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Emlid has released a compact and lightweight multi-band RTK module Reach M2 for real-time navigation and PPK mapping. Reach M2 tracks GPS/QZSS (L1, L2), GLONASS (L1, L2), BeiDou (B1, B2) and Galileo (E1,E5) and gets a fixed solution almost instantly. Reach M2 allows working over longer baselines (compared to a single-frequency Reach M+) up to […]

Ground Control now offers even more convenience for commercial drone operators by integrating with DroneInsurance.com’s first-of-its-kind drone insurance platform, offering 24/7 ground and usage-based flight coverage solutions for drones, sensors, and ground equipment. Washington, DC — (November 12, 2019) – Measure Ground Control, a user-friendly mobile flight application and comprehensive program management portal, is announcing its […]

Lausanne, Switzerland: Photogrammetry software company Pix4D has launched its first ever Climate Contest. People from around the world are invited to submit a project which uses mapping to investigate or mitigate the climate crisis for the chance to win up to a $3,000USD cash prize and access to Pix4D software. From tracking melting glaciers in […]

SALINA — Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus has hired its first executive director of aviation strategy to help position the school as a global leader in the aviation industry. Lindsey Dreiling, who most recently served as deputy director of aviation and unmanned aircraft systems for the Kansas Department of Transportation, has been hired for the new position […]

Gokhan Celik To properly understand what it is that A-techSYN would bring into a project, we should first mention who we are. A-techSYN is a private Irish SME. We started working on Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in 2013. The first product we developed is the PilotUS which is a generic Autopilot for UAVs. The electronics […]

Alex Morrow joins counter-drone technology company as Vice President of Defense Solutions following Dedrone’s acquisition of sUAS defeat system, DroneDefender WASHINGTON, D.C., and COLUMBUS, OHIO, November 12, 2019 – Dedrone, a market leader in counter-drone technology and airspace security, has hired Alex Morrow as Vice President of Defense Solutions. Morrow joins Dedrone from Battelle Memorial […]

Real estate is usually the largest expense item in the P&L of a warehousing operation – whether a 3PL or a company owned one. As e-commerce penetrates an increasingly larger share of the retail industry, warehouses and DCs are being created/expanded near high population areas to enable same-day delivery, reduce last-mile shipping costs, and allow […]

The PEUGEOT Drone Film Festival has announced the winner of its 2019 competition. During the finals at the luxury hotel Jumeirah in Frankfurt, the jury chose the film „Calçada Portuguesa“ by Bernardo Bacalhau. The young Portuguese filmmaker beat more than 800 competitors and received a grand prize consisting of high quality DJI equipment worth 2,500 Euros, […]

Sentera has announced the launch of the 6X, the highest-performing, the most powerful sensor in its class. 6X delivers the data and processing necessary to meet a wide range of customer requirements, from broad acre, specialty, and permanent crop insights to science and research customers. “The 6x currently delivers the best spatial resolution on the […]

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently demonstrated their laser weapon system for the U.S. Air Force at a government test range at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where the system successfully engaged and shot down multiple fixed-wing and rotary drones. The Advanced Test High Energy Asset (ATHENA) operated in a fully-netted engagement environment with a government command and control (C2) […]

Syracuse – GENIUS NY, a business accelerator program at CenterState CEO’s Tech Garden, announced 19 teams as semi-finalists in the competition’s fourth round. The companies, which are developing innovations in the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), internet of things (IoT) and big data industries, were selected from a highly-competitive pool of more than 400 submissions. Of […]

HAPSMobile Inc. (“HAPSMobile”), a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO:9434) and minority-owned by AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), today announced the second successful test flight of the HAWK30 solar-powered high-altitude platform system (HAPS) that took place on October 23, 2019 (PT) at the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in California. The test flight reached altitudes higher than […]

