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Flyability and Pix4D are pleased to announce the recent signature of a partnership agreement to offer bundled Flyability and Pix4D products. The bundle will be sold in the form of a Photogrammetry Add-On that can be purchased on top of Elios 2 drone packages. This offer is meant to facilitate access to a coherent and […]

So you have now registered your drone and received your operator ID and/or your flyer ID; what has happened to your personal data? Given that many people last year suffered a phishing attack from the CAA, you may have legitimate concerns as to the risk of your personal data. Not only will your concerns relate […]

PowerVision Robot Corporation, a global leader in smart drones, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and augmented reality, is launching its newest product, the PowerEgg X, at CES 2020. The multi-function device can be used as an autonomous personal AI camera, as a handheld 3-axis AI camera, also a high-performance drone. In launching the PowerEgg X, PowerVision has […]

Evolve with the EVO. After countless hours of diligent planning and rigorous testing, Autel Robotics is pleased to present EVO 2 Series. This series is the most powerful and advanced foldable drone system on the planet. The EVO 2 Series features the longest battery life of any foldable drone (up to 40-minutes of flight time). With a top […]

Next-Generation NovAtel Ground Uplink Station Signal Generators Delivered for SBAS Modernization Hexagon | NovAtel announced that shipments of next-generation Ground Uplink Station (GUS) Signal Generators have commenced in fulfillment of the contract with the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to support the FAA’s safety of life Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) navigation service. Developed by […]

DroneUp, LLC and the State of South Dakota have signed a Participating Addendum for the NASPO ValuePoint contract for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle services established as the Contract Number 17379. This begins the offering for the purchase of complete drone solutions to all state agencies, commissions, political subdivisions, institutions, and local public bodies allowed by law. […]

This in from GoPro If you’ve been unable to fly your Karma over the last few days, fear not! We’ve identified the cause and a fix is in the works. Our engineering team is testing a resolution and we expect to release a Karma firmware update within the week that will address the issue. ‘What the heck happened,’ you’re asking? […]

Terra Drone group company has offered ConocoPhillips (Grissik) unmanned solutions for forest fire monitoring, vessel traffic monitoring, pipeline monitoring, and more Sumatra, Indonesia – January 7, 2020 – Terra Drone Indonesia, a group company of Japan-headquartered Terra Drone Corporation, has successfully completed a pilot project for one of the world’s largest oil and gas producers, ConocoPhillips, in the […]

Plenty of folks were not aware that DJI had closed the line, but starting today you can pre-order the Phantom 4 Pro again. The re-release timed to coincide with CES. This will no doubt be fairly short-lived as the next larger than 250g DJI drone is going to have to comply with Remote ID (RID) […]

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) concluded a series of flight demonstrations using its MQ-9 Guardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) on December 19, 2019. The demonstrations showcased the maritime surveillance capabilities of the MQ-9, and the GA-ASI-developed Detect and Avoid (DAA) system for traffic-deconfliction in civil airspace. The flights were sponsored by the Hellenic […]

Doosan Mobility Innovation won the “Best of Innovation” award for its hydrogen fuel cell drone in the “Drones & Unmanned Systems” category. The company’s hydrogen fuel cell drone significantly expanded the use of drones by extending the flight time of the battery-type drone, which can fly only 20 to 30 minutes, to more than 2 […]

[INDIANAPOLIS, USA] SkyRights Holdings LLC (www.skyrights.io) today announces a new service for U.S. Class I railways focused on management and monetization of air rights above railroad tracks specifically for drone delivery and urban air mobility applications. The airspace above railways offers a unique solution to address the safety, electric charging infrastructure and liability management challenges […]

Livox sensors’ groundbreaking new scanning method offers better performance at a fraction of the cost enabling innovation in autonomous driving, mapping, mobile robotics and more DJI, the global leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, today brings its wide product and solutions portfolio to CES 2020, including its full drone lineup, handheld Imaging systems […]

Well done Propeller Aero, Australian cloud-based visualization and analytics solutions software provider. This year’s bushfires in Australia are breaking all the wrong records. Propeller Aero has posted this. If you’re located anywhere in Australia and need to survey a bushfire affected area we’d like to provide our photogrammetry processing services to you at no cost. […]

For patients in hard-to-reach areas, access to medicines and other health commodities and timely receipt of test results can not only improve health outcomes, but also save lives. To improve access and ensure patients living with HIV receive more reliable and effective health services, the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) […]

DroneShield is pleased to announce that the United States Army has selected its wholly-owned US subsidiary DroneShield LLC to advance to Phase II of Expeditionary Technology Search program (“xTechSearch”). xTechSearch is sponsored by U.S. Army’s Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology. It enables the selected private sector companies to collaborate with the Army […]

After an 18-month delay, the FAA released a draft of the new rule for remote identification of unmanned aircraft, providing the industry with a comprehensive roadmap for the full implementation of the Remote ID system. Fortunately, you don’t have to wade through the 300-page draft because the Fox Rothschild Aviation team has done that for you! Join Fox […]

