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Veteran operations executive joins the leading drone delivery company to support growing partnerships in the US and drive global expansion (Tel Aviv, Israel – December 10, 2020) Flytrex, a leader in on-demand drone delivery for food and retail, today announced the appointment of Ben Thein as Chief Operating Officer (COO). An accomplished executive with over fifteen […]

DJI, the world leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, will host a virtual roundtable Monday, Dec. 14 featuring three firefighting experts to discuss how drones have helped combat wildfires, and what challenges have held back their wider adoption. This year stands as the worst year for wildfires on record in California and across […]

December 10, 2020, Indianapolis, IN — Pierce Aerospace announced that it successfully integrated Flight Portal ID, an ASTM F3411-19 compliant Remote ID / Combat ID technology suite, into multiple Command and Control systems for Counter UAS (C-UAS) operations, including initial integration steps with the U.S. Army’s Forward Area Air Defense (FAAD C2) during the US […]

SIMI VALLEY, Calif.– AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems, today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Telerob Gesellschaft für Fernhantierungstechnik mbH, a German leader in ground robotic solutions with a global footprint, for approximately $45.4 million (€37.5 million) in cash, and will pay-off approximately $9.4 million (€7.8 million) […]

2020 study examines commercial and public sector growth, market share of major UAV, payload and software brands and more December 10th – DroneAnalyst, an independent drone research, content and advisoryservices firm, today announced the release of its fourth annual 2020 Drone Market SectorReport examining worldwide drone sales, service providers, business and public agencyusers, and software […]

Malmö, Sweden: December, 2020: Matternet, developer of the world’s leading urban drone logistics platform, is using Web Manuals to digitize its regulatory documents and streamline internal processes, ensuring it stays ahead of the compliance curve as the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) industry evolves. The partnership highlights Web Manuals’ continued expansion in the UAV sector, and points […]

Featuring a 320-ft data-over-power (DOP) enhanced tether, the company’s newest drone-in-a-box solution offers unlimited flight time with advanced data security and the ability to carry up to three payloads simultaneously. Brooklyn, New York – December 9, 2020 – Easy Aerial, a leading provider of autonomous drone-based monitoring solutions for commercial, government, and military applications, today […]

Manufacturing Team This role has no specific closing date Melbourne About Swoop Aero Swoop Aero was founded to transform how the world moves essential supplies. We were proudly the first commercial enterprise globally to deliver life-saving vaccines via drone. We focus and staff our operations locally to enable us to have sustainable global impact, and […]

Singapore/Bruchsal, December 2020 – Volocopter, the pioneer in Urban Air Mobility (UAM), announced its commitment today to launch air taxi services in Singapore after two years of close collaboration with the city. Working together with the Economic Development Board of Singapore (EDB) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), Volocopter plans to make air […]

[LONDON, UK] IQ Verify are delighted to announce that Crowded Space Drones are the first to be granted the new IQ Verify UAS Operations Gold certification in alignment with the requirements of BS ISO 21384‑3:2019, the International Standard for UAS (Drone) Operations. BS ISO 21384‑3:2019 outlines the requirements for unmanned aircraft (UA) operational procedures which, […]

Pen Aviation Sdn Bhd announces plans to collaborate closely with Unifly – the global leader in Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) technology – to optimise expansion into the rapidly growing field of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) management. Already well established in business-centric aviation management with a forte in the combination of operations and financial modelling, Pen […]

Sky Drone has joined the NVIDIA Inception Accelerator Program to bring real-time AI processing to connected drones that fly beyond visual line of sight. HONG KONG, 9th DECEMBER 2020 – Sky Drone’s 4G/5G connected drone technology is now leveraging NVIDIA’s global leadership in artificial intelligence processing. “Leveraging NVIDIA AI processing combined with our collaboration with […]

ELTA North America announces the delivery of its advanced Counter Drone Solution, the On-The-Move V4 (OTM V4), to address the U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Special Operations / Low-Intensity Conflict (ASD SO/LIC) Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO) Mobile C-sUAS Defense-in-Depth Capability. The OTM V4 system implements a multi-sensor, multi-layer architecture that protects against various […]

Phase two of the UAS Traffic Management Pilot Program (UPP) sets the stage for the future of Remote ID. (Oh look the sky used to be full of Phantoms now its being populated by Skydio gear! (ED)) By Steve Bradford, Chief Scientist — Architecture & NextGen Development When we picture the future, we might imagine scenes […]

RALEIGH – Drones make great holiday gifts, but new and inexperienced pilots should follow some simple safety tips to protect yourself and others. More than 30,000 North Carolinians now own and operate drones for personal and recreational use. As this number grows, the N.C. Department of Transportation is reminding drone pilots to follow basic safety precautions, because […]

SPH Engineering, the world’s premier UgCS software developer, announced today that the Parrot ANAFI UAV platform is now compatible with UgCS. ANAFI users now have access to the program’s vast range of tools to enhance professional drone operations and streamline land surveying and mapping processes. The world’s premier UgCS (Universal ground Control Software) is a tool for enhanced UAV […]

