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New, additional facility expansions at the headquarters in Austria as well as a new facility in the United States. RIEGL, an internationally successful manufacturer of LiDAR scanners for surveying applications headquartered in Horn, Austria, is investing heavily in the expansion of production and office space. The continued, worldwide demand for the high-performance sensors allows the […]

DroneShield Ltd (ASX:DRO) (“DroneShield” or the “Company”) is pleased to release a breakthrough new product, DroneGun MKIIITM, following extensive development in response to end-user feedback. The product is available for purchase from today to qualified end-users, where lawful (refer to note below). DroneGun MKIIITM is a portable pistol-shape drone jammer, weighting under 2kg. The Company believes this […]

Wounded Eagle (WE) unmanned aerial surveillance (UAS), with the help of their student UAS operators, completed aerial mapping of VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System’s (VAGLAHS) 388-acre VA West Los Angeles Medical Center (WLA) campus. Using a UAS and drone mapping software, WE captured thousands of images of WLA and stitched them together to make […]

Artificial Intelligence is disrupting all industries. However, technology revolution in AgTech has always lagged other industries. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is poised to dramatically shift world agriculture by finally making it possible for every farmer to use leading edge technologies and be part of the revolution. ConserWater Technologies is headquartered in California, USA, and is the […]

We are coming up on the big anniversary of men walking on the moon, and there is a plethora of documentaries on the subject, but this one stands out. The producers did not shy away from the gritty setbacks (space is hard) and at least threw Wernher von Braun a bone. Not that the doc […]

Involi, a complete and reliable air traffic data provider for UAS, otherwise known as drones, and AirMap, announce their collaboration to offer a pre-integrated UTM and Air Traffic Awareness solution for safe, efficient, and scalable drone operations. The safe integration of drones into low-altitude airspace alongside manned aviation has become paramount to cope with the […]

An alternative title for this article would be “Nice try DJI” because you are only fooling more of your amateur security experts and wasting tax payer money and government resources. DJI released an article in conjunction with a DOI report. Article:https://www.dji.com/newsroom/news/us-federal-agency-validates-and-approves-dji-high-security-solution-for-government-drone-programs Report:https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/oas_flight_test_and_technical_evaluation_report_-_dji_uas_data_managment_assurance_evaluation_-_7-2-19_v2.0.pdf From the article on DJI’s website: The DOI’s findings were presented in a […]

Delair Takeoff offers fixed monthly fee for enhanced flexibility, lower capital expenditure for leveraging long-range, precision aerial intelligence platform TOULOUSE, France – July 11, 2019 – Delair, a leading supplier of commercial drone solutions, today announced Delair Takeoff, a cost-effective subscription program for accessing the company’s high-performance Delair UX11 family of UAVs and its delair.ai, […]

DJI Interview with Tom Shainberg, Senior Drone Pilot of Devon & Cornwall Police According to an independent study from HMICFRS (Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services)1 conducted in March 2017, over 65% of UK ‘police forces ‘had either purchased at least one drone or had ready access to one,’. However, with the ever-increasing […]

The Sacramento District’s aviation team for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was excited to put the Microdrones mdMapper1000DG to work. One of their first demonstrations took place at New Hogan Lake, near Stockton California. The district’s UAS team, consisted of David Mello, James Oliver, Casey Young and Jerry Frost, who after a week of […]

Researchers at Cranfield University have developed a smartphone app which can connect with off-the-shelf drones and send them to autonomously inspect multiple locations using coordinates received by SMS text message. Controlling drones in this way could be useful for a variety of applications in the future including the collection of crop health data in specific […]

Scottsdale, Arizona – Leading automated drone startup, Airobotics, today unveiled a highly drone-stabilized payload for inspection and security applications at ADS’ 2019 Warrior Expo East. Named Trion, this payload marks Airobotics’ first in-house developed and manufactured sensor for the market—available both with and independent of—its leading automated drone hardware and data insights platform. Weighing less […]

On June 11th 2019, the Science and Technology Committee were joined by the Defence Committee to continue their Inquiry into Commercial and Recreational Drone Use in the UK. DJI presented oral evidence, along with other key stakeholders in the drone industry, including ARPAS-UK. DJI’s representative, Brendan Schulman, Vice President for Policy & Legal Affairs, was […]

Rome, NY- If you’re in California next week, then be sure to join Microdrones for our California Summer Tour, Monday, July 15 through Friday July 19. From Northern California to MalibuBeach and on to Southern California, Microdrones will be making their way through the Golden State, showcasing their integrated systems at select locations. You can […]

Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – July 10, 2019 – One of the largest providers of industrial drone solutions in the world, Tokyo-headquartered Terra Drone Corporation, has entered into an investment agreement with NDT Corrosion Control Services Co. (NDTCCS), a leading Saudi company which has been providing nondestructive testing and inspection services in the Middle East since 1975. With […]

By Amir Iliaifar Drone DataLearning For many, the word “drone” has become a term that encompasses all types of drones. Much like how the word “aircraft” can refer to an airplane or a helicopter, so too can the word “drone” refer to both a fixed-wing drone, such as the senseFly eBee X, or a quadcopter. But just like […]

