sUAS News

Dedrone, the market leader in airspace security technology, is delighted to announce Aaditya Devarakonda (AD) has been elected Chief Executive Officer and Board Member of Dedrone, effective August 6, 2020. AD joined Dedrone’s advisory team in 2019, then formally joined the company as President and Chief Business Officer in 2020. He takes over from Joerg Lamprecht, […]

Aircraft play an essential role in how we study and understand Earth’s surface, climate, and atmosphere. Now, a new commercial unmanned aircraft system (UAS) aims to bring about a powerful way to observe our planet for days or weeks on end. With the help of NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, Swift Engineering […]

DroneInch, Inc., the industry’s first drone automation software to power the entire drone operations lifecycle, today announced it was named a Sample Vendor in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Drones and Mobile Robots, 2020 under the Drone Management Platforms category. Gartner defines this category as “drone management platforms refer to software by which organizations manage […]

Rotterdam – August 6, 2020 – Terra Drone invests in Dutch Drone Solution provider Skytools to offer corporate and government clients with advanced drone solutions. The companies will together establish a strong drone hub in Rotterdam consisting of Training facilities and Research & Development centers. Terra Drone Corporation, one of the largest providers of industrial drone […]

PowerVision Robot Corporation, a global leader in smart drones, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and augmented reality, has the perfect device to take out on the water this Summer, its PowerEgg X. As a result of its innovative, modular design, the PowerEgg X comes with a removable waterproof housing and pontoons to make sure users never miss […]

Volansi, Inc., the California-based cargo drone delivery service provider developing autonomous VTOL UAVs, today announces it has signed a teaming agreement with the N.C. Department of Transportation to begin commercial, middle-mile drone delivery projects in North Carolina. Volansi and the N.C. Department of Transportation will work together with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), to gather […]

Today’s report from the Synacktiv digital security firm about DJI software includes further inaccuracies and misleading statements about how our products work, following similar reports from them last week. We want to make clear that DJI’s products protect user data; that DJI, like most software companies, continually updates products as real and perceived vulnerabilities come […]

The Virginia Department of Aviation (DOAV) and Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) today announced the launch of the Virginia Flight Information Exchange pilot program, a tool that will allow state and local governments to share information among unmanned aerial systems (UAS) stakeholders and address key safety and policy concerns while keeping the airspace open, secure, […]

Next time you visit Salisbury Plain Training Area (SPTA) you may notice some Unidentified Flying Objects. Don’t be alarmed, they’re just our new drones. The Training Safety Marshals (TSMs) recently took delivery of ten DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise drones, more properly known as Unmanned Air Systems (UAS), for use on the training area. They can […]

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md– The Navy and Marine Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems program office (PMA-263) welcomed a new program manager during a change of command ceremony July 23 at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland. A small ceremony took place for family to witness the transfer of leadership from Col. […]

Paris – August 5, 2020: Parrot, the leading European drone group, and Dronisos, a pioneer in the creation and production of customised drone swarm light shows, are expanding their ongoing partnership to explore new applications for drone flight automation leveraging the Parrot ANAFI drone platform. Dronisos’ drone swarms combine sophisticated technology and artistic expression to entertain audiences […]

Known in Switzerland as SBB, the Swiss Federal Railways system provides the highest quality national public transit service in Europe according to the European Railway Performance Index. In addition to transportation, SBB also oversees energy infrastructure and real estate that supports it, among other projects. Established in 1902, the firm has become a Swiss icon, demonstrating reliability and […]

“Enabling innovations” is the name of a new initiative of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, WKO, which intends to facilitate and initiate innovations in companies and to provide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) the environment they need to effectively investigate the feasibility of innovative ideas. The initiative is based on a partnership between the Austrian […]

Philadelphia (Aug 2020) – Federal, State, and local law enforcement as well as the Department of Defense (DoD) and First Responders have been looking for an iPhone based TAK application for years. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) received the requirement for this capability and tasked Syzygy Integration LLC who responded […]

For years and years, many have been talking about the FAA’s drone sightings reports. The drone sightings reports have been cited many times by the news media and elected officials who were rather alarmed about the data. Others in the industry cite the drone sightings as evidence of the greater need for the government(s) to […]

Wing delivery drone No. A1229 — which helped kick off the first residential drone delivery service in the U.S. — is making its final journey today to become a part of the collection at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. This drone completed its historic 2.32-mile trip on October 18, 2019, […]

Start-up tech companies and inventors will get the chance to pitch directly to UK and US military leaders for the $1-million investment to fast-track their ideas for cutting-edge Space innovations. International Space Pitch Day was launched today by UK Director Space Air Vice-Marshal Harv Smyth. International Space Pitch Day is a joint UK-US initiative that […]

Konstanz / St. Gallen, August 2020, – The flight management software company Unisphere, and weather data expert Meteomatics have signed a cooperation agreement to improve the safety and efficiency of flight operations with drones and air taxis. Under this agreement, Unisphere will provide its customers with automated flight management services for drones and air taxis […]

