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Alta Devices announced today that the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)will use Alta Devices highly efficient, flexible, and light-weight solar technology to help power the breakthrough Hybrid Tiger UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle). The Hybrid Tiger is a project designed to create a Group-2 UAV that will stay aloft for at least 3.5 days. Technologies developed for the […]

Little Arms Studios, a leading developer of professional-grade simulation solutions, unveiled new partnerships with premier unmanned aerial systems training programs at colleges and universities throughout the United States. As UAVs continue to become more ubiquitous in nearly every industry, students are seeking degree programs throughout the educational landscape which can provide them with a competitive […]

Neoptera Ltd has been developing since 2017 a unique winged Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) civil light aircraft capable of transporting 2 to 5 passengers (or equivalent payload). Winged VTOL aircraft offer the versatility of helicopters (enabling vertical take-off from compact helipads) combined with the energy efficiency of aircraft (benefiting from the lift afforded by […]

senseFly, the industry’s leading provider of professional mapping drones, and a commercial drone subsidiary of Parrot Group, is hosting its first-ever user conference June 14-15 at the Omni Interlocken Hotel in Colorado. For the first time in the company’s nine-year history, senseFly is giving customers exclusive access to its product management and customer service & […]

It’s your turn to vote for the winner of the 2018 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals People’s Choice award. Polls are open now until 11:59 p.m. ET on July 9, 2018. Twenty-seven Sammies finalists are eligible for this special recognition. Their achievements include pioneering research to understand and prevent peanut allergies; coordinating investigations […]

MyDefence is launching its third product in the WINGMAN series of wearable drone detection platforms – The WINGMAN 103 – the most advanced wearable drone detection solution available on the Counter UAS market. The WINGMAN 103 has been engineered to meet the requirements of elite forces, designed to be the wingman of its operator. With […]

No doubt the policy teams at Amazon and DJI have to be doing some head scratching this week. The darlings of the committee circuit came up short, and sure as the sun is shining one company will undoubtedly blame the Trump administration for their glaring omission. This should come as no surprise for those of […]

peRISKop has expanded its rugged controller line with the latest ground control station format, the RHH or rugged hand-held line. This lightweight and compact modular system represents an important step in product development, which is now aimed not only at custom GCS designs and small batch manufacturing, but also at series production. While the new […]

OcuMap offers groundbreaking cloud-based 360 imagery viewer with georeferencing capabilities HOUSTON, TX –(May 10th, 2018)- Reality Imaging and Mapping Technologies, a market-leading 360 technology provider, today announced the release of OcuMap, a comprehensive software platform for geospatial media that brings together videos, images and maps. Organizations can take advantage of OcuMap to upload, manage and […]

Autonomy and Manufacturers Over the last four articles on drone training, we have looked at the background of drone training to the present day, have considered the changing face of regulation and technology into redefining what a drone pilot will be, and have considered whether the existing approach taken by standards and associations is the […]

UAV Industries, a leading commercial drone pilot training and operations company, has announced the launch of its accredited Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Training Course, open to all drone pilots in possession of a valid Remote Pilot Licence (RPL). First to market in Africa, the B-VLOS training course is endorsed by both the South […]

SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is proud to announce an improved workflow for DJI users. Hours of processing time per project are now saved, with volume measurement, pre-construction planning, land development, and other applications streamlined. Butler & Associates Inc., a professional surveying firm with over 35 years of experience, is one […]

DURANT, Okla. (May 9, 2018) – Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma is proud to announce that U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao selected the Choctaw Nation as a participant for the initial Unmanned Aircraft Systems (“drone”) Integration Pilot Program (UASIPP). The 10 selectees announced today were from a competitive pool of more than 200 tribal, state […]

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the N.C. Department of Transportation has been selected as one of only 10 participants in the Federal Aviation Administration’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS, or ‘drones’) Integration Pilot Program, an initiative that will shape the future of drones in America. “We are looking forward to helping today’s […]

Vigilant Aerospace is providing detect-and-avoid and airspace management solutions using its FlightHorizon product to two of the ten winning Unmanned Aircraft Integration Pilot Programs (UIPP) announced today by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and US Department of Transportation (DOT). Vigilant Aerospace is honored to be a member of the winning teams from the North Dakota […]

Iris Automation, a high tech company from San Francisco developing AI software for drones to enable them to fly autonomous, was selected on Wednesday for the White House UAS Integration Pilot Program (UASIPP). On Wednesday, the United States Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration announced the winners of the Unmanned Aerial Systems Integration […]

Virginia’s successful bid for a spot in the Department of Transportation’s UAS Integration Pilot Program is the latest evidence of the state’s dominance in a growing field. It’s also good news for the commonwealth’s residents, who will have a strong voice in the conversations unfolding around drones and their benefits. Through the program, the Virginia […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today announced that USDOT has selected 10 state, local and tribal governments as participants in the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program. First announced last October, this White House initiative partners the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with local, state and tribal governments, which then partner with […]

U.S. Senator Dean Heller (R-NV), a member of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has selected the City of Reno and Flirtey, a Nevada-based drone delivery service company that is pioneering life-saving applications of drone technologies, for its highly competitive Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) […]

Aliaksei Stratsilatau, UAVOS Lead developer, is sharing UAVOS’s experience of the conversion of a manned aircraft the 2-seat Pipistrel Sinus Where did the idea to convert manned aircraft into UAS originate? From one of our customers, we received an order for the manufacture of heavy UAS. That customer needed unmanned vehicles of this type for commercial use. […]

NASA has signed a second space act agreement with Uber Technologies, Inc., to further explore concepts and technologies related to urban air mobility (UAM) to ensure a safe