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SkyX Ltd is leveraging its global momentum and expanding its presence in the Middle East as a Gold Sponsor this week at the New Kuwait Summit. SkyX Chief Technology Officer, Jason Braverman, will be participating in a panel on Kuwait’s living environment and how new technology can support local energy companies on December 11. The sponsorship follows the announcement of two new […]

Robots are revolutionising farming and we’re putting them to the test at Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire. Tom, Dick and Harry are a trio of robots that along with Wilma, the digital brains behind them, could not only revolutionise the way we farm but also help us improve the health of the soil and look after nature. The robots […]

Sent out yesterday, Thursday 5th December by the FAA. I will leave you dear sUAS News reader to join the dots. Bottom line though,don’t get airspace permissions for sensitive jobs via LAANC. From: Maria DiPasquantonio (Deputy Director for IPP) Subject: Data Security Dear Lead Participants, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is in the process of […]

Very, very interesting. It’s been a while since I have seen a genuinely different platform and UAVentures and CLARDI seem to have hit the nail on the head with complex simplicity. Just watch the video, it looks like its meant to be in the air. This sort of thing is not simple at all, if […]

AMHERST, NEW YORK, December 5, 2019 —Stampede, the global leader in value-added distribution, today announced that it has been appointed to serve as a United States distribution partner by Delair, a leading provider of end-to-end visual intelligence solutions that enable enterprises to capture, manage and analyze their assets and turn the collected data into valuable […]

Requirements, administrative processes, instructions and guidance related to the operation of the Recognised Assessment Entity (RAE) scheme within the United Kingdom have been updated. Unmanned Aircraft System Operations in UK Airspace – The UK Recognised Assessment Entity (CAP722B) is intended for organisations that are, or wish to be, approved as an RAE. This new edition accounts […]

Skyports, the urban air mobility infrastructure provider and drone delivery operator, has raised £5.35 million in Series A funding. Jointly led by Deutsche Bahn Digital Ventures (DBDV) and Groupe ADP, the round also includes significant new investment from Levitate Capital following their seed investment in the company in January 2018. This capital allows Skyports to continue its programme of acquiring […]

BUFFALO, NY – EagleHawk is pleased to announce the addition of Nick Mangiafesto to the team as Sales Development Representative. He has more than eight years of sales and development experience and most recently worked for Pointman in Buffalo as a Sales Development Representative. He holds a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Brockport and a Master’s degree […]

By this Public Notice, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and the Office of Engineering and Technology seek comment on issues related to unmanned aerial (or aircraft) system (UAS) operations in the 960-1164 MHz and 5030-5091 MHz bands pursuant to a reporting requirement mandated by Congress in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 The FAA Reauthorization Act […]

Sentera have announced the availability of its Double 4K precision agriculture sensor on DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone. This offering provides Double 4K quality at entry-level pricing, expanding data collection options for ag professionals and growers. Several system configurations are available including collection of normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), normalized difference red edge (NDRE), and […]

Today the world’s first ISO approved drone standards have been announced by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) following a 12-month period of consultation with drone professionals, academics, businesses and the general public. The final publication of these new international safety and quality Standards for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) are set to have a massive […]

SkyWatch.AI Drone Insurance, a prominent risk-assessment and InsurTech platform for the drone industry and ParaZero, the leading developer of advanced drone safety systems, announced today a collaboration that will allow drone pilots, using the SafeAir Parachute to receive reduced rates on their drone insurance. The companies have teamed up in order to further benefit safe […]

Research findings outline key steps drone program managers can take to certify remote pilots and improve safety GAITHERSBURG, MD – DRONERESPONDERS – the world’s fastest growing non-profit organization supporting public safety UAS, has released new research findings designed to help improve efficacy and safety surrounding public safety drone operations. The report, Public Safety UAS Flight Training and […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 — Aerodyne Group has announced the acquisition of a controlling 60 per cent interest in the services business of Measure UAS Inc, one of the leading aerial intelligence companies in the United States. The Malaysian-headquartered international Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven, drone-based solutions provider said a new business entity, Aerodyne Measure Inc, has […]

SkySkopes, one of the top five UAS flight operators in the UAS industry, has spun off a new company for UAS-related oilfield operations called SkySkopes Oil & Gas LLC. With a significant amount of UAS flight experience in the Bakken and Permian basins, SkySkopes launches this new division as a single point of contact for […]

Wisk is a new company established in 2019 as a joint venture between The Boeing Company and Kitty Hawk Corporation. This strategic partnership brings together the innovation of Kitty Hawk with Boeing’s scale and aerospace expertise. Headquartered in Mountain View, CA with locations in Atlanta, GA and New Zealand, Wisk is a name that embodies […]

Memphis, TN – DJI, a global company specializing in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, has joined the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP) at Memphis International Airport. DJI joins several local participants involved in the Memphis program, including the City of Memphis, Memphis Fire Department, Memphis Police Department, […]

