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Surrounded by a crowd of defence journalists at the Air Force Association’s annual Air, Space and Cyber Conference, Insitu leadership today announced Integrator Extended Range, a beyond line of sight, SATCOM-enabled small UAS capable of ranging modern combat theatres. The system delivers Group 4 and 5 capabilities in a Group 3 aircraft including: Extended range operations […]

Dedrone is excited to release DroneTracker 3.5, the drone detection industry’s response to understanding airspace activity and ensuring that protected sites are aware of all drone activity overhead, whether it be a single or orchestrated drone incursion. Drone swarms, or more than three drones in a single area, have been demonstrated in action in modern military […]

DroneShield has today released an ASX announcement with regards to the U.S. Regulator approving a $3.2m order for 70 DroneGunsTM. The announcement is as follows: U.S. regulator has granted an approval for the sale of 70 DroneGun TacticalTM units for use by a Middle Eastern Ministry of Defence, as announced in June 2018. Deposit for the order […]

Hybrid Project LLC and Lucint Systems, Inc. are pleased to announce the successful test flying and excellent data gathering capabilities of a HP2 airframe carrying a Lucint12 Vision camera. Over multiple flights, the aircraft/sensor combination consistently mapped 400 acres (1.6 km²) in roughly 20 minutes, with 1 in (2.5 cm) resolution, while staying under the […]

On November 1st 2018, Pix4D opens a new R&D office in Madrid. It is the company’s fifth office after Lausanne, San Francisco, Shanghai and Berlin. As a centre of innovation, research and development, Pix4D Madrid will continue to expand and develop Pix4D’s knowledge of photogrammetry and machine learning, with the goal of creating an entirely […]

As Sensofusion continues to increase its worldwide user base with AIRFENCE, a counter-drone solution being used to protect armed forces, police, airports, prisons, and national guards, the company is unveiling its latest version. AIRFENCE 6.0 dramatically improves and upgrades Sensofusion’s capabilities to detect and safely negate dangerous and potentially life-threatening situations caused by rogue drones. Sensofusion has […]

Virginia Tech collaboration with State Farm helps secure FAA waiver for drone operations over populated areas in states impacted by Hurricane Florence Insurer working with Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership as member of the FAA Integration Pilot Program on research to expand safe drone operations September 19, 2018 — State Farm has been granted a first-of-its-kind waiver for drone […]

Aim is to demonstrate VTOL and hover flight for the Fluidic Propulsion System Jetoptera, Inc. has successfully commenced the VTOL test campaign of their proprietary Fluidic Propulsion System™ (FPS). A test bed of more than 50 kg (110 lbs) equipped with a new vectoring-capable version of the FPS design demonstrated in flight earlier in the […]

2018 study examines commercial and public sector growth, market share of major UAV and software brands, and refutes industry hyperbole REDWOOD CITY, CA, September 18, 2018 — Skylogic Research, LLC, the leading research and advisory services firm for the commercial drone industry and owner of Drone Analyst®, today announced the release of its third annual 2018 Drone […]

TOULOUSE, France and TIANJIN, China – September 18, 2018 – Delair, a leading global supplier of commercial drone solutions, today announced the opening of its first office in China. Based in Beijing, Delair will use it as a base to increase its presence in the rapidly expanding Chinese market and expand its network of local distributors. The office […]

Northwest UAV has taken their newest engine – the NW-88 multi-fuel twin-cylinder UAV engine – from concept to running prototype with a successful test run in their on-site engine test cell. This marks the conclusion of the design phase of development and begins the test and qualification phase. Based on these successful initial test runs, […]

Expert on Drone Security And Integration Will Support Drone Users’ Interests DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, has hired aviation policy expert David Hansell as Public Policy Manager, helping guide the development of drone laws and regulations to ensure they help America take full advantage of the benefits of drones. […]