FLYMOTION, the leading provider of end to end UAS solutions and services has partnered with Tomahawk Robotics, an innovator or robotic control technologies to bring Kinesis to the Public Safety and Government market. Tomahawk Robotics’ software suite, Kinesis, enables management of robotic systems regardless of underlying hardware. From robotic systems in the air, on the ground […]

I personally grew up listening to the BBC on the long wave radio in east Africa as a child in the 80’s. We listened to the BBC world service, to find out the facts surrounding events that happened around us, and at home in Australia. In the last 30 years, I have been in the […]

As surveyors and mappers experience growth they assume larger and larger projects making longer flight times increasingly important. The extended flight times become increasingly important. The Harris Hybrid can provide such flights with lidar and industrial grade cameras allowing for far greater coverage in a single flight. “The beauty of the Harris Hybrid, is that […]

Unmanned Safety Institute (USI) announced today that they will be establishing the first-in-the-nation Unmanned Safety Institute – Center of Excellence, a remote pilot training and safety certification center, at Gulf Coast State College (GCSC) in Port St. Joe, Florida. In 2019, Unmanned Safety Institute celebrates five years of implementing and promoting best-in-class aviation-based safety practices into the […]

Department of the Interior Completes Independent 15-Month Testing of DJI Government Edition Solution Using Mavic Pro and Matrice 600 Pro Drones DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, is pleased to announce that its high-security solution for government drone programs, Government Edition, has received independent validation from the U.S. Department of […]

MMC UAV, a leading industrial UAV company that has enjoyed rapid development thanks to its industrial chain integration strategy, is partnering up with Yuneec, an Intel-invested electric aviation company known for its consumer drone series Typhoon, in pursuit of enhancing UAV products to bring the best solutions for their customers. MMC UAV, over the past […]

Further to the programme ‘Britain’s Next Air Disaster? Drones’ which first aired on Monday 1st July 2019, we have written to the BBC to express our extreme disappointment at the lack of editorial balance in the programme, the flagrant disregard of the BBC’s own impartiality guidelines, and the creative licence given to the filmmakers in […]

MIAMI – The DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety Alliance, the leading 501(c)3 non-profit program advocating for and supporting the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) – also known as “drones” – for public safety missions has announced their inaugural Board of Advisors. The 40-person roster contains many of the most renowned names from the realm of public safety […]

London, UK: Altitude Angel, the world’s foremost unmanned traffic management (UTM) provider, and Pierce Aerospace, the U.S. based remote identification system supplier, has agreed to form an alliance with the goal to bring automated drone flight a step closer. Capitalising on the two businesses core strengths, the partnership will explore the opportunities surrounding the integration of […]

LEUVEN, Belgium, 8 July 2019 – Virtual Surveyor has enhanced the LiDAR elevation data handling capabilities in Version 6.4 of its drone surveying and mapping software. A new function enables Virtual Surveyor users to select specific feature classes from classified LiDAR point clouds before converting the point cloud to a surface terrain. “The latest upgrades in […]

This is a follow up to one of my let’s-all-come-together-on-this-“safety of the NAS” educational pieces prior to the FAA UAS symposium. Some lingering questions were posed during the streamed symposium, and, to the best of my knowledge, not one of these pertinent and salient queries was answered. So, apparently ponying up the $769 does not […]

We are glad to welcome a new commercial drone supplier in Delair’s global, open ecosystem of partners. The partnership will combine Quantums’ VTOL Trinity F9 system and Delair’s hardware-agnostic analytics solution to empower aerial data programs in mining, aggregates, surveying and mapping, power and utilities. At the Esri User Conference 2019, Delair and Quantum-Systems GmbH, […]

Japan Infrastructure Waymark Co. Ltd (JIW), a wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West (NTT), has today signed an agreement with leading UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) service provider Aerodyne to collaborate on drone-based services for infrastructure management, both within Japan and on behalf of overseas Japanese companies. Aerodyne Chief Executive Officer, Kamarul A. Muhamad elaborated; […]

THEA 160 is a battery-powered agriculture hexacopter, compared with the THEA 130, the pesticide tank capacity and spray width of THEA 160 have been greatly improved to meet the operational needs of users in different industries. THEA 160 pesticide tank is 16L, the spray width is 5-7 meters, the operation efficiency of THEA 160 is […]

The drone used in the test was an older model DJI Phantom which weighs approximately 1.3kg. This is no longer representative of the fleet. The most popular drones are the DJI Mavic 2 which weighs 905g (33% less mass), DJI Mavic Air which weighs 430g (66% less mass) and DJI Spark which weighs 300g (76% […]

We are the UK’s aviation regulator and recognised as a world leader in its field. Our activities are diverse, enabling the aviation industry to meet the highest safety standards and we pride ourselves on our ability to adapt to the constantly changing aviation environment. The Role We’re looking for two Policy – Operations Specialists to […]

Australian UAM (sort of) startup Alauda Racing is currently in the UK demonstrating their manned multicopter at the Goodwood festival of speed. They are also unveiling a race series that may start next year. “We’re delighted to have agreed on this partnership with Airspeeder who are using cutting-edge technology to deliver a new generation of […]

