Auterion, today announced the release of Skynode, a first-of-its-kind reference design of a fully integrated and connected family of drone avionics modules. Offering benefits for manufacturers, Skynode streamlines the process of bringing enterprise-ready drones to market or retrofit existing products by helping to lower costs, save time, and reduce overall risk. Skynode breaks through the […]
SkyTraq announced today a 12mm x 16mm size PX1122R multi-band RTK receiver for centimeter-level accuracy positioning applications. It works with GPS/QZSS L1/L2C, Galileo E1/E5b, GLONASS L1/L2, and Beidou B1I/B2I signals concurrently. The PX1122R has RTK initialization time under 10 seconds and maximum update rate of 10Hz. It can be configured as RTK base or RTK […]
Septentrio, a world leader in high-precision GNSS positioning solutions, has announced today a new GNSS*/INS receiver, AsteRx-i D UAS. This multi-frequency receiver combines reliable centimeter-level positioning with 3D orientation, enabling automated navigation of aerial drones and robots. With a high-performance IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) from Analog Devices integrated directly into the receiver board, AsteRx-i D UAS is compact and lightweight. Aboard the drone, its small form-factor combined with exceptionally low power consumption results in extended battery life and longer flight times. “With this product we introduce into our inertial-GNSS portfolio an IMU which allows us to reduce the weight and power consumption of our UAS boards while making them easier to integrate. These are all […]
On 2 May 2020, a small 25kg experimental UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) owned by the company lost communication with its controllers on the ground. This experimental Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft design was undertaking a phased test flight to attempt a 90-hour world endurance record. As with any experimental flight testing, knowledge is […]
FlytBase, Inc. today launched the FlytWare Solution Partner program, designed for win-win partnerships in the supply chain industry, with a focus on inventory automation in large warehouses & DCs. By harnessing the power of fully autonomous drones, FlytWare Solution Partners can now create sustainable business value for their customers – by saving time, effort and […]
BUFFALO, NY – EagleHawk, a market leader in professional drone services and solutions, has engineered a safe, effective, and efficient process for disinfecting large areas against COVID-19, both outdoors and indoors. EagleHawk is using disinfectant chemicals approved by the EPA and New York DEC for effectiveness against the SARS-CoV-2 virus with a process that places the highest […]
51 Beyond Visual Line Of Sight Waivers (BVLOS and mostly EVLOS Part 107.31, 107.33) and 126 entries for over people waivers (Part 107.39) hardly constitute an industry ready to scale. I know, I’ve been listening to folks espouse the notion that they were all bringing down the big drone bucks before the COVID19 bring down. […]
Parrot, the leading European drone group, announced today its support for Human Rights Watch’s mission of investigating human rights abuses around the world. To assist the organization’s work, Parrot is providing its powerful ANAFI drones, along with advanced software and technical support. Most recently, as part of a Human Rights Watch investigation into ISIS atrocities in northern […]
Join the African Drone Forum team as they announce awards for this years Lake Kivu Challenge in Rwanda on May 5th, 2020. The capstone of the African Drone Forum, the Lake Kivu Challenge is the first event of its kind – challenging drone teams from across the world to navigate the real challenges faced by […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4 May 2020 – Exactly one month after Aerodyne started assisting the Malaysian authorities in enforcement of the Movement Control Order (MCO), the team achieved a milestone of completing over 1,000 hours of drone flights time. At an average speed of 40km/hr, the teams have covered over 40,000 kilometres, equivalent to flying […]
Today Volansi, Inc., the leader in autonomous VTOL UAV design, manufacturing and service, announced the launch of their newest unmanned aerial vehicle, the VOLY M20 at the United States Air Force’s Agility Prime Virtual Trade Show. The VOLY M20 is a new generation of dual role aircraft offering customers the ability to simultaneously carry 20 […]
AirBox Technologies successfully demonstrates drone delivery into the AirBox Home smart, secure delivery receptacle. The purpose of the demonstration was to highlight secure delivery into a receptacle simulating critical healthcare delivery such as may occur with samples for COVID-19 testing or medication delivery to a patient. “Medical delivery and healthcare applications for drone delivery are […]
London, UK: Altitude Angel, the world’s leading UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) technology provider, is making available a surveillance API which will allow integrators to both share and receive flight data from a variety of sensors and devices in near real-time, providing a truly comprehensive real-time picture of the airspace. The surveillance API provides a mechanism […]
High Value Targets Found in Minutes Versus Days During Wake-Cho Feasibility Study San Clemente, CA & Wake-Cho, Japan – Teams from Swift Tactical Systems, in partnership with its Japanese counterpart, Swift-Xi, both subsidiaries of Swift Engineering, completed personnel search and rescue and animal identification missions as part of a contract with Okayama Prefecture in Japan. […]
Airspace User Portal suspended from 30 April New guidance for users issued Details can be found at www.nats.co.uk/nsf NATS has issued further guidance for those using the Airspace User Portal (AUP), following news of the portal’s suspension as of 30 April 2020. The suspension was announced earlier this month in response to the impact felt by […]
In order to further evolve product quality, the German engine manufacturer Sky Power GmbH has expanded its technical equipment. One additional engine test cell and a picture-guided 3D coordinate-measuring device from Keyence was installed. The new investments will benefit both product development and ongoing series production. “Especially in product development, we want to achieve a […]
