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Gregory Crutsinger (PhD) and team have released an online masterclass called Rapid Response Drone Data, built from experiences and lessons learned while drone mapping in the aftermath of California wildfires, available now. San Francisco, CA. Scholar Farms, a drone educational consultancy that produces state-of-the-art video training materials for drone mapping, today released their second online […]

The CUAS Coalition is proud to announce our Counter Drone and Surveillance Training Course for Law Enforcement. Our course is designed to assist Law Enforcement professionals in learning the basics of counter drone equipment, tactics, regulations and operations. The course is designed to meet the needs of professional law enforcement. The offerings are built in […]

KDDI CORPORATION, Terra Drone Ltd. and SECOM CO., LTD., in cooperation with Saitama Stadium 2002 (Saitama-shi, Saitama), became the first Japanese companies to demonstrate the drone security and surveillance system to monitor a stadium by using Smart Drone*1 equipped with mobile communications network (4G LTE) and human detection system. In the demonstration, a high-altitude drone […]

This is an historic milestone for the civilian professional drone. For the first time, the Directorate-General for Civil Aviation (DGAC) which regulates drones uses in France, has approved a fully-automated drone with no pilot, paving the way to new applications. Azur Drones, European leader in surveillance UAVs, has just received the first and only DGAC […]

Ersa GmbH joined CURPAS e.V. on January 1, 2019. The soldering specialist based in Wertheim, Germany is strengthening the technical competence network of CURPAS (Civil Use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems). The goal of this association founded in 2016 is to be a platform for all who engage with this technology. Manufacturers and users of […]

If you think Atlanta traffic is bad now, a recent UN study predicts that 70 percent of the world’s population will be living in urban areas by 2050. That’s a lot of cars on the roads come 5 o’clock. Or maybe not. For those attending the Jan. 23 launch event for Georgia Tech’s Center for Urban […]

During the Super Bowl, Intel Corporation partnered with the NFL* to create the first-ever live drone light show during a Super Bowl Halftime Show. Intel and the NFL will also make advanced Intel® True View™ highlights available for fans to relive the most exciting moments of the biggest game of the year. As Maroon 5 […]

DroneShield has today released an ASX announcement with regards to the assigning of a NATO Stock Number for the DroneGun Tactical™. The announcement is as follows: DroneShield Ltd (ASX:DRO) (“DroneShield” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that its DroneGun Tactical™ product has been assigned a NATO Stock Number (NSN). The DroneGun Tactical™ NSN is […]

Yuneec International, a global leader in electric aviation, today announced that its commercial hexacopter, the H520, will now optionally be available with an RTK (Real Time Kinematic) system from the Swiss company Fixposition. Even under difficult GPS conditions, such as in cities or canyons, the RTK system ensures maximum precision and centimeter-precise positioning. The fully integrated RTK satellite […]

In 2015, the year that private applications for drone licenses began to skyrocket, Noah Ruiz saw a news story about how unmanned aerial systems (UAS) were being used for aerial photography – and saw untapped potential. Within three months, he started Skynetwest, a data retrieval company that operates highly advanced UAS to collect information for mapping and infrastructure […]

FLYMOTION, a leading provider of unmanned systems, innovative technology solutions and system integration is proud to introduce our newest Mobile Drone Command Trailer built in partnership with E-ONE, a subsidiary of REV Group and a leading manufacturer of fire apparatus, made its debut at Fire Rescue East Conference and Trade Show in Daytona Beach, Fla. […]

On 3rd and 4th September 2019, the world of urban air mobility will come together at the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre for the inaugural Global Urban Air Summit. The Global Urban Air Summit will be an elite gathering of innovators, regulators, government and investors who will address the global challenges in urban air […]

Hats off to LEGO, topical and should be on the shopping list of every CUAS company and airport everywhere. If only Gatwick and NPAS were as forward-thinking as the Danish. Stop that drone stealing the golden statue. Make the arrest with a thrilling LEGO City toy helicopter and drone set! LEGO® model number: 60207. Theme: […]

