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COPTRZ have been announced as the exclusive supplier of UAV solutions to Devon & Cornwall Police and Dorset Police. The force will be expanding their fleet in the coming months with the purchase of a range of specialist UAVs equipped with optical zoom and thermal imaging capabilities. Earlier this year Devon & Cornwall Police and […]

Recent news and blog coverage of DJI has raised a number of key questions about DJI’s practices regarding cyber security and privacy. We recognize that there are several reasonable concerns brought up about DJI’s record in this space, so we’d like to set the record straight on the current state of DJI’s security efforts. […]

ASTM International’s committee on unmanned aircraft systems (F38) held a successful meeting at Virginia Tech last week that included significant progress in standards development and live demonstrations. “Industry leaders and users in the drone community attended this meeting, and they made huge strides in launching new efforts, advancing existing efforts, and revising standards that were already in place,” says Philip Kenul, senior vice president of aviation […]

For the first time ever on Sheringham Shoal offshore wind turbine farm, drones were used to inspect all 264 turbine blades across the 88 offshore locations. Sheringham Shoal, operated by Statoil, a key player in the UK’s offshore wind sector, partnered with Martek Aviation to carry out the inspections in August 2017. 200 UAS flights […]

The company AERTEC Solutions, an international engineering firm specialised in aeronautics and defence technologies, has undergone an operational evaluation on its TARSIS 75 RPAS under the Rapaz Programme (1). The tests were conducted on 3 and 4 October at the Conde de Gazola Army Base located in the province of León. The unit responsible for the operational evaluation […]

Book and Pay for your DroneCon 2018 Ticket in the next 24 hours and receive a MASSIVE discount! 3-day Passes for R2000 1-Day Passes for R1000 16-18 May 2018 @ Vodaworld. Email gisela@dronecon.co.za for Payment Details & More Information. South Africa’s drone industry is rapidly expanding across all industries, including mining, agriculture, security, telecommunications, emergency response, wildlife protection, search […]

With November 2017, Wingtra brings our users a game changing software update. “The latest flight planning improvements will make a big difference for our customers. Especially those, who rely on WingtraOne for complex mapping and surveying missions in difficult terrain” – says Armin Ambühl, CTO of Wingtra. And that is true – extended flight planning possibilities, simplified operations and […]

Dario Neuenschwander victorious in the FAI Drone Racing World Cup 2017, ahead of Germany’s Andreas Hahn and France’s Thomas Grout Junior pilots dominate, with three under 18s in the top five – an Air Sports World Cup first The 2017 World Cup attracts more than 430 different pilots from 37 countries Switzerland’s Dario Neuenschwander hurtled […]

Drone racing is a high-speed sport demanding instinctive reflexes — but humans won’t be the only competitors for long. Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, put their work to the test recently. Timing laps through a twisting obstacle course, they raced drones controlled by artificial intelligence (A.I.) against a professional human pilot. […]

To mark growing demand for maritime RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft System) services and the rapid expansion of business, Martek Marine has established a dedicated Martek Aviation division. The new Martek Aviation division is strategically focussed on pioneering unmanned maritime aviation services, after a successful track record of 25 years improving commercial maritime safety. Maritime RPAS applications […]

World-class provider of rotary Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) solutions UMS SKELDAR is using the Dubai Airshow, one of the largest aerospace events in the world, as the launchpad for its new enhanced R-350 Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) platform. This ITAR-free light tactical high-performance UAV is unique in its class, not only including an ability to carry payloads of […]

External Video Transmission and Camera Module Allows for Expanded Creative Uses Beyond DJI Drones DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, today launched an enhanced version of the DJI Goggles targeted at drone racers, aerial enthusiasts and RC hobbyists. The new DJI Goggles RE (Racing Edition) take on a completely new […]

The various tsunamis, hurricanes and recent earthquakes that are affecting more and more populations have all deeply affected us by their violence and their steady regularity. How can we intervene quickly and provide first aid to populations in need where traditional vehicles are no longer efficient? Our own response: the Inti Solace – The first […]

With a legacy of delivering reliable, robust, and highly accurate small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS), NOAA Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division (ATDD) of the Air Resources Laboratory has selected Black Swift Technologies (BST), a specialized engineering firm based in Boulder, CO, to integrate their SwiftCore Flight Management System with a UAV Factory Penguin BE UAV […]

Anemoment LLC, a specialized meteorological instrument design firm located in Longmont, CO, announced today the availability of the TriSonica™ line of “whisper-weight” 3-dimensional wind sensors: the TriSonica Mini, and the TriSonica Mini Weather Station. The devices—which have no moving parts to wear out or replace—weigh only 50 grams, and are quite small in size (Figure […]

DroneShield Ltd (ASX:DRO) (“DroneShield” or the “Company”), an Australian public company with substantial U.S. operations, released earlier today a video of its ground-breaking DroneSentinel / DroneSentry anti-drone systems in operation. DroneSentry is an integrated automated drone detection and countermeasure product with an anti-swarming capability. DroneSentry provides its users with a multi-method drone detection capability and includes […]

