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Echodyne, the manufacturer of innovative, high-performance radars for government and commercial markets, announced today that its surveillance radar, EchoGuard, has been selected by a top tier defense supplier for mission-critical ground and airspace perimeter security deployments in the US and overseas. Echodyne has completed delivery of the first 100 EchoGuard radars under the contract which includes […]

Revolutionary 28ft (8.5m) wingspan autonomous glider to be high-volume manufactured in the United Kingdom by The MEL Group LONDON, Sept. 10, 2019 – Yates Electrospace Corporation (YEC), world leaders in heavy payload, unmanned cargo delivery solutions, today announced the unveiling of the Silent Arrow® GD-2000 cargo delivery drone at the Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEI) show […]

EUR 50 million first closing of Series C to finance commercialisation of VoloCity air taxi Round led by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd, followed by new and existing investors from Europe, America, and Asia Geely Holding and Volocopter to enter a joint venture to bring Urban Air Mobility to China Founders jointly remain largest […]

Initiative aims to cut authorisation of offshore inspection and logistics from months to hours Portsmouth, UK, 9 September, 2019: FlyLogix Limited, the ‘Beyond the Horizon’ unmanned aircraft company, is pleased to announce the launch of a North Sea drone initiative in collaboration with oil and gas multinational Total S.A., NATS, the UK’s leading provider of […]

Satellite and drone data management solutions combined to meet user demand for more integrated options TOULOUSE, France and MINNEAPOLIS, USA – September 9, 2019 – Delair, a leading provider of visual data management solutions for enterprise, and Geosys, a leader in satellite and weather data analytics for agriculture, today announced a partnership aimed at expanding […]

Septentrio introduces a GNSS/INS receiver designed specifically for the UAVs. The on-board inertial sensor allows a compact design aimed at quick set-up and integration. Light weight and low power consumption optimize UAV battery life resulting in longer flight times. September 9, 2019 Leuven, Belgium – Septentrio, a leading global supplier of high-accuracy positioning technology for demanding applications […]

Black Swift Technologies (BST), a specialized engineering firm based in Boulder, CO, announced today its revolutionary Automated Emergency Safe Landing (AESL) functionality for UAS. The technology integrates state of the art machine learning algorithms and cutting edge onboard processors into the Black Swift S2™ UAS to capture and classify images, at altitude, enabling a UAS to […]

Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (OTC: RCAT), a leading provider of distributed data storage, analytics and services for the drone industry, today announced it has partnered with GoChain, a provider of scalable blockchain solutions for enterprises, NGOs and nonprofits. As part of this partnership, Red Cat will integrate its blockchain black box and distributed storage system onto the […]

QinetiQ has announced today the launch of the Next-Generation Banshee, “Banshee NG”, the target that replicates fast flying jets and missiles, enabling test and evaluation and live fire training exercises. Banshee NG was built to enable NATO and allied militaries to train against simulated higher speed aerial threats, preparing for the evolution in those threats […]

At Elroy Air, we are building autonomous cargo aircraft systems that will change the way the world moves goods. Transporting cargo by air can be much faster than by land or sea – but before recent developments in perception, autonomy, electric powertrain and aerospace materials, air transport has remained too expensive. We’re going to change […]

Tokyo-headquartered Terra Drone Corporation, the world’s largest industrial drone services provider, has finalized its expansion into the Australian market after completing an equity investment in Australian firm, C4D Intel Pty Ltd. As part of the deal, C4D Intel will immediately rebrand to Terra Drone Australia. The move by Terra Drone is the latest of the company’s investments […]

UAV Navigation is pleased to announce our new VECTOR MCC. We will present this new product on DSEI. The VECTOR Mission Control Computer (VECTOR MCC) is highly suitable for projects that require extensive I/O capabilities and/or custom payload management. The VECTOR MCC enhances the already impressive I/O capabilities of the VECTOR autopilot, thereby allowing the user […]

UMS introduces range of innovative training initiatives as part of ongoing expansion strategy; adds to Swedish operation with new facility designed to enhance the Group’s software development capabilities Europe’s leading provider of Rotary Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) platforms, UMS SKELDAR, is introducing a range of innovative training initiatives as part of its ongoing expansion strategy, […]

McMinnville, OR: With FAA’s Terry Wilmeth and Rich Davis along with University of Alaska Fairbanks representatives Jimmy Parrish, Tom Elmer and Nick Adkins, Northwest UAV’s Flight, Analysis, and System Test (FAST) UAV Range completed its inaugural flight Wednesday, September 4th . The Certificate of Authorization (COA) obtained by the University of Alaska Fairbanks allows Northwest […]

TheU-space SAFIR consortium, a group of 13 public and private organisations, today hosted an open day at DronePort, Sint-Truiden and successfully showcased integrated drone traffic management for a broad range of drone operations. European Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc came to see the progress made. Drones continue to capture the imagination and are now playing […]

