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Air Traffic Control the Netherlands (LVNL) has today introduced two significant upgrades for drone operators. These upgrades include creating an account in the (web)app and the ability for certified drone operators to submit an application, and receive permission, to fly in controlled airspace (CTR) via the Altitude Angel powered GoDrone app and website. With the […]

Pipistrel has selected Honeywell’s (NYSE: HON) Compact Fly-By-Wire system for the Nuuva V300 cargo unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), choosing a modern, lightweight, highly capable system with a proven architecture ideally suited for their autonomous cargo UAV. Fly-by-wire computers act as the “brains” of an aircraft’s flight controls by operating them electronically and can be found inside nearly […]

Hardware and software combination gives organisations one-stop drone solution 21 October 2020 – Esri UK today announced a new partnership with drone specialists Heliguy to complete its end-to-end drone solution designed for the AEC (Architecture, Engineering and Construction) industry. The final piece in Esri UK’s strategy to offer all parts of the drone workflow, the partnership […]

BROOKLYN, New York, and CAESAREA, Israel – October, 2020 – Easy Aerial, a leading provider of autonomous drone-based monitoring solutions for commercial, government, and defense applications, today announced it has integrated the infiniDome GPSdome solution for GNSS/GPS signal protection into its line of military-grade autonomous unmanned aerial systems. GPSdome integrates into Easy Aerial’s Smart Aerial Monitoring System (SAMS) GNSS receivers and employs a […]

Over the summer of 2020, German distribution system operator (DSO), Netze BW, has worked with Sharper Shape to explore a new approach to asset inspection throughout its high-voltage network. Netze BW GmbH is the largest DSO in Baden-Württemberg (itself the third largest state in the country), responsible for high, medium and low voltage networks across […]

Drone technology supports rapid and flexible delivery of temperature-sensitive medicines expanding access to medical care Volansi’s drone system to enable the delivery of routine medicines from Merck manufacturing facility to patients at Vidant Healthplex-Wilson as the first phase of a project to learn about drone technology’s use in the healthcare supply chain Volansi, Inc., the […]

Cyberhawk, the global leader in drone-based inspection and creator of iHawk, a cloud-based asset visualization software, has secured a five-year contract with a major LNG producer in the Middle East for the provision of drone inspection, surveying and data visualization services. The contract will see Cyberhawk focus on collecting engineering-grade inspection data from oil and […]

Collaboration between Avy and Wattlab marks a milestone in bringing long-haul flights one step closer to being emission-free The first Dutch solar drone manufactured by Avy, performed a successful test flight at the end of this summer. The drone is equipped with custom solar foil developed by Wattlab to reflect and absorb more sunlight. The solar-powered prototype […]

The Drone Racing League (DRL), the global, professional drone racing property, today teamed up with 2-time NBA Champion and 11-time NBA All-Star Chris Bosh ahead of their 2020 DRL Allianz World Championship Season, which starts tomorrow night, October 21st at 9pm ET on NBCSN, Twitter, and Facebook Watch. Appointed as Dean of DRL Academy, Bosh will lead the league’s STEM program to […]

Today, an interested Indonesian investor and the Aviation Management and Industrial Drone Franchise Company, East West Aeronautical (EWA), announced a $200 million investment proposition for “Project EWA Expansion,” which will dramatically expand the Air Cargo Logistics capability at Pease International Airport, Portsmouth, NH, starting by January 2021. The EWA expansion is spearheaded by the ever-growing freight demands due to […]

Ukrainian MRO company MAUtechnic, Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) and Luftronix, Inc have jointly conducted drone-based scans of UIA’s Boeing 737-800 aircraft in Kyiv. All scans were conducted using Luftronix’s custom-built drones with high-precision navigation systems and high-quality scanning equipment, and the Luftronix Orchestrator software for scan planning, flight operations and data analysis. “Our focus is always […]

Drone services company Helios Visions (https://www.heliosvisions.com) has joined forces with T2D2 (http://www.t2d2.ai), a software as a service (SaaS) platform that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify and assess damage and deterioration to building envelopes and structures to provide AI-powered drone facade inspection services. Together, Helios Visions and T2D2 will provide a robust end-to-end solution for […]