The positive benefits of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in surveying are now beyond doubt and many surveyors are already employing a range of different drones to carry out various surveying tasks. At the same time, there is a confusing array of different types of UAVs, software and ancillaries to choose from – not to mention […]

Commtact Ltd., which specializes in the development, manufacture, and support of innovative communications systems, exposes its new developed Mini MDLS for the first time. Weighing only 60 g, and power transmission varying from 0.25 to 1 Watt, the M2DLS uses open architecture and enables full duplex wideband with cybersecurity protection, digital link, error correction techniques […]

DJI is aware of a bulletin about DJI issued in August by an agent in the Los Angeles office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The bulletin is based on clearly false and misleading claims from an unidentified source. Through the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery, DJI provided ICE a detailed rebuttal […]

Infinium Robotics, the award-winning tech start-up which recently showcased the world’s first commercial drone inventory scanning and stock-taking solution, today announced it has won a contract in Malaysia. CEO Junyang Woon made the announcement at 4th Asia-Pacific 3PL and Supply Chain Summit here where he made a presentation on “Using Drones for Stock-taking and Cycle-counting […]

Last month DJI introduced AeroScope, its ready-to-use system to identify, track and monitor airborne drones while protecting the privacy of drone operators and imposing no costs upon them. Law enforcement, national security and aviation safety officials have been pleased to see AeroScope address their legitimate concerns about drone safety and security. However, some “counter-drone” companies […]

Here we go again, a document purporting to be from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations SAC Intelligence Program Los Angeles dated the 9th of August 2017, has landed in my inbox. I am just not sure if this is the real deal or not, and will let you decide dear reader. I will […]

MultiGP Drone Racing, the world’s largest drone racing organization with more than 20,000 registered pilots around the globe, and the Drone Racing League (DRL), the only professional Drone Racing circuit on the planet, announced their partnership to offer exclusive prizes for MultiGP participants in DRL’s second annual simulator challenge, the 2018 Swatch DRL Tryouts. Aimed […]

Drone Delivery Canada ‘DDC or the Company’ (CSE:FLT OTC:TAKOF), is pleased to announce it was granted permission from Transport Canada to test its drone delivery technology in the northern regions of Canada. DDC tested its drone delivery platform in the Moose Factory and Moosonee communities where it completed a series of successful flights comprising of distances of up to 2.12km […]

Workhorse Group Inc. (NASDAQ: WKHS), an American technology company focused on providing sustainable and cost-effective solutions to the commercial electric transportation sector, today announced it will conduct the first manned flight of its SureFly™ personal hybrid octocopter on January 8 in Las Vegasprior to the start of the 2018 CES. The date is dependent on several factors, including […]

VolAero Drones is working with famed outdoorsman Bill Booth to demonstrate that drones equipped with the latest thermal imaging equipment can effectively spot and track pythons at night – the prime hunting time. Over 100,000 Burmese pythons infesting the Florida Everglades have decimated 90 percent of small wildlife while surviving all attempts at eradication. “Python hunters finally […]

Pix4D is partnering with Kokusai Kogyo Corporation (KKC)—the leading geospatial consulting company in Japan–to deliver a i-Construction-compliant drone mapping and photogrammetry solution for the Japanese market. i-Construction is a set of government-defined regulations to govern the collection and processing of drone data. In August 2016, KKC released a 3D geospatial analysis cloud service (KKC-3D). Our partnership will […]

Many things are going to unfurl over the next few days. Before we start, perhaps you should watch Kevin Finisterres video from our 2017 Expo to help set the scene. In fact, for good measure refer back to this post as well US Army calls for units to discontinue use of DJI equipment At the end of […]

Intel and Cyberhawk, a global leader in aerial inspection and surveying, once again revealed the power of commercial drone technology to drive business transformation by successfully inspecting a gas terminal in St Fergus, Scotland. Inspection with the Intel® Falcon™ 8+ system, instead of conventional methods, reduced employee risk, increased speed and accuracy and saved $1 million […]

SPH Engineering launches UgCS centralized drone management solution for Police, Search and Rescue, Firefighter and Security Service Command centers for efficient drone implementation in first response and surveillance operations. The solution will be presented at MiliPol 2017. UgCS centralized drone management solution enables Command center operators to track on map real-time position of the drones used in-field and receive […]

We are delighted to announce that, as of Wednesday 15th November, Resource Group’s Unmanned Aviation Services division has rebranded to RUAS. Head of RUAS, Mark Jones, said “this is an exciting time for us, as we seize the opportunity to create a fresh new look for ourselves to embody not only our status as the longest-operating […]

PAE ISR recently proved its ability to integrate unmanned aerial system (UAS) operations into commercial airspace. The successful commercial airspace flight of PAE ISR’s Resolute Eagle took place on Nov. 8 at the Pan-Pacific UAS Test Range located at Pendleton Airport in Oregon operating under a Federal Aviation Administration Certificate of Waiver or Authorization. “This […]

