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Joe Sullivan, CEO – Aerial Applications Software platforms are taking drones from individual pieces of hardware to full systems that companies can use to do their job better, instantly collaborate with teammates across the world and save lives – but more than anything they are saving companies a lot of money. These platforms have been […]

Created as an FAA CFR Part 103 Ultralight the Kitty Hawk Corporation does not require a licence for the pilot or registration for the aircraft. An interesting situation, a manned RPA (for that is what it is) needing less paperwork than a Mavic. For now, the Flyer is constrained to an altitude of 3m and a […]

Today, Parrot, the leading European drone group, announces ANAFI. With ANAFI, Parrot again disrupts the drone universe and redefines the standards with a new-generation drone that is ultra-portable, equipped with a 4K HDR camera, super-efficient and easy to use. For more than two years in Paris, a team of passionate engineers have been designing ANAFI: a drone with new […]

Bonfire Ventures, Boeing HorizonX Ventures, Freestyle Ventures, and The Flying Object Prepare for Takeoff in the Rapidly Maturing Commercial Drone Sector SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 6, 2018 — Kittyhawk, the enterprise drone solutions company, today announced it raised $5M in funding, bringing the company’s total capital raised to $6.5M. Kittyhawk raised the capital to further its […]

Drone Video Transmitters Could Apparently Operate in Radio Frequency Bands Not Designated for Amateur Use & Transmit at Disruptive Power Levels — WASHINGTON, June 7, 2018—The Federal Communications Commission today proposed a $2.8 million fine against HobbyKing for marketing sixty-five models of devices used to relay video from drones to amateur drone operators which could […]

The Swiss aircraft design company Ray Research AG presents an extremely compact single person aircraft with exceptional characteristics: With a wingspan of only 2.4m (7.9ft) and a length of 2.0m (6.6ft) it is smaller than many cars. It profits of a hybrid propulsion system with 4 electric motors and a combustion engine. But the most […]

Best-In-Class Detection, Radar, Acoustic and Defeat Technologies to Join Forces and Showcase Solutions at C-UAS Event San Francisco, CA – June 5, 2018 — Dedrone, the market and technology leader in airspace security, announced today that its team of Echodyne Corporation, Squarehead Technologies, and Battelle, has been selected by SOFWERX for the ThunderDrone outdoor demonstration to take place at […]

Founded in 2010, ThirdEye Systems Ltd. is an experienced well-known Research and Development company, specialized in high-end object recognition algorithms within the thermal spectrum, for various needs. With a strong background in both computer vision and drone control, the company’s products are in the IDF service and are successfully used by leading defense companies. The […]

FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) today announced the Black Hornet® 3 nano-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for use by global militaries, government agencies, and first responders. The Black Hornet Personal Reconnaissance System (PRS) is already the world’s smallest combat-proven nano-Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), and FLIR’s next generation Black Hornet 3 nano-UAV adds the ability to navigate […]

DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, and Axon (Nasdaq: AAXN), the global leader in connected law enforcement technologies, today announced an exclusive partnership, within the digital evidence management industry, to sell DJI drones directly to public safety and law enforcement agencies worldwide through the new Axon Air program. The partnership was announced at the […]

PAE ISR, LLC selects Sagetech Corporation’s MX transponder product line for the Resolute Eagle, a long endurance, 210 pound unmanned aerial system (UAS). The MX transponder line allows PAE ISR to use a single form and fit across its entire UAS fleet, regardless of mission. This line of transponders includes a civil variant, MXS, which […]

Inkonova’s Batonomous received the first commercial service purchase order for a scanning mission using the Batonomous system (autonomy for aerial robotics without light or infrastructure -GPS, beacons, video, etc..) from LKAB Malmberget. The PO came after a prior demo of the system there in late February this year, the demo was conducted in Gällivare in Northern Sweden, beyond the Arctic […]

