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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 […]

Sentera, a Minneapolis-based digital agriculture technology provider, announces that it has raised an additional $14 million in Series A funding. A premier group of food, biosciences, and agriculture investment firms, Chicago-based S2G Ventures, New York-based Continental Grain Company, and Washington, DC-based Middleland Capital, lead Sentera’s new funding group. Series A funding : A launchpad for […]

Quanergy Systems, Inc., the global leader in the design and development of solid-state LiDAR sensors and smart sensing solutions, today announced the availability of its S3-2 solid state LiDAR sensor. The innovative sensor features Quanergy’s proprietary QORTEX™ object profiling software directly embedded within the sensor, resulting in the industry’s first all-in-one sensing solution. The solid-state […]

The new venture, 3DR Government Services, offers a secure, complete UAS solution for U.S. government customers. Berkeley, Calif. – September 5th, 2018 – 3DR and Yuneec, two founding members of the Dronecode software consortium, today announced a U.S.-headquartered joint venture to bring products based on the Dronecode platform to market. The joint venture, which will […]

The combination of these companies brings unparalleled expertise, technology and relationships in drone-based solutions for distribution lines, transmission lines, solar panels, wind turbines, and utility infrastructure PrecisionHawk, Inc., a leading provider of drone technology for the enterprise, today announced that it has purchased both HAZON, Inc. and InspecTools Inc. These businesses specialize in the delivery […]

FAYETTEVILLE – Drones are the way of the future and the N.C. Department of Transportation wants to help businesses and government agencies learn how they can use the emerging technology to further their missions. NCDOT is excited to announce a drone workshop for commercial and government operators on Oct. 17, at the Tony Rand Student Center on the […]

The CUAS Coalition is proud to announce the confirmation of United States Air Force Major Mikita Brown as Director of Defense. Maj. Brown is highly decorated and experienced in air defense and in CUAS for the Air Force. Major Mikita R. Brown, serves with the Joint Staff (JS) J6 Joint Deployable Analysis Team (JDAT) as […]

The Air Force of Ukraine can adopt the unmanned aviation complex Raybird-3, which since 2016 is allowed to operate in the Armed Forces, and in the spring of 2018 confirmed the ability to perform tasks in conditions of counteraction to electronic warfare (EW). UAS was developed by the UKRAINIAN AVIATION PRODUCTION COMPANY “SKYETON”, which was […]

SkyWatch.AI, a data analysis, risk-assessment and insurtech platform for the drone industry, announced today its partnership and technological integration with Map Pilot, by Maps Made Easy, a drone industry leader in aerial maps processing. This integration enables Map Pilot users to purchase and manage on-demand insurance based on the flight area they are planning to […]

uAvionix today announced it has received Technical Standard Order Authorization (TSOA) for its skyBeacon wingtip-mounted ADS-B OUT solution. The skyBeacon integrated solution consists of a total of five (5) TSOs: ADS-B (TSO-C154c, Class B1S) GPS (TSO-C145d, Class Beta 1) Barometric altitude sensor (TSO-C88b) Position Light (TSO-C30c, Type I) Anti-collision light (TSO-C96a, Class II) “skyBeacon has already become popular […]

BirdsiVideo Drone Services is launching a new partnership with DecisionLink, the leading SaaS platform for Value Selling Automation. The drone industry is growing rapidly as large corporations embrace the transformational benefits of UAV technology. Sales and Marketing Magazine found that the #1 reason customers fail to buy is the lack of a compelling Value Proposition. […]

Robust Industry Support Paves Way for Only Viable Solution for Multi-Mission RPA Requirements. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the world’s leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, today announced the further expansion of Team Reaper Australia. Sentient Vision Systems, Team Reaper Australia’s newest member, is the only Australian provider of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance […]