One of the basic and most important skills that any human helicopter pilot learns and must practise on a regular basis is the ability to autorotate safely. This is so that in the event of engine or tail rotor failure the aircraft can be safely descended and landed under control. Although there are obviously no […]

Peter Lietz, Head of International Business Development for Hirth Engines, explains why engine manufacturers must raise the endurance bar for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to advance capabilities in extreme weather conditions. Drones have become a popular choice for various exploits, from hobbyist aerial photography to large organisations such as Amazon exploring the future of delivery […]

Dear Lord Nego Hall of Birkenhead, This open-letter precedes DJI’s official response via the BBC’s complaint process on the issues of impartiality and accuracy. It will be published on both public DJI channels and shared with media organisations as of today, Thursday 4thJuly. As the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, we […]

Hyderabad, July 5, 2019: Telangana may be the youngest state in India, but it is fast turning out to be at the forefront of adopting emerging technologies. After publishing a comprehensive draft policy for the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (or drones) in the state, Telangana is now ready to support beyond visual line of sight […]

Delair, a leading supplier of commercial drone solutions, along with one of its regional resellers, Seiler Instrument, today announced that Weaver Consultants Group has adopted the Delair UX11 high-performance UAV for its work in large-scale volumetric surveying and topographic mapping. The national firm provides a full range of engineering services and has particular expertise in […]

ARPAS members have expressed deep concern and criticism of the BBC Two documentary, ‘Britain’s Next Air Disaster? Drones?’, which aired on Monday 1 July 2019 and which focussed heavily on the illegal and malevolent use of drones in UK airspace, exaggerated the risks and presented a one-sided view that has the potential to harm the […]

On 2 July 2019, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) released the first building block to enable the safe operation of hybrid and electrical vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. Patrick Ky, EASA Executive Director declared “We are actively engaging with the industry to develop the right technical requirements to take benefit of the […]

„Aurora Technology Arts“, the German expert for innovative creative visual productions, is now expanding its portfolio with “Aurora Drone Light Shows” and offering their customers tailored spectacular drone light shows – as a supplement to a multidisciplinary stage show, highlight and a magnet for big events, in adventure and amusement parks, at trade fairs, concerts […]

Terra Drone Corporation, one of largest providers of industrial drone solutions in the world, is announcing the completion of its investment in RoNik Inspectioneering, a leading Dutch company that performs visual and ultrasonic inspections using wireless robotics. With this investment, RoNik Inspectioneering becomes a part of the Terra Drone group and gets renamed as Terra Inspectioneering. […]

The two demos marked first steps in the Gulf of Finland (GOF) U-space very large demonstrator, but a leap for the implementation of unmanned traffic management (UTM) in Europe. For the first time ever, general aviation aircraft, drones, and recreational remote-controlled model aircraft safely shared the airspace above and around an operational airfield during the […]

Wounded Eagle (WE) unmanned aerial surveillance (UAS), with the help of their student UAS operators, completed aerial mapping of VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System’s (VAGLAHS) 388-acre VA West Los Angeles Medical Center (WLA) campus. Using a UAS and drone mapping software, WE captured thousands of images of WLA and stitched them together to make […]

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma is proud to announce James Grimsley as Choctaw Nation’s new Executive Director of Advanced Technology Initiatives. In his role, he will manage strategic advanced technology programs, such as the FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (“drone”) Integration Pilot Program (UAS IPP) and similar initiatives and support economic development and growth for the […]

PIQuE Desktop 1.0 (Photogrammetry Image Quality Evaluator​ “PIQuE”) released today after a multiple months of Beta Testing. This Windows PC software tool is designed to quickly analyze geotagged image sets and identify​ any problem areas that will impact future photogrammetry reconstruction. PIQuE Desktop 1.0 performs the following analysis while still on a jobsite (Only need […]

For the month of July only, we are offering a 6-month Agisoft Metashape license with the first 100 Altum purchases! Enjoy high-quality data and advanced processing for only the purchase price of Altum. Easily capture and process thermal and multispectral imagery Generate calibrated and geo-referenced outputs ready for advanced analytics Process on your desktop or […]

Unifly NV, provider of the world’s leading unmanned traffic management (UTM) software for drone enablement, has completed a €17m Series B capital raise bringing in investors including Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS – the national air traffic control authority of Germany) and FPIM (sovereign wealth fund of Belgium). Unifly’s most recent investor is Belgium’s Federal Holding and […]

The UAV specialist will supply, maintain, repair and service Network Rail’s drones and deliver expert training to the infrastructure group’s in-house pilots DJI’s Authorised Reseller and partner Heliguy has been awarded a major nationwide contract with Network Rail in the United Kingdom, as part of an Unmanned Aircraft Services framework worth up to £2.6million. The […]

Australian Unmanned Systems Industry Champions AAUS is proud to be hosting an Industry Awards night to recognise individuals and organisations that have made a significant contribution to the Australian unmanned systems industry. Over 120 nominations were received for the 5 award categories. Team Rubicon Australia (TRA) is a volunteer disaster response organisation, uniting the experience […]