Drone Harmony was chosen to be part of the 5th cohort of the ESA Business Incubator Switzerland (ESA BIC CH). This achievement will allow Drone Harmony to enrich its data-driven mission planning platform with global sources of satellite data. Luzern, Switzerland – February 2019 The value that an organization derives from digitalization is predicated on […]

Word is reaching us of large numbers of folks being let go at Intels main drone manufacturer Ascending Technologies in Germany at the end of 2018. If true that’s very sad as Asctec really have been pioneers in the drone space. Intel has form in this regard, they hired and fired at Yuneec USA back […]

Since our founding 13 years ago, DJI has been a company that emphasizes honesty and integrity in our operations. We strongly believe that upholding these values is a critical element in DJI’s long-term development. We have been disappointed to learn that not all employees have upheld these goals. As DJI embarked on a management reform […]

Hovermap offers revolutionary efficiency, safety and operational insights to challenging above ground, underground and GPS-denied environments. It provides collision avoidance, GPS-denied flight, advanced autonomy and SLAM-based LiDAR mapping. This allows a Hovermap-enabled drone to be deployed in challenging GPS-denied environments, to collect 3D and other data which was previously impossible to collect. This new data in […]

Loughborough 30 January 2019 – South Korean liquid hydrogen specialist MetaVista has demonstrated a record breaking 10 hour and 50 minute multi-copter test flight using an Intelligent Energy Fuel Cell Power Module. The flight was conducted using the Loughborough-based fuel cell engineering Company’s lightweight 650W Fuel Cell Power Module (FCPM) and is believed to be the […]

According to Rotor and Wing, Jaunt Air Mobility has bought into the Carter Copter concept and are looking into its feasibility as an Uber air taxi. In April 2017, Carter Aviation partnered with Mooney International Corporation to develop an eVTOL. Carter use’s it’s Slowed-Rotor/Compound (SR/C™) technology. In their own words. It couples the speed, range […]

Drone Delivery Canada ‘DDC or the Company’ (TSX.V:FLT,OTC: TAKOF), is pleased to announce that it has commenced testing its newest cargo delivery drone, ‘The Falcon’ with a lifting capability of 50 pounds of payload and a travel range of 60km. “In response to market demand driven by the burgeoning e-commerce industry, our engineering team was given […]

Airbus SE (stock exchange symbol: AIR) detected a cyber incident on Airbus “Commercial Aircraft business” information systems, which resulted in unauthorised access to data. There is no impact on Airbus’ commercial operations. This incident is being thoroughly investigated by Airbus’ experts who have taken immediate and appropriate actions to reinforce existing security measures and to […]

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) today unveiled the next steps in the evolution of cellular IoT and launched new solutions that will enable service providers to address a larger part of the IoT market with diverse use cases across verticals including automotive, manufacturing, and utilities. Ericsson outlines cellular IoT evolution in four market segments: Massive IoT, Broadband IoT, Critical IoT, […]

Silvus Technologies announced today that it has developed a cognitive radio capability that enables StreamCaster Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANETs) to operate in the presence of jammers and other sources of electromagnetic interference. The groundbreaking feature, called “MANET Interference Avoidance” (MAN-IA), senses interference within the network footprint and automatically switches the network to a better channel. […]

Pipistrel and Honeywell (NYSE: HON) have signed a memorandum of understanding that will bring both companies together on the exploration and development of solutions for the urban air mobility market. As part of their collective effort, the companies will work together to integrate Honeywell avionics, navigation, flight control systems connectivity, and other beneficial products and services onto […]

Come and meet DJI and ‘Experience the Spirit of Play’ at one of the largest and most important toy fairsin Europe, bringing together well known brands and trendy start-ups. Visit our booth at this year’s toy fair and see the latest products such as the DJI Spark and Mavic Air, ideal for beginners, enthusiasts and anyone who wants to learn […]

