sUAS News

Melbourne, Australia: The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted renewed effortsby Ministries of Health across the world to strengthen the local health supply chain and rapidly distribute COVID-19 medical supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE). In Malawi, the rapid scaling up of the existing Swoop Aero air logistics network and optimisation of established flight […]

SPACEPORT AMERICA, N.M. – HAPSMobile Inc., a subsidiary of Japan’s telecommunications operator SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO: 9434) has chosen New Mexico’s Spaceport America for test operations and development of a specialized communications platform designed to provide internet connectivity to hard-to-reach places around the globe, Economic Development Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes announced today. The company, along […]

23 June 2020 Unmanned Aircraft (drones) offer a radical new model of cost-effective, attainable, efficient, and futuristic transportation that can provide remote rural villages with access to modern services, benefiting industries and enabling humanitarian operations. The Lake Victoria Challenge in Tanzania in 2018 and the African Drone Forum – Lake Kivu Challenge in Rwanda in […]

LANCASTER, TX – June, 2020 — The biggest impact of the ongoing pandemic, by far, has been the disruption in supply chains – from farm to fork, and from shop floors to shop fronts. This public health crisis has highlighted the need for resilient supply chains, powered by digital transformation. Warehouses and distribution centers (DCs) […]

Drone Rescue Systems GmbH presents the new parachute system for the DRS-M210. After the DJI M600, another DJI model now receives a specially developed rescue parachute. The system is expected to be available on the market at the end of July/beginning of August. Reserve your system immediately at Drone Rescue Systems. Focusing on the DJI […]

Tel Aviv, June 2020: NSO Group, a leading technology developer that licenses software solutions to governments and law enforcement agencies to investigate and prevent terror acts, fight crime and increase public safety, has launched Eclipse, an innovative drone defense system. Eclipse is the premier cyber counter-drone platform designed to automatically detect, take over and safely […]

As robotics and automation experience rapid growth and adoption, the leader in wireless charging for robots gets a boost to expand its product offerings and enhance customer support SEATTLE – WiBotic, a Seattle company that specializes in advanced wireless charging and power optimization solutions for the rapidly expanding ecosystem of aerial, mobile and marine robots, today […]

The Pipistrel Velis Electro is the world’s first fully electric aeroplane ever to receive type certification. The two-seater, intended primarily for pilot training, is a game-changing aircraft in terms of technological innovations and cost-efficiency. Its EASA certification paves the way for the future of environmentally sustainable, emission-free aviation. AJDOVŠČINA, SLOVENIA – June 10, 2020: After […]

Urban Aeronautics, Ltd., a leader in VTOL aircraft, has signed an agreement with HyPoint, Inc. to advance the incorporation of hydrogen fuel cell power in its CityHawk eVTOL design, company executives announced. Urban Aeronautics, which is pioneering the next generation of eVTOL aircraft for commercial air taxi and air rescue roles, and HyPoint, a leader in next […]

By Karim Cosslett For organisations with large-scale responsibility for infrastructure and land, managing flight requests from unmanned aircraft can be a challenging manual task. From energy providers and public services, to critical national infrastructure, managing the lower airspace and requests to fly, as well as internal drone operations can be burdensome. Sometimes, the drone industry […]

London, UK, Altitude Angel, the world’s leading UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) technology provider, and Inmarsat, the world leader in global mobile satellite communications, today announced a collaboration to develop and deliver advanced flight tracking and management capability for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones. The two companies will build on Altitude Angel’s GuardianUTM […]

Bozeman, Montana…. Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) has been awarded over $16 million incontracts by a non-disclosed US DoD customer to deliver its innovative ground-based imaging systems. The contracts were received over the last 60 days and include numerous units of the CM262 four sensor configuration imaging system and several units of the field proven CM202U […]

Seeker is an autonomous system designed for low-level intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions The systems will be integrated into the intelligence units of the Paratrooper Brigade and the Marine Infantry Protection Force This represents a qualitative leap forward for Spain’s armed forces, ensuring better operational capability and tactical superiority of Spanish troops The technology multinational […]

In order to further optimise the use of airspace and support all civil and military airspace users, in preparation for the Dutch airspace redesign planned for 2023, EUROCONTROL’s Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC), in close cooperation with the Royal Netherlands Air Force, the Dutch Ministry of Defence and the Dutch Ministry of Transport, created […]

An exciting new VelociDrone SIM Format for ALL Pilots! Based on the success of the 2019 MultiGP Series’s addition of “Sport Class”, MultiGP is looking to expand engagement with even more pilots of varying skill sets, and is hosting a Simulator Tournament featuring the Pro’s, Sport Class pilots and now even Rookies. Tuesday June 9th […]

skyguide, the Swiss Air Navigation Service Provider, launches today its U-Space Apps for drones. These two new apps (mobile and web based) allow drone operators to efficiently plan and operate a flight including the airspace subject to air traffic control. Drone operators will be able to know whether a skyguide approval is required or not […]

