sUAS News

Mark Johnson of the Plexidrone Coalition, a group stood up to find answers about the long-delayed, crowd-funded multirotor has informed sUAS News of a new initiative to find answers and refunds. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in America has stood up an investigation. Last we heard from Plexidrone, back in March of this year was that […]

When you’re in the business of drones for professional applications, such as surveying, mapping, photogrammetry, LiDAR and inspection, fall is an important time of year. The Microdrones team has been very busy, on tour showing off three new systems launched in October: mdLiDAR3000, mdMapper1000PPK and mdMapper1000+. Earlier this month, it was The Commercial UAV Expo […]

We’ve sold thousands of micro-duration insurance policies to drone pilots across the UK. In this article we look back at the data we’ve collected and share some of our key learnings. The data-driven approach to insurance At Flock, we’re reinventing insurance from the ground up. Instead of annual products, we provide short-term drone insurance policies […]

Skydio, the maker of the self-flying Skydio R1, is continuing to push the boundaries of what autonomy can do, providing consumers with the easiest and most fun drone experience available today. Now Skydio is building on that autonomy capability to deliver an entirely new way of controlling this self-flying camera with the introduction of the […]

FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) today announced the DroneSense–FLIR Edition, a drone flight management software platform designed for public safety applications. FLIR announced a strategic investment in DroneSense, an Austin, Texas-based unmanned aircraft system (UAS) software platform maker, in April 2018 and this is the first product under that collaboration. DroneSense-FLIR Edition is the only […]

You couldn’t make it on the DaaS® business model, and you’ve made the determination it is time to pivot into one of the big-bucks verticals—aka the LAANC gravy train! Many are asking, “What is involved and how do I get started?” That is the eighty-two billion dollar question everyone is asking. We here at the […]

The NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) remains committed to enabling new, transformational commercial aviation markets and services with the potential to provide significant societal benefits. In recent years, NASA has strategically invested in technical challenges focused on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), UAS Traffic Management (UTM), system-wide safety, vertical lift, noise, electrified propulsion, airspace operations, […]

MicroLink Devices extends its congratulations to the Zephyr team of Airbus Defence and Space for the successful launch and landing of the maiden flight of the next-generation Zephyr UAV that flew more than 25 days continuously without refueling, setting a new long-endurance flight record. The Zephyr platform is a new class of unmanned air vehicle that operates […]

Now Offering LAANC as an FAA-Approved UAS Service Supplier For months and months, our customers have been hounding us about LAANC, including customers that recently became investors. While listening to ideas and feature requests, we were heads down building and coding (aside from the occasional trip to DC to meet with the FAA :). Today we’re excited to […]

In a newly published study, researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University detail results of a small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) detection study, performed near Daytona Beach International Airport in Florida. Looking at flights of drones during the 13-day sampling period from just one manufacturer, DJI, the College of Aviation faculty research team detected 73 individual unmanned […]

Deepwater Wind, ULC Robotics and Keystone Engineering Collaborate on Usage of Remote Piloted Aerial Systems Rhode Island-based Deepwater Wind, who began commercial operation of the first U.S. offshore wind farm in 2016, recently authorized deployments of drone technology to capture high-resolution data of all five of its offshore wind platforms just off Block Island. Imagery […]

Avitas Systems, a GE venture, announced that it received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval to fly an unmanned aerial system (UAS) beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) in Loving County, Texas. The permission authorizes Avitas Systems to fly a UAS over 55 pounds at low altitudes without a visual observer for industrial inspection; it is […]

FoxFury Lighting Solutions announces a new rechargeable Quick Swap® Power Pack with Strobe for the Rugo™ Drone & Camera Light. This new Power Pack is most useful for drone (UAV or sUAS) night operations as it fulfills the FAA FAR 107.29 requirements for dusk, dawn, and night flights. The Rugo™ is a rugged go-anywhere lighting tool that is primarily used for drones but […]