Aireon LLC, developer of the world’s first space-based global air traffic surveillance service has announced that Denise Olmsted recently joined Aireon as General Counsel. Olmsted will lead corporate governance, regulatory and compliance matters and international contracts for Aireon. “Denise is going to contribute immensely to Aireon as we transition into an operational service and beyond. […]

By Dr. Troy Mestler, CEO, Skyfront Tuesday, September 17, 2018 Electric propulsion has changed aircraft manufacturing. The reason is simple: wires bend. Shafts and gears do not. To build a helicopter engineers no longer have to design around a long mechanical shaft and heavy, failure-prone gearbox and clutch that spin to transmit power from the […]

This season, third-party trials conducted by growers and in collaboration with Aker are tracking plant health and yield results for Delaro®, a new corn and soybean fungicide from Bayer. As the season progresses, comparison images show the positive plant health benefits Delaro has on crops. After applying fungicide, Aker uses high-resolution drones to capture multiple […]

BSHARK, an expert on hydrogen-powered drone research, has partnered with MicroMultiCopter (MMC)-a manufacturer of the first hydrogen-powered drone HyDrone 1550. BSHARK released a new hydrogen-powered drone Narwhal 2. MMC provided production service for BSHARK. The new drone is an upgraded hydrogen quad-copter with LTE module and 30 km video transmission range and is available on September 16. Upgraded core components Based on […]

The world’s most advanced autonomous device, Skydio R1, is the easiest and funnest self-flying camera you will ever use. We are seeking a self-motivated Social and Community Marketing Manager to join Skydio, a rapidly growing company combining artificial intelligence and advanced robotics to bring a revolutionary product to market. We are looking for an individual […]

A fuel-cell-powered Helicopter HXC-2 Jupiter from Thunder Tiger made its first flight this week. It uses a 6000W fuel cell module and carbon fibre fuel tanks to store its hydrogen. Thunder Tiger expect it to have an endurance three times greater than traditional electric helicopters and of course with a higher payload capacity than multirotors of […]

Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, September 13th 2018. Laflamme Aero Inc. , a company based in Quebec, Canada, announces today the successful conclusion of its first series of flight tests for its drone, the LX300. With its 300 kg of maximum takeoff weight, the LX300 is one of the world’s biggest helicopter-type drone to ever take flight. « We […]

Techcrunch reports on the closure of Airware. The company in its own words – Airware offers a cloud-based platform to manage, process, view, analyze and collaborate around data for insurance, property management, mining, quarrying, and construction. The Platform is the foundation for our industry-specific solutions and provides the simplicity, security, and scalability that enterprises require […]

Global Energy Transmission Corporation (GET) has introduced groundbreaking technology that finally solves the problem of limited electric drone flight times of just 15 to 30 minutes before batteries must be recharged or swapped. GET’s distance wireless power solution makes electric flight time limits thing of the past. Recently GET published video that reveals details of […]

What does an autonomous drone solution look like? What does it take for a drone to automatically take-off, execute a mission, return to the starting position and land without human supervision? What does a ‘drone in a box’ system look like? Mapture.ai showed a first prototype of its ‘drone in a box’ solution. During the […]

Aerospace Cornwall will be sponsoring the Beyond the Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) event run by the Royal Aeronautical Society on the 19th – 20th September in London. The BVLOS event specifically aims to realise and discuss the potential of Beyond the Visual Line of Sight operation of Unmanned Aerial Systems in the UK. James Fairbairn, Business […]

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for both defense and commercial applications, announced today the receipt of a fixed-price contract award valued at $5,962,494 from NSPA on August 20, 2018. The contract award encompasses the procurement of Raven™ unmanned aircraft systems equipped with Mantis i23 sensors and pocket Remote […]

The UK’s first AirPOD is being developed in the West Midlands and has been funded by Innovate UK and the Niche Vehicle Network. Westfield Autonomous Vehicles, Cranfield University and Harper Adams University will work together and undertake a project aimed at transferring technology from the niche automotive industry to the aviation industry. The AirPOD will utilise […]