PowerVision Robot Corporation, a global leader in smart drones, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and augmented reality, has the ultimate drone to keep customers entertained rain or shine, the PowerEgg X. A first of its kind in the industry, the device features a revolutionary design that can easily be equipped with weatherproof accessories (waterproof case and landing float), allowing it […]
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — Loon LLC, Airbus Defence and Space, HAPSMobile Inc., Intelsat US LLC, and Nokia Corporation see a rare, untapped commercial opportunity in the skies above Earth’s atmosphere. All members of the recently-formed HAPS Alliance, the companies outlined in a White Paper published today a multi-billion dollar market opportunity in Earth’s stratosphere that spans telecommunications, high-resolution earth […]
Bozeman, Montana….As the need to continue to adapt to the growing threat posed by small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS), Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) has released the latest variant of the eXpeditionary Mobile Air Defense Integrated System (X-MADIS), offeringnext-generation portable, on-the-move counter sUAS capabilities. The newest version of the X-MADIS incorporates several new hardware components for […]
Kleos’ scouting satellites on site in India, awaiting integration & launch Collaborative agreement with first Nation State concluded Key appointment to spearhead expansion in US and Middle East sales operations Brazilian Government Agency engaged – Kleos data to aid environmental challenges Two further data pre-orders received from South American clients Over100 active opportunities across the […]
The CAA has published an updated version of CAP 1789 which provides updated guidance based on revised information and policy developments that have been provided since its original publication in June 2019. It provides a simple explanation of the general intent behind the regulations and also includes a section which aims to answer some of the most […]
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has partnered with Australia-based Conflux Technology on the development of a heat exchanger. The part is being developed using a metal Additive Manufacturing process for possible integration onto GA-ASI’s line of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS). Conflux Technology is an Additive Manufacturing applications company based in Geelong, Victoria that […]
F-drones has completed the first commercial BVLOS drone delivery in Singapore on 19 April 2020. The drone delivered 2 kg of vitamins over 2.7 km in 7 minutes, to a ship managed by Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS). EPS, which is one of the world’s largest privately-owned ship managers, is F-drones’ first paying customer. In Singapore, […]
Operational management system supplier Centrik and specialist drone and eVTOL insurance provider Flock have formed a strategic alliance to raise safety standards and reduce risk in commercial drone operations. The move means a commercial UAS operator who uses Centrik to manage its operations can now automatically align insurance costs with their actual exposure to risk. Flock’s connected […]
Starting tomorrow, 30th April 2020, Drone Con will host a series of webinars. Register to attend here. Drone Con is Africa’s largest drone conferences with a keen focus on African solutions for commercial drone industries and offers delegates a diversity of relevant exhibitions. Drone Technology is being adopted at a rapidly growing rate in sectors […]
UAV Navigation is involved in the rapid research and development of innovative and cutting-edge flight control technologies that address the need of the hour. The goal is to design technologies that help overcome the challenges faced by the UAS/RPAS sector. Visual Navigation System (VNS), UAV Navigation’s Research and Development Project is a standing example of […]
Smart electric motor company Linear Labs has today announced the availability of their HET MM17555 motor, aka The Honey Badger, to anyone regardless of order size. The HET produces twice the torque of competitive motors or equal torque in a smaller size. This brand-new technology provides a competitive advantage for small business, academic institutions, or […]
Reimagining The Experience Of Aerial Creativity, Mavic Air 2 Is The Smartest, Safest And Easiest-To-Fly Consumer Drone to Date DJI, the global leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, today ushers in a new era of aerial creativity with the Mavic Air 2 drone, combining high-grade imaging, intuitive yet advanced flight performance and revolutionary […]
 SUGUS (Solution for E-GNSS U-Space Service) is a European Commission’s project to promote European GNSS services (EGNOS and Galileo) for the integration of drones into the airspace.  The survey will be available on the project website until May 15: https://projectsugus.eu/survey/ SUGUS, the European Commission’s project for the development of E-GNSS (European Global Navigation […]
SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, announces that his Correlator3D™ product is used to map the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Halin in Myanmar. The archaeological project involved the deployment of drones to gather data necessary to prepare orthophoto maps and digital elevation models. The goal is to find new features as well […]
In the continuous effort to stay closer to developers like you, we are excited to launch the DJI Developer Forum. It is a place for sharing knowledge and submitting feedback. All developers are welcome to join today for free. The forum will be divided into three separate sections: Technical DiscussionThis is where developers can report […]
Because of the ongoing disruption caused by the COVID19 outbreak, it has been decided that we will postpone the introduction of the new EU UAS Regulations within the UK by a period of at least four months. As a result, any person involved in the operation of UAS within the UK will not be required to […]