SixArms, an innovative Australian-based RF Test and Measurement Consultancy company, today announced the launch of a U.S. RF Verification partnership with QCommunications, a well-established systems integration and engineering firm with deep roots in the broadcast industry. QCommunications will provide services via its newly launched QForce Airborne division comprised of highly trained and certified FAA Part […]

We are proud to announce that Speed Cycle I alumnus, NAR Technologies, has been acquired by B3Bar Holdings based out of San-Antonio, Texas in the USA. Speed Accelerator and Leap Ventures believed in NAR’s potential from day one and decided to seed the company enabling it to develop its cutting-edge UAV/drone inspection AI-software. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) or […]

A new specialist drone surveying course has been launched to help professionals conduct more accurate and consistent drone surveys. Drone expert HELIGUY.com has partnered with drone survey training provider, Pieter Franken, of Drone Survey School, to host the Drone Survey Fundamentals training course. Surveying drones have become a key commercial tool – helping capture accurate […]

In this webinar Richard Parker, CEO & Founder at Altitude Angel, will be joined by members of the Altitude Angel team to discuss a range of talking points, including: What is required to unlock Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight flight How is UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) enabling drones to fly further and more frequently? When will we begin to see […]

Research and applications of STEM Education prove that students are in critical need of a robust curriculum to prepare for the developing future. DroneBlocks provides the necessary tools to engage learners throughout the school year by exploring real-world challenges and logic. This exciting learning is captured through exploring science, technology, engineering, mathematics, along with the integration of the […]

DropIn has introduced D{ai}mentions—a series of new AI tools designed to enhance the capability and utility of its live-streaming platform. D{ai}mentions are a collection of patent-pending artificial intelligence measurement tools. They allow insurance adjusters and site surveyors to profile specific areas—such as a wall, floor, ceiling or even a vehicle—to get an accurate capture and tabulation of […]

Antwerp, August 3rd 2020 – To lead Unifly in its next growth phase, Leon van de Pas has been appointed CEO of Unifly. He succeeds Marc Kegelaers in this role. Leon van de Pas: “When I first came across Unifly three years ago, for me that was the first time I truly realized the vast potential […]

Founding Member of DJI’s Enterprise Business to Bring Data-Based Intelligence to the Drone Industry August 3, 2020 – DroneAnalyst, an independent drone research, content and advisory services firm, today welcomes David Benowitz as Head of Research, responsible for expanding its research product offerings with the mission of providing increased transparency to the state of the […]

London, UK: Altitude Angel, the world’s leading UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) technology provider, today announced it is to integrate its best-in-class data with UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) avionic solutions provider Sky-Drones, to enhance its drone management platform, Sky-Drones Cloud. Sky-Drones create professional full stack UAV avionics solutions (hardware and software) including flight control, ground control and […]

Aerial surveillance and monitoring are vital, especially when it comes to ensuring the security and safety of your facilities, assets and most importantly – people. Keep reading to find out why the ALTI UAS fleet of long endurance aircraft will give you the strategic security advantage you need. Optimal security requires constant surveillance. With […]

Airgility is a company dedicated to making a big social impact by creating unparalleled aerial unmanned systems that can fly anywhere, including areas where there is limited or no GPS access and in confined areas. These capabilities allow Airgility to conduct the most important missions which include search & rescue, protecting our borders, delivering medical […]

HMS Princes of Wales provided an impressive setting for the Future Maritime Aviation Force Accelerator Day this week, bringing together experts from the navy, MOD and industry to meet and discuss the vision for drone operations. It comes as the navy seeks to develop and invest in the latest technology, bringing new, world-beating equipment to […]

Unmanned aircraft will be flown as safety overwatch in support of search and rescue missions for HM Coastguard for the first time. The unmanned aircraft will be supporting search and rescue response in north Wales both in maritime and in the mountains. It is an operational evaluation and will potentially have the benefits of showing […]

Today, the Ministry of ICT and Innovation and HAPSMobile Inc. (“HAPSMobile”), a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO: 9434) announced they signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) on July 29, 2020 under which both parties will conduct a Joint Research Project (“JRP”) that studies the use of High Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS) to provide mobile Internet […]

Armasuisse contracted Lockheed Martin (LMT) for a fleet of Indago 3 small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), with options for spares, training and tech support and additional systems for the Swiss Army. Indago provides aerial reconnaissance in environments unreachable by normal fixed-wing, unmanned aircraft systems. The first phase comprises manufacturing development to optimize the Indago 3’s configuration to […]

It’s back! If you missed Episode I of the 5th Annual FAA UAS Symposium, we hope you can join us for Episode II, August 18-19. Episode II will NOT be a repeat of Episode I. If you enjoyed the first Episode, please take this opportunity to continue the conversation during Episode II. If you missed Episode […]