Elistair has today announced the release of the Safe-T 2, their most advanced and powerful tethering system for use with commercially available drones. Key Features include, IP54 rating, up to 125m / 400 feet of micro-tether, 2 200 watts max continuous power, a fiber optics option, and industry leading weight/power ratio from its patented Dynamic Voltage […]

Pix4D, the photogrammetry and drone-mapping industry leader, announces today therelease of Pix4Dcloud and Pix4Dcloud Advanced: the new mapping platforms for online surveying workflows and construction site monitoring. These stand-alone cloud products run Pix4D’s photogrammetry algorithms for mapping and modeling reality from images. Pix4Dcloud Advanced extends the functionalities of Pix4Dcloud to address the needs of construction […]

SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, announces the release of Correlator3D version 8.5. The new version allows users to share and visualize projects in the cloud. It also features new tools for the calibration and processing of multispectral imagery. Specifically, results can be exported to the cloud directly from the software interface,and shareable […]

The European Commission has delayed the applicability date of the European Union Unmanned Aircraft Systems Implementing Regulation 2019/947 until 31 December 2020. The Implementing Regulation will now become applicable in the UK on Thursday 31 December 2020. The EU UAS Regulatory Package – Outline (CAP 1789) will be updated to reflect the new applicability date […]

Development of logistics drone to deliver packages from Incheon Port to islands, expected to be commercialized in 2021 A service that delivers packages to islands and mountainous regions using drones is now becoming a reality. Package delivery from Incheon to nearby islands is currently conducted using 10 passenger ship routes. However, PABLO AIR, a member company […]

Since the beginning of the pandemic, drone delivery services have served an important role in combating the spread of the virus and providing much-needed services and supplies to people in rural communities. United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE:UPS), which became the first-ever drone airline to receive Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval, teamed up with CVS to deliver prescription medications to […]

Quantum-Systems GmbH tests transport of human medical samples via drones for timely results. Gilching, Deutschland, June, 2020. The physician in protective clothes inserts the swab into the tube, asks the older man a few specific questions and marks the note “urgent sample”. Last week Quantum-Systems GmbH and laboratory Becker & Kollegen tested the transport of samples, by drone, from the […]

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Company breaks imagery capture record just five months into the year BELLEVUE, Wa. – June 3, 2020 – EagleView, a leading technology provider of aerial imageryand data analytics, today achieved a key milestone when it processed its 100 millionth imageso far this year. During 2019, EagleView processed 45,341,999 images. EagleView has morethan doubled that figure in […]

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a global leader in Remotely Piloted Aircraft, announced today that it has acquired a majority of the assets of IJK Controls, including facilities and all Intellectual Property. The corresponding workforce will join GA-ASI. IJK Controls is a Pasadena, California-based provider of innovative solutions for stabilization, pointing and tracking of […]

Drones have become a critical tool for professionals working in a large variety of different sectors such as public safety, search and rescue, infrastructure inspection, surveying and mapping, wildlife conservation and many more Edgar Zorn is a PhD student in Potsdam, Germany, and specialises in measuring deformation on active volcanoes using photogrammetric techniques (measurements using […]

Ottawa, CA: Kongsberg Geospatial, developer of the TerraLens Geospatial SDK, and Larus Technologies of Ottawa, Canada, and the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association of Canada (CASARA), announced today that they have been selected by Public Safety Canada to integrate geospatial software, artificial intelligence, and machine vision software to help develop new methods for the use […]

Meaconing, Intrusion, Jamming, and Interference (MIJI) is one of the most discussed topics when it comes to UAV operations. It refers to the interception and rebroadcast of signals that are more powerful than the ones used to navigate the aircraft. Although this type of attack can be possible on any type of signal with a […]

Today, HEROTECH8 announces its leading drone-in-a-box technology now incorporates Flock’s data-driven insurance as standard, making it easy for any organisation to deploy safe, secure and fully insured autonomous UAVs. HEROTECH8’s mission is to overcome the ‘one pilot per drone’ mindset currently limiting the potential of UAS technology and hindering widespread adoption. The company has solved […]

Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) Space and Defense Group today announced its support of NASA drone detection trials in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) restricted airspace around launch pads 39A and B of Kennedy Space Center. The presence of unapproved aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) in this area presents significant security risks to […]

Unifly has been named as a finalist in the Xcellence in Innovation of the XCELLENCE Awards by the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI). Unifly was selected from a pool of accomplished applicants as one of several finalists. The SAFIR project successfully demonstrated that multiple drones can be used simultaneously and safely in even the […]

WATERLOO, ONTARIO and SAN FRANCISCO – June 3, 2020 – BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today announced it has partnered with Dedrone®, a market and technology leader in airspace security, to deliver advanced counter-drone technology to secure the world’s most critical sites. As part of this embedded technology partnership, Dedrone, is integrating BlackBerry® AtHoc software into its products […]

Sundance Media Group today announced an agreement with SYNNEX Corporation (NYSE: SNX), a leading business process services company, to provide certified drone training to government agencies and organizations across the U.S. SMG specializes in assisting police, fire and private corporations seeking to stand up new small Unmanned Aircraft System drone programs or add sUAS workflows into their existing […]

