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Dan Dalton has been named the executive vice president of strategic partnerships for the company. In his new role, Dan will be responsible for commercial and government strategy, business partnerships, investor relations and policy partnerships. Dan had served as vice president of operations for Airspace since July 2018. Prior to that, he was head of […]

Drones can deliver packages, help fight fires, and provide other benefits in the United States. Demands on the Federal Aviation Administration’s staff and resources are increasing as FAA works to safely integrate drones into the nation’s airspace. The administration and Congress could choose to set user fees to help FAA recover costs. Planning and considering […]

Zurich, CH (December 17, 2019) – Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corporation Company (NYSE:OSK) and Fotokite announced today an exclusive partnership to provide vehicle-integrated aerial situational awareness products to firefighting and public safety teams. The exclusive partnership follows a joint product launch of the Pierce Situational Awareness System by Fotokite at the Fire Department Instructors Conference […]

DroneUp, LLC signed a Participating Addendum with the State of Connecticut established as the Procurement Division Contract #19PSX0049. This begins the offering for the purchase of complete drone solutions to all state agencies, political subdivisions, and institutions in accordance with Conn. Gen. Stat. §4a-54. The award is the first of its kind for the drone […]

Lilium Blog This film shows a complete test flight, performed on 1st October 2019 as part of our first phase of testing with the Lilium Jet. The flight, which lasts approximately three minutes, formed part of our controllability tests and looked specifically at how the aircraft performs during banked turns in transition flight. The aircraft […]

With an upgraded assembly line that allows a faster and more efficient production process, RT can now offer its aerostat systems at 20-25% less than the original price RT LTA Systems Ltd. – a world-class designer, developer and manufacturer of aerostats for use in intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and communications applications – inaugurates its new headquarters […]

The ability to fly unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) significantly improves their effectiveness and potential. The increased range of BVLOS operations requires real-time airspace situational awareness for the UAV pilot and support crew to ensure safe, repeatable operations. Canadian UAVs and Lockheed Martin Canada CDL Systems have signed a […]

Leading AgTech Companies Taranis, Phytobiotics, Continuum Ag, and Rantizo Collaborate on Drone-Based Aerial Application of Micronutrients to Increase Soybean Yield US trial increased soybean yields by 2.6% compared to non-treated adjacent strips and yielded results of 1.51 bushels per acre Sunnyvale, CA – 17 DECEMBER 2019 – Four leading agricultural technology (AgTech) companies announced today the […]

Vertical Technologies has successfully integrated the new Sony A7R mark IV on the DeltaQuad Pro #MAP VTOL UAV. This release marks the first VTOL mapping UAV that supports 61-megapixel mapping. Earlier this year Sony announced the release of their highest resolution camera yet. the Sony Alpha 7R IV offers a full frame 61.0 MP back-illuminated […]

DURANT, Okla. (December 2019) – The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) and Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company announced today an agreement to add Bell to the CNO UASIPP team and begin testing some of the Bell innovations and systems on CNO-owned property in rural southeastern Oklahoma. The flights and tests will be […]

Tom Prevot, Director, Airspace Systems Uber Air is our most ambitious vision for the future. It takes Uber’s tech into the skies by making it possible for people to push a button and get an affordable flight. We are working with government and industry stakeholders to create Uber’s first effort into creating an aerial rideshare […]

Researchers at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden have conducted the country´s first aerial food delivery. The flight was autonomous (self driving) and beyond visual line of sight. The drone flew from a restaurant on the outskirts of Linköping city and into Linköping University. It was a relatively short linear distance, but an important milestone in […]

Cognata, Ltd., a leading provider of simulation software for ADAS and autonomous vehicles announced today that Innoviz, a leading provider of high-performance solid-state LiDAR sensors and perception software that bring vision to the automotive and non-automotive industries, has selected Cognata as its simulation partner for testing and validation of its sensor hardware and perception software […]

Leuven, Belgium– December, 2019 – Septentrio, a world leader in high-accuracy GNSS receivers, announced today a collaboration with Analog Devices, Inc. The two companies are combining Analog Devices’ high-quality IMUs with Septentrio’s multi-frequency, multi-constellation GNSS* receivers. The resulting high-performance GNSS/INS systems deliver centimeter-accurate positioning together with 3D orientation (heading, pitch and roll), ideal for applications such as automotive ADAS and industrial automation. *GNSS: Global Navigation […]

Nova Systems has successfully completed the second stage of flight trials for the first UAS Traffic Management (UTM) trials in Singapore. The two-year project is focused on enabling safe and efficient Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) delivery operations and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) within Singapore’s densely populated urban environment. Responding to Singapore’s Ministry of Transport and […]