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UMS SKELDAR joins forces with Australia’s Airflite for range of maintenance and repair support services to its flagship unmanned helicopter SKELDAR V-200 and rotary UAV variants DATE 4th September 2018, UK: UMS SKELDAR, the world-class provider of rotary Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) solutions and avionics software, has agreed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airflite Pty Ltd to […]

As drone use continues to grow, operators will demand greater access to the airspace, often without full consideration – or full knowledge – of the potential implications to other airspace users. We are seeing new entrants developing business models that require access to the airspace without a full understanding of the rules (or perhaps a […]

Rotor Riot, LLC CEO, Chad Kapper has appointed Andrew (Drew) Camden as President of Rotor Riot, LLC effective immediately. Drew’s responsibilities will include all daily operations of Rotor Riot, LLC including product development, marketing, and worldwide distribution of Rotor Riot’s high performance multi-rotor components and accessories. Drew attracted Rotor Riot’s attention in 2017 through his […]

When selecting a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) to complete the mission of your project you’re going to need to take into consideration a number of factors. The first and most likely one of the most important factors to consider is how long will you need the drone to be in the air. No doubt there […]

A prestigious $20,000 prize has been won by the designer of a futuristic ‘drone ambulance’. Vincenzo Navanteri, 34, from Italy was awarded the Prince Alvaro de Orleans-Borbon Grant, worth $20,000, at the 2nd FAI International Drones Conference and Expo held in Lausanne on 1 September 2018. He won the grant to help him and his team […]

The ability to fly a fleet of autonomous drone BEHA M1-AT’s to a fire location, providing continuous low-level delivery with greater payload capability than helicopters for less operational cost and zero pilot risk, is an attractive proposition. Powered by a 2000 horsepower turboprop engine (yet to be finalised), the BEHA M1-AT offers nations and firefighting […]

Washington, D.C. – Next Thursday, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Aviation Subcommittee will hold a hearing to consider issues related to the integration of new aircraft types into the National Airspace System (NAS). Recent technological advances have led to the emergence of new types and categories of aircraft that are expected to fundamentally transform aviation […]

DroneShield has today released an ASX announcement with regards to joining the Information Warfare Research Project (“IWRP”) consortium. The announcement is as follows: DroneShield becomes a member of the Information Warfare Research Project (“IWRP”) consortium. A faster path to contracting with the U.S. Government. DroneShield Ltd (ASX:DRO) (“DroneShield” or the “Company”) is is pleased to announce that […]

Lausanne, Switzerland – The 2018 FAI International Drones Conference and Expo finished on Sunday after a weekend of “intense, exciting and innovative discussion”. Over three days Drone Sports, Safety and Innovation were the three subjects under discussion in the conference hall, where 35 speakers from across the world of drones and aviation spoke over three sessions. Alongside […]

UAVcast is a complete package of software tools that allow users to build a companion computer based on UAV`s using the most popular micro-computers and Mavlink based autopilots. The Software is designed to help to establish 4g/LTE communication between the UAV and the Ground Control Station software without any additional tools. The software is also […]

The Commission has received a complaint and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure filed on behalf of Autel Robotics USA LLC on August 30, 2018. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into the United […]

Quote from AeroVironment Founder Dr Paul MacCready: “Anybody who’s not interested in model airplanes must have a screw loose someplace,” he said in an interview with The San Diego Union-Tribune in 1992. The “336 needs to be repealed for the commercial drone industry to move forward.” Propagandists may feign interest in model airplanes, but I […]

Wingtra, the Swiss drone company that develops and manufactures professional VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) drones for mapping and surveying applications, is furthering its expansion into the US market. Wingtra is opening a new office on the East Coast, US by the end of 2018. The exact location of the coming office is being decided […]

On August 20th the Aerosonde Laima lifted off from Bell Island, Newfoundland and landed in a meadow in South Uist, Scotland after 26 hours and 45 minutes in the air! This was accomplished without a chase plane or international coordination between CAA’s. This feat may not be as exciting or met with the same fanfare […]