With the farming population decreasing and growing older, the global food system now faces great uncertainty especially when the covid-19 pandemic exacerbates labour shortages. Its potential havoc can somehow be avoided by the integration of automation technologies. To overhaul the labour-intensive rice farming industry, XAG is scaling up drone applications in China that enable night-time seeding at […]

ARLINGTON, Va./Darmstadt, Germany — Wingcopter have been named as a finalist in the XCELLENCE Awards by the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI). The Germany-based manufacturer of autonomous delivery drones was selected from a pool of accomplished applicants as one of six finalists for the Humanitarian category. Dedicated to improving the lives of people worldwide, […]

Silvus Technologies (“Silvus”) and Unmanned Systems and Solutions (“USaS”)announced today the two companies have combined the best-in-class Silvus MN-MIMO technology with USaS’s LEAP, the most powerful tethered, unmanned aerial vehicle system (UAV) available to make robust, powerful, meshed networking accessible to first responders, military and private entities. “Collaborating with industry-leading, like-minded organizations is crucial to […]

DroneUp recently partnered with Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) in tests designed to determine how unmanned aerial systems can assist with critical delivery during times of crisis under the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Part 107 regulations. The test participants conducted exercises from April 6 through April 9, 2020, on the vacant campus of St. […]

ePropelled, a leader in magnetic engineering technology for electro-magnetic motors, today announced they have signed an agreement to bring UAV Propulsion Tech on as a distributor of their electric motors to market their products to the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) / Urban Air Mobility (UAM) industry. UAV Propulsion Tech represents several global companies providing advanced […]

Join the #FreeWebinar to learn what ATLAS has to offer for you and to learn how easy it is to train an AI-powered detector in 3 easy steps! Agenda of the webinar: Annotating your imagery Detecting objects on orthomosaics Detecting objects on raw images Managing vector data Applications Q&A June 4th 8 AM Los Angeles (PDT, USA) 11 […]

Autonodyne LLC, an aviation engineering firm with expertise in unmanned aerial system and software design and certification, announced its partnership with Robotic Skies, the global maintenance, repair, and overhaul network for commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The companies will develop field maintenance and other support services for Autonodyne’s mission-critical systems and solutions. Autonodyne provides the […]

Racing to beat the clock, first responders in Minot, North Dakota, tap one of the world’s top drone providers in successful rescue effort. When a child goes missing, the first 48 hours are critical—but they are also the most stressful and chaotic. Family members often start the clock ticking by looking in spaces where a […]

By Alex Dunbar Distinguished Professor Pramod Varshney’s Sensor Fusion Lab in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, along with the Center for Advanced Systems and Engineering (CASE) at Syracuse University, is collaborating with the multinational Thales company to develop new tools and techniques for monitoring air space and tracking of small unmanned aircraft systems […]

PowerVision Robot Corporation, a global leader in smart drones, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and augmented reality, has the ultimate tool for content creators, the PowerEgg X. The smart device can be used as an autonomous personal AI camera, as a handheld 3-axis AI camera, and also as a high-performance drone. No matter if creators are filming their […]

Introduction Review of the Regulation structure, novelties, and implementation among EU Member States. Drone Manufacturers New UAS classification. Rules that apply for companies that manufacture and commercialize UAS. Flight Scenarios Presentation of the new EU flight scenarios. It will open the door to many current impossible operations! Pilots Training New training requirements for future EU […]

With exponential growth in the unmanned aircraft systems industry, this program is a great way for students to get a jump start!June 22-26, 2020 K-State Polytechnic has created an interactive, exciting and flexible UAS experience for teens ages 14 to 17. The primary goal of this virtual academy is to provide students the ability to […]

NASA has awarded Near Earth Autonomy (Near Earth) an SBIR Phase II Contract to Enable Aerial Close-Proximity and Contact Sensing for Inspection of Industrial Infrastructure. Much of our national infrastructure, private and public, needs inspection and repair. Underserved markets with a well-defined need for these inspection tools include transportation infrastructure, energy, heavy industry, mining, and […]

telent, in collaboration with its technology partner Digital Global Systems (DGS), has agreed a three-year contract to install the CLEARKSY™ Drone Threat Management system at Bristol Airport, marking the first UK deployment of the system. The CLEARKSY™ Drone Threat Management system was developed by DGS in response to the rising threat of unauthorised drone usage at critical […]

Kleos and GSTS to collaborate on Maritime Situational Awareness product developments GSTS is a leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions for the maritime domain GSTS to procure Kleos test data for demonstrations Kleos Space enters Canadian market Kleos Space S.A. (ASX: KSS, Frankfurt: KS1), a space-powered Radio Frequency Reconnaissance data provider, has partnered with GSTS […]

Flock is supporting Skyports in drone delivery trials taking place this week, backed by Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership — part of NHS Highland. This week, Skyports will conduct flights between two hospitals in Scotland, taking off in Oban before flying 10 miles away to the Isle of Mull. The goal is to cut delivery times from […]