Swiss Post, the Insel hospital group, and drone manufacturer Matternet have started a commercial BVLOS drone transport service in the Swiss capital city of Berne. The drones are connecting the Insel university hospital and Tiefenau hospital, located 4 km (2.5 miles) apart, carrying lab samples and urgently needed medication. The route is located entirely inside […]

The CUAS Coalition is proud to announce our attendance of the Senate hearing of S. 2836, the Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018: Countering Malicious Drones,” on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. The CUAS Coalition for over a year now has been working with legislators to create laws that will help civilians use counter drone equipment to […]

L3 MAS announced on May 31, 2018, that it has teamed with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to form Team Artemis to offer the state-of-the-art Artemis Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), based on IAI’s Heron TP, for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF’s) remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) program. The Artemis UAS is a mature and highly […]

(Editors note, Annie Joannette of Transport Canada sent the following message just after this was published – IN-FLIGHT Data and senseFly are not part of the four organizations selected by Transport Canada for these drone trials. – I am going to keep this press release up and allow you to form your own opinion Dear Reader GM 21:40 GMT) […]

Drone Delivery Canada (“DDC”) (TSX.V:FLT – OTCQB: TAKOF), is pleased to announce that Transport Canada has selected DDC to participate in the department’s Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight Pilot Project (the “Pilot Project”). The Pilot Project will advance its Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight (“BVLOS”) capabilities in Canada and will further DDC’s capabilities in the Moosonee and Moose Cree First Nation communities in Northern Ontario, Canada commencing […]

Every so many years I like to check in on the progress of the folks at the UASIO. I usually start with job descriptions, so we know what is expected performance for those working on the safe integration of UAS into the NAS. We are a little behind on the 2015 integration mandated by Congress […]

Shenzhen JTT company announced a new industrial drone “Spider C85” during a conference on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. The conference featuring the new product ‘Spider C85’ of JTT Technology was held in Shenzhen. More than 200 domestic and foreign industry leaders, customers, guests, agents and media were present. In the conference, some relevant personages analyzed the industrial drone […]

PrecisionHawk Inc., – a leading provider of enterprise drone technology– today announced that Eli Tamanaha, co-founder and former chief technology officer of DroneBase, will be joining PrecisionHawk in a newly created position reporting to CEO Michael Chasen. The selection of Tamanaha underscores PrecisionHawk’s position as the vanguard of aerial intelligence that drives operational insights and […]

The Eurhythmics lyrics for “Sweet Dreams” “Sweet dreams are made of this Who am I to disagree? I travel the world And the seven seas, Everybody’s looking for something. Some of them want to use you – (Government Cronies) Some of them want to get used by you – (Venture Capitalists) Some of them want […]

Intel® Shooting Star® drones helped create their first magazine cover as part of the upcoming TIME drone special issue. The issue is the first TIME cover photo shot by a drone and featured an Intel drone light show. In early May, Intel’s drone team worked with TIME magazine to replicate a massive, iconic TIME masthead and […]

The Pratt & Whitney (P&W) PW815 engine was selected by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to power their proposed solution for the U.S. Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aerial refueling aircraft. On April 5th, the GA-ASI/P&W team completed its first powered run of the PW815 with the GA-ASI MQ-25A inlet and exhaust configuration. The test met […]

As you are now aware from the March 23rd message sent by acting deputy administrator Carl Burleson, the relationship between RTCA and the FAA will change as of May 29th. After 42 years of being chartered by the Federal Government as a utilized federal advisory committee, RTCA has been informed by the US Department of […]

UMS SKELDAR and QinetiQ Target Systems have partnered as part of Royal Canadian Navy UAV program Stand Details: CANSEC, Booth No. 414 Global pioneer of NATO-compliant rotary Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) solutions, UMS SKELDAR, has joined forces with world-leading provider of unmanned air, land and surface vehicle targets QinetiQ Target […]

