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You may have heard about a recent $20 million dollar Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) corridor New York is building. I thought you might be interested in our experiences so far in the construction of this capability, and our vision to build a venue for regional, national, and global UAS industry research and development. […]

Plowman Craven, one of the largest surveying companies in the UK, has transformed the safety, risk and compliance processes of its unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) thanks to Centrik, the powerful operational management system. The company, which uses its fleet of UAVs to compile detailed 3D topographic surveys in hazardous and restricted locations, needed a comprehensive […]

New Camera Features Front and Rear Colour Screens and State-Of-The-Art Electronic Image Stabilisation DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and creative camera technology, building on its heritage of advanced image stabilisation, takes a bold new direction with the Osmo Action camera. Utilizing DJI’s unparalleled experience with capturing smooth and stable videos in the most […]

Well, not my hands but the hands of Ash Ha, from DroningOn who has supplied a video of his unboxing that is going live at launch o’clock on sUAS News, thanks for that Ash! According to Ash, only 10 or so units were sent out into the wild for review. In an almost DJI tradition, […]

FAI, the World Air Sports Federation has announced that the FAI International Drones Conference and Expo 2019, due to take place in Lausanne, Switzerland, from 13 to 15 September, will include this year a conference for professionals and a new symposium open to the public. This conference, jointly organised with DIAS (Drone Industry Association Switzerland), will be fordrone experts from […]

On 15 February 2019, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) selected two organizations to host the final phase of its four-year series of increasingly complicated technical demonstrations involving small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly known as drones. The Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems in Las Vegas and the Lone Star UAS Center of Excellence & Innovation in Corpus […]

PERTH, AUSTRALIA: Orbital Corporation Ltd (‘Orbital UAV’, ‘the Company’) was delighted to welcome The Honourable Kim Beazley AC, Governor of Western Australia to its Perth headquarters, as the Company continues to build its international business delivering world-class propulsion systems to the tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market. Governor Beazley – who this month celebrates his […]

The CUAS Coalition is offering a great technology to reduce the cognitive workload from central command to the warfighter on the ground through an innovative command & control technology. Our spotlight company that we are assisting just needs a military unit to field the technology, and the US Air Force to manage it by writing […]

Terra Drone India, an associate company of Japan-based Terra Drone Corporation, one of the largest providers of industrial drone solutions in the world, has completed an aerial survey of 4,200 sq km of agricultural land for the Water Resources Department of the Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation (MKVDC) in India. With water reserves across the state […]

SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, announces that Correlator3D™ is being used for mapping projects acquired by Wingtra and its high-end vertical take-off and landing drone WingtraOne. “The high-quality data collected with our WingtraOne PPK drone is well supported by the rigorous workflow of Correlator3D™”, said Basil Weibel, CRO at Wingtra. “Our customers […]

Japan’s Terra Drone Corporation(CEO: Toru Tokushige) and Argentina-based GPower (CEO: Gregorio Del Campo) have announced the establishment of a local subsidiary called Terra Drone Argentina. GPower is a leading Oil and Gas service provider in Argentina, specializing in pipeline inspections and maintenance. With a heavy focus on midstream processing as well as petrochemical and mining services, GPower has been […]

Orbit Communication Systems Ltd. (TASE: ORBI), a leading global provider of tracking airborne and maritime terminals and compact ground stations, announced today at the Satellite 2019 Conference and Exhibition its new MPT 87 Airborne Terminal. This advanced, MIL-STD qualified terminal initially features a high gain 87cm (34”) hybrid Ku-band antenna, with a Ka-band configuration in […]

A memo dated the 10th of May and for release on the 16th has started doing the rounds on social media. It looks like private flying of model aircraft in the USA, within controlled airspace is about to be handcuffed slightly. This opens the doors for UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) companies to make themselves kings […]

Cepton Technologies, Inc., a provider of 3D LiDAR solutions for automotive, IoT, industrial, security and mapping applications, today announced the appointment of Bob Brown as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Reporting to Dr. Jun Pei, Cepton’s co-founder and CEO, Brown will be responsible for managing all financial operations within the organization, and driving the company’s continued […]

Honeywell (NYSE: HON) and Volocopter have signed an agreement to jointly test and develop new navigation and automatic landing systems for Volocopter’s vertical takeoff and landing aircraft as the emerging era of urban air mobility moves closer to delivering a new breed of cleaner, safer and smarter air vehicles. This agreement launches Honeywell’s extensive autonomous sensing and flight technologies, […]

Based on its recent analysis of the global drone services provider market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Washington DC-headquartered Measure with the 2019 Global Growth Excellence Frost Radar Award. The company is altering the way businesses make decisions using unmanned aerial systems (UAS) by offering a drone-agnostic, turnkey aerial intelligence solution. The range of services enabled by […]

Japan-based Terra Drone Corporation (CEO: Toru Tokushige), one of the world’s largest providers of industrial drone solutions, has extended its commitment to the African region by setting up a new branch, Terra Drone Angola. The decision to establish a permanent presence in Angola came after receiving multiple contracts from major oil and gas companies in West […]