Today marks the launch of Airwards: a unifying global accreditation scheme recognisingbest practice drone work. Launching in association with ARPAS-UK, this digital awards scheme and not-for-profit will champion a wide-range of UAV work which is positively advancing human capabilities. Covering more than 20 different disciplines, Airwards will recognise the very best UAV projects, companies and […]

GA-ASI is pleased to announce the selection of two Belgian companies – Hexagon’s Geospatial division and ScioTeq – from its “Blue Magic Belgium” (BMB) industry solicitation event that took place the week of 21 September. The goal of BMB is to identify Belgian technology suppliers to support GA-ASI in the development of MQ-9B SkyGuardian® Remotely Piloted […]

Nico Bonnafoux Site Scan for ArcGIS is the end-to-end cloud-based drone mapping software designed to revolutionize imagery collection and site management. The Q4 2020 release of the Site Scan Flight app is now available to all Site Scan for ArcGIS and ArcGIS Drone2Map users. Our teams have worked hard through summer to offer exciting new capabilities! […]

Contract awarded following several successful trials over the past years for Maritime Aerial Surveillance services with RPAS. Successful partnership between Airbus Defence and Space Airborne Solutions (ADAS) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). Contract highlights the huge benefits of unmanned aerial systems in terms of precise and long endurance surveillance. The European Border and Coast Guard […]

Septentrio, a leader in high-precision GNSS* positioning solutions, announces today two important open source resources for its GPS/GNSS module receivers. The first, ROSaic, is a ROS (Robot Operating System) driver for the mosaic-X5 module as well as other Septentrio GNSS receivers. The second project, mosaicHAT, is an open source hardware reference design combining mosaic-X5 with a Raspberry Pi single-board computer. Both projects facilitate integration of centimeter-level reliable positioning into robotic and other […]

Commercial Drones, a DJI Enterprise dealer, is pleased to announce that the first M300 aircraft are now flying commercially in South Africa. Working with Drone Ops, a SACAA accredited ROC holder, they have successfully licensed the first-in-type DJI Matrice 300 RTK. This means that Drone Ops is the FIRST company in South Africa to operationalise […]

DRONE VOLT, an embedded artificial intelligence expert and professional civil dronemanufacturer, excruciatingly announces the passing of Olivier Gualdoni, CEO of the Group, untimely occurring on Saturday 17th of October 2020. DRONE VOLT’s team share the grief of his spouse, his two children and all his relatives, to whom we send our utmost sympathy. Olivier was […]

GNSS positioning (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) plays a key role in today’s transportation industry, including UAV technology (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle). It has enabled precise navigation from point A to point B worldwide, and increased the safety of flights by avoiding concrete pre-programmed exclusion zones (like airports, military areas, country borders, etc.) as well as allowing real time […]

MELBOURNE, BRISBANE, Australia & TALLINN, Estonia, Oct. 20, 2020 – DroneSec Pty Ltd today announced it has partnered with DroneALERT, the leader in global automated drone incident reporting, to deliver advanced threat intelligence reporting and case management tools to organisations around the world. As part of its strategic partnership, DroneSec is integrating DroneALERT real-time community […]

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a global leader in Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), kicked off a series of validation flights on Oct. 15 for Japan Coast Guard (JCG) in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. GA-ASI is working with Asia Air Survey (AAS) in Japan to conduct the flights. “We appreciate Asia Air Survey’s support […]

Upgrade kit with dual-frequency L1/L2 GNSS RTK/PPK receiver for DJI Mavic drone lineup. Description and benefits Automatic vertical takeoff and landing, automatic shooting High resolution images thanks to modern Sony RX1R, RX1RII, A7R III cameras Dual-frequency L1 / L2 GNSS RTK / PPK receiver on board Accuracy up to 3 cm in x, y, z […]