Software tested and validated by AIRT in the Bahamas under austere, real-world disaster conditions during the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian DENVER, CO – Pix4Dreact, the eagerly awaited 2D fast-mapping software for public safety and emergency response professionals operating drones for good, was officially launched last month by Pix4D, the world’s premier source of drone mapping and […]

Drone Manufacturer Teams Up With Malaria Task Force Using Agras MG-1S Drone To Contribute To Malaria Elimination DJI, the global leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, and a team of entomologists in the field of malaria elimination are working together to develop a revolutionary technique to fight the disease. By combining the research […]

Mumbai, India: ideaForge and EM3 Agriservices, both market leaders in their respective domains, have partnered to democratize precision agriculture and bring real-world benefits to farmers in India. The partnership will enable them to leverage each other’s strengths of technology and wide reach to offer robust agritech solutions to farmers that will accelerate the march towards doubling […]

UAVOS announced its successful test flight completion of the new modification of ApusDuo solar-powered high-altitude platform system (HAPS) with a wingspan of 14m. The design of the main elements of the aircraft has been modified which resulted in increased reliability and decreased overall structure weight. The new prototype is the next step in the HAPS […]

Bad news for Kenyan operators who have had the rug pulled from under them by their authority. Hopefully, his is just a low bump until regulations are released. Operators thought they had the green light to start. KCAA helping folks remember that they face a fine of not exceeding one hundred thousand shillings a year […]

Since its launch in 2013, the OpenSky Network has quickly evolved to a large-scale air traffic control data collection and sharing platform. With now more than 2000 sensors operated by volunteers across the globe and more than 10000 users, the OpenSky Network is today greatly contributing towards the vision of a more efficient, secure and […]

Today, ARGUS International, Inc. proudly announced its awarding of the ARGUS Gold Unmanned Operator rating to Volans-i, making the organization the first unmanned delivery operation to earn the prestigious aviation rating. The California-headquartered autonomous drone delivery solution serves the commercial, defense, and humanitarian sectors both within the United States and abroad. The ARGUS Unmanned Audit […]

OTTAWA: Unmanned Systems Canada / Systèmes Télécommandés Canada is pleased to announce that Michael Cohen has been appointed as Chair of STC-USC, effective on the eve of #UC19Ottawa. Michael replaces outgoing chair Mark Aruja, who led the association a total of four years and who will continue in an advisory capacity as Chair Emeritus and […]

Proven Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) completes successful operations during a five-day trial for the Finnish Border Guard Insitu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, deployed its industry-leading ScanEagle UAS aboard Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) Turva to demonstrate its unmatched maritime domain awareness capabilities during a five-day trial for the Finnish Border Guard. The test […]

With over a quarter of drone owners admitting to having lost their drone, this service at dronesreunited.uk will be able to help reconnect owners with their lost devices thanks to the new UK drone registration system. Drone registration also goes live today (5/11). LONDON, 5 November 2019: The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has today launched Drones […]

RangePro X8 is proudly designed and assembled in the U.S.A. Valencia, CA — TerraView, a California-based aerial technology company, today unveiled the RangePro X8 — an industrial unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed to fly for more than 70 minutes in real-world conditions with a standard sensor payload. Proudly engineered and assembled in the USA, the RangePro […]

Retired Fire Chief Will Help Police, Fire And Rescue Agencies Develop Drone Programs November 5, 2019 – DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, welcomes retired fire chief Wayne Baker as its new Director of Public Safety Integration, enhancing the company’s support for the police, fire and rescue personnel across America […]

The company is releasing three new Integrated UAV Systems and an updated aerial methane inspection package while announcing a forthcoming software environment Rome, NY – Microdrones is releasing three new Integrated UAV Systems based on the heavy lifting power, resilience and efficiency of the Microdrones md4-3000 aircraft: the mdMapper3000DuoG VHR, the mdMapper3000DuoG and the mdMapper3000 […]

