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Cyberhawk, a world leader in drone inspection technologies and visualization software for UAV data, continues to implement its bullish growth strategy, announcing its recent move into new corporate headquarters. Based in the world’s largest indoor climbing arena at the Edinburgh International Climbing Arena (EICA), less than five miles from the Edinburgh International Airport, the new […]

London, United Kingdom – 22 July 2019 – Altitude Angel, the world’s foremost unmanned traffic management (UTM) technology provider, and DroneShield Ltd (ASX:DRO or DRO.AU) (“DroneShield”), a global leader in drone detection and mitigation, have announced a partnership. Altitude Angel enables airport operators, among others, to integrate unmanned vehicles into their controlled airspace. Its traffic […]

DroneShield Ltd (ASX:DRO) (“DroneShield” or the “Company”) is pleased to have been selected for a grant-based collaboration program by Defence Innovation Network (DIN), in conjunction with Innovation Connections. NSW Defence Innovation Network (DIN) is a university-led initiative of the NSW Government and the Defence Science and Technology Group to enhance NSW Defence industry capability through collaboration […]

Airbus believes in the potential of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) to transform our cities for the better. By pushing the limits of technology in the fields of connectivity, artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and electric propulsion, our aim is to develop sustainable mobility systems that bring maximal societal benefit while causing minimal environmental impact. To this […]

Second drone parachute validation by NUAIR and New York UAS Test Site, advancing drone package delivery industry and routine flights over people (SYRACUSE, NY) – Following strenuous testing completed by Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research (NUAIR) at the New York UAS Test Site in Rome, New York, Israel-based drone company Flytrex, has the parachute on its […]

Volans-i, Inc., an on-demand drone delivery business based in San Francisco, CA, announced today a strategic partnership with Fli Drone, a Hogfish Ventures company, to provide on-demand drone delivery services in The Bahamas. To cement the partnership, the companies successfully completed the first long-range unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) delivery in The Bahamas on June 18, 2019. The delivery originated at […]

We are looking for Remote Pilots to join our UK team on both permanent and contractor basis ICR has recently acquired Sky-Futures and we are hiring. Candidates will be UK based, highly professional, dynamic and keen to embrace a new and exciting industry. Previous Remote Pilot experience is desirable but not essential as our evidence-based […]

Firebird Aircraft System is a game changer in commercial market due to range, altitude, endurance, and sensor payload capabilities in the UAS industry GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Grand Sky Development Company, LLC (Grand Sky) signed a deposit agreement with Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) to purchase Firebird, the company’s optionally piloted intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft […]

Participants battle tropical heat to conduct live UAS flight drills including maritime aerial reconnaissance, damage assessment, force protection, and other disaster simulations. MIAMI – The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season is well underway and while Hurricane Barry was busy causing havoc along the Louisiana coast, South Florida first responders were busy practicing how they would use unmanned […]

Blue Bear Group are excited to announce the launch of our new, state of the art Mobile Command and Control System (MCCS). The MCCS brings together Blue Bear’s capability in ground control stations (GCS), C2 and mission systems, Geospatial Information Systems (GIS), imagery exploitation and dissemination, recognised air picture, and recognised maritime picture technology to […]

Altitude Angel, the world’s foremost UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) technology provider, has today announced it is to launch the world’s first UTM ‘conflict resolution service’ as an API, and in doing so has taken a huge step towards allowing automated drone flights to become day-to-day reality. Using this service, any pilot or operator can securely check […]

Japan-based Terra Drone Corporation, one of the leading industrial drone solution providers in the world, is announcing the continuation of its global expansion with investment in a leading UAV company in Kazakhstan, KazUAV. With this investment, KazUAV joins Terra Drone’s network of over 25 group companies and technology partners that are committed to providing cutting-edge yet cost-effective […]

PCL has entered into a three-year corporate licensing agreement with 3DR to make their Unmanned Aircraft Systems (drone) software, Site Scan, available for unlimited use on all PCL projects, worldwide. PCL Construction started working with 3DR in 2016 to leverage drone technology for site documentation, quality control, progress reporting, and more. 3DR’s platform, Site Scan, includes an iPad […]

The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing: The Imaging and Geospatial Information Society is hosting a joint meeting of the 21st William T.Pecora Memorial Remote Sensing Symposium (Pecora 21) and the 38th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment (ISRSE-38) in Baltimore, Maryland, USA from October 6 – 11, 2019. The combined conference will […]

ParaZero Technologies, the world leader in safety systems for commercial drones, is pleased to announce that its ASTM compliant SafeAir Systems for the DJI Phantom 4 Series and DJI Mavic 2 Series complies with the latest Transport Canada regulations for operations over people. This allows licensed operators using the SafeAir Mavic + ASTM Professional Kit and the SafeAir […]

Loveland Innovations, the leading provider of data analytics and technology solutions for insurance, today announced it will provide The Hanover Insurance Group with drone and technology capabilities, helping the company provide more effective and efficient claims service to its partners and customers. Through this partnership, Loveland Innovations will provide The Hanover with a sophisticated, digital-first approach […]