AZDroneFest is a film festival and Education Expo designed to educate, promote, cultivate and celebrate the art of aerial cinematography in Arizona. The film festival is dedicated to recognizing the best in aerial cinematography in multiple categories. Attached to the film festival is an Education Expo with industry panel discussions, keynote speakers and workshops for […]

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Stratospheric Platforms Ltd working with Deutsche Telekom AG (“DT”), its largest shareholder, technology partner and launch customer, is pleased to announce the world’s first successful demonstration of high speed LTE/4G data and voice connectivity via a remotely piloted aircraft operating in the stratosphere and integrated into DT’s live terrestrial network. Stratospheric Platforms is developing a […]

AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. (NYSE American: UAVS) (the “Company”), an industry leading provider of advanced UAVS and aerial imagery, data collection and analytics solutions, has entered into a two-year exclusive contract manufacturing agreement with Valqari, LLC to produce Valqari’s Drone Delivery Station. Valqari’s patented station is the only solution that has solved the “last inch” logistic problems associated with drone […]

Aquiline Drones (AD), the Hartford-based manufacturer of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and cloud solutions provider for commercial drone operations, announced that it has signed exclusive US manufacturing and distribution licensing agreements with Drone Volt (ALDRV.PA), a French aeronautic manufacturer of professional civilian drones, on-board artificial intelligence, edge computing and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) production. Under […]

GE Digital today introduced a purpose-built Visual Intelligence Platform for utilities. The SaaS solution is designed to ingest all forms of visual inspection data and executes workflows and automated analysis which contextualizes data into Digital Twins of the network and environment. The Digital Twin generates business intelligence that is consumable, shareable, and actionable to drive […]

Honeywell (NYSE: HON) has acquired assets from privately held Ballard Unmanned Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Southborough, Mass.-based Ballard Power Systems Inc. Ballard Unmanned Systems designs and produces industry-leading, stored-hydrogen proton exchange membrane fuel cell systems that power unmanned aerial systems (UAS), particularly those used for energy inspection, cargo delivery, and other commercial and […]

Rome, NY- Drone Surveying technology has become more widespread in surveying, engineering, and construction industries. Volumetric measurement, topographic mapping, progress tracking and pre-construction survey are just a few of the applications where drone photogrammetry can provide much more efficient results. Therefore, many businesses in these industries are no longer asking if they should invest in […]

For those who could not make our previous career-building opportunity through our UAS ASCEND training program, you’re in luck! We have another session in November and in someplace warmer, TEXAS! Like the September session, we will begin a 6-day course with 2 days of live online training and then resume with hands-on flight training in […]

Some of the best pilots in the UK are flying Covid-19 Test and Trace samples by drones in a pioneering move to ease pressure on the NHS during the coronavirus pandemic crisis. It can now be revealed that the drones are being piloted by former RAF, Royal Navy and combat helicopter pilots who are recognised […]

The Aertos 130IR drone wraps the latest AI tech in a rugged frame ready for confined spaces: it’s a tool made for the harshest places and toughest jobs. No other drone matches the 130IR’s combination of stability, advanced software, spherical sensor suite, and mapping and tracking capabilities—all designed and built in America. It’s a tool, […]

Melbourne, Florida, October, 2020 – Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions, Inc. (Eve) has been launched as a new, independent company dedicated to accelerating the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) ecosystem. Eve is developing a full portfolio of solutions to enable the UAM market and ultimately benefit people’s lives, including the progression and certification of the company’s […]

Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, and AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), today announced they will collaborate on a contract awarded under the U.S. Army Reconfigurable Communications for Small Unmanned Systems (RCSUS) initiative. The project will provide U.S. military customers flying small UAS platforms the ability to deploy a robust, on-demand, highly-secure communications network that […]

Kleos Space Launch Team arrive in India for imminent Launch Gavin Bowyer Kleos Space MAIT manager – Mars and Mercury Missions Satellites will be armed for flight, inserted into their dispensers Global Customers eagerly waiting for Kleos Space data Kleos Space S.A. (ASX: KSS, Frankfurt: KS1,) (Kleos or Company), a space-powered Radio Frequency Reconnaissance data-as-a-service (DaaS) company confirms […]