ISS Aerospace, the UK’s leading developer of autonomous aerial systems, has unveiled Sensus, a pioneering, modular hydrogen fuel cell UAV platform, complete with ultra-lightweight, carbon composite gas cylinders from AMS Composite Cylinders. Designed for a range of surveying and environmental monitoring applications, Sensus is the first ‘off-the-shelf’ UAV of its kind – providing an adaptable, […]

Drone Evolution launches its new, milspec drone tethering system at DSEI 2019. The system allows any drone/camera combination to fly for six hours at a height of up to 200m, whilst transmitting data securely via a fibre-optic mil-spec cable. The military system is 24V, running off a military vehicle battery, and is controlled via a […]

GEOHuntsville and the UAS Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (UAS ISAO) are preparing for the Inaugural Southeast Regional UAS RODEO, a 2 day event designed to give UAS Pilots involved in Public Safety Activities a full-scale training, skill-building, and competitive environment to share their knowledge, skills, and abilities in UAS operations. In addition to the […]

Blighter Surveillance Systems Ltd (www.blighter.com) (“Blighter”), a British designer and manufacturer of electronic-scanning (e-scan) radars and counter-drone solutions, has enhanced its Blighter A400 series counter-drone air security radar to better detect and report low, slow and small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or drones. The ruggedised Blighter A400 series counter-UAV radar has been optimised with the […]

Today’s way of processing insurance claims and underwriting is soon to fade into history just as polaroid cameras for claims before. Artificial intelligence & big data has been gaining more & more traction in the insurance industry as insurance executives scramble to find the best solution for implementing a technology that is advancing quicker than […]

After less than 5 years in business, this award comes as a recognition of the milestones accomplished by Flyability. From two founders in 2014 to 85 full-time employees today, the company has become the market leader of indoor drones and one of the leading international industrial robotics company. Pioneering a technically challenging niche of the […]

The 2020 African Drone Forum comprises a Symposium, Expo and Flying Competitions, which will take place in Rwanda in early February 2020. Dates will soon be announced. Emerging technologies can play a vital role in improving the lives of people in hard-to-reach rural communities across the continent, increasing resilience, and leapfrogging existing infrastructure to deliver […]

There are literally thousands of people over the years that thought the same. Some lost a few thousand, others the whole enchilada, including their marriages, separation from their kids, and so on. There are only a few stories in the naked city, and the “stuff” gets real when you aren’t on the public dole with […]

London, UK; Altitude Angel, the world’s foremost UTM (unmanned traffic management) provider, has today announced it is to launch the world’s first ‘just culture’ reporting system for drone pilots and operators. Emulating the approach already successfully established in manned aviation, where Mandatory Occurrence Report (MOR) and Voluntary Occurrence Reports (VOR) are submitted following an incident, Altitude […]

AVT Australia has completed the milestones set out under the Defence Innovation Hub Micro Gimbal contract ready for flight demonstrations to the Australian Defence Force. This includes a detailed Micro Gimbal design review, test readiness review, and a technology demonstration. Achieving these milestones provides AVT Australia and the ADF with valuable information and insight into […]

uAvionix, designer and manufacturer of Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance (CNS) equipment for unmanned and manned aircraft, today announced is offering free pingRX Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) ADS-B receivers to first responders and UAS service organizations participating in rescue and recovery efforts associated with Hurricane Dorian. pingRX is a dual-frequency ADS-B receiver intended for use onboard a UAS. […]

Montreal, Canada, September 3 rd , 2019 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, announces that Correlator3D™ is being used for gold mining projects in Ivory Coast by Newcrest Mining Limited. SimActive software is employed to produce dense digital terrain models (DTMs) using small format digital cameras. Newcrest Mining also extracts high-quality contours […]

Dynetics, an employee-owned company, is seeking a talented Innovative Drone Developer to join a diverse team to create unique solutions for complex problems. With offices across the United States engaging in the defense, space, cyber and commercial fields, Dynetics provides responsive, cost-effective engineering, scientific and IT solutions. Dynetics is looking for an energetic candidate to take […]

Looks like PrecisionHawk could use a mission of mercy from the folks downtown at Mitch & Murray. Apparently, the closers are underbidding the jobs that ultimately get mismanaged in the field. I spoke with the CEO personally after the story about the last round of layoffs. I offered the you-have-to-bite-the-bullet-and-bring-in-the-hired-guns advice, but I guess that […]

During last year our sister company CATUAV had been designing, manufacturing and testing a new drone concept for a novel application: pulling banners. Traditional sky ads pulled with light manned aircraft have the high operating costs associated to any certified manned airplane. Using drones enables the possibility of flying under 150m ASL, therefore, easier to be observed. This way the size […]

Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) today announced Thales as the newest Iridium Certus aviation service provider. While already developing the Iridium Certus-based FlytLINK terminal and antenna, Thales will now be able to offer both Iridium Certus terminals and Iridium Certus connectivity services to business jets, commercial aircraft, rotorcraft, general aviation and UAVs. Iridium Certus is the only L-band […]

The trial use of ADS-B to provide general aviation ATS units with real-time traffic awareness in the vicinity of Barton Aerodrome has been extended, after the initial trial period proved successful. Barton and Airspace4All, which has been overseeing the trial, have been given approval by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to continue the project […]

