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Specialist drone manufacturer, SKYCORP, has successfully doubled the maximum flight times of e-Drone Zero, Europe’s first hydrogen-powered drone, to two hours, by using a new, ultra-lightweight gas cylinder from AMS Composite Cylinders. The e-Drone Zero is a powerful, long endurance quadcopter designed for the commercial market. It features a compact, custom military-grade frame, and is […]

COLLEGE PARK and BALTIMORE, Md., April 26, 2019 – In a first-ever advancement in human medicine and aviation technology, a University of Maryland (UMD) unmanned aircraft has delivered a donor kidney to surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) in Baltimore for successful transplantation into a patient with kidney failure. This successful demonstration […]

The Russian technology startup Flyter officially announces the start of a campaign to search for an investor to make a prototype. Details on the project website: https://flyter.aero Over the past month, the project team has designed a test bench, which is a full-size model of the PAC VTOL720-200 wing console with lifting motor groups. Earlier, […]

On 11 December 2018, DroneShield Ltd (ASX:DRO) (“DroneShield” or the “Company”), announced it had entered into a Teaming Agreement with Thales Programas De Electronica Y Comunicaciones S.A.U. (“Thales Spain”) (a Spanish subsidiary of Thales S.A.), whereby Thales would utilise and promote DroneShield’s products in its defence and security contract bids in Spain involving counter-drone aspects. Thales […]

We’re working on the future. If you are seeking an iterative fast-paced environment where you can drive innovation, apply state-of-the-art technologies to solve extreme-scale real world challenges, and provide visible benefit to end-users, this is your opportunity. Come work on the Amazon Prime Air Team! Amazon Prime Air is seeking a Flight Operator with sound […]

Safety as a top priority at Matternet Comprehensive technical fleet management for SwissDrones SafeDrone by Lufthansa Technik has signed comprehensive contracts with drone manufacturers Matternet and SwissDrones. Both companies will use SafeDrone Health to improve the efficiency of their maintenance programs. SafeDrone Health helps to reduce maintenance efforts SafeDrone Health is a holistic and manufacturer-independent […]

Article by Forrest Harrington Drones (or UAVs) are transforming operations in a number of industries, including infrastructure inspection, agriculture, search and rescue, mining, and more. Commercial drone operators have three distinct power solutions to choose from: lithium batteries, internal combustion engines, or hydrogen fuel cells. But which technology can truly deliver the most cost-efficient (hence profitable) […]

Elistair launches the Ligh-T V.4, the newest version of its rugged and compact tether station for drones. With the first version released back in 2015, Ligh-T has been widely deployed by police forces, public safety, private security and industries in over 50 countries, and was selected by for various major events such as the Superbowl […]

Following the recent sudden announcement of Flight Restriction Zones around protected aerodromes capturing the operation of all unmanned aircraft of any weight and at any height (and the unreasonable three week notice period given for our clubs and members to comply), the CAA has dropped yet another bombshell on us with no prior warning. They […]

This is an absolute travesty that might put several more nails into the model aircraft hobby coffin. Please react to this one, it will make absolutely no difference to safety and security and is based on over inflated numbers from an industry desperate to try and clear the skies to make a perceived living. I […]

Grand Sky leads the industry with research, testing and development of BVLOS flights GRAND FORKS, N.D. – April 23, 2019 — Grand Sky Business and Aviation Park and Harris Corp. have joined forces to enable the country’s first and largest unmanned aerial system (UAS) airspace to support beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flight operations […]

uAvionix, designer and manufacturer of Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance (CNS) equipment for unmanned and manned aircraft today announced a new line of certified avionics designed to enable Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) type certifications and Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) mission capabilities. The ping200X Mode S Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) transponder and the truFYX Satellite Based Augmentation […]

Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced an agreement with Nikon Corporation, under which Sendai Nikon Corporation, a Nikon subsidiary, will manufacture lidar sensors for Velodyne with plans to start mass production in the second half of 2019. The partnership cements Velodyne’s manufacturing plan and expands its lead in the global lidar sensor market. “Mass production of our high-performance […]

Developed for high-altitude, long-endurance operation, HAWK30 is designed to deliver telecommunications network and other types of connectivity from the sky to the ground HAPSMobile Inc., a joint venture between AeroVironment and SoftBank Corp., recently increased the ceiling value of its Design Development Agreement with AeroVironment to $126 million AeroVironment participated in a joint press conference […]

Leading UAV Service Provider Aerodyne are pleased to announce that they have partnered with STC Specialized (wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Telecom Company) to provide critical asset inspection and management solutions to their enterprise clients in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).The agreement will see Aerodyne implementing their drone-based enterprise solutions for STC Specialized’s clients within telecoms, power, oil […]

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–a kind of air traffic control for unmanned aircraft–to safely route drones through the sky. Our service is faster, safer and produces far less […]

Daniel Ronen The UAV air bridge project took a major step forward in November 2018 with a trial deployment of the UAVAid Hansard system, to Malawi. The drone platform was deployed with a team of operators and engineers to the Kasungu Aerodrome (a humanitarian drone testing corridor managed by UNICEF), with the goal of further […]

