sUAS News

Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS), also known as drones, are increasingly being employed as data collection platforms to support an array of applications that span disciplines and industries, including planning, natural resource management, marketing, structural inspection, agricultural production, permitting, STEM education, and public safety. The Virginia Geospatial Extension Program will host a series of three-day introductory-level Mapping […]

Australian drone-powered health logistics firm, Swoop Aero, has been recognised as an ABA100 Winner in The Australian Business Awards 2020 for Product Innovation. The Australian Business Awards (ABA) acknowledges and honours Swoop Aero’s achievements both nationally and internationally recognising our world-class business initiatives and innovation . Eric Peck, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and co-founder of […]

Skyward, A Verizon company, and ​Parrot​, the leading European drone group, have announced their partnership to deliver Parrot ANAFI drones along with Skyward drone program management, flight log sync, and training to U.S. enterprises. In particular, the new ANAFI USA drone, which is one of just five drones approved for government use by the Department of […]

Texo Group’s sister company Texo DSI has successfully pioneered a new unmanned inspection method on a major UK North Sea FPSO, delivering significant safety, time and cost saving benefits. Working in collaboration with vessel owner Bumi Armada and classification society DNV GL, Texo used an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to inspect a vast oil storage […]

On September 2, 2020, was indicted by a grand jury in the Western District of Texas for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. According to the indictment, Oneal, owner of Wildly Creative Marketing, agreed to perform a drone show at SeaWorld, San Antonio, Texas. He allegedly provided SeaWorld with falsified and/or fraudulently used documents, including […]

Raytheon Australia’s tactical Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) solution for the Australian Army’s LAND 129 Phase 3 program harnesses our 20-year pedigree as an experienced, multi-domain prime systems integrator across the ADF. CREATING LOCAL JOBS Together, our Australian team will enable 150 Australian jobs dedicated to manufacture, assemble, integrate, deliver and sustain the ADF’s new tactical […]

Unmanned Safety Institute’s offerings Include standardization, maintenance, and delivery of online and onsite education and training programs of instruction. ORLANDO, Fla. (October 8, 2020) – Unmanned Safety Institute (USI), the leading aviation-based safety training and industry certification provider for unmanned operations, has been contracted by Censys Technologies (Censys) to perform the training and education services associated with […]

Jointly developed communications payload enables video call during Sunglider’s stratospheric test flight TOKYO / MOUNTAIN VIEW – SoftBank Corp.’s HAPSMobile Inc. (“HAPSMobile”) and Alphabet’s Loon LLC (“Loon”) today announced they successfully tested their jointly developed communications payload in the stratosphere on HAPSMobile’s “Sunglider,” a solar-powered unmanned aircraft system (UAS). Taking place during Sunglider’s first stratospheric test flight […]

Toronto, Ontario: Industrial SkyWorks Inc. has signed a multi-year contract to provide artificial intelligence software and data solutions for Ontario Power Generation (OPG)’s remote, drone-based inspections program. The groundbreaking agreement will leverage both on-premise and cloud-based implementations of Industrial SkyWorks’ Qii.AI data analytics platform and will enable OPG to develop its own, proprietary AI capability […]

Secretary’s Order 3379 (Order) temporarily grounded the Department of the Interior (Department) drone or Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) effect for non-emergency operations in order to better the cybersecurity and supply of American technology of UAS procured for use and operation. Drone operation for emergency purposes, such as fighting wildland fires, measures to prevent an anticipated […]

Milestone achieved approximately three years after development began HAPSMobile Inc. (“HAPSMobile”), a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO: 9434) and minority-owned by AeroVironment, Inc. (“AeroVironment,” NASDAQ: AVAV), today announced that an altitude of 62,500 feet (approximately 19 kilometers) was reached during the fifth test flight for “Sunglider,” a solar-powered unmanned aircraft system (“UAS”) designed for stratospheric […]

SpearUAV – an innovative company that develops and supplies unique UAS solutions for defense and HLS applications – is unveiling its handheld version of the Ninox 40 that was unveiled just two months ago. This revolutionary encapsulated drone system offers instant launch and provides immediate intelligence capabilities to any tactical unit, even if it is […]

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been awarded a $950,000,000 ceiling Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (ID/IQ) contract for the maturation, demonstration and proliferation of capability across platforms and domains, leveraging open systems design, modern software and algorithm development in order to enable Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2). This contract is part of a multiple award, […]

Israel’s GADFIN drone company has signed an investment and collaboration agreement with ENEL, the world’s largest electricity infrastructure company, through its Infralab innovation lab, to develop innovative inspection solutions and work together towards enabling survey 800,000 km of the company’s voltage lines GADFIN is also conducting urban airborne cargo deliveries for the first time in […]

She Maps have recently partnered with DroneBlocks to become an official reseller of their membership in Australia. We wanted to share with you just why we’re so excited to be working with DroneBlocks, and how they can provide value to your classroom and drone education programs. From Beginner to Expert – There’s Something for Everyone […]

Unmanned Safety Institute (USI), the leading aviation-based safety training and industry certification provider for unmanned operations, has been contracted by Able Flight, a national aviation non-profit, to provide its scholarship recipients with career oriented Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) training and education. Able Flight has been providing flight training scholarships to individuals with physical disabilities since […]