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems solutions, marks the 25th anniversary of its Predator A unmanned aircraft this month. Predator A completed its first flight in July 1994 and made its operational debut in 1995. More than 320 Predator A’s […]

DroneBase, the leading global drone services company, today announced that it has acquired Betterview’s drone roof inspection software and services, establishing the company’s first foray into analytics and first purchase. The transition will seamlessly carry over both the software technology and customers to DroneBase, while Betterview will solely focus on its risk management platform, which is based […]

High-precision GPS/INS receiver is now available with a single antenna for faster integration, lighter weight and lower power consumption. High-precision GPS/INS receiver is now available with a single antenna option for faster integration, lighter weight and lower power consumption. Leuven, Belgium – July 16, 2019 Septentrio, a leader in high-precision positioning technology, announced today that their […]

EPFL startup Flybotix has developed a novel drone with just two propellers and an advanced stabilization system that allow it to fly for twice as long as conventional models. That fact, together with its small size, makes it perfect for inspecting hard-to-reach parts of industrial facilities such as ducts. The main drawback of small drones […]

Deliveries in urban environments is by many considered to be the holy grail of the drone industry. Swedish software and drone service developer, Everdrone, just completed their first fully autonomous deliveries between two hospitals in central Gothenburg. The flight stretched 4,4 km and was made possible through a first-of-its-kind permit given out by the Swedish […]

Vertical Partners West and Teledyne Energy Systems Inc. (TESI) announce a collaborative agreement to serve the power needs in the emerging and rapidly growing unmanned, robotic and mission-critical portable power market. Vertical Partners West, LLC parent company of Venom Power, a leading supplier of drone batteries and charging solutions for commercial industries, have entered into […]

Epirus Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer Dr. Bo Marr will join other top U.S. technology innovators as a presenter at the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency’s (DARPA) Electronics Resurgence Initiative (ERI) Summit on July 17 in Detroit, Michigan. Epirus is the only U.S. developer of software-defined electromagnetic pulse (EMP) technology—a short burst of directed energy […]

When the #ChiComms floods your waders – DJI has handled the “we don’t want your data” issue so poorly three times now that the insult to injury has had to cost them millions of dollars in revenue and their credibility is now comfortably perched two notches below laughable. The only thing funnier than the credibility-free […]

Geospatial insights are in high demand and automating the feature extraction process is key to scaling up your aerial mapping services. Drone services – the strength of a diverse market Along with the hardware and software sectors, the drone services market is the largest segment in the commercial drone industry with the strongest expansion. According […]

The 110th playing of Canada’s National Men’s Open Championship was underway this summer, with elite athletes competing and spectators cheering on the grand prize winner, Rory McIlroy. Thousands filtered in and out of Hamilton Golf & Country Club over the course of the four-day event, and while moving on the ground was monitored, event organizers […]

New, additional facility expansions at the headquarters in Austria as well as a new facility in the United States. RIEGL, an internationally successful manufacturer of LiDAR scanners for surveying applications headquartered in Horn, Austria, is investing heavily in the expansion of production and office space. The continued, worldwide demand for the high-performance sensors allows the […]

DroneShield Ltd (ASX:DRO) (“DroneShield” or the “Company”) is pleased to release a breakthrough new product, DroneGun MKIIITM, following extensive development in response to end-user feedback. The product is available for purchase from today to qualified end-users, where lawful (refer to note below). DroneGun MKIIITM is a portable pistol-shape drone jammer, weighting under 2kg. The Company believes this […]

Wounded Eagle (WE) unmanned aerial surveillance (UAS), with the help of their student UAS operators, completed aerial mapping of VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System’s (VAGLAHS) 388-acre VA West Los Angeles Medical Center (WLA) campus. Using a UAS and drone mapping software, WE captured thousands of images of WLA and stitched them together to make […]

Artificial Intelligence is disrupting all industries. However, technology revolution in AgTech has always lagged other industries. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is poised to dramatically shift world agriculture by finally making it possible for every farmer to use leading edge technologies and be part of the revolution. ConserWater Technologies is headquartered in California, USA, and is the […]

We are coming up on the big anniversary of men walking on the moon, and there is a plethora of documentaries on the subject, but this one stands out. The producers did not shy away from the gritty setbacks (space is hard) and at least threw Wernher von Braun a bone. Not that the doc […]

Involi, a complete and reliable air traffic data provider for UAS, otherwise known as drones, and AirMap, announce their collaboration to offer a pre-integrated UTM and Air Traffic Awareness solution for safe, efficient, and scalable drone operations. The safe integration of drones into low-altitude airspace alongside manned aviation has become paramount to cope with the […]

An alternative title for this article would be “Nice try DJI” because you are only fooling more of your amateur security experts and wasting tax payer money and government resources. DJI released an article in conjunction with a DOI report. Article:https://www.dji.com/newsroom/news/us-federal-agency-validates-and-approves-dji-high-security-solution-for-government-drone-programs Report:https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/oas_flight_test_and_technical_evaluation_report_-_dji_uas_data_managment_assurance_evaluation_-_7-2-19_v2.0.pdf From the article on DJI’s website: The DOI’s findings were presented in a […]