Well, I guess the toy company cabal got what it wanted with the repeal of Sec. 336 STE(A)M, and innovation in the U.S. of A. be damned. Early in 2019, I heard (and read via blogs) a gaggle of cabal “experts” saying that flying over people without a “golden parachute” is coming in the summer […]

Bozeman, MT, December 3, 2019 Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) recently completed comprehensive field training exercises of the X-MADIS Fixed Site system with a key international customer, demonstrating its core capabilities and operational criteria. The training focused on critical details for successful mission execution, system installation and maintenance requirements. The X-MADIS, eXpeditionary Mobile Air Defense Integrated […]

SoftBank Corp. (“SoftBank”) and its subsidiary HAPSMobile Inc. (“HAPSMobile”) are conducting international standardization activities related to High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) spectrum at the International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) and Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT). Both companies today announced that the Asia-Pacific region common proposal (APT Common Proposal) for HAPS spectrum bands, which was led by […]

Rome, NY- December 18, at 9am or 6pm, join Microdrones for their final Wednesday Webinar of 2019, with a special presentation that dives into the science behind the data of LiDAR and Precision Mapping led by Dr Mohamed Mostafa, Director mdSolutions, Microdrones. This webinar is intended for the unmanned airborne LiDAR user community including mapping […]

Visionair’s Latest Upgrade ensures Improved Predictive Path Predictive paths play a critical role in the overall performance of UAVs. After taking into account the challenges faced by industry professionals, UAV Navigation is all set to roll out upgrades to Visionair. As a cutting-edge flight control solution, Visionair has been the preferred solution, by some of […]

Drones are becoming an increasingly familiar sight in the UK. They play a growing role in commercial activities as well supporting services such as speeding up the delivery of urgent medical supplies or carrying out inspections on North Sea oil and gas platforms. They are capable of going into hostile or inaccessible environments for search […]

RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Transportation’s innovative drone program has earned another award, this time for the use of drones to deliver medical supplies and the positive environmental impact the initiative will have in the future. The Cleantech Innovation Awards was organized this year to recognize and honor the individuals and organizations driving cleantech innovation and deployment […]

Join industry veteran Brian Soliday for a 30-minute webinar focused on ways to integrate Juniper Unmanned’s UAS technology and processes into your workflows through our enablement and collection/processing services. Additionally, we will cover several transportation sector case studies for performing UAS-based pre-construction design surveys. Join Juniper Unmanned to experience how UAS survey and mapping is […]

Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS), otherwise known as drones, have become quite accessible and common across many industries. Many challenges and questions regarding the use of sUAS remain. It may seem simple to start using this new and exciting technology but, once you move from hobbyist to professional, there are several important factors to consider. […]

Cross-channel cable-lay project looks to Flylogix UAVs to enhance live intelligence over the congested waterway Portsmouth, UK: British technology and aviation business, Flylogix, is pleased to announce the completion of a series of UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) operations in the Solent and Channel to provide live video of National Grid’s Interconnexion France-Angleterre 2 (IFA2) cable installation to […]

Parrot, the leading European drone group, officially launches today the Parrot SDK Partner Program and announces its first major partner Kittyhawk. Parrot, the leading European drone group, announces a new way to work with enterprise partners. Its new SDK Partner program expands its offerings to help both enterprise and start ups create new applications, software and hardware […]

Terra Drone India now offers Geo-Plus Vision suite which includes more than 16 3D measurements, 3D structure, geometry, cadaster, and document management software related to the territories Hyderabad, India – December 3, 2019 – Leading industrial drone solutions provider, Terra Drone India, has announced that it is joining forces with Canada-based geomatics pioneer Geo-Plus. This partnership makes Terra […]

Indianapolis, IN Pierce Aerospace, a leading Remote ID UAS Service Supplier (RID-USS), recently set distance and altitude records with the ASTM F38 Workgroup “UAS Remote ID and Tracking” draft standard. Pierce Aerospace’s demonstrations were performed at a US Army experiment with aircraft operated by UAS operators, TDRS. Pierce Aerospace’s Flight Portal ID (FPID) was demonstrated […]

OSS, NETHERLANDS – Acecore Technologies, a leading designer and manufacturer of professional-grade unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAV), announced today that the company partnered with Robotic Skies Inc, the only certified global maintenance network for commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), to provide customers with full-service maintenance and field repair support for Acecore’s Neo and Zoe platforms. “Ever […]

Austria, November-2019, Entner Electronics announces a new software programmable camera with a remote head for 4K imaging. The low mass and compact outline of this camera make it an ideal solution for security and surveillance applications in unmanned systems. The UC-200FE is a remote head camera with proprietary electronics and a high-quality digital zoom function […]

Bevan Lyons is lucky to be alive. He suffers from a rare respiratory disease and his doctors told him that he wouldn’t live past last Christmas. A year later, he’s proven the experts wrong and thanks to Surf Life Saving NSW, last Sunday Bevan’s dream of becoming a drone pilot and surf lifesaver became reality.​ […]