DJI drones to be subject to the same rules and regulations across all member states DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, is pleased to see that as of today, consumer and commercial drone operators can look forward to a set of clear and coherent rules across most of Europe. “Today marks […]

Zing, a peer-­to­-peer drone delivery system, has integrated AirMap APIs to increase pilot situational awareness of the low ­altitude airspace. This will aid in the prevention of overflights and deliveries over sensitive locations and infrastructure, such as prisons, schools, and inside of controlled airspace. AirMap connects the world’s drones to airspace authorities through integrations with […]

The next Outback Challenge task has been released. To take place in 2020 the next edition seems to include a second robot. One taken there by a flying one. This is going to be amazing! Not only do competitors have to fly 20 km to reach Outback Joe, injured in his barn but they have […]

Casia is the first commercially available computer vision detect-and-avoid solution to enable Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations for autonomous vehicles and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), to truly understand the aviation environment around it as if a pilot were on board. We use industrial cameras onboard the drone to observe and interpret the world […]

In light of recent devastating wildfires in California, many public agencies, municipalities and landowners are actively pursuing new tools for vegetation management and fuel-load monitoring, particularly in the urban-wildland interface where the greatest threats occur. UAVs, or drones, are an emerging technology for high-resolution aerial mapping and provide a powerful new tool for monitoring local […]

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) understands airport safety and security concerns raised by the malicious or errant use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The agency shares these concerns. In order to support the safe integration of UAS detection systems into the airport environment, the FAA provided important information and continues to work closely with airport operators who […]

FlytBase and AirMap have agreed to join forces to speed up the introduction of unmanned traffic management (UTM) technologies into enterprise drone automation solutions. Both companies believe that the future of drones requires close collaborations involving world-class technology and a commitment to safe, secure unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) operations in controlled airspace. The commercial drone […]

Electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle is designed to carry up to 500 pounds Boeing has successfully completed the first outdoor flight tests of the cargo air vehicle (CAV). In a safe and controlled environment, the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) successfully took off, hovered, transitioned to forward flight and […]

Many owners of small sub-1Kg flying wings or multirotor drones at some point encounter the need to cover more area in less time without (hopefully) sacrificing too much ground resolution, or just increase productivity when confronted with large area survey projects. In many other cases, small drones can’t just cope with the wind which shows […]

SkyX systems, an aerial monitoring solutions provider, has partnered with E’Kabel, a leading multinational supplier of fiber optic sensing technology, to provide oil and gas pipeline operators with a premier inspection and monitoring solution. Together, SkyX and E’Kabel offer the most comprehensive inspection solution for midstream infrastructure. E’Kabel’s fiber optic technology monitors temperature and DAS / DVS […]

ThermalCapture Fusion Water Protected IP64: Following the big success on the regular ThermalCapture Fusion, TeAx Technology just launched a Water Protected (IP64) version of its EO/IR camera, ThermalCapture Fusion following an increasing request from the global drone market. WILNSDORF, Germany, 08th May 2019 – With the global drone industry moving forward in providing more and more […]

The former Managing Director of Leica Geosystems and Topcon Positioning will help fuel Atmos UAV’s international expansion Delft, the Netherlands—May 8, 2019—Atmos UAV announced that Rene Worms, former Managing Director of Topcon Positioning Europe, will be joining as Head of Global Sales. The well-known strategist and geospatial expert will work towards the international expansion of […]

The Virginia Unmanned Systems Center (VUS) at the Center for Innovative Technology (CIT), which serves as the primary information resource and growth catalyst for unmanned systems (UMS) in Virginia, has established a Board of Advisors to support rapid market expansion. The 24-member advisory board brings together expertise and leadership from across the Commonwealth to guide […]

EASA has formally approved FLARM for fixed installation in helicopters. Being already installed in over 40,000 General Aviation aircraft, helicopter operators previously had to apply for individual installation approvals from EASA or use PowerFLARM Portable. The newly published EASA Certification Memorandum (CM) extends generic FLARM installations from ELA2 aircraft (previously available as a Standard Change or an […]

From self-driving cars to drone delivery systems, from robotic underwater vessels to smart-home technologies, the increasing reliance on autonomous systems poses complex social, ethical and legal questions that demand interdisciplinary, multi-faceted research. At Syracuse University’s inaugural Autonomous Systems Policy Symposium, Chancellor Kent D. Syverud today announces the establishment of a new institute devoted to research […]

QinetiQ has been awarded a C$51m (c£30m) contract to deliver unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that will drive enhanced situational awareness for the Canadian Armed Forces. The contract will be delivered from QinetiQ’s state-of-the-art unmanned vehicle manufacturing and operational facilities in Medicine Hat, Alberta. The vertical take-off UAS will provide Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) […]

