuing cutting-edge innovation across all aspects of our product design, and in many instances, this means partnering with key players at the forefront of their industries to integrate their unique capabilities into our drones. Today, I am proud to share that Skydio is partnering with a silicon […]

Join the Wingtra team and become part of this fast growing spin-off from ETH Zurich! We have grown to become an international company with distribution partners in 6 continents, 1000+ customer flights and a very first vertical take off and landing drone with professional aerial photography sensors which we are selling to a lot of […]

Omega Wireless, LLC, an independent holder of 600 MHz licenses, today announced its collaboration with Nokia, a world leader in 4.9G and 5G private wireless solutions, to help pilot a program to bring private LTE technology to the New York Power Authority (NYPA), the USA’s largest state public power organization. The innovative pilot project will evaluate the […]

HawkEye 360 Inc., the first commercial company to use formation flying satellites to create a new class of radio frequency (RF) data and data analytics, today announced it has shipped its second cluster of satellites to the launch site at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The satellites are scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 no […]

The Future Industry Ventures (FIV) sector fund with a focus on Industry 4.0, co-leads the round, supporting Flyability as they further develop their industrial indoor inspection drone based technology solutions New investment will help drive further innovative product advancements, and strengthen dominance in target verticals Berlin, 17. December 2020 — Flyability, the leading indoor inspection drone […]

High-tech “hub” enhances DroneHunter performance; acts as a force multiplier for defeating dangerous drones Pleasant Grove, UT – December 16, 2020 – Fortem Technologies, the leader in airspace security and defence for detecting and defeating dangerous drones, announced today the availability of its custom DroneHangar™, a high-tech hub that houses the Fortem DroneHunter® and dramatically improves its performance. […]

We design drones that eradicate flying pest insects Our bio-inspired solution proactively controls harmful insect populations. The bat-like drones work autonomously and keep plagues in check. By selectively eliminating harmful insects the ecological balance in a greenhouse ecosystem is sustained. With this approach we enable sustainable insect control in horticulture, to facilitate the market’s needs to become […]

North Pole—Santa’s new Remote Reindeer Workforce (RRW) will be launching this year, providing a huge uplift for the North Pole’s distribution operations. In line with what has become the most important theme of 2020, the entire North Pole workforce has transitioned to remote work. The team expects to deliver gifts to children across the globe […]

Working with L.A.’s Urban Movement Labs, this one-year program will engage and empower residents to shape the future of L.A.’s airspace LOS ANGELES — Mayor Eric Garcetti today announced the Urban Air Mobility Partnership, a first-in-the-nation initiative to make Los Angeles an unmistakable leader on urban air mobility. A product of a public-private partnership between […]

The safe, robust, and efficient execution of non-GNSS flight is a clear need in the market. UAV Navigation is committed to the simultaneous integration and fusion of several systems or onboard observers to face the most challenging scenarios. In this case, the team has tested the “INS” (inertial) capacity of the VECTOR-600 system by simulating […]

Pledges 300 British-designed, sustainable aircraft by 2030 Honeywell, magniX, Cambridge Consultants, Nova Systems back the BEHA In an exciting week for the aviation industry with Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates showing their support for sustainable aviation, Faradair® Aerospace is delighted to reveal a powerful consortium of partners to bring back large scale aircraft production to […]

We’re working on the future. If you are seeking an iterative fast-paced environment where you can drive innovation, apply state-of-the-art technologies to solve extreme-scale real-world challenges, and provide visible benefit to end-users, this is your opportunity. Come work at Amazon! We’re looking for an Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Technician who combines technical skills with a […]

An observer standing beneath a FortisBC transmission line structure in B.C.’s southern interior this fall might have noticed a small black drone confidently approaching as it followed the power line. When it neared the structure, it would stop to hover a few metres away. And start its dance. Nimbly flying by each insulator, approaching the […]

Drone registration is now active in Australia, with a CASA deadline of 28th Jan 2021. So the clock is ticking. Read more below on whether this affects you, what you need to do about it before then and going forward. DO I NEED TO REGISTER MY DRONE? If you use your drone for any purpose other than […]

SkyBound Rescuer to lead on emergency response drone trials within a key ‘Future Flight’ project that will revolutionise the way people, goods, and services use drone technology. The pioneering project team, dubbed ‘Project XCelerate’, is led by BT and backed by the Government’s Future Flight Challenge Fund. Drones are changing public safety operations for the […]

Updated ‘Strategy 2025’ disclosed at ‘2020 CEO Investor Day’ forum today Updated Strategy 2025 builds upon three pillars : Smart Mobility Device, Smart Mobility Service and H2 Solution Strategy 2025 focuses on four areas : EV, UAM, autonomous driving technology and hydrogen fuel cell system Hyundai to take lead in global EV market in the mid […]

Following several years of negotiations, the CAA has today issued ‘UAS 7068’ – UAS implementing regulation article 16 operational authorisation. Operational Authorisation UAS 7806 is available here. When the rules change on 31st December 2020 this authorisation will allow association members to enjoy privileges beyond the new rules. Such as: Flying FPV without a competent observer […]