Today, Monday, in the course of the morning, the Zurich city police recovered the Swiss Post drone which had come down into Lake Zurich. We are relieved that the drone was located in the presumed search area over the lake near Landi-Wiese park and was successfully salvaged by divers from the water police. The drone […]

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) has announced that complimentary samples of GORE® Tethered Drone Cables are now available with short lead times and can be shipped within two business days from the date of the request. Ideal for prototyping and evaluation, samples are available in 16-, 20- and 24-AWG configurations, with length options of 5, 10 and 15 feet. “Developers need samples […]

Should you find yourself browsing companies on Glassdoor some rather telling comments hove into view from those that have and those that do work at Kespry. Crunchbase has the company raising $61.4 million in VC funding. The first comment suggests more than 30 employees were let go in November 2018. Other comments point to a […]

The position coordinates and directs all aspects of Sinclair’s Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) programs for the Aviation Technology Department. The coordinator will oversee laboratory and flight operations, manage curriculum quality, monitor student performance, and ensure compliance with FAA regulations and guidelines. The coordinator will also market the program throughout the region to recruit students and identify collaboration […]

The Alta Pro line builds on the exceptional first generation of Freefly drones. We’ve added waypoint technology to allow preprogrammed movements and autopilot functionality. The completely redesigned Alta Pro flight controller runs open PX4 flight stack for quick and powerful interfacing. PX4 mission autopilot Qgroundcontol mission planner with long range 900mhz telemetry radio Advanced, high-bandwidth […]

Airborne Response, the South Florida-based provider of Mission Critical Unmanned Solutions™ for industry and government, completed Exercise Lightning Shield – a full-scale training exercise held on Thursday, January 24 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. Airborne Response provided aerial support for the U.S. Army National Guard and specialized elements of the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department. Deploying a […]

Al Stevens AJS Support UK Airprox Board chart shows the number of reports involving drones and other objects up to November 2018. We were particularly interested in the red bars against the associated years on the chart. These are specifically incidents associated by the observer to be involving “drones”. Since 2015 there have been 313 […]

Widely regarded as a technical leader in the emerging field of Drone/Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM), Altitude Angel develops cloud-scale systems to facilitate the safe integration of unmanned vehicles into national airspace worldwide. In short, we don’t make drones; we make them safe. Our national foundation technologies are deployed internationally by governments, civil aviation authorities and […]

FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced today that it has acquired Aeryon Labs Inc., a leading developer of high-performance unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for the global military, public safety, and critical infrastructure markets for $200 million. Aeryon’s vertical takeoff and landing quad-copter airframes integrate multiple sensors, including FLIR thermal technology, to provide users with immediate high-resolution intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) […]

ConnexiCore today announced a partnership with Telarus, the largest privately held Technology Services Distributor in the United States, that ultimately positions ConnexiCore’s Drone Flight Services and Solutions through the Telarus agent channel. For Telarus, the partnership positions the company into the Drone/UAS aerial intelligence marketplace. This creates another stream of disruptive IoT technology for not only […]

After the recent successful launch and “Over-the-Air” trial of e2Eaccess UAS-I with Callen-Lenz, e2E are readying themselves to roll-out large scale Beyond Visual Line-ofSight (BVLOS) trials in 2019. e2E held their inaugural BVLOS Workshop focused on the integration of SatCom within current and future sUAS to an invite-only group of stakeholders, including British Telecom, Deutsche […]

The Sky Guys, Canada’s top drone operator and manufacturer, announced today that Jeremy Chan-Hao Wang has been named President effective January 25, 2019. As President, Mr Wang will lead the company’s overall operations and growth, including key revenue, product development, and commercialization activities throughout 2019. Mr Wang will report directly to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Adam Sax. Mr. Wang previously […]

ideaForge, a leading provider of Unmanned Aerial Systems, today announced that HCL Technologies, a leading global technology company, will provide its DRYiCETM AIOPS Platform for ideaForge’s state-of-the-art drones. HCL will enable procedures for ideaForge’s devices to provide zero-touch automation of tasks and processes that will allow users to setup a Drone command center and provide […]