A Drone Academy is being established at the Snowdonia Aerospace Centre in Llanbedr, giving young people aged between 14 and 19 years old the opportunity to learn how to operate drones and much more. Arloesi Gwynedd Wledig and Gwynedd Council are funding the Academy which will run every Saturday between the 15th of September and […]

Delair, a leading global supplier of commercial drone solutions, today announced that it has recently closed its expansion round with an investment from Intel Capital. For the past year, Delair and Intel have been collaborating on the Intel® Insight Platform, a cloud-based digital asset management solution that leverages Delair’s extensive suite of industry-optimized software analytics […]

HQ – San Francisco DroneDeploy is fast-paced, quickly growing cloud B2B SaaS startup in San Francisco’s SOMA neighborhood. We develop and market the leading drone software platform that makes the power of aerial data accessible and productive for everyone. Trusted by over 4000 customers in 180 countries, we transform the way people collect, manage, and […]

In one of the most significant advancements of unmanned aircraft under development by a U.S. utility, Xcel Energy is operating drones beyond visual line of sight during ongoing inspections of transmission lines near Denver. “Today’s flight takes us a step closer to fully integrating unmanned aircraft into our operations,” said Ben Fowke, chairman, president and CEO, […]

Airbus Defence and Space has entered into a partnership with Orbital Insight, a U.S.-based geospatial analytics company, to build a suite of geospatial analytics services and tools. The agreement will provide Orbital Insight with access to Pleiades and SPOT satellite imagery at scale and provide Airbus with analytics services, making Orbital Insight the first analytics […]

The last few years have seen a dramatic increase of UAV LiDAR, promising qualitative and affordable data for geospatial companies. Airsight entered the market with NextCore, a highly accurate yet cost-effective system. Airsight Australia started in 2012 as one of the first entrants to the UAV operations market and swiftly developed a reputation for providing […]

Edgybees First Response and UgCS flight software will assist responders with drones to conduct aerial search and rescue operations in devastated areas of the impact zone MIAMI – As potentially devasting major Hurricane Florence approaches the U.S. mid-Atlantic coast, UAS-based disaster response experts Airborne Response has partnered with Edgybees, the creators of Edgybees First Response […]

Skyworks Global and Fed Tech announced a strategic partnership to explore the opportunity to commercialize and form a new startup company around a long-range, extremely precise (within 1 meter), autonomous airdrop and delivery technology. This platform could enable the safe and efficient delivery of packages ranging from small-parcels to cargo in excess of two tons. […]

Impossible Aerospace, a company poised to upend the status quo of aviation with long-range electric aircraft, today announced its takeoff from stealth mode to a viable product. On the heels of a $9.4 million Series A, Impossible Aerospace has unveiled the US-1, an electric commercial-grade drone with a flight time of up to two hours. The battery life of the US-1 outperforms the approximate 25-minute single-charge flight time […]

Drone pilots now have a quick and easy way to prepare for their Remote Pilot certificate renewal with the online Drone Pilot Recurrent Test Prep Course from King Schools. Martha King, Co-Chairman of King Schools, said, “The FAA Remote Pilot Recurrent Knowledge Test eliminates questions on many areas that applicants were required to know for […]

Why training and coordination is needed for effective integration of UAS into disaster management By Christopher Todd MIAMI – Last year’s hurricane season was a benchmark year for the role of drones in emergency management. Harvey, Irma, and Maria all had varying characteristics that served well to showcase the benefits that unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) […]

Today Xsens released the upgraded versions of the successful MTi 1-series of motion-sensing Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) modules, offering improved roll, pitch and yaw measurement accuracy and higher tolerance of mechanical stress than the first generation of the product. The module is now available in the Xsens shop for shipment in production volumes. Xsens has integrated into the new […]

Advances in technology have transformed many aspects of how we live, work and travel. Billions of people fly every year, fly regularly and the busiest air routes in the world are short-haul. But the way we fly hasn’t evolved to address these changes: it’s the same model whether we’re flying 500 miles or 5000. As […]