5G Techritory, the Baltic Sea Region 5G Ecosystem Forum, was opened with a unique demonstration – for the first time in the region, drone flight BVLOS (beyond the visual line of sight) was conducted on the mobile network, demonstrably switching from one base station to another. The drone was controlled remotely, by Latvian Mobile Telephone […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue University-affiliated ag bioscience startup is creating technology to help meet the growing global demand for bioenergy and, in partnership with Purdue, has received new support from the U.S. government. GRYFN offers precise geomatics solutions for coaligned and repeatable multi-sensor drone data collection. The approach enables breeders to scale research […]

The Australian Association of Unmanned Systems (AAUS) acknowledges the potential intrusion drone/RPAS operations can have on the public and that it is an issue of important concern to the community. AAUS also acknowledges that as Australia’s peak national body for the RPAS and emerging urban air mobility sectors, it has a responsibility to proactively work […]

We are sending an update to the ARMD Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge (GC) Announcement of Collaborative Partnership Opportunities (ACO). We understand that the multiple due dates, added to the change over from FedBizOpps to BETA.SAM.gov, created some confusion regarding the proposal process and when proposals should be submitted. To address any confusion, we have unified the proposal due […]

The 2019 North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Summit will be held in the vicinity of Watford, Hertfordshire. The summit will be attended by a large number of Heads of State and Senior Ministers. The Secretary of State for Transport has decided that it is necessary in the interests of security to introduce Restriction of Flying Regulations […]

Here is your chance to hear about it from people working for the studios, streaming, and TV. sUAS News has decided to move away from the Jack-of-all-tradeshows and start on expert sector-focused regional gatherings. Burbank, California is the location for the first iteration of this concept and is in association with the International Cinematographers Guild […]

Investment in thermal imaging and drone technology is improving the monitoring of reintroduced mammals on AWC’s Faure Island Wildlife Sanctuary, a feral-free haven off the coast of Western Australia. Part of the Shark Bay World Heritage Area, Faure Island Wildlife Sanctuary is completely free of feral herbivores and predators, and home to critically important populations […]

The headline should really read NASA plays catchup. NASA’s Langley Research Center has started using FLARM in its Pathfinder drone UTM project. The goal of Pathfinder is to take separate Urban Traffic Management (UTM) projects and combine them into a single autonomous vehicle, then have that vehicle fly and communicate with other autonomous vehicles in the airspace. […]

Excellent progress is being made regarding the implementation of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) in air traffic management (ATM) as a result of the integration of the ED-137 Standard into ICAO Doc 9896, concludes VOTE, the EUROCONTROL-led VoIP Implementation and Transition Expert Group, at its recent 20th meeting. Several key milestones on the way to […]

Frequentis and A1 Telekom Austria develop system to expose drone violations to public safety authorities as electronic identification rules are phased in Drones provide an innovative and cost-effective way to deliver services but the potential for misuse or danger to other airspace users is cause for concern. Rules for compulsory registration and electronic identification are […]

How will Uber Elevate and UAM fare when just rolling road robots are refused permission to party in New York? FedEx took one of their Roxo SameDay Bots to an event in New York on Monday and authorities swiftly asked them to leave the sidewalk. “You are hereby directed to immediately cease and desist operating […]

Avy ‘Wing drones for good’ aims to use technology to save lives During the Amsterdam Drone Week Avy, established in the Netherlands, will launch their life-saving Avy wing drone on 4 December 2019. The Avy drone flies autonomously has one hour flight time and can cover up to 70 kilometres. The aircraft will be used, […]

A total of 112 pilots will compete over four days in Xiangshan Ningbo, China, 11-14 December 2019 for the title of FAI World Drone Racing Champion. FAI Secretary General Susanne Schödel said: “I am very happy to see such a wide field of talented drone racing pilots in the final selection. It will be a […]

Hoverfly Technologies Inc. announced today that it has delivered LiveSky System number 50 to a U.S. Government Customer. Due to the contract requirements, the customer cannot be identified but is a volume buyer, who has now received and deployed numerous LiveSky Systems for persistent intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) applications. The LiveSky tethered drone (TUAS) […]

JetQuad is the world’s smallest and most powerful jet-powered drone with vertical take-off and landing capabilities. It is like an unmanned, scaled-down version of the Harrier Jump-Jet The AB5 JetQuad is a new type of aircraft. This is not a quadcopter, nor a helicopter, nor an aeroplane. Four microturbine jet-engines produce a combined 200-Horsepower at full […]

senseFly is excited to bring you its latest eMotion flight planning software release, version 3.9.0. This latest version provides overall improvements to users as well as notable security enhancements, including the introduction of Advanced Encryption Standard 256 (AES-256), and MicaSense RedEdge-MX RTK functionality. Enhanced security 256-bit encryption is a data/file encryption technique that uses the largest, 256-bit key size […]