Bethesda, MD December, 2020: The Pacific Southwest Region of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) is pleased to announce that recordings of the 1st annual Symposium on Remote Sensing & Wildland Fire (RS Fire 2020) are available to those who missed the live event. This was a virtual 4-date symposium series, and […]

SeeTree’s Series B funding round is one of the largest for an Israeli Agtech company, which is already operating in Brazil, the United States, South Africa and ChileFRESNO, Calif. – Dec. 8, 2020 – SeeTree, an AI-powered, end-to-end service that provides growers with intelligence on trees and tree clusters, announced today that it has raised $30 […]

I don’t get why people, aka “drone experts, and visionaries” fall for these FAA rusesagain and again. In my estimation, this effort is another iteration of an expensive andtime-consuming industry trip down the rabbit hole. I know what you’re thinking,that Egan guy is such a bring-down when he starts with the reality stuff. Sure, he’sright […]

New operations at Labor Berlin will initiate the first urban BVLOS medical drone deliverynetwork in the largest city of the European Union with the potential to serve millions of patients each year Mountain View, CA — Matternet, developer of the world’s leading urban drone logistics platform, announced the launch of operations at Labor Berlin Charité […]

· Hyundai Motor Group is invited to exhibit its UAM S-A1 vision concept at GITEX · UAM augments urban mobility needs and shape society · Hyundai Motor Group presents its vision for a smart future mobility ecosystem which includes UAM, Purpose Built Vehicle and Hub DUBAI, December 2020 – Hyundai Motor Group’s Urban Air Mobility (UAM) vision concept, S-A1, […]

Auterion, the largest open-source drone software platform, today announced the appointment of Cynthia Huang as the company’s new Vice President of Enterprise Business Development. One of the drone industry’s top executives and a highly experienced international business leader in the field of emerging technologies, Cynthia joins Auterion from DJI, where she held the role of Director of […]

Skydio is the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial transportation. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, and operational excellence to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users – from action sports enthusiasts to first responders […]

Aeroplanes dominate long-distance transportation, but automobiles are used for most travel less than 500 miles. It takes too long to get to an airport. It takes too long to get through an airport. And now there’s the flygskam movement – flight shaming – aimed at noise and emissions. Electra.aero (pronounced “electra dot aero”) aims to […]

RedTail LiDAR Systems recently partnered with an award-winning engineering firm to demonstrate the RTL-400 LiDAR system’s high-resolution, high accuracy mapping capability. Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) technology is increasingly being used in everything from iPhone 12 virtual reality apps to self-driving automobiles. The technology – which provides 3D representations of areas – is increasingly being deployed on […]

SAN DIEGO – 07 December 2020 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) recently completed Full Scale Static (FSS) testing on the MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) wing after three months of extensive testing. MQ-9B includes SkyGuardian® and SeaGuardian ® RPA produced by GA-ASI. The testing included multiple load cases to 150 percent of expected maximum flight loads. The […]

David Monks has been elected as the new President of FAI, the World Air Sports Federation for a two-year term. His election took place today at the 114th FAI General Conference held online from 2 to 5 December 2020. An electrical engineer by profession, Monks, 53, from the United Kingdom, caught the bug for aviation when […]

DroneShield Ltd’s (ASX:DRO or DRO.AU) (“DroneShield”), a pioneer and global leader in the C-UAS sector, and Squarehead, a Norwegian-based acoustic array technology company, have entered into a partnership in the C-UAS space. Going forward, DroneShield will be offering an integrated system for C-UAS detection and mitigation, with DroneShield’s radiofrequency, radar and camera-based UAS detection and electronic warfare UAS […]

Septentrio has opened a new Research & Development center in Espoo, Finland, to support the strong growth and ambitious expansion plans for its GNSS/INS solutions for professional and industrial applications. The new office is strategically located in Espoo, well known as a high-tech hub with a long history of state-of-the-art GNSS and INS development, housing many leading technology companies as well as the famous Aalto University. “This new R&D center will support our strong growth and […]

London, UK. ATM Magazine today announced Altitude Angel, the world’s leading UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) technology provider, has been shortlisted in two of its 2020 ATM Awards categories. With partner Inmarsat, Altitude Angel has been shortlisted in the UTM Service Supplier Projects, which recognises pioneering technologies and procedures in UTM safety and complex operations, for its Pop Up […]

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida – VerdeGo Aero, a hybrid-electric aerospace powertrain firm and tenant in Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Research Park, has teamed up with the university to develop and commercialize patent-pending technology designed to mitigate electric aircraft noise. Under an exclusive option agreement, VerdoGo Aero CEO Eric Bartsch and Executive Chair Erik Lindbergh will further develop the Embry-Riddle […]

call for evidence launched to find ways to boost rural transport connectivity views being sought on ways that 21st-century transport – from e-bikes to drones – can be used to get people and packages from place to place more easily launch coincides with publication of government response to the Future of Transport regulatory review call […]

Autonomous Flight Uses Jet-Powered Avenger as Skyborg Surrogate SAN DIEGO – On October 28, 2020, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) conducted an autonomous flight using a government-supplied Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE) autonomy engine to support air-to-air targeting missions. The CODE autonomy engine was installed on a GA-ASI Avenger Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The CODE autonomy […]