Aix en Provence, July 27th, 2020. The EDIDP programme (European Defence Industrial Development Programme) has been designed in order to reinforce the European Union’s strategic autonomy in Defence. Novadem has integrated a consortium of 10 others French, Belgian, and Cypriot companies and institutions. Together they will collaborate on a project called LynkEUs. This LynkEUs project, […]

Velodyne Lidar, Inc. have announced that Emesent’s newly introduced Autonomy Level 2 (AL2) technology for Hovermap uses Velodyne lidar sensors to provide real-time perception and high-quality, accurate 3D data. Hovermap is a plug-and-play mapping and autonomy payload for industrial drones that enables autonomous flight in areas beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) and without GPS connectivity. […]

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (July, 2020) — Numerica Corporation’s newest commercial software product, MIMIR, is helping to defend against malicious drone activity by enabling the creation of layered Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) capabilities using autonomous sensor fusion and precise target tracking technology. With the MIMIR software suite, users can seamlessly operate multiple sensors and defeat […]

Helicopter and drone successfully operate as a team whilst airborne. The drone switches between independent and human-controlled reconnaissance according to Helicopter operator’s commands. The demonstration took place on 19 June over the army ranges on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, in the UK and featured a manned helicopter and a semi-autonomous drone, working together to identify potential […]

The prototype of Airbus Helicopters’ VSR700 unmanned aerial system (UAS) has performed its first free flight. The VSR700 performed a ten minute flight at a drone test centre near Aix-en-Provence in the south of France. This is a significant step in the programme following the first flight in November 2019 when the prototype was tethered to comply […]

WASHINGTON, DC, and London, UK – July 30, 2020 – ANRA Technologies, a leading provider of end-to-end drone operations and traffic management solutions, today announced that it’s SmartSkies CTR airspace management platform has been selected for the United Kingdom‘s Connected Places Catapult (CPC) Lot 1 Phase 3 project. Commissioned by the UK Department for Transport (DfT), CPC’s mission is to […]

Terrain-aware flight planning is among the most versatile forms of automated missions planning. With the latest update, the Drone Harmony platform now offers the most advanced terrain-aware planning capabilities on the market for anyone anywhere in the world. With these major changes we have also updated our subscription plans. Luzern, Switzerland – July 2020 The […]

A ground-breaking new project announced today (30th July) will build and then demonstrate how Open-Access UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) capability can support drone operations below 400ft. The Connected Places Catapult is bringing together a national and international consortium to develop a world leading Open-Access UTM framework for drones. The project, commissioned by the Department for Transport, will […]

HAPSMobile Inc. (“HAPSMobile”), a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO: 9434) and minority-owned by AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV, “AeroVironment”), today announced the fourth successful test flight of its “Sunglider” solar-powered high-altitude platform system (HAPS). The flight took place on July 23, 2020 (PT) at Spaceport America (“SpA”) in New Mexico. With all basic aircraft tests for […]

Twelve months ago, ultra-fast charging (UFC) pioneer, StoreDot, achieved a world first with its partner BP by successfully fully-charging a two-wheeled electric vehicle in just 5 minutes. Today, the company is launching its award-winning UFC technology for the drone industry, having achieved its mission of fully-charging a commercial drone in five minutes – another world first. […]

EHang Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: EH) (“EHang” or the “Company”), the world’s leading autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) technology platform company, today announced that EHang 216 has obtained a Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) issued by Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA), the civil aviation authority in Canada. This is another milestone in regulatory breakthrough for EHang 216 and the […]

Planck Aero is an innovative startup based in San Diego, CA. We’re seeking enthusiastic and talented people to support time-critical challenges and product development. Planck Aero delivers enhanced capabilities for small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS, aka “drones”) in government and industry through intelligent navigation solutions that enable autonomousflight from moving vehicles and vessels on land […]

London, UK: Altitude Angel, the world’s leading UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) technology provider, today announced it is to take part in a Connected Places Catapult (CPC) project, in collaboration with UK Department for Transport (DfT), which will develop, build and test the UK’s Open-Access UTM framework for drone operations. Funded by the Department for Transport, the […]

Canandaigua, N.Y. – July, 2020 – SkyOp LLC, a leader in the training and deployment of drone technology, announced that it has launched a new consultancy division for enterprise-level corporations seeking to realize the advantages drone technology can deliver for large-scale businesses. Through its commercial UAV training division and its work implementing educational curricula in high schools and […]

SOARIZON by Thales, Europe’s leading drone operations and compliance management technology provider and Consortiq, leading UAS consultancy and training provider have joined forces to offer businesses and organisations the very best advice, operational support and training. Typically, developing and running an enterprise drone programme can be expensive, time consuming and fraught with challenges around risk […]

Oxford UK, June 2020. Dronestream releases its flagship Enterprise software, built to improve remote capabilities for drone pilots and their teams or clients. After participating in the SSAP accelerator in Sweden, Dronestream adds a multinational technology company as one of its investors. About Dronestream Dronestream sought to overcome one of the barriers limiting the full […]