California firefighters and rescue workers are looking to the skies for help combatting the most devastating wildfires in the state’s history. The heroic first responders recently began using L3Harris’ advanced FVR-90 drone and sensor technology to fly safely at high altitudes over the fires and beam real-time visual and heat imagery back to command centres. The imagery […]

MINOT, N.D. – One of the world’s top drone-market analysts named North Dakota’s SkySkopes as the #1 drone service provider (DSP) in the U.S., as well as one of the best globally. Drone Industry Insights (Dii) ranked SkySkopes according to the company’s size, consistent drone-industry development, global UAS market-share, growth, public awareness and online presence […]

Drone Delivery Canada Corp. (TSXV: FLT; OTC: TAKOF; Frankfurt: A2AMGZ or ABB.F) (the “Company” or “DDC”) is pleased to announce that it has been invited to participate in a research endeavour with the University of Toronto Institute of Aerospace Studies (“UTIAS”) and Ford Motor Company (“Ford”). Under the terms of the agreement, the parties shall […]

Loss of control following bird attack, Dumfries and Galloway, 8 July 2020. The UAS was being operated commercially on a roof survey of a large building in a built-up area, using the pre-programmed flight path. All the normal pre-flight checks were completed, including an assessment of potential bird interference. The pilot launched the drone and […]

Transport Canada has issued the second Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flights in uncontrolled airspace utilizing infrastructure masking and Iris Automation’s onboard detect-and-avoid (DAA) solution to MVT Geo-solutions. Under this SFOC, MVT, the UAS Center of Excellence (CED Alma), and Iris Automation will partner to conduct commercial missions over linear power lines […]

XAG received recognition for its sustainable farming solutions by Reuters Responsible Business Awards 2020, the world’s leading Awards celebrating leadership in sustainable business. The company was named a winner of the Sustainability Innovation category with its unremitting efforts to scale up agricultural drones, robots, Internet-of-things, and artificial intelligence in rural areas of developing countries. As […]

Digi-Key Electronics, the leading global electronic components distributor, announced that it has partnered with Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) to host a webinar on how to harness the power of eGaN FETS and ICs for motor drives. The webinar will take place on October 28 at 8 a.m. PST. The webinar will be presented by Alex Lidow, CEO and […]

Employees at a Swiss energy supply company used the Elios 2 to keep employees safe during a pit inspection in Grimsel Pass, Switzerland. October 14, 2020—A new video highlights the ways personnel at Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG used the Elios 2 to improve safety during the construction of a dam in Grimsel Pass, Switzerland. Personnel from […]

New DJI Zenmuse P1 And DJI Zenmuse L1 Payloads Become The Drone Industry’s Most Capable Solutions For Geospatial, Surveying And Construction Professionals DJI, the world leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, today unveiled at INTERGEO, two new payload solutions for its flagship commercial drone platform Matrice 300 RTK, destined to serve the most […]

Cassio 1 made its maiden flight equipped with the power module on Sunday, October 11, from VoltAero’s Royan-Médis Airport home base in southwest France, followed by two additional in-flight evaluations during the following two days. The proprietary power module is installed in an aft-fuselage “pusher” position, and combines three 60 kW high-performance electric motors (arranged […]

London, UK: The Surveillance Camera Commissioner has awarded Crowded Space Drones the first ever private sector certificate of compliance of surveillance camera systems and the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 for the use of UAS (drone) in surveillance. This certification has been granted following a comprehensive independent audit by IQ Verify on behalf of the Commissioner. Historically, […]

The investment will fuel the company’s expansion of its data management and AI production platform in the US and Europe [Tel Aviv, Israel – October 14, 2020] – Dataloop, a leading platform for AI data management and annotation, today announced it has raised $16 million in funding following the completion of an $11 million Series A round led by Amiti Ventures with participation […]

I know you’ve all been waiting with bated breath for this one. I dreaded the idea of having to do the pushpins on the blackboard and connecting all of the drone experts, advocates, and lobbyists, CYA-ing at the various FAA FSDO’s and HQ while everyone just whistled past the safety of the NAS graveyard! The […]