Sentient Vision Systems announced today that with the latest sale of UAV systems for a large defence customer, they have now delivered over 3,000 of their autonomous detection solutions for EO and IR full-motion video. Sentient’s solutions quickly and reliably find small, hard to see, moving objects on the ground, such as vehicles or people, […]

Major milestone achieved by UMS SKELDAR enabling an exciting future of remote flight demonstrations Europe’s leading provider of Rotary Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) platforms, UMS SKELDAR, has successfully achieved the remote automatic flight of its V-150 Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) platform. A world’s first, this is a major milestone for both the company and […]

Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY, www.mrcy.com), a leader in trusted, secure mission-critical technologies for aerospace and defense, announced that Chief Technology Officer Dr. William Conley has been selected as a member of the Board of Advisors for Hudson Institute’s Center for Defense Concepts and Technology, a leading global authority on international security issues based in Washington, […]

Kleos appoints Exclusive Agent for Equador Atlantis SIM to provide direct tactical and operational support to Kleos’ customers in Ecuador Maritime expert; Atlantis SIM deliver services for oceanography and conservation of the environment and its resources. The orbits of Kleos’ first two clusters provide strategic coverage of the South Pacific Ocean coast of Ecuador. Scouting Mission […]

Global Users Facing Restrictions on Drone Hardware or Drone Data Now Have a Complete, End-to-End Solution for Planning, Executing, and Processing Data REDLANDS, CA – October 6, 2020 – Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced two major capabilities in Site Scan for ArcGIS that will enable governments and critical infrastructure organizations to meet […]

Montreal, Canada, October 6, 2020 (NYSE: CAE; TSX: CAE) – CAE today announced that it has become carbon neutral as of September 28, 2020, proudly becoming the first Canadian aerospace company to reach this goal. The company has achieved carbon neutrality by continuing to reduce its own emissions and by making investments in projects that offset […]

Born out of the University of Pennsylvania’s robotics lab, IQ Motion Control is a tech startup that delivers the ultimate drone motor module for versatility and performance. We first gained recognition in the robotics community for our Anticogging technology, and since, we have developed advanced motion control systems that allow our electric motors to achieve […]

A multi-agency task force of public safety drone teams has been supporting local agencies and residents impacted by California wildfires with high-resolution aerial imagery of damaged areas. GeoAcuity, a geospatial consulting firm, works alongside Law Enforcement UAS teams to rapidly process and build interactive maps from these critical UAS data sets. The teams have recently […]

Brendan Groves Today, just a few months after the announcement of the nationwide Tactical BVLOS waiver, we are celebrating another first-of-a-kind regulatory achievement that allows the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to fly Skydio drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) to inspect bridges with unparalleled safety and efficiency. T his waiver marks a new […]

Rebates of up to £250 for new Electronic Conspicuity (EC) devices are now available thanks to funding from the Department for Transport (DfT) aimed at encouraging more adoption of EC within the UK’s General Aviation (GA) and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) communities. The CAA will distribute the funds via a rebate scheme which is open […]

GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN – Oct. 5, 2020: Everdrone, a global leader in autonomous drone technology, announces today that it has been approved for its first patent by the European Patent Office (EPO). Everdrone’s latest patented technology focuses on combining vision technology with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to allow drones to fly safely and accurately in low […]

RALEIGH – Drones are the N.C. Department of Transportation’s newest tool in maintaining the safety of the state’s bridges and other infrastructure. The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday approved a waiver that allows NCDOT to operate Unmanned Aircraft Systems beyond visual line of sight while conducting bridge inspections. This approval is part of North Carolina’s participation […]

The RDS1 (Rapid Delivery System) offers a proprietary delivery mechanism that free-falls its tethered payload before bringing it to a gentle stop near the ground in order to limit time-on-station while accurately delivering payloads from sufficient altitude to clear ground obstacles, mitigate noise and keep recipients at a safe distance from spinning rotors. Los Angeles, […]

Commercial drone safety technology innovator Iris Automation announces its new CEO, Jon Damush, effective immediately. Co-founder Alexander Harmsen has been promoted to Chairman of the Board where he will guide strategy for the company and provide thought leadership on beyond line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations. The move reflects the continued growth at Iris Automation and the […]

In the ‘first of many’ upcoming product announcements following recent seed funding, we have today launched our compact, fully man-portable drone countermeasure system – the Paladyne E1000MP. Our vision is that drones are destined to change the way mankind views, interacts with, and will eventually move around our planet. However, whilst drones are fantastic tools, […]

Hurricane season is still not over along the Gulf coast, and more hurricanes are expected. What can be done to be ready for the next ‘Marco’ or Laura’ before it’s too late? As it stands emergency response is at a disadvantage because of a lack of up-to-date information. Resources and rescue efforts are squandered, and […]

Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (RCAT:OTC) today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Fat Shark Holdings, the market leader in FPV headsets. The transaction, subject to customary conditions, is expected to close on or before November 1, 2020. Founded in 2007, Fat Shark is the leading provider of headsets and goggles for professional racers […]