Company announces merger agreement with leader of high-performance FPV drone technology Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (OTC: RCAT), a leading provider of distributed data storage, analytics and services for the drone industry, today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Rotor Riot in a stock and cash transaction. The companies expect the deal to close in mid-January. […]

Embention continues with product updates carried out in 2019 by launching its new Veronte Tracker version. It is a high-performance antenna for tracking BLOS missions in civil or military duties. Either from fixed stations or moving vehicles. The new tracking antenna is established as one of the most advanced tracking systems for moving vehicles (drones, UAV, UAS, […]

africanDRONE is currently looking for up to 3 volunteers to act as safety marshalls at the Lake Kivu Challenge from January 28 to February 15th. These marshalls should have drone piloting skills, a keen interest in how drones can be used for good (especially drone delivery) and a team spirit. These volunteers will receive an […]

Jack of all trades and master of none? A big teaser from Chinese 360 camera maker Shenzhen Arashi Vision Co., Ltd. They make the Insta360, the name they trade under. They blend three cameras into on in a video designed to spice up an announce during CES. It mentions drones. If they do reveal a […]

Compact multi-frequency GPS/GNSS receiver module provides robust cm-level positioning for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) Leuven, Belgium – January 3, 2020 – NXP (NASDAQ: NXP), a leader in communication technology for embedded applications, is integrating Septentrio GNSS technology into its V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) reference design and development boards. Septentrio, a world leader in high-accuracy GNSS positioning solutions, is providing mosaic™, a true multi-frequency, multi-constellation GNSS receiver module, delivering accurate and reliable global localization even in harsh environments. “Reliable lane-accurate positioning is vital for many road-safety applications of V2X, such as queue and emergency stop warnings or blind spot warning,” says Andrew […]

Frankfurt (dpa) – The year 2019 could see a reduction in dangerous incidents where drones interfered with air traffic, Germany’s air traffic controllers DFS said Tuesday. In the first 11 months of the year, DFS registered 120 such incidents, down from 152 in the same period last year. In total, drones interfered with planes at […]

Indianapolis, IN Indiana drone startups Pierce Aerospace, a leading Remote ID UAS Service Supplier (RID-USS), and DRONEDEK LLC, a leading smart mailbox company, have teamed to advance commercial drone delivery. The collaboration unites Pierce Aerospace’s Remote Identification expertise and technologies and DRONEDEK’s patent portfolio in last-mile logistics, including a drone mailbox system. The teams’ combined […]

The FAA released the long-awaited proposed rule on UAS remote identification on December 26. While the proposal includes some elements that we advocated for, there are several concerning elements as well. We will need everyone’s help to ensure that the final rule on remote ID works as best as possible for our community. For years, […]

I told anyone who was listening that the remote ID (#RID for the folks on the socials) that this was an FAA ruse to put one over on the kiddies. The FAA gave everyone the “our hands are tied by DHS” hogwash, and they want RID (privacy, safety, data, detect and avoid, yadda, yadda, yadda), […]

Gadfin design and develops long-range Urgent-delivery systems of the future, which is no less than a game-changer for the Medical and Time-critical deliveries market. Our system brings together traditional flight knowledge, unmanned and autonomy technology, thus redefining delivery capabilities in terms of flight radius, safety, reliability, and automation, that is going to disrupt the world. […]

Deliveries take flight in the U.S. In April, Wing became the first drone operator to be certified as an air carrier by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). With its expanded Air Carrier certificate, Wing’s permissions are the first to allow multiple pilots to oversee multiple unmanned aircraft making commercial deliveries simultaneously to the general public. This paved […]

First, let’s quickly park a couple of things. The best drone of this decade, I think there can only be one choice, 2013’s DJI Phantom. It was the airframe that fired the imagination of many folks and bought them into the business. It’s genius in my opinion laid in a tidy design, curves not angles […]

Kleos Space S.A (ASX:KSS, Frankfurt:KS1, Kleosor Company), a space-powered Radio Frequency Reconnaissance data-as-a-service (DaaS) company, provides the following update sent to all shareholders of the Company who have provided the Company’s share register with email addresses. Kleos has received confirmation, following the successful launch of PSLV 47 (27thNov) and PSLV 48 (11thDec), that the Kleos Scouting Mission will launch on […]

BROOKINGS – Engineering students at South Dakota State University are designing a drone large enough to carry a human for their capstone senior design project, with help from a nearly $80,000 grant from NASA. “NASA wants to address specific topics, one of which is related to innovation in aeronautic transportation,” explained assistant mechanical engineering professor […]

Ground control station GCS hardware refers to the complete set of ground-based hardware systems used to control the UAV. This typically includes the Human-Machine Interface, computer, telemetry, video capture card and aerials for the control, video and data links to the UAV. Smaller UAVs can be operated with a traditional “twin-stick” style transmitter,as used for radio-controlled […]

PABLO AIR successfully conducted a long-distance drone delivery from Seogwipo Port on Jeju Island to Cheonjin Port on Wudo Island on November 2, 2019, ushering in an era wherein delivery services can be received via drone anywhere. The drone is considered an iconic concept of the 4th Industrial Revolution, and the competition to introduce drone in the […]