MyDefence North America (MDNA) is extremely excited to announce the award of an Other Transaction Authority (OTA) contract by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) in support of multiple emerging unmanned aerial systems (UAS) threat scenarios. As other countries continue to develop and use drones for nefarious attacks, spying, general brutality and warfare, MyDefence has stepped […]

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Rescue And Recovery Drone Operators Should Prepare Now For Post-Storm Operations; All Other Drone Owners Should Follow FAA Guidance And Not Fly In Affected Areas August 29, 2019 – DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, urges authorized drone users in the southeast United States to prepare their equipment and their […]

Don’t just think I am beating up on DJI; they call it the news, and it is our job to keep tabs on the industry and ecosystem. As always, DJI makes a great product at a fantastic price point, and in this piece, we are trying to shed a little light on the possible reasons […]

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today that it is working with other federal agencies to minimize the impact of flight restrictions on drone operators flying near select federal facilities. The FAA is working with the U.S. Department of Defense to establish intermittent restrictions on drone flights within the lateral boundaries of select federal facilities during specified […]

Cape, the leading cloud platform for remote drone operations, today announced that the US-based drone maker, Impossible Aerospace, will be supporting Cape Aerial Telepresence on the US-1™ as a member of the Cape Preferred Partner Program (P3). The Impossible US-1 adds a new drone option to the Cape P3 program. The endurance drone was designed […]

What will be like when art, technology, and police combine together? Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corporation(CIRC) deploys its Automotive Drone System to support the police for safety management on the Ho-Hai-Yan Gongliao Rock Festival during 8/30~9/1, 2019, which is one of the top music event in Asia. With the cooperation of Automotive Drone System and the […]

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, electro-optic and related mission systems, announced today that four more Belgium-based businesses have been selected to join five previously identified companies to support the development of MQ-9B SkyGuardian RPA for Belgium. AeroSimulators Group (ASG), AIRobot, ALX Systems and Hexagon […]

The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded Planck Aerosystems, Inc. of San Diego, California, $200,000 to begin testing its autonomous small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) in operational settings. Planck received its award as part of S&T’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) in partnership with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Planck’s system capability enables a […]

On August 27th the Texas Gulf Coast Regional Public Safety Unmanned Response Team (Texas Drone Force) held a multi-scenario training event utilizing drones for coastal Search and Rescue operations. Over 20 agencies from across the region participated in the event and had a guest appearance by Texas State Senator Larry Taylor. The training started with […]

Altitude Angel, the world’s leading unmanned traffic solutions technology provider, has completed its involvement in the SESAR Joint Undertaking GOF U-SPACE project, declaring the trials to have been a ‘huge success’ and an ‘amazing showcase’ of its UTM technologies. The project’s demonstration phase has ended after several advanced drone operational scenarios took place across Estonia and Finland […]

Elroy Air, an autonomy and logistics company developing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aerial cargo systems, announced the successful completion of its first full-scale system flight test, the 1215 lb prototype reaching a height of 10 feet and hovering for 64 seconds before descending and landing safely. The test was completed at 9:14AM PST on […]

We haven’t seen hide nor hair of the affable little guy in quite some time. Some folks in the drone ecosystem including myself thought that the Buzzy concept was juvenile and didn’t really convey the tried and tested aviation culture of safety message to the masses. Sure, it was geared toward the under 13 set […]

Startup attempts to seed the world’s first super-map, providing public access to near real-time global satellite, aerial and drone imagery Soar — the geospatial mapping and imagery company on a mission to integrate all the world’s commercial satellite, drone, and aerial imaging into a global super-map — just announced the initial release of its much […]

The Denver office will be Pix4D’s main office in North America Lausanne, Switzerland: In August 2019, Pix4D opened a new office in downtown Denver. It is the company’s seventh office after Lausanne, San Francisco, Shanghai, Berlin, Madrid, and Tokyo. The move to Denver signifies Pix4D’s strong commitment and alignment with the thriving Geospatial Technology and […]

Lido Surface Data NEXTView improves safety and efficiency of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Intermap Technologies (“Intermap”), a global leader in geospatial intelligence solutions, today announced the launch of its Lido Surface Data NEXTView (“NEXTView”) data solution, co-developed with Lufthansa Systems, for the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) market. NEXTView is a high-accuracy, global 3D elevation dataset customized […]

SAN DIEGO, CA, August 23, 2019 – Planck Aerosystems (Planck Aero) was awarded a contract valued over $2M by the United States Department of Defense’s Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO) to produce mobile tethered unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for integration onto tactical ground vehicles. The mobile tethered UAS leverages Planck Aero’s autonomy and vision-guided […]

MachUpX is an implementation of Phillips’ numerical lifting-line algorithm with some small modifications to increase its accuracy and versatility. For reference on numerical lifting-line, see Phillips and Snyder “Modern Adaptation of Classic Lifting-Line Theory”. The purpose of numerical lifting-line is to quickly and accurately model the aerodynamics of fixed-wing aircraft. Within the limitations of potential […]