Ciconia and RelmaTech are working together to deliver a unique onboard Control & Collision Avoidance System (C&CAS) that uses proven Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) radio technologies to enable proximate aircraft to avoid mid-air collisions by being able to ‘see’ and communicate with each other. The companies have entered into an agreement to collaborate in the development and […]

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE SUBJECT: Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended […]

Congratulations to 16-year-old Korean drone pilot Changhyeon Kang: the new FAI World Drone Racing Champion! The talented young drone ace fought off stiff competition to climb to the top of the podium in Xiangshan Ningbo, China, alongside Australia’s Thomas Bitmatta, 20, in second place and French pilot Killian Rousseau, 15, in third. Kang also scooped […]

On December 14 and 15, the Grandville High School RoboDawgs will play host to top robotics teams from around the Midwest. This 1st annual Midwest Elite VEX tournament will take place at Grandville Middles School and include top teams from Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois. Tournament Champions will take home the Old Brass Boots, a pair of antique brass boots introduced as […]

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Darmstadt, December 13, 2019 – The German drone start-up Wingcopter has secured a seven-digit financing. The investment comes from Singapore-based Corecam Capital Partners. Wingcopter develops and produces autonomously flying delivery drones for social and civilian applications – true to the company’s guiding principle “Technology with a Purpose”. With its patented tilt-rotor mechanism the startup closes the gap between commercial drones, […]

Wildfire restoration got a huge boost in both safety and speed thanks to a recent FAA approval for Seattle-based DroneSeed. The privately held startup obtained an additional amendment to its already unprecedented FAA Part 333 exemption that enables them to operate their seed-planting drones Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) in forested and post-fire areas. This means […]

Pix4D users are doing the coolest things. From Antarctica to Zambia, you’re out there seeing and mapping the world. To be honest, we’re a little bit jealous. That’s why for the final Community Challenge this decade (crazy, right?!) we want to see your best drone or aerial pic. We’re looking for spectacular nadir photos or […]

Citadel’s commercially available CUAS technology safely and cost-effectively protects against nefarious and unauthorized drone operations San Diego, CA – Citadel Defense has worked with three undisclosed U.S. Government agencies for six months to deploy counter-drone technology that meets regulatory, safety, and critical infrastructure protection requirements. Throughout the pilot program, Citadel’s Titan technology has been successfully […]

SAN DIEGO –12 December 2019 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has teamed with the U.S. Army to enhance the capabilities and survivability of the MQ-1C ER Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The Army awarded GA-ASI multiple contracts to upgrade the Gray Eagle ER’s avionics, datalinks and software in order to improve the UAS’s operational capability in […]

Klau Geomatics, manufacturer of the KlauPPK system, has released a new hardware system that offers increased versatility in accurate positioning for UAV and manned aerial mapping. KlauPPK offers more versatility; the modular design can move between drones, cameras and modes of operation, PPK, PPP real time and PPP post processed. More Data Equals More Options […]

New partnership between Aston Martin and Airbus Corporate Helicopters brings together automotive and aeronautical design teams First creation to be revealed early in 1Q 2020 Oxford and Gaydon – Aston Martin Lagonda and Airbus Corporate Helicopters today revealed a new partnership that brings together the best of automotive and aeronautical design. For the past 12 months, […]

A drone capable of flying independently of an operator has cruised beneath the treetops of a Rotorua pine forest along a flight path it had mapped itself in what is thought to be a world first. The use of drones to capture data like photographs and video from the air is common, but it relies […]

The Drone Festival of India hosted in partnership with the Ministry of Civil Aviation of the Government of India is India’s largest UAV conference. Drone Festival of India hosts Keynotes and Panel Discussions on the Drone Policies of the World, Advancement of Drone Technology, Operations and Traffic Management in the Drone Ecosystem and the Future […]

London, UK; Altitude Angel, the industry-leading UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) technology provider, has today announced it has been awarded the contract to provide Netherlands’ ANSP, Luchtverkeersleiding Nederland (LVNL), with its first nationwide UTM platform following an open and competitive tender process. The solution presented by Altitude Angel, which proved impossible to fault during the procurement […]

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A highly anticipated ASTM International standard aims to satisfy the growing demand for better identification and tracking of unmanned aircraft systems (commonly known as drones) in airspace systems worldwide. Similar to the function of a car license plate, the Remote ID standard supports technology that allows the general public and public safety officials to identify […]

Montreal, Canada, December 3 rd , 2019 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, announces a new LiDAR workflow integrated in its Correlator3D™ product. The capability allows to import a point cloud in the software and to perform registration with an image dataset. Using LiDAR as control eliminates the need for traditional ground […]

London, UK: Altitude Angel, the industry-leading UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) technology provider and UAS technology supplier Heliguy are to form a strategic partnership with the purpose of providing a 360° UTM/counter UAV solution to aerodromes and strategic infrastructure owners across the globe. The partnership, which will see both businesses working together across a range of functions, is the formalisation […]