Delair Takeoff offers fixed monthly fee for enhanced flexibility, lower capital expenditure for leveraging long-range, precision aerial intelligence platform TOULOUSE, France – July 11, 2019 – Delair, a leading supplier of commercial drone solutions, today announced Delair Takeoff, a cost-effective subscription program for accessing the company’s high-performance Delair UX11 family of UAVs and its delair.ai, […]

DJI Interview with Tom Shainberg, Senior Drone Pilot of Devon & Cornwall Police According to an independent study from HMICFRS (Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services)1 conducted in March 2017, over 65% of UK ‘police forces ‘had either purchased at least one drone or had ready access to one,’. However, with the ever-increasing […]

The Sacramento District’s aviation team for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was excited to put the Microdrones mdMapper1000DG to work. One of their first demonstrations took place at New Hogan Lake, near Stockton California. The district’s UAS team, consisted of David Mello, James Oliver, Casey Young and Jerry Frost, who after a week of […]

Researchers at Cranfield University have developed a smartphone app which can connect with off-the-shelf drones and send them to autonomously inspect multiple locations using coordinates received by SMS text message. Controlling drones in this way could be useful for a variety of applications in the future including the collection of crop health data in specific […]

Scottsdale, Arizona – Leading automated drone startup, Airobotics, today unveiled a highly drone-stabilized payload for inspection and security applications at ADS’ 2019 Warrior Expo East. Named Trion, this payload marks Airobotics’ first in-house developed and manufactured sensor for the market—available both with and independent of—its leading automated drone hardware and data insights platform. Weighing less […]

On June 11th 2019, the Science and Technology Committee were joined by the Defence Committee to continue their Inquiry into Commercial and Recreational Drone Use in the UK. DJI presented oral evidence, along with other key stakeholders in the drone industry, including ARPAS-UK. DJI’s representative, Brendan Schulman, Vice President for Policy & Legal Affairs, was […]

Rome, NY- If you’re in California next week, then be sure to join Microdrones for our California Summer Tour, Monday, July 15 through Friday July 19. From Northern California to MalibuBeach and on to Southern California, Microdrones will be making their way through the Golden State, showcasing their integrated systems at select locations. You can […]

Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – July 10, 2019 – One of the largest providers of industrial drone solutions in the world, Tokyo-headquartered Terra Drone Corporation, has entered into an investment agreement with NDT Corrosion Control Services Co. (NDTCCS), a leading Saudi company which has been providing nondestructive testing and inspection services in the Middle East since 1975. With […]

By Amir Iliaifar Drone DataLearning For many, the word “drone” has become a term that encompasses all types of drones. Much like how the word “aircraft” can refer to an airplane or a helicopter, so too can the word “drone” refer to both a fixed-wing drone, such as the senseFly eBee X, or a quadcopter. But just like […]

FLYMOTION, the leading provider of end to end UAS solutions and services has partnered with Tomahawk Robotics, an innovator or robotic control technologies to bring Kinesis to the Public Safety and Government market. Tomahawk Robotics’ software suite, Kinesis, enables management of robotic systems regardless of underlying hardware. From robotic systems in the air, on the ground […]

I personally grew up listening to the BBC on the long wave radio in east Africa as a child in the 80’s. We listened to the BBC world service, to find out the facts surrounding events that happened around us, and at home in Australia. In the last 30 years, I have been in the […]

As surveyors and mappers experience growth they assume larger and larger projects making longer flight times increasingly important. The extended flight times become increasingly important. The Harris Hybrid can provide such flights with lidar and industrial grade cameras allowing for far greater coverage in a single flight. “The beauty of the Harris Hybrid, is that […]

Unmanned Safety Institute (USI) announced today that they will be establishing the first-in-the-nation Unmanned Safety Institute – Center of Excellence, a remote pilot training and safety certification center, at Gulf Coast State College (GCSC) in Port St. Joe, Florida. In 2019, Unmanned Safety Institute celebrates five years of implementing and promoting best-in-class aviation-based safety practices into the […]

Department of the Interior Completes Independent 15-Month Testing of DJI Government Edition Solution Using Mavic Pro and Matrice 600 Pro Drones DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, is pleased to announce that its high-security solution for government drone programs, Government Edition, has received independent validation from the U.S. Department of […]

MMC UAV, a leading industrial UAV company that has enjoyed rapid development thanks to its industrial chain integration strategy, is partnering up with Yuneec, an Intel-invested electric aviation company known for its consumer drone series Typhoon, in pursuit of enhancing UAV products to bring the best solutions for their customers. MMC UAV, over the past […]

Further to the programme ‘Britain’s Next Air Disaster? Drones’ which first aired on Monday 1st July 2019, we have written to the BBC to express our extreme disappointment at the lack of editorial balance in the programme, the flagrant disregard of the BBC’s own impartiality guidelines, and the creative licence given to the filmmakers in […]