SkyWatch and Picterra are thrilled to announce their partnership and a new unique joint program to democratize access to satellite data and machine learning. WATERLOO, ON, Oct. 5, 2020 – Every day, trillions of pixels are captured by satellites orbiting our planet. Satellite imagery has become a powerful tool for research, discovery, and analysis. From climate monitoring […]

Collaboration efforts will focus on auditing and evaluating emergency services drone programs based on ASTM International standards for training Public Safety Remote Pilots of UAS WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PA – ASTM International, the global leader in fully transparent standards development, and the DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety Alliance – an official program of AIRT, the leading 501(c) non-profit organization supporting Drones For […]

Aiming to test the use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) in enhancing the maritime awareness picture in the French Mediterranean Sea, Secrétariat Général de la Mer requested the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to set-up a multipurpose maritime surveillance operation, having the Navy (Marine Nationale) and customs (Douanes) as the strategic and tactical leaders […]

CycloTech is an Austrian research and development company that is transforming the Voith Schneider propeller (VSP) into a revolutionary, superior propulsion system (“Cyclogyro rotor”) for the aviation industry. Our vision is to combine the benefits of rotary and fixed-wing concepts, by bringing together vertical take-off and landing (VTOL), fast and efficient forward flight, and extremely high maneuverability. CycloTech’s patented technology is currently the only […]

In 2009, Simon Sinek presented a TEDX talk “How great leaders inspire action” in which he presented a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership — starting with a golden circle and the question: “Why?”. The golden circle referred to three points; What, How and Why. By “why,” Sinek meant “What’s your purpose? What’s your cause? What’s […]

On National Manufacturing Day, we celebrate our employees who make it possible for us to build the most advanced autonomous drone in the market right here in the U.S. with the highest standards of quality and supply chain and cybersecurity. Skydio is proud to design, assemble, and support our products in the US. Domestic manufacturing […]

Elistair, the European leader in tethered drones, opens its first North American office in Boston to accelerate its growth. Elistair, the tethered drone manufacturer has announced the opening of their first North American office in Boston, USA. This is a move that will allow the company to support its rapid growth in the US and […]

Switchblade 600 builds on battle-proven Switchblade 300, with patented “wave-off” feature and ability to recommit, with increased range, extended endurance and multi-purpose anti-armor munition for use against larger, hardened targets Lightweight, self-contained Switchblade 600 launch tube system allows for deployment flexibility from fixed and mobile platforms on land, in air or at sea Switchblade 600 […]

High Precision Geo-Location feature enables the following options:GPS coordinates of the target at which the gimbal is pointing at any time;Slant range to the target at which the gimbal is pointing at any time; Input option for GPS coordinates of the object of interest and automatically steer the gimbal in that direction; Input the list of […]

FlytNow is a remote drone fleet management solution for public safety, drone responders, and security & surveillance. It provides a unified dashboard for the live streaming of video and telemetry data from a fleet of drones for situational awareness. MAVIC MINI TM is a small, compact, affordable, and powerful drone geared towards enthusiasts and first-time […]

Dedrone, the global market and technology leader in airspace security, which protects organizations from malicious drones announced today that it has secured $12.1m (£9.1m) in funding. Based in San Francisco, Dedrone was founded in 2014 and is backed by investors including Felicis Ventures, Menlo Ventures, and John Chambers, Chairman Emeritus of Cisco Systems and founder of JC2 Ventures. The […]

Freefly Systems, leading drone manufacturers and Auterion, the largest open source drone software platform announced the releases of the Astro Enterprise Drone Solution. In partnering, the two companies have combined their respective expertise in hardware and software to build and release the Astro – the best multi use enterprise drone for utility, telco, and infrastructure companies, […]

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today the successful flight of the Bell Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) 70 as part of a joint flight demonstration with NASA. Bell was selected to participate in NASA’s Systems Integration and Operationalization (SIO) activity in 2018, which includes multiple flight demonstrations focusing on different types of Unmanned […]

Santa Barbara, CA (September 30, 2020) – Cardno, an international professional infrastructure and environmental services firm, has built and is continuing to refine an organic unmanned aviation program for the U.S. Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) at Twentynine Palms, the world’s largest USMC training and testing range. This included developing the installation infrastructure, […]

Salary: Up to £70k depending on experience Contract type: Permanent Location: Gatwick but flexible working arrangements will be considered We are the UK’s aviation regulator and recognised as a world leader in its field. Our activities are diverse, enabling the aviation industry to meet the highest safety standards and we pride ourselves on our ability […]

We are pleased to announce that the Aviation Innovation Centre at Goodwood Aerodrome has been selected to be the host location for a highly innovative project to demonstrate Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) operations in non-segregated airspace. Trax International, ANRA Technologies, uAvionix and Plane Finder are industry partners who have […]

The use of unmanned aircraft systems, or drones, continues to soar as more and more industries realize the wide range of services they can provide. At Virginia Tech, research utilizing unmanned aircraft ranges from collecting pollen samples in plant sciences, to inspecting bridges and civil infrastructure, to making short-range humanitarian deliveries. While these small aircraft […]