AeroVironment, a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems for both defence and commercial applications, has joined Seraphim Space Camp, Seraphim Capital’s SpaceTech accelerator, as a corporate sponsor to support the programme in 2019. AeroVironment is the fourth new sponsor of Seraphim Space Camp accelerator in 2019 and will be joining an impressive collective of supporting […]

The best people to understand a sustainable development challenge are the people facing them and working hands-on in the community to resolve them. Hearing them out, understanding their context and designing solutions according to the lives we are impacting is the first step towards solving these challenges. And if the challenges are concerning India, they […]

Global engineering services leader implements fixed-wing aerial data collection program with support from Delair partner Frontier Precision High performance drone provides highly accurate 3D data, covers more ground, reduces costs in mining projects LOS ANGELES – May 7, 2019 – Delair, a leading supplier of commercial drone solutions, along with one of its regional resellers, […]

Next time the FAA says we need data someone needs to speak up about accountability. I used to do it, but I don’t go to the shows anymore because I find the bullshit hard to stomach. These spectacles have morphed into a highbred multilevel marketing/self-help seminar. The shows present the appointed “premium” board (formerly diamond […]

Our latest product offerings were unveiled at this year’s Unmanned Systems Asia event. We showcased our newly rebranded GCS Plex Pilot, and our flight control system for BVLOS operations, Plex Horizon. Forming part of The Garuda Ecosystem, visitors got a glimpse of how all our products come together to solve real-world problems in industries such […]

ICR Integrity (ICR), has acquired Sky-Futures Partners Limited (Sky-Futures), a leading provider in delivering drone-based inspections and drone pilot training for the energy, industrial and government sectors. The transaction facilitates the next phase of ICR’s inspection service offering, augmenting its existing leading global provision of integrated maintenance and integrity solutions to the oil and gas, […]

The ICAO 2019 Prototypes Competition is for anyone 18-and-over. It’s seeking maturely thought-out-3-D renderings (still images and/or video) of either new aircraft types or new types of operations. In addition to visual proposals submitted, we’re also expecting a business case summary of 500 words or less which describes why your solution should attract investment, and how it be cost-effectively produced and […]

As the commercial drone industry has grown rapidly from just a few hundred pilots in 2015 to over 100,000 pilots across the United States in early 2018, the need for streamlined and efficient training programs has never been higher. With most pilots flying DJI’s suite of reliable and powerful drone platforms, DJI is pleased to […]

Join Microdrones for their next Wednesday Webinar to learn about the mdTectorCH1000 Rome, NY- Join Microdrones, May 8, for their next Wednesday Webinar and learn how the professionals at Ravan Air are using drones for methane gas detection. Ravan Air is a drone oil and gas industry contractor and service provider specializing in UAV methane […]

Much of our time at 3DroneMapping is spent in the office, processing data. We have worked with terabytes of information over the years, seen the development and evolution of software, hardware and the general end requirements of our clients. Because we have been in the industry for such a long time, we have gained valuable […]

Elmhurst, NY (April 26, 2019)–Vaughn College is celebrating the fourth annual International Drone Day on Saturday, May 4, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a variety of activities for all area drone enthusiasts. Attendees can fly their drones in the hangar; attend workshops on how to utilize Computer-Aided Design (CAD) to model simple parts […]

You are enthusiastic about model planes and drones and want to change the world? You want to turn your hobby into a profession and use Wingcopter drones to revolutionize health care in emerging markets? We – the founders of Wingcopter, a tech startup based in Darmstadt – are looking for you! Our drones are in […]

360 Rail Services, the leading provider of engineering, construction, operations and maintenance services for the rail industry, has announced the selection of Ardenna’s Rail Defect Detection SaaS for integration with their new drone-based rail yard inspection service offering. Ardenna is the leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based defect detection software and has seen great success in […]

Hirth sets out its future vision for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) highlighting superior power-to-weight ratio as the key to extended range and fuel economy. The need for endurance, reduced footprints, lightweight platforms, cost-effectiveness and safer operations are at the forefront of customers’ minds when looking for solutions across a wide spectrum of UAV applications. These […]

The N.C. Department of Transportation has received national honours for its innovative use of drones during the state’s coordinated response to Hurricane Florence. NCDOT was awarded the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International’s XCELLENCE Award in the humanitarian category at the AUVSI’s annual XPONENTIAL conference this week. The award comes with a $5,000 prize, which the Division of Aviation has […]

The Unmanned Safety Institute (USI), the industry leader in remote pilot safety education, training, and certification, will collaborate with Textron Systems, a business of Textron, Inc. (NYSE:TXT), to implement Aerosonde® Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) operator training into university curriculums, helping prospective unmanned systems operators with certification. USI will implement its safety education and skill-based […]

UAV Turbines, Inc. (UAVT), a pioneer of microturbine technology, today announced the introduction of its Monarch RP family of microturbine engines, the first engines that will provide defense and commercial partners with reliable, quiet, and powerful propulsion systems. Designed for Group 3 and 4 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), the Monarch engines can run on heavy fuel […]