Due to popular demand, the E386 aircraft now supports automated parachute recovery for landing in confined areas, on rugged terrain, or in territories requiring a parachute for safety purposes. The parachute is deployed automatically by a command built into the mission. The E386 also retains popular features of the E384-LR such as terrain follow and […]

Marjorie Ferrone, CoFounder and Chief Operations Officer of Drone Parks® Worldwide, has been named the Woman to Watch in Education and Entertainment in the drone industry in 2018. Ferrone is one of ten women representing four countries to receive the prestigious award. “The drone industry is the next great American frontier and women will undoubtedly […]

UAV Navigation is able to deliver a cutting-edge Flight Control Solution (FCS) in the shortest period of time. The following is an actual customer case. Elytron Aeronautica, one of UAV Navigation’s most recent customers, purchased a full FCS and has experienced the quality of UAV Navigation’s integration and adaptation process on its Talisman UAV. The […]

Leonardo has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Aireon LLC, developer of the world’s first space-based air traffic surveillance system. The MOU will allow Leonardo, which provides advanced Air Traffic Management (ATM) solutions for Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs), to integrate space-based Automatic Dependent Broadcast (ADS-B) data into its ‘LeadInSky’ ATM system. […]

This is a “made in Canada” Simulated BVLOS UAS Student Competition. The purpose of the competition is to promote and develop Canadian expertise and experience in unmanned systems technologies at the university and college levels. Small unmanned aerial vehicles are complex systems requiring a well planned and executed design and rehearsed operational approach. In addition, […]

Skyborne Technology, Inc., a designer and developer of manned and unmanned next generation aviation systems has opened its new manufacturing facility in Gulf County, FL. The company chose the area specifically to have access to employ manned and unmanned aircraft pilots, skilled manufacturing labor for composites, aircraft aluminum and high bullet proof fabrics. As part of opening […]

Townsville, Queensland– This month, Microdrones expanded its global footprint, with dedicated resources to support Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. The team currently consists of a sales and customer service presence and the groundwork for rapid expansion. This comes as part of an overall global growth initiative after Microdrones added a new facility in […]

SkyX, the Canadian leader in long-range unmanned aerial monitoring and data collection, today announced that the company has closed $9.5 million USD in Series B funding from the Almond Tree/SkyX Limited Partnership (LP), led by Almond Tree Enterprise Inc. This second round of financing brings SkyX’s total funding to date to $15.8 million USD ($20 million CAD) and comes just 2 […]

REIN‘s DroneInsurance.com, a digital drone insurance portal, today announced its collaboration with AeroVironment (NASDAQ : AVAV ), a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems for both defense and commercial applications, to offer insurance coverage options for the Quantix™ commercial drone platform. Quantix, together with the AeroVironment Decision Support System™ (AV DSS), provides an integrated drone and data analytics ecosystem designed […]

Lockheed Martin (NYSE : LMT ) and Drone Racing League (DRL) today announced an innovation competition, challenging teams to develop artificial intelligence (AI) technology that will enable an autonomous drone to race a pilot-operated drone – and win. Participating teams will compete in a series of challenges for their share of over $2 million in prizes. Lockheed Martin Chief Technology Officer Keoki Jackson announced […]

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced a cooperative agreement with NASA for an Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) flight demonstration in the National Airspace System (NAS) expected to be conducted in 2020. The cooperative agreement outlines the goal of progressing toward routine commercial UAS operations in the NAS. Bell and our collaborative teammates Textron […]

Skydio evolves its Autonomy Engine with the introduction of a developer platform, new cinematic skills, and a streamlined version of their groundbreaking R1 drone. Skydio, makers of the first generally-available fully autonomous consumer vehicle, the self-flying camera, Skydio R1, today announced the next step in the evolution of this automated flying robot. While R1 has […]