Well, I don’t want to say, I told you so. But I told you so. Thomas Kirschstein from the University of Martin Luther Halle-Wittenberg, Germany, has discovered that city delivery drones operate at a similar efficiency to diesel vans. That’s a bad thing. It’s 99% of the feel good story required to push for airspace grabs […]
A missing child has been found safely in Minot, North Dakota today, in no small part due to the swift actions of the partnership between the Minot Police Department, the Minot Fire Department, SkySkopes’ UAS teams, and others. After SkySkopes received the call from the Police of the City of Minot, they had teams on […]
The University of Southampton will be taking part in a new trial looking into using drones to transport medical supplies across the Solent to support the response to COVID-19. The trial, the first of its kind, is part of the Future Transport Zone (FTZ) project funded by the Department for Transport, to use an unmanned […]
At the daily coronavirus update (24 April 2020) MP Grant Shapps unveiled a drone delivery trial between the mainland UK and the Isle of Wight. I have also given the green light to trials of drones delivering medical supplies. Earlier this year, we awarded £28 million to Southampton and Portsmouth to develop a Future Transport […]
Aerial initiative in Grand Forks, ND aimed at helping address health crisis by delivering food, medicine & essential goods to local backyards and keeping households safe (Grand Forks, ND. April 24, 2020) – In response to the COVID-19 crisis, leading drone technology company Flytrex, in partnership with EASE Drones, the Grand Forks Region Economic Development Corporation and the City of Grand Forks, […]
AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), today announced the availability of Quantix™ Recon, a lightweight, rapidly deployable, fully-automated reconnaissance solution that delivers high resolution, georeferenced terrain, vegetation and infrastructure imagery, providing ground forces with on-demand actionable intelligence. With its unique hybrid VTOL design, Quantix Recon combines the vertical takeoff […]
Low Cost On-Demand UAS Flights & Machine Learning Ag-Analytics® (https://analytics.ag/uav) announced the launch of its long-awaited fully remote, on-demand UAV Service – a custom flight service to assist farmers by providing fast, cost-effective UAV flights and machine learning analysis. The cost starts as low as $210 for a 60-acre field or $2.40/acre for larger fields. Farmers can easily place a […]
Blue Bear Systems Research Ltd, in Bedford, has successfully demonstrated a fully autonomous suite of multiple drone swarm assets, under Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) conditions. This technology enables complex drone operations, where multiple assets are able to carry out simultaneous tasks, controlled by a single user, to create a swarm effect. The five fixed wing […]
Czech company ADVACAM and the Laboratory of Multi-robot Systems of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of CTU (MRS) in Prague have teamed up to develop a drone that will search independently for radiation. The advantage over systems currently in use is the combination of small size and flexibility of the drones that can reach even inaccessible […]
Twenty-five students from nine African countries were prepared to make history on March 18. They would be the first graduating class from the African Drone and Data Academy in Malawi, a joint educational effort between Virginia Tech and UNICEF that provides students with drone, data, and entrepreneurship skills. Then, news came that a novel coronavirus […]
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With a lot of deliberation and thought, we have decided to cancel Flite Fest 2020. With the escalation of the Covid19 pandemic, we believe this difficult decision is necessary to keep the community, our employees and Flite Test safe for many years to come. Obviously many of you probably were expecting this with events such […]
PERTH, AUSTRALIA: Orbital Corporation Ltd (ASX:OEC)(“Orbital UAVâ€, “the Companyâ€) is pleased to announce it has signed a contract with leading aerospace and defence technology company Northrop Grumman Corporation (“Northrop Grummanâ€) for the development of a hybrid propulsion system for a Vertical Take-Off and Landing (“VTOLâ€) unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAVâ€). Orbital UAV has been tasked to […]
SkySkopes is leading a coalition of some of the most reputable UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) entities in the world to fight COVID-19. UAS missions have been successfully executed over the last week and includes organizations such as the University of North Dakota Medical School, the UND Center for Innovation, UND Research Institute for Autonomous Systems […]
Sumitomo Corporation (“SCâ€), through Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (“SCOAâ€), announced today its stake in OneSky Systems, Inc. (“OneSky†or “the companyâ€), the leading developer of Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) platforms, designed to enhance mission planning with advanced safety-of-flight analysis. This investment aligns with our focus on air mobility in establishing […]
W.S. Darley will provide SkyeBrowse 3D modeling software in addition to its UAV offerings to first responders starting April 2020 New Jersey, USA (April 2020) SkyeBrowse, the world’s fastest 3D modeling software for drones, and W.S. Darley, a leading manufacturer and supplier of first responder and firefighting equipment, today announced their partnership through which W.S. […]
Today, DroneDeploy the leader in aerial drone software, announced a wide array of product updates that will have a knock-on effect across dozens of industries — from solar field management, to oil and gas, to construction, to disaster relief. By reinventing how data is captured on-site, the new features will create a seamless workflow so […]
• Collaborators seek ways to support US Coronavirus response amid social distancing protocols • Drones could add safety, speed, predictability, efficiency to healthcare logistics DroneUp recently partnered with UPS (NYSE: UPS) and subsidiary UPS Flight Forward (UPSFF) with Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology (CIT), and Workhorse Group in tests designed to determine how unmanned aerial systems can assist medical professionals in […]