Virtual event – Information session on Drones Date & time 10/12/2020, 11:00 – 12:00 (CET). Drones Live streaming session for Commercial Users. Description The new European Drone regulation users is coming into force at the end of December 2020. Drone operations, either for commercial or leisure purposes, will be subject to the same conditions across Europe. […]

by DJI ViewPoints Team This year stands as the worst year for wildfires on record in California and across much of the western United States. Five of the six largest fires in California history happened this year, and experts estimate more than 8.5 million acres have burned so far due to decades of forest mismanagement and […]

Since its release Herelink has become one of the most accessible and simplest ways of integrating a wireless digital video & remote controller ground station into your drone or UAS system. Designed for hobby, professional and system integrators Herelink features long range low latency wireless HD video with upto 20km range and supports Mavlink communication […]

Two industry veterans launch advocacy group aimed at small and medium sized drone service providers. LAKEWOOD, CO, Dec 2020 – The Drone Service Providers Alliance (“DSPA”), a drone industry trade association, formally launched today. Founded by two drone industry veterans, the DSPA aims to represent small and medium-sized drone service providers’ interests before the FAA, […]

Normal fixed-wings set up a high threshold for drone enthusiasts. Unless you’re a pro at this, you are very likely to break your drone during landing or some other complex situations that require skilled operation. Hence, H-WING comes along, an FPV VTOL for beginners and experts. · TAKE-OFF/LANDING vertically without a runway; No flying field restricted unless stipulated by […]

Terrafugia is a fast-paced, energetic company whose vision has always been to create sustainable air mobility solutions. We continue to pursue our mission of developing the world’s first practical flying car, and now we are expanding to include the development and manufacture of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). We’re building a team that combines deep expertise […]

Melanie Azam Embry-Riddle student Andres Larrota was disappointed when his study-abroad trip was cancelled, due to the current coronavirus pandemic. He had hoped to apply his classroom knowledge of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to document cultural sites in the Balkan Peninsula. While he missed the opportunity to travel overseas, Larrota found a meaningful way to […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 3, 2020 – ANRA Technologies, a leader in UAS Traffic Management (UTM), today launched SmartSkiesTM DroneID in partnership with the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) and Swiss U-Space Implementation (SUSI) to remotely identify drones in Switzerland. Approved by the Swiss government, SmartSkies DroneIDTM provides appropriate levels of access to […]

Today, the Open Networking Foundation (ONF) announced that ONF’s Aether™ 5G Connected Edge Cloud platform is being used as the software platform for the $30M DARPA Pronto project, pursuing research to secure future 5G network infrastructure. DARPA is funding ONF to build, deploy and operate the network to support research by Cornell, Princeton and Stanford universities in the areas of network verification […]

Today, AirData UAV and Autel Enterprise Robotics are announcing a new partnership specially tailored to meet the needs of Autel Pilots across the USA: Autel EVO II users will receive a one-month free trial of AirData Enterprise fleet management software. Now optimized for all Autel Evo II camera models, by utilizing AirData, Autel pilots can […]

With the online SORA Tool drone operators can easily perform their risk assessment foroperations in the Specific Category and apply for a permit or waiver at their CAA. Applying the Specific Operations Risk Analysis (SORA) can be challenging, AirHub’s smart online SORA Tool enables drone operators to quickly determine the Ground Risk Class (GRC) and […]

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 […]

The Arava region in Israel is home to a growing area of around 20,000 dunam (5,000 acres) of Medjool dates. Most of the date trees are female, which require pollination using pollen from the male date trees. The most common pollination method in most of the commercial groves is using an air fan blower towed […]

Acquisition Provides Company with Comprehensive Mission Coverage within Group 1 Unmanned Systems for Defense Customers; Bolsters Position to Deliver Solutions for Commercial and Public Safety ARLINGTON, Va., December 2, 2020 ― FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced today that it has acquired Altavian, Inc., a privately-held manufacturer of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) for defense and public safety […]

New Agreement with the Chilean Air Force First Cluster – Recently launched Kleos Scouting Mission Schedule Progress Payload commissioning to commence shortly followed by Data transfer validation and Revenue Second Cluster – Polar Vigilance Mission Schedule Progress Critical Design Review in progress Kleos Space S.A. (ASX: KSS, Frankfurt: KS1,) (Kleos or Company), a space-powered Radio Frequency Reconnaissance […]

Drone technology is a growing threat to privacy, cybersecurity and physical security. Unauthorised or malicious drones in protected airspace – such as ports and airports, power plants, and military bases – can cause shutdowns, delays, or pose a terrorist threat. But how can you ensure drone detection is working swiftly enough to stop such threats […]

EmbraerX, Embraer’s disruptive business subsidiary, and Airservices, Australia’s civil air navigation service provider, have developed a new concept of operations (CONOPS) for the air taxi market, also known as urban air mobility (UAM). Going forward, Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions, the new EmbraerX spin-off, will be responsible for this partnership with Airservices and for the […]