Air New Zealand and Zephyr Airworks today announced they have signed an agreement to work collaboratively on bringing the world’s first autonomous electric air taxi service to market in New Zealand. The agreement between the national carrier and the operator of Cora, the world’s first autonomous electric air taxi, signals the intention to form a long-term relationship […]

On 15th October, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) opened a public consultation on its proposal of airworthiness standards which will enable the certification of small vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. This is to develop the first component of the regulatory framework to enable the safe operation of air taxi and electric VTOL (eVTOL) aircraft in […]

Drone Rescue Systems GmbH from Austria will present the parachute system DRS-10 for the first time at the Intergeo 2018. Based on this product, especially for the DJI Matrice 600 (M600) the parachute system DRS-M600 was developed, that has been coordinated purely to this flight system. The parachute system DRS-10 is designed for multicopters with […]

Program’s Third Round Receives Strongest Interest in Program’s History GENIUS NY 3.0 Attracts Unmanned Systems Startups from Around the World Investment in GENIUS NY is supported by “CNY Rising” – The Region’s Comprehensive Strategy to Revitalize Communities and Grow the Economy SYRACUSE, NY – GENIUS NY, a business accelerator program at CenterState CEO’s Tech Garden […]

DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, today announced the global rollout of the Phantom 4 RTK, a high-precision aerial survey drone that combines centimeter-level navigation and positioning with a high-performance imaging system to improve survey efficiency and accuracy, reducing operational difficulty and cost. “The Phantom 4 RTK was engineered to […]

DroneShield has today officially released DroneShield CompleteTM v2.0, the single largest software update for the DroneSentry & DroneSentinel product suites. DroneShield CompleteTM offers users a ‘best in class’ drone detection and mitigation interface with enhancements to tracking, navigation, functionality and usability. DroneShield CompleteTM includes a graphic user interface (GUI) that compiles and analyses vast amounts of environmental data to display to user seamlessly […]

Orbital Corporation Ltd (‘Orbital UAV’, ‘the Company’) is pleased to announce the expansion of its Long Term Agreement (‘LTA’, the ‘Agreement’) with Insitu Inc. (Insitu), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company. The Agreement builds on Orbital UAV’s existing partnership with Insitu and increases the scope, scale and term of work outlined in the […]

UAVOS Inc. has successfully completed the first stage of the flight tests of the 10-meter prototype of the High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) ApusDuo, which was manufactured as part of the development program of ApusDuo solar aircraft with a wing span of 28m. That prototype was made for testing control algorithms, including take-off and landing, […]

The commercial UAV LiDAR pioneer pushes industry boundaries with three new product announcements at INTERGEO 2018 Los Angeles, CA — October 12, 2018 — Phoenix LiDAR Systems, LLC., the industry leader in commercial UAV LiDAR systems, is proud to announce its three newest LiDAR solutions that will challenge LiDAR conventions once again at INTERGEO 2018, […]

The KittyHawk performs rigorous applications that exceed the abilities of most UAVs on the market. Like all Mobile Recon units, the KittyHawk is engineered to efficiently and effectively support a myriad of missions: Carry temperature-sensitive supplies of up to 25 pounds in a transport box. Monitor, count and track wildlife or other heat sources with thermal […]

GeoSLAM and Orbit GT to demonstrate innovations using iSTAR Pulsar data; NCTech to showcase new AI capabilities for identifying objects in 360 images NCTech, a developer of reality imaging systems, will next week showcase its iSTAR Pulsar mobile 360-degree data capture system at the INTERGEO conference and tradeshow. Companies at INTERGEO, including GeoSLAM and Orbit […]

Terra Drone, a leading global commercial drone technology company , acquires a significant stake in Swedish aerial robotics for underground mining startup, Inkonova AB Terra Drone’s UAV inspection, survey, and other service provisions cover various industries globally including mining; Inkonova’s main market. The deal is comprised of a cash injection, changes to the management team, […]