Test flights using drones flying Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) confirm ground-breaking capabilities of unmanned traffic management platform London, UK; Altitude Angel, the world’s leading Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) technology provider, Inmarsat, the world leader in global mobile satellite communications, and A-techSYN, a foremost manufacturer of next-generation Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), today announced the successful conclusion of drone […]

ATLANTA – Skyfire Consulting (skyfireconsulting.com), the most trusted and experienced public safety UAS consulting group, today announced it has launched the most robust and comprehensive Drone as First Responder (DFR) program set-up in the nation— a revolutionary means by which the deployment of drones enhances response to emergency situations and adds an element of safety for […]

Royal Mail has partnered with DronePrep, Skyports and what3words to become the first nationwide UK parcel carrier to deliver a parcel for recipients via an unmanned aerial vehicle. The first delivery took place to a remote lighthouse on the Isle of Mull. Next year the consortium will undertake a consultation with islanders on the use […]

The first deployment of automated aerial security solution on a USAF Installation Travis Air Force Base, California, and Brooklyn, New York – December 14, 2020 – The 60th Air Mobility Wing, 60th Security Forces Squadron, in conjunction with Easy Aerial, a commercial provider of autonomous drone-based monitoring solutions, has developed and deployed the first automated […]

Iris Automation has closed a successful round of $13 million in Series B venture capital funding. Founded in 2015, Iris Automation is a computer vision technology company pioneering the development of advanced detection systems used to help provide Detect-and-Avoid (DAA) capabilities that enable safe commercial drone operations including scalable Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) missions. […]

Dronedesk and FlyCovered have entered a partnership to deliver exceptional value insurance and efficient operations planning to commercial drone operators. The new partnership gives Dronedesk users access to discounts of up to 20% on thealready competitively priced cover from aviation insurance specialist, FlyCovered.And both new and existing customers of FlyCovered will have access to a […]

ZM Interactive (ZMI) today announced the latest in its line of xFold drones – the strongest and most adaptable drones in the industry. xFold drones are the only industrial unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) that can switch between x4 (quad), x6 (hexa), X8 (octo) and X12 (dodeca) configurations in minutes. The new xFold Dragon can lift […]

Sandnes, Norway – Nordic Unmanned AS has carried out a successful test flightwith hydrogen fuel cell-powered Staaker BG-200. This drone is a robust and versatile platform that is adapted to Nordic conditions. It is equipped with a 2kW customized fuel cell system from HES and a 7.2 L pressure vessel with hydrogen at 300 bar. […]

The converted Alpin UAV, which is based on the manned Heli-Sport Italian CH7helicopter, a joint project of TITRA, a Turkish engineering company, and UAVOS, aresearcher, developer, and manufacturer of advanced products in the unmannedsystems industry, has completed its first successful flight in the sky of the State ofTurkey. The test flight has been performed in […]

BT led consortium wins Future Flight Challenge Fund project – backed by the Government’s Industrial Strategy – to revolutionise the way people, goods and services use drone technology Project XCelerate will establish the UK’s first commercial drone corridor in open and unrestricted airspace to prove how automated drones and manned aviation can safely co-exist Consortium will demonstrate flight trials across […]

Global leader in drone and software solutions for energy assets and project management increased turnover by more than 50% in 2020, despite challenging market conditions driven by COVID-19 Headcount also increased by almost 100% to meet growing demand for services New US HQ in Denver to support strategic 2021 growth plans Cyberhawk, a global leader […]

London, UK: BT took a significant leap into the commercial drones market today, as the company announced, alongside Altitude Angel, the formation of a new consortium to deliver a series of industry use cases across the UK’s first commercial drone corridor. BT, together with Altitude Angel and a number of UK tech start-ups, have been selected by UK […]

– Initially targets security, drone, e-commerce, intelligent transport systems (ITS) system developers. – Gives automation and precision control without greater without sacrificing resolution, sensitivity or size. – First SDK for Sony to support multi-camera operation and MacOS. Sony’s imaging division has launched a new solution for business solution system developers working in sectors such as intelligent transport systems (ITS), […]

Why in the heck is everyone jumping on my DJI narrative? Can’t you people get your own thing going? DJI (aka the Chinese toy company, or #1 Global Happy Good luck Quad Copter Company) has done everything in their power to shoot themselves in their global footprint, and it is supposedly my fault. The US […]

Drakontas, the maker of the industry-leading command and control platform, DragonForce, and Responder Air creator of Responder Cast Streaming And Responder Air AR, augmented reality platform for UAV pilots, have completed their integration providing real-time viewing and identification of DragonForce users in the pilots’ display. Agencies utilizing drone flights for accident reconstruction, protest monitoring, tactical deployments, search and rescue, fire […]

Robotic Skies is pleased to announce today a new round of funding to support continued growth and technology development. San Francisco-based Thayer Ventures is leading the investment round, with participation from existing investors Boeing HorizonX Global Ventures, Cerracap Ventures, Kickstart Seed Fund, Sun Mountain Capital, and new investors Side X Side Management. “With this funding, we will continue to develop our marketplace, connecting […]

Geospatial data is driving new advanced mobility and transportation solutions for cargo and people, unleashing machine learning and artificial intelligence as transportation breaks into the third dimension. Lifescale Analytics, a data science and analytics firm headquartered in Roseville, Minn., joined the Advanced Mobility Collective in its mission to help accelerate the innovative use of autonomous […]