Airobotics had recently opened its new Remote Operation Center (ROC) in Perth, WA, Australia. The ROC overseas all operations in Australia operates 24/7 and is located at 20 Weatherburn Way, Kardinya, WA. At the ROC, Airobotics hosts Remote Pilot Stations (RPS) and SOs (System Operators), which monitor Optimus-1 Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flights […]

Special Discounted Prices On DJI Drones, Handheld Products And Exclusive Bundle Offers DJI, the world leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, today announced details about its Black Friday Promotion including discounts on the Spark, Mavic Pro, DJI Goggles, Osmo series as well as the Phantom 4 Advanced and Pro. For consumers looking to […]

DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, has launched a limited edition Mavic Pro Alpine White, available exclusively at Apple.com and Apple Stores in most countries. The Mavic Pro Alpine White will be offered as a Holiday Combo which includes a remote controller, two extra Intelligent Flight Batteries, two additional pairs […]

Saint Genis-Pouilly, France: Sensor and sensing solutions company, Terabee, has announced the latest addition to their line of lightweight, small-size, low-cost distance and ranging sensors. Ideally suited to drone use, the new TeraRanger Evo sensor weighs just 9g (12g with communication board) but can make distance readings at up to 60m range! Rather than laser, the […]

Madrid, Spain based Alpha Unmanned Systems, manufacturer of the gasoline-powered helicopter UAV known as the Alpha 800, announced today its technology partnership with Sightec, an Israeli developer of pioneering video image stabilization and object detection software. “Sightec’s on-board processing eliminates the shakiness caused by vibration on 1, 2 and 3 axes and makes the images […]

Laserpas has completed an inspection of 600km of power lines in the Oltenia region of Romania. The inspection works were ordered by Distributie Energie Oltenia. In the territory inspected, Laserpas identified multiple objects that posed imminent danger to power grids and the associated hazards that may bring about serious injuries or even fatalities. In order […]

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Mappt Elements, a free data collection and mapping iOS application, has just released a feature that enables GeoPDFs to be added to a fully interactive map and already comes with a huge range of global datasets. Users can access the entire USGS National Maps database with over 330,000 high-resolution topographical maps covering the entire United […]

By Greg Crutsinger, Drone Scholars I had some time to think in between the two dozen drone flights it took to map the Coffey Park neighbourhood in Santa Rosa, one of the hardest hit by the recent wildfires in California (see Part 1). As I stood in front of the burned-out homes and cars in […]

NVdrones, a startup that provides cloud-based software solutions for drone fleet management, today announced flight log compatibility with senseFly, the leading provider of professional drone solutions. NVdrones is one of the first fleet management companies to implement GUTMA’s flight-logging protocol that senseFly has helped to develop and adopt. It shows NVdrones’ commitment to integrating its […]

• The Falco EVO Remotely-Piloted Air System (RPAS) has been selected by two customers in the Middle East and Gulf region. The first delivery took place last month; • Leonardo is also seeing increased interest in its ‘drones as a service’ offering, where the company owns and operates the aircraft and provides surveillance data to […]

CTIA, the wireless association, today called on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to recognize that commercial wireless networks offer the best communications platform to support America’s fast-growing drone market. CTIA and the wireless industry are working with policymakers to boost investment, innovation and jobs by creating a national framework for FAA management of U.S. drone […]

If you want to be successful in something, indeed anything, in life, then time will never be wasted if you look at what you need to do and how you are going to do it. In other words, plan. In my travels in the drone industry, I have met many hundreds of PfCO holders, from all […]

MicaSense has released RedEdge-M, the evolution of their rugged, built-to last, professional multispectral sensor, RedEdge. Easily integrated into a wide variety of drones, RedEdge-M enables agricultural enterprises, growers, and researchers to optimize management practices, streamline operations, detect stress and disease early, and capture accurate data for scientific analysis. “Our customers have come to depend on […]

Today Natilus, a manufacturer of large aircraft drones, announced it has closed a second round of seed funding with investment from Starburst Ventures, Seraph Group, Gelt VC, Outpost Capital and Draper Associates. The funds will go toward the company’s aggressive scaling strategy, with the first Federal Aviation Administration-approved flight for its 30-foot prototype scheduled for […]

The holiday shopping season got off to a flying start last night, quite literally, in Times Square where Sean Astin was on hand to officially open a playground-themed Sharper Image pop up shop that invites hands-on, try-before-you-buy fun. As for the flying, Jordan “Jet” Temkin, two-time International Drone League World Champ thrilled the VIP crowd with myriad […]

The International Drone Racing Association (IDRA) has announced that drone events are now eligible to apply for event liability insurance. After using IDRA’s semi-professional series, 2017 Challengers Cup, as an opportunity to test the liability insurance with partnered event organizers, the company is motivated and excited to expand the coverage to other drone-related events around […]

Delair has been chosen as a John Deere partner to enable drone-to-tractor actionable insights. Thanks to the integration between the two companies’ platforms, customers can directly transfer the business insights, such as scouting maps, precision ag maps for zone management, as well as field inventory maps, from the Delair platform to the John Deere Operations Center. The […]