It’s arrived, remember the feel-good story about the designer 20-year-old Utah-based, George Matus? The main event, the Teal One launches today. According to Teal, “Teal One is more than a flying camera. It’s the only consumer drone that everyone – from first-time flyers to advanced pilots – will love to fly.” Developers will be interested in […]

The Ardupilot Suzhou conference is getting closer, and speakers have been confirmed. We look forward to all our speakers: Non-GPS navigation with Randy Mackay ArduSub with Craig Elder Swarm in Mission Planner with Michael Oborne Choosing the correct hardware setup with Philip Rowse Better Plane Tuning with Tom Pittenger Lua Scripting with Michael du Breuil […]

Vancouver, British Columbia, Oct 09, 2018 (Newsfile Corp via COMTEX) — Global UAV Technologies Ltd. (cse:UAV) YRLLF, +23.97% (YAB2) (the “Company” or “Global UAV”), a diversified, vertically integrated drone technology company, is pleased to announce that Global UAV and Planck Aerosystems Inc. (“Planck”) have successfully performed a fully autonomous landing and takeoff from a moving […]

Arlington, VA — XRY Drone lets investigators extract and analyze data from popular drone models being used for illegal activity — to reveal flight paths, origin, behavior and other critical information that can identify operators Police, corrections agencies, border control and military organizations around the globe are developing methods to counter the growing threat from […]

Plowman Craven is proud to have collaborated with BAM Nuttall and Network Rail on an innovative virtual reality project that showcases to rail users the extensive works taking place to upgrade the Aberdeen to Inverness line in Scotland. Using our industry-leading Vogel R3D drone survey system, fitted with a 4k, high-resolution 360-degree camera, our team overflew […]

Mobilicom Ltd., a global mission-critical-communications solution provider, announces that world-leading aerospace pioneer Airbus has integrated Mobilicom’s SkyHopper PRO solution into its Innovation drone platform. The platform is used to broaden Airbus’ vision and demonstrate its mission operation solutions in the commercial and homeland security drone space. Mobilicom’s SkyHopper is a holistic solution for commercial and […]

Every wonder why the Drone industry just can’t get no satisfaction? Straight off of the FAA Drone Registration Task Force roster of shame Nancy Egan – The saga of 3DRobotics is sad indeed. But the lack of understanding and leadership were astounding. She was happy with the notion of the FAA paying/doing the research for […]

Flyability joins the DARPA SubT Challenge granted team, CERBERUS, led by University of Nevada, Reno, along with international partners including ETH Zurich, University of California, Berkeley, and Sierra Nevada Corporation. Project CERBERUS will bring groundbreaking robotic solutions into the field of subterranean deployments. With the goal of supporting public safety professionals in time-sensitive operations or disaster […]

North Dakota State University’s (NDSU) Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering department has purchased an herbicide-spraying unmanned aerial vehicle that can carry over four gallons of liquid and autonomously disperse it for 30 minutes at a time, covering around 33 acres of crops in one hour. According to the Brainerd Dispatch, NDSU engineers unveiled the six-foot-wide AG V6+ […]

Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, has begun testing the use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) in Greece, Italy and Portugal to monitor the European Union’s external borders. Frontex is exploring the surveillance capability of the medium altitude long endurance RPAS and evaluating the related cost efficiency and endurance. The agency will […]

As a cost-effective surveillance solution, the SkyStar aerostat systems are ideal for securing the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games The Israeli-based aerostat company RT LTA Systems Ltd. will present the SkyStar family of aerostats at SEECAT, the Special Equipment Exhibition & Conference for Anti-Terrorism in Tokyo, Japan. RT’s SkyStar aerostats are ideal for securing massive public […]

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems (TMS), today announced a new strategic relationship with General Dynamics Land Systems (GD), the leader in ground combat vehicles, to produce highly integrated and effective tactical UAS and TMS for armored ground combat vehicles. “By integrating the leading small tactical UAS and […]

Scheduled to launch at Singapore’s Marina South Pier in November 2018, Wilhelmsen’s Ships Agency and Airbus will be piloting the delivery of maritime essentials via Airbus’ Skyways unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to vessels at anchorage. Make history with us Be one of the first in the world to have maritime essentials delivered to your vessels. […]