Today, we’re pleased to announce a $32 million investment from venture investors including Millennium Technology Value Partners, Third Point Ventures, Eastward Capital Partners, and others. We’ll use this financing to develop the next generation of PrecisionAnalytics, our A.I.-powered aerial data analytics platform. We’re also investing in our sales and servicing operations to address the growing demand for […]

DropIn, Inc., the leading provider of the on-demand, live video platform for the insurance industry, announced the appointment of Mr. Joseph Shemesh as its new Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Louis Ziskin, founder and former CEO is stepping down amicably to focus his time primarily on further growing SuperCall Inc., the celebrity video chat application, which recently garnered prominent press attention with […]

Kespry, the leading drone-based aerial intelligence solution provider, today announced Midsouth Aggregates, part of North America’s largest aggregate materials producer CRH, is using the Kespry drone-based aerial intelligence platform for inventory management and mine planning. With granite and limestone reserves located throughout Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee, Midsouth Aggregates produces a variety of aggregate products destined for the concrete, asphalt, block, and […]

Another amazing FOIA request from Ian Hudson, who well, see below. Dear Mr/ Ms Hudson Thank you for your request of 6 December 2019, for the release of information held by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Your request: Between 1st Nov 2019 and 30th Nov 2019 how many people registered as drone operators where the […]

BY PATRICK C. MILLER Ten years ago, nobody knew how long it would be before the commercial potential of unmanned aircraft systems would be unleashed. That didn’t stop UND’s John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences from becoming a leader in the field in 2009, by becoming the first university to offer a degree program in UAS operations. […]

Japan’s Terra Drone Corporation, the world leader in industrial drone solutions, has signed an investment agreement with Unmanned Aerial Services Incorporated (UAS Inc.), an Ontario, Canada-based inspection service provider for indoor industrial confined spaces and underground mine locations. With this agreement, Terra Drone will form a new subsidiary in Canada, Terra Drone Mining, to provide cutting-edge unmanned mapping […]

Coptrz Counter Drone System – M.A.D.S has received approval by the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) with its specifications endorsed to meet Counter-UAS recommendations for Tier 1, 2 and 3. After extensive testing by the CPNI, the Detect, Track and Identify Standards (DTI) have been produced to provide a baseline of requirements […]

The UNICEF Innovation Fund is pleased to announce that six new drone startups, developing open-source, emerging technology digital public goods to address global challenges and create fairer opportunities for children and young people, will receive seed funding from UNICEF’s Innovation Fund. To learn more about the companies and how this ties into UNICEF’s Drone strategy, […]

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Join the Wingtra team and become part of this venture-backed robotics scale up with more than 80 dedicated Wingtranauts! We created a very first vertical take-off and landing drone with professional aerial photography sensors. Our solution is used by professional surveyors, scientists, and environmentalists across different industries to map construction sites, mines, mountain ranges, glaciers, […]

Lockheed Martin and The Drone Racing League (DRL), the global, professional drone racing circuit, today announced the winning AlphaPilot team of the 2019 Artificial Intelligence Robotic Racing (AIRR) Circuit, the premier autonomous drone racing series that accelerates AI innovation through futuristic sports competition. During Friday night’s AIRR Championship, Team MAVLab, the drone research lab of the Delft […]

Johnnette Technologies Private Limited had organized an Awareness Workshop on Drone Technology, on 30th November 2019 at Institute for Industrial Development (IID), an incubator with Government of India, Ministry of Micro, small and medium Enterprises and with department of start-up., Gandhi Darshan, Rajghat, New Delhi. Our Founder CEO & Product Architect Lt Cdr John Livingstone […]

Testing Testing 1..2..3..Recreational DroneFlyer Test is One Step Closer We love that the drone community is growing so quickly. The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) recreational drone flyer test will be an important opportunity to educate recreational flyers about the rules of the sky as we continue to safely integrate drones into our nation’s airspace. A law passed […]

Urban Air Mobility pioneer Volocopter announced today that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) awarded the company Design Organisation Approval (DOA) following a series of thorough audits. The approval is a confirmation by EASA that Volocopter is performing its tasks as an aircraft manufacturer in a controlled and safe manner. As an approved Design Organisation, […]

DJI AeroScope to be included in CPNI Catalogue of Security Equipment 9th December, 2019 – DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and creative camera technology, is pleased to announce that its AeroScope drone detection system has been evaluated and passed by the UK’s Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure. The ready-to-use system which can […]

The current quantity of operators on the UK CAA PFCO list V113 Dated 6 December 2019 is 5600. The quantity of operators continues to increase overall, with a number of small drops in numbers between some versions. Since the end of Dec 2018, there has been an increase of 672 operators. This time last year […]