New, double-vetted research from DRONERESPONDERS names key issues facing first responders while also exploring commercial UAS vendor landscape MIAMI, FL – The lack of standardized training and certification is the top issue hampering public safety drone operations, according to DRONERESPONDERS – the world’s fastest growing non-profit organization supporting public safety UAS. The determination stems from a […]

SENSYN ROBOTICS, Inc. (Head Office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo / President: Takuya Kitamura; hereinafter “SENSYN ROBOTICS”), a company which is aiming to fully automate operations with drones focused on the areas of facility inspections, disaster countermeasures and security, has added a function (tower scan function) that makes it possible to easily automatically navigate tower-like structures (e.g., steel […]

Counter-drone technology company releases updated software platform, providing the most reliable and actionable airspace activity data for organizations to instantaneously assess and defend against sUAS threats SAN FRANCISCO, November 5, 2019 – Dedrone, a market leader in counter-drone technology and airspace security, today announced the release of DroneTracker 4.1, building in critical advancements to the company’s software platform. DroneTracker 4.1 […]

Excellent work as ever from Ian Hudson, gardening and anamorphic lens aficionado. Another FOIA request to the Civil Aviation Authority in England. The much-touted drone and model aircraft registration scheme goes live today and we know the CAA spent £4.1 million pounds (5.2 USD) to set it up, with a projected annual running cost of […]

Following the launch CRS Strategic deconfliction – a world-first – in July, Tactical deconfliction breaks new ground in UTM services London, UK; Altitude Angel, the industry-leading UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) technology provider, today announced the launch of the ‘second phase’ of its revolutionary Conflict Resolution Service (CRS) with the introduction of Tactical deconfliction. Following the […]

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), today announced it received a firm-fixed-price contract valued at $6,408,542 from an existing Southeast Asian military customer on September 17, 2019, for additional Raven® unmanned aircraft systems. Delivery is anticipated within 12 months. “With nearly two decades of combat-proven effectiveness, Raven is a mainstay workhorse for […]

Simactive and Wingtra online training. The use of GCPs has been for a long time the only way to achieve high-accuracy in mapping. New technologies such as PPK can eliminate the need for ground control. This training session will discuss how to use higher-end drones to collect such precise data as well as how to […]

I’m going to insert a big, bold, stunning, and brave “I TOLD YOU SO” right here! God knows I wish it were just good old-fashioned frustration talking here. Still, it is hard to write things off to failure when supposed visionaries, high-dollar “experts,” and lobbyists can be so inept. On September 5, 2018, in a […]

HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA –The City of Huntsville’s GEOHuntsville in cooperation with the UAS Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (ISAO) just completed the 2019 Southeast Regional UAS RODEO™ held over two days, October 9-10 at the Public Safety Training Academy in Huntsville, Alabama. How do we spell RODEO? Regional Ongoing training for Drone Emergency Operations. This two-day […]

The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and the Office of Commercial Space Transportation of the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are seeking to identify the data that may need to be exchanged between United States and European Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) prior to, during and after a space launch or re-entry operation […]

Bozeman, MT, Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) continues to experience rapid growth with the awarding of several large defense contracts for its counter UAS (CUAS) and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance(ISR) technologies. The growth is complemented by the company’s significant expansion, both of its workforce and its office and production facilities. The expansion is part of AVT’s […]

SAN CLEMENTE – The Government of Bahamas recently engaged Swift Engineering’s Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Team to support the country’s post-hurricane relief efforts. Following the Category 5 Hurricane that caused damage along with parts of its archipelago, the government engaged Swift to conduct 98 day and night mapping missions over two weeks. The team utilized […]

DroneMapper Rapid and Remote Expert Version 20191028 has been released. Please download the latest version here. This release has the latest UI modifications, back-end API performance enhancements and features. See the full change log below: Fixed tooltip bug and license display Pre-generate 3 channel images (multi-threaded) Add “GCP Tool” to Operations menu New color preview orthomosaic […]