Dusty Robotics, developer of robot-powered automation for the construction industry, today announced that it has closed a $5 million seed round led by NextGen Venture Partners and joined by returning investors Baseline Ventures, Root Ventures, and Cantos Ventures. The financing brings Dusty’s total funding to date to $7.2 million. Founded in 2018 by seasoned robotics […]

FAA Rule For Remote Identification Intends To Bolster Safety, Security And Accountability DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, is reviewing today’s proposed rule from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to remotely identify drones in American skies. The FAA proposal outlines its own approach to identify airborne drones, which is […]

A purposeful large scale three-engined electric crop spraying RPAS that must make more sense than smaller multirotors over huge fields from Pyka. The company’s founding team, Michael Norcia, Chuma Ogunwole, Kyle Moore and Nathan White, come from a variety of well-known companies that work in adjacent spaces: Cora, Kittyhawk, Joby Aviation, Google X, Waymo and […]

Way to make sure nobody comments on a subject, release it on Boxing day, nice move the FAA. Wherever you are in the world, let the FAA politely know what you think as it is very likely that this will become the standard everywhere. This is, in my opinion, is nothing to do with safety. […]

Skyryse, a transportation company, today unveiled the Skyryse Flight Stack, a suite of automation technologies that will help the company make safe urban flight mainstream. The Skyryse Flight Stack comprises technology that automates flight in FAA-approved helicopters, safety and communication systems, and a network of smart helipads to ultimately create a new transportation system in […]

City dwellers’ daily commutes may soon take flight, the rotors of their air taxis spinning as they lift off from the rooftops. In anticipation of this coming era of air travel, called Urban Air Mobility – and many other applications – NASA has developed a flexible way to test new designs for aircraft that use multiple rotors […]

Wing is reshaping the future of delivery. We are an on-demand drone delivery service that can deliver food, medicine or other items within minutes. We’ve also developed an unmanned traffic management platform to safely route drones through the sky. Our service is faster, safer and produces far less pollution than traditional delivery. Originally created in […]

Smart Agriculture Conference (SAC 2020), hosed by XAG, co-organised by Chinese National Precision Agricultural Aviation Centre and partnered with Alipay, was held in Beijing on December 19. The conference featured XAG’s new product launch as well as a Smart Agriculture Report published by global strategy consultancy CLEAR. 400 global audiences, including agricultural experts, government officials, foreign diplomats and […]

If you have been in this industry for a while you might remember in 2009/10/11 sUAS News used to have a count down ticker on the right-hand navigation menu. This was counting down until the FAA was due to sort out regulations for RPAS, the dates came and went and I eventually called it the […]

How the lessons learned from Vahana will inspire the next generation of eVTOLs at Airbus. Nearly four years after the Vahana concept was sketched on a napkin, the flagship programme that launched the urban air mobility initiative at Airbus has come to a close. Vahana’s key learnings are now providing Airbus Urban Mobility with invaluable […]

Labège, France, December 20nd, 2019. Donecle announced today that LATAM Airlines Group, the largest airline in South America, will use its automated drone solution to improve the efficiency and reliability of aircraft visual inspections during base maintenance for their A320 fleet. Donecle provides its drone to LATAM for heavy maintenance checks on its A320 fleet. […]

SkyDrive Inc., a leading flying-car developer, has successfully launched test flights of a cargo drone which could revolutionize the way heavy goods are transported and speed up the movement of equipment in remote locations. The first operational testing took place earlier this month (December) in Toyota City, Japan. It was carried out to test the technology […]

Zero Zero Robotics, the award-winning robotics company pioneering the future of smart flying consumer robotics, announces its newest drone, the world’s first consumer bicopter: V-Coptr Falcon. The V-shaped dual-rotor design marks a significant departure from the universal quad-rotor design consumers are familiar with. With a multi-patented dual rotor propulsion system and proprietary flight control technology, […]

Flirtey announced today it has begun routine drone delivery demonstrations in a designated area inside the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center (TRI Center), located in Nevada. The demonstrations are in preparation for routine food delivery trials to designated points on the TRI Center park. TRI Center is the largest industrial centre in the United States and is home to more […]

The CAA has published a new AIC providing updated information regarding ADS-B Out for the UK GA fleet. In August 2017 the Civil Aviation Authority confirmed that ADS-B using 1090 MHz is its preferred national system to improve electronic conspicuity for general aviation. Ideally this will be achieved through transponders, although other devices can be integrated and interoperable […]

London, UK: Altitude Angel, the industry-leading UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) technology provider and general aviation flight planning platform Airmate, have today announced a partnership which will enable general aviation aircraft to see drones, and vice versa, safely and securely. The real-time exchange of aircraft telemetry data between the two organisations will allow the aviation industry […]

The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Norwegian: Statens vegvesen) is a government agency that oversees the national and regional road network spanning the longest country in Europe. It has earned Norway the title of having the safest roads in the continent from 2015-2017, and the team aims to reach a zero-fatality goal. This goal is to be achieved […]