Skydio Autonomy Engine is always improving via meaningful software updates Redwood City, CA – May 30, 2018 – Skydio, the makers of the first self-flying camera, announced today the first major expansion of Skydio R1’s capabilities. With the software update available today, R1 users now have the ability to follow cars and other vehicles. It […]

Sphere Drones has become the first Delair UX11 distributor in Australia; Pioneering French UAV supplier is now present in 70 countries through its global network of resellers LABEGE, France and SYDNEY, Australia – May 30, 2018 – Delair, a leading global supplier of commercial drone solutions, today announced an agreement with Sphere Drones, a major UAV sales, consulting and service […]

New laws being introduced today (30 May 2018) will restrict all drones from flying above 400 feet and within 1 kilometre of airport boundaries. Following a year-on-year increase in the report of drone incidents with aircraft – with 89 in 2017 – these measures will reduce the possibility of damage to windows and engines of […]

New Rules Balance Safety With Benefits Of Drone Technology DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, welcomes the Department for Transport’s amendment to the Air Navigation Order announced Wednesday as a measured approach ensuring that Britain remains open to safe and responsible use of drones. “The Department for Transport’s updates to the regulatory […]

Story by 1st Lt. Kareem Abiose CAMP MARECHAL DE LATTRE DE TASSIGNY, Kosovo – Sgt. Jason R. Hewitt conducted Raven Initial Qualification Training May 24 with Soldiers in Alpha Troop to increase the squadron’s ability to conduct aerial reconnaissance. The RQ-11 Raven is a hand-launched unmanned aerial vehicle used for aerial observation at line-of-sight ranges up […]

DataWing Global, an aerial data collection company that works with independent drone pilots to help homeowners and insurance companies cover claims, estimates that drone technology could save insurance companies up to 40% during the upcoming storm season. Storm season is fast approaching and costs insurance companies billions of dollars every year. In fact, last year’s […]

Drones impressed thousands of people watching live streams on Facebook and Google last night. Helicopters were not audibly present on the live streams and it’s unlikely due to the conditions that a helicopter would have been deployed. At least 2 people would have died if not for drones that were operated by UH and civil […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on Friday after securing increased transparency and critical protections against the government purchase of foreign-made unmanned aerial systems, or drones. Despite evidence from the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that Chinese-made drones […]

On May 19th Drone America, supported by the Nevada Institute of Autonomous Systems (NIAS) participated in a Bi-State, Multi-Agency Fire Evacuation Drill that was conducted at the north end of Lake Tahoe on the Nevada and California Border. This Bi-State exercise involved more than seventeen separate first responder agencies and helped further Drone Americas mission […]

Just in from an NQE posting on social media, so not confirmed. Tomorrow morning (30th May 2018) an amendment to the Air Navigation Order 2016 will be laid in Parliament. Following the government’s consultation last year, this will put into law the requirements for: 1. Operators of drones above 250g to be registered 2. Pilots […]

Drone Delivery Canada ‘DDC’ (TSX.V:FLT OTC:TAKOF) and Toyota Tsusho Canada Inc. ‘TTCI’ are pleased to announce they have signed an agreement to collaborate on a drone delivery logistics platform. “This agreement with TTCI is expected to open international markets for us as a company,” commented Tony Di Benedetto, CEO of Drone Delivery Canada. “Working alongside a global industrial leader […]

Flock, a London-based startup pioneering the use of real-time data in insurance, has raised a £2.25M Seed funding round from a range of global investors. Flock’s round was led by Anthemis, a VC focused on Fintech and Insurtech investments. Other investors included Silicon Valley’s Plug and Play, Seed and Speed, and London VC Downing Ventures […]

UAVOS INC. has successfully flown a model of their proposed solar-powered aircraft. They say that the placement of engines makes it possible to take off without the use of towing equipment and start carts. It’s hand launched, just like the Zephyr. UAVOS Inc, is a Mountain View-based company specialized in unmanned solutions, is introducing a new […]