Three Alberta-based SMBs partner with Peraton Canada to advance the use and development of Remotely Piloted Aircraft System technology. (Ottawa, ON) – Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) is a critical component of the advancement in unmanned commercial and defence applications of UAS technology. Although testing of BVLOS drone applications is underway in many countries, […]

A developing story with far-reaching implications. Appearing across multiple outlets the DOI seems to have grounded all Chinese RPAS in its care. Department of the Interior spokesperson Melissa Brown issued the following statement. “Secretary Bernhardt is reviewing the Department of the Interior’s drone program. Until this review is completed, the Secretary has directed that drones […]

Altitude Angel, the industry-leading unmanned traffic management (UTM) technology provider, is to provide Drone Safe Register with map data which will support a new function on the UK’s no. 1 UAV directory. The UK company received financial backing in 2018 from Peter Jones, telecoms tycoon & investor, after appearing on the BBC programme Dragon’s Den. […]

The ultra-light Mavic Mini makes drone flight easier and safer than everOctober 30, 2019 – DJI, the global leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, today opens a new frontier in drone possibilities with the DJI Mavic Mini, an ultra-light folding drone designed to be the everyday FlyCam. Weighing just 249 grams, Mavic Mini […]

Allow me to regale you with a retelling of a story from 2013. https://www.suasnews.com/2013/12/how-did-the-u-s-fall-so-far-behind-on-uas-integration/ Seasoned readers will recognize many of the same old trite and obtuse “it is all about safety” and “we need data” platitudes, how integration is hard, etc. Those giddy with the promise of unmanned technology were beguiled by the tried and […]

New solution integrates the real-time Kongsberg IRIS UxS airspace management picture into the AiRXOS’ Air MobilityTM Platform to provide integrated unmanned traffic management services around critical infrastructure Ottawa, CA: Kongsberg Geospatial, an Ottawa-based air traffic management company, and AiRXOS, part of GE Aviation, announced today that AiRXOS has fully integrated the real-time airspace picture from the […]

While the fast-approaching ADS-B Out mandate does not apply to drones, there’s still a strong case for integrating the technology in both manned and unmanned operations. AOPA members can purchase uAvionix solutions for both kinds of aircraft at a discount. Manned aircraft owners have just a few weeks left to equip before January 1, 2020, […]

We’re expanding and looking for experienced, technically minded and passionate sales staff to join the ALTI team, full time here at our head office in Knysna, South Africa. Applicants are required to be experienced and sales driven, aviation background and technical skills and knowledge a plus. Please send CV to hireme@altiuas.com or get in touch […]

VILLEPINTE, FRANCE — Drone Volt, an embedded artificial intelligence expert and manufacturer of professional civil drones, announced today new partnerships with U.S.-based companies Robotic Skies Inc and Metatron Unmanned Solutions to expand commercial UAS business opportunities in the U.S. The partnerships combine Drone Volt’s professional-grade drone technology with Robotic Skies’ maintenance, manufacturing,and regulatory expertise and Metratron’s […]

For fixed-wing UAVs operating from traditional runways, the landing manoeuvre is usually the most challenging and critical stage of any flight. Primoco, a Czech company, has been testing the latest version of UAV Navigation’s Flight Control System (FCS) on its 150kg fixed-wing UAV. During the tests, Primoco noted a number of improvements, including more efficient […]

Terra Drone India’s new product portfolio includes Trinity90+, the UAV which India’s elite government organization, Survey of India, is using in various nonpareil projects for Large-Scale Mapping. Terra Drone India, a leading provider of industrial drone solutions, has entered into a partnership with Ansari Precision Instruments Pvt. Ltd., part of the Roter Group of Companies, […]

What companies come to mind when you think of drones? Perhaps it’s one of the many online retailers exploring drone delivery to transport purchases to your doorstep. What may not come to mind is the railroad. Believe it or not, BNSF has been a leader in employing drones for a variety of uses. BNSF started […]