For several years, drone-delivery company Wing has been working with the Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership to lay the groundwork for a future where it will be routine for deliveries to arrive via wings and propellers instead of on four wheels. A key piece of that effort just slid into place: Wing has become the first drone […]

Cheseaux, Switzerland, April 24 2019 – senseFly, the leading provider of fixed-wing drone solutions—in collaboration with drone engineering and consulting specialists AL Drones and geo-technology company Santiago & Cintra—is excited to announce that the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) has approved BVLOS flights to be carried out in Brazil for the first time in the […]

UAV Navigation, a Spanish aerospace company specializing in professional grade autopilots and Flight Control Systems (FCS) for UAVs, will present the latest version of its FCS at XPONENTIAL 2019. Version 8 is a major upgrade and includes a wide range of new features and improvements for manufacturers of Fixed Wing, Rotary Wing and Target Drone UAVs, including, among others: User interface improvements for the Visionair mission software. […]

Will Aid in National Vaccination Campaigns Delivering 150 Vital Medical Products To 2,000 Health Facilities Serving 12 Million People 100x Increase In The Number of Health Facilities Served By Zipline Globally OMENAKO, GHANA Wednesday, April 24th—Today, during World Immunization Week, President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana officially launched the world’s largest medical drone delivery service during […]

It has been my experience with the airspace integration effort that things can always get worse. Just ask the RC Hobbyist, who went under the bus with so little fanfare—actually not even a whimper, but an endorsement from the drone advocates and visionaries. One hundred eighty days out from the reauthorization people are going to […]

Record solar cell efficiency combined with specialized packaging and integration creates a first-ever dedicated solution designed to fly at 60,000 feet for years at a time Building on its long heritage of innovation, Alta Devices today announced a new solar solution that is designed to meet the specific needs of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that can serve […]

Wing achieved a significant milestone today, becoming the first drone delivery company to receive Air Carrier Certification from the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This is an important step for the FAA and the drone industry in the United States; the result of years of work to safely integrate drones into the national airspace. […]

Aimed at ages 7 – 11 Key Stage 2 pupils within the England and Wales school systems and P4 to P7 in Scotland, this high-quality educational programme is made available free of charge to schools and satisfies the national curriculum category ‘Design and Technology’. Teachers can use this programme to develop further class tuition after […]

Terra Drone India and the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad have announced that they have signed a pact to establish a first-of-its-kind Centre of Excellence for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in India. According to the tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the centre will be set up at IIT Hyderabad. “We are creating a unique educational […]

Planck Aerosystems (Planck Aero) announced today a partnership with the aerospace manufacturer, Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. (ESAero) to support Planck’s defense and commercial unmanned aerial systems (UAS) business. Under this agreement, ESAero will manufacture Planck Aero’s Group 1 Unmanned Aerial Systems, Shearwater, in the ESAero manufacturing plant in San Luis Obispo, California to support increasing […]

Mapping in environments, such as mines and densely-vegetated, remote outdoor locations, can be hazardous to workers and equipment. Lidar is proving to be a valuable addition to unmanned aerial and road-based autonomous vehicles for collecting geospatial data in these environments. That was the focus of a story by Andy Extance in Electro Optics called “Optical […]

The Lake Victoria Challenge is still many months away, however, we are approaching our first major milestone of the year – the closing of the LVC Flying Competitions registration on April 25th. Dozens of teams have signed up. These teams represent the future of leapfrogging the continent’s infrastructure deficit and addressing the public health and […]

The company develops an AI based situation awareness system for autonomous flights. The company also announces the appointment of Mobileye executive as its new VP Product. Tel Aviv-based startup Sightec completed a $2m seed round led by Sherpa InnoVentures and Playfair Capital. Sightec develops visual situation awareness system which is based on pioneering computer vision […]

With warmer weather right around the corner, many outdoor enthusiasts are preparing to hit the trails in regional, state, and national parks. All across the country, search and rescue organizations are preparing, too. In 2017 alone, the United States National Park Service deployed almost 3,500 search and rescue missions in national parks. And while search […]

Recently, our customer, who purchased a DBUS2, was playing with his new drone at home in the Willow Glenn neighbourhood of San Jose, Calif. He had gotten it only that morning, a state-of-the-art DBUS2 that navigates solely by sight. He got it in the air almost immediately, no coaching. No finicky GPS and time-consuming calibrations […]

Kongsberg IRIS UxS technology provides enhanced BVLOS situational awareness to MicroPilot autopilot users flying multiple UAS per operator Ottawa, CA: Kongsberg Geospatial, an Ottawa-based geospatial visualisation software company, and MicroPilot, world leader in professional UAV autopilots , announced today that the Kongsberg Geospatial IRIS UxS Fleet Control Station has been integrated with the MicroPilot MP2x28 […]