Drone Delivery Canada ‘DDC or the Company’ (TSX.V:FLT OTC: TAKOF), is pleased to announce that Moose Cree First Nation’s Mr. Stan Kapashesit – Director of Economic Development has joined DDC’s Advisory Board to assist in the Company’s commercial strategy for remote communities in the James Bayregion. “Moose Cree is a proactive community and feels DDC’s drone delivery solution can lower costs, […]

The Aeromapper Talon Amphibious allows maritime operations by autonomously belly landing on water. It’s the perfect solution for aerial observation, data collection and mapping thanks to its dual camera set up and video link range up to 20kms. It is the world’s first fixed-wing drone for commercial use that lands on water, parachutes down on […]

e2E Services Limited (e2E), the provider of communications engineering and technical consultancy services to the satellite communications market, has launched a low-cost, low power, compact and lightweight satellite communication terminal, called e2Eaccess UAS-I, for enhancing communications connectivity of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS). e2Eaccess UAS-I is a revolutionary product that will transform the operation of […]

Hitachi has launched a drone platform solution expanding their existing infrastructure inspection services portfolio with an AI-assisted, drone-based service. Over the last years, the societal impact of drone technology is steadily increasing and it is expected that the use of drone technology will improve business efficiency in many fields. Today, professional drone applications mainly target […]

Brett Hansard As part of a new program, Argonne’s researchers are evaluating what it takes to power drones with batteries. Not all batteries are created equal. State-of-the-art battery technology for cell phones, for instance, looks a lot different from batteries for electric cars. Similarly, land-based electric vehicle battery technology differs in key respects from batteries […]

The multi-pixel Time-of-Flight sensor of TeraRanger Evo product family! Track motion, sense depth, monitor and count: people or items thanks to an output of 64 high-speed distance readings. Developed for indoor applications, Evo 64px provides a matrix of 8×8 pixels over a 15-degree FOV, with a maximum range up to 5m. Choose between 2 operating modes. Go […]

Anyone who is calling themselves the Silicon Valley of Drones outside of Guangdong, China is either delusional, a wishful thinker, a huckster, or has no internet access. You may also be possibly suffering from the same afflictions if you believe or espouse the notion that there is no money in hardware. I am here to […]

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) today announced the United States Air Force awarded the company a $13 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract on Sept. 30, 2018 for RQ-11B Raven® small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to support Latin American and Caribbean nations. United States Government fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance funds of $2,800,000 were committed at the time of […]

Drone manufacturer Wingcopter, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and DHL complete successful pilot project More than 180 take-offs and landings, over 2,200 km flown and roughly 2,000 flight minutes recorded. Darmstadt/Eschborn/Bonn, 4 October 2018: Revolutionising the delivery of medicines to remote areas using drones – the pilot project Deliver Future proves that it’s […]

Kittyhawk, the market leader in enterprise drone operations software, today announced a strategic investment from The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV). The investment will help the company bring unified drone operations to new markets. Travelers has been a pioneer in adopting the use of drones within the insurance industry. The company was one of the […]

Vigilant Aerospace Systems, Inc. has successfully participated in a ground-breaking unmanned aircraft flight that helps to pave the way for routine flights over people, a major milestone in the development of commercial drone regulations and the use of unmanned aircraft in the US. Vigilant Aerospace provided airspace monitoring, flight safety and airspace logging using its FlightHorizon […]

Drone Delivery Canada ‘DDC or the Company’ (TSX.V:FLTOTC: TAKOF), is pleased to announce that the Company conducted numerous successful drone delivery test flights in the communities of Moosonee and Moose Factory, Ontario as part of DDC’s Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight (BVLOS) Pilot Project ‘BVLOS Pilot Project.’ Operations under the BVLOS Pilot Project were approved by both Transport Canada and NAV CANADA and were flown in the […]