High Eye successfully completed test flights on seagoing vessels in April this year. The HEF 32, a VTOL RPAS with an endurance of 4+ hours with a payload of 2 kg (max 5 kg) made between 40 and 50 takeoffs and landings on a small seagoing vessel to test the UAV for commercial and military […]

BOISE, Idaho – As part of a broader strategy to aggressively combat wildfires, the U.S. Department of the Interior has awarded a Call When Needed contract to four U.S. companies for small-unmanned aircraft systems services. The contract, which is Interior’s first of its kind, will allow the agency to obtain fully contractor-operated and maintained small drones […]

FARO® (NASDAQ: FARO), the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement and imaging solutions for factory metrology and construction BIM, announces the availability of the FARO® As-Built™ software platform (https://www.faro.com/faro-asbuilt/) that enables efficient and cost effective transfer of 3D reality capture into Autodesk®design tools to create ready to use CAD and Building Information Modeling (BIM) deliverables. As-Built is specifically […]

Submit your tender(s) BEFORE 20 JUNE 2018 1:00 PM VLT to provide the logistical services to deliver vaccines via drones for the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Vanuatu. The Republic of Vanuatu is a Y-shaped archipelago consisting of 83 relatively small islands of volcanic origin that run 1600 kilometres north to south. 65 islands in […]

Hannah from NATS the UK’s Air Service Navigation Provider (ASNP) sat down with Mark Watson, Head of UTM service integration and asked him about his position on the Global UTM Association (GUTMA) board. NATS is the UK’s provider of air traffic control services. Each year NATS handle 2.4 million flights and 250 million passengers in […]

Klau Geomatics, industry leader in Post Processed Kinematic (PPK) direct georeferencing technology, announced today their new No-Base-Station high accuracy georeferencing solution for UAVs. This revolutionary new solution is the result of close collaboration between Klau Geomatics and Hexagon’s Geosystems Division, enabling users to conduct Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) surveying projects without running a local GPS […]

Something for the weekend sir, an interesting report – GAO sUAS Report -from the United States Government Accountability Office. Well worth sitting down with a beer and considering. What GAO Found The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) information on the extent of unsafe use of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the national airspace system is limited. Although […]

Piaggio Aerospace, a leading Italian aircraft manufacturer active in the business aviation and defense and security sectors, today announced the successful accomplishment of the first flight test program, with its remotely piloted P.1HH HammerHead aircraft, aimed at experimenting the satellite control of a MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) system, designed for long endurance flights at medium altitudes. […]

Inertial Labs, Inc., a developer and supplier of high-performance Inertial Sensors & Systems, has released an affordable, multi GNSS constellation, 1 cm RTK accuracy dual-antenna GPS-Aided Inertial Navigation System (INS). The “INS-DL” and the OEM version “INS-DL-OEM” are multi-constellation (GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, Beidou) GPS-Aided INS that achieve 1 cm Position and 0.05° Heading, Pitch & Roll accuracy. These […]

New Zealand’s drone services market is taking off but safety is a major concern according to a new state of the industry report released today by Airways. Based on a national survey of drone operators, the report provides an in-depth look at how drones are being used both recreationally and commercially in New Zealand, the […]

CybAeros solution based on APID One and M.O.C. (Mobile Combined Hangar and Management Center) is the only helicopter system in the procurement and thus differs from other candidates offering RPAS based solutions based on fixed wing. The offer value is in the order of 30 MSEK and the coast guard plans to receive deliveries in […]

Launch comes on the heels of the United Kingdom’s air traffic services provider, NATS, joining Aireon as investors MCLEAN, Va. – May 22, 2018 – Aireon announced today the sixth successful launch and deployment of its space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) payloads, hosted by the Iridium® NEXT satellite constellation. At 12:47:58 PM PDT (19:47:58 UTC), a flight-proven […]