MAG Aerospace is seeking an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Operator for the Aerosonde platform. In this position, you will be responsible for safe aircraft operation which includes but is not limited to maintaining diligent lookout and listening doctrine with available sensors, radios, and other ground control station equipment; following air traffic control clearances; maintaining safe […]

uAvionix, designer and manufacturer of communications, navigation, and surveillance (CNS) equipment for unmanned and manned aircraft today announced a partnership with CubePilot (ProfiCNC and Hex) designer and manufacturer of the world leading “The Cube” autopilot (Formerly known as “Pixhawk”) for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) – to integrate ADS-B IN receive capability into its Carrier Board. The new […]

China Southern Power Grid Guangdong （CSG） launched a large-scale unmanned aerial vehicle system on Aug and Nov , 2018. MMC underwent rigorous screening and emerged from many drone manufacturers. It won the bidding for trainer unmanned aircraft, high-precision positioning dual-light drone, night vision drone and multi-rotor lidar drone. MMC officially become the UAV supplier of […]

FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) today introduced FLIR Thermal Studio, thermal image analysis and reporting software designed to manage large sets of thermal images and videos. Engineered for thermographers who use FLIR thermal handheld cameras, optical gas imaging (OGI) cameras, and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) with thermal cameras, FLIR Thermal Studio’s advanced processing capabilities and […]

Drone Workforce Solutions, LLC (DWS) announces the launch of a one-of-a-kind digital database that connects certified drone pilots with corporate,business and government partners around the world. The Drone Workforce Solutions Pilot Portal will offer potential clients access to the most experienced and talented pool of drone operators the industry has to offer. Under Drone Workforce […]

Altitude Angel, the world’s leading unmanned traffic solutions provider, has become the first UTM (unmanned traffic management) business to be admitted as a member of COMIT(Construction, Operation & Maintenance through Innovative Technology ) – the not-for-profit body dedicated to harnessing and promoting the use of innovative technology within the construction industry. “Altitude Angel is all about breaking new ground, so to be the first UTM business to join […]

Today at uAvionix we are extremely excited to finally announce a new initiative we’ve been keeping under our hats for a while. If you’ve been paying attention, you probably noticed that most of the news over the past 6-12 months about uAvionix has been General Aviation (GA) focused due to the success of our skyBeacon and tailBeacon products. You […]

YANGDA FW-250 is a reliable and affordable VTOL fixed-wing plane designed for long-range inspection, survey, aerial photography, agriculture, search and rescue and public safety applications. As a fixed-wing UAV with VTOL and hover capabilities, the FW-250 features a modular airframe that can be set up in less than 10 minutes, does not require runway or catapult […]

American Aerospace Technologies, a provider of real-time remote sensing and airborne intelligence services for enterprise, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sky Scape Industries, an unmanned technology service-provider. SSI’s services are widely used by critical infrastructure operators in the electric, water, and oil & gas industries. SSI will continue to provide integration services, professional […]

Skyfront’s business is growing rapidly and we are looking for talented engineers, pilots and technicians to help build, design and test mission-critical UAVs and create entirely new products. About Skyfront Silicon Valley-based Skyfront (www.skyfront.com) is a world-leading provider of long endurance hybrid-electric multirotor drone systems. Skyfront’s flagship product is the Perimeter UAV, which flies for […]

Extends product portfolio to offer a flight duration of over five times that compared to batteries Provides reliable solution for powering heavier and larger UAVs with higher payloads Loughborough, Tuesday 16 April – Intelligent Energy is to launch a market leading 2.4kW fuel cell power product for the commercial UAV market. In just 18 months, […]

Carrying on the tradition Expo attendees will have a chance to win the Parrot Anafi and an accessory pack courtesy of the good people at ATA Carnets. www.susbexpo.com About the sponsor – We’re ATA Carnet specialists, the temporary export customs document for prototypes, demo equipment, measuring devices, samples, exhibits and gear, to enter a foreign […]

Terra Drone Corporation (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Toru Tokushige, hereinafter called “Terra Drone”), the world’s leading provider of industrial drone solutions, has acquired a stake in Slovenia-based C-Astral Aerospace, which specializes in the manufacturing and services of fixed-wing small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), with a specific focus on high-productivity and high-endurance surveying, security, and remote sensing. Explaining […]

There are new technical requirements for RPA, commonly known as drones. The new rules are contained in the Part 101 (Unmanned Aircraft and Rockets) Manual of Standards (MOS) 2019. Primarily they affect commercial and professional RPA pilots and operators – however, most of these rules will not come into effect for another 12 months. This […]

Movie makers were some of the early adopters of drone technology. Today, the movie industry continues to push the limits of UAV capabilities to get the best shot of the action. Both Game of Thrones and Mission Impossible 6 wanted to show “never before seen on TV” graphical effects while guaranteeing safety on the set. […]

The University of North Dakota, along with research partners from Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) and the Northern Plains Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site (NPUASTS), successfully completed initial field testing for a first-of-its kind command and control (C2) ground radio network to support beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone flights this week. The radio network adds […]

Parrot, the leading European drone group, has announced ANAFI Thermal: the all-in-one, drone-based solution that provides easy to use, sophisticated and high-quality thermography (drone + sensor + software), with proven reliability and outstanding performance. Parrot has evolved its existing ANAFI platform to create this lightweight and easy-to-use solution specifically engineered to support a wide range […]