I’m sure you heard the good news about drone ID and tracking being possible. Prior to the test performed by Airmap, Kittyhawk, and Google, no one besides DJI, NASA, Intel, various companies, and folks working ADS-B had any idea that remotely IDing aircraft was possible. Google apparently came into it as the use case with […]

JD.com, China’s largest retailer, today announced the completion of Indonesia’s first government-approved drone flight – a breakthrough for drone delivery in Southeast Asia. The successful pilot opens the door for future commercial drone use in Indonesia and the Southeast Asia region, subject to further regulatory approvals. Representatives from Indonesia’s Ministry of Transportation, Civil Aviation and […]

FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) has been awarded a $39.6 Million order to deliver FLIR Black Hornet Personal Reconnaissance Systems (PRS) in support of the United States (U.S.) Army. The highly capable nano-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems delivered under this contract will support platoon and small unit level surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities as part of […]

A new interdisciplinary effort at Syracuse University will advance knowledge and teaching in the field of autonomous systems, exploring new frontiers in policy, law and governance of these fast-expanding technologies. From self-driving cars to drone delivery systems, from robotic underwater vessels to smart-home technologies, autonomous systems are transforming our world – posing complex social, ethical […]

Visual intelligence technology start-up teams up with a next-generation technology company to demonstrate versatile augmented reality drone software to global leaders at Davos. Edgybees, a leader in advanced, collaborative, visual intelligence technology, and HCL Technologies Ltd., a leading global technology company, today announced that they are hosting live demonstrations of Edgybees’ life-saving software enabled by DRYiCETM […]

Precision agriculture intelligence leader Taranis, today announced the launch of its new solution that calculates and monitors the planting of seeds. Taranis is the first platform to offer farmers and agronomists a scalable answer to plot management strategy. The addition of an emergence solution to the company’s offerings reflect Taranis’ vision to become the single-most comprehensive […]

Drone Delivery Canada ‘DDC or the Company’ (TSX.V:FLT,OTC: TAKOF), is pleased to announce the management appointment of Mr. Michael Zahra as Senior Vice President of Operations and Strategy as the Company moves to commercial operations in 2019. “We have known Mr. Zahra professionally for over two years in his former capacity as President of Staples Business Advantage Canada. […]

Boeing [NYSE: BA] yesterday successfully completed the first test flight of its autonomous passenger air vehicle (PAV) prototype in Manassas, Virginia. Boeing NeXt, which leads the company’s urban air mobility efforts, utilized Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences to design and develop the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and will continue testing to advance the […]

We learnt recently that LidarSwiss has delivered two Micro Vux Long Range sensors to the Royal Thai Survey Department. Now makers of the helicopter they were hung from, SwissDrones have released a video of them in operation. The flights in Thailand took two hours carrying the LidarSwiss payload with a 25% safety margin for fuel. It was […]

A Project Task Assignment for the Teaming-Enabled Architectures for Manned-Unmanned Systems (TEAMS) prototype program was recently awarded to GE Aviation. The project is under the authority of the Base Vertical Lift Consortium Project Agreement and is sponsored by the U.S. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL). “The TEAMS program is a tremendous opportunity for GE to […]

HENSOLDT will now use BIRD Aerosystems’ RCD (Radar Control and Display) and MSIS (Mission Management System) to control their PrecISR™ advanced multi-mode radar family [January, 2019]: HENSOLDT, a global pioneer of technology and innovation in the area of defense and security electronics, and BIRD Aerosystems, the leading developer of Airborne Missile Protection Systems (AMPS) and […]

Drone technology is on the rise. To fully support the rapidly growing drone industry, a harmonized approach for the integration of drones across Europe is vital. CORUS gathers experts from aviation (manned and drone), research and academia to develop and write a concept of operations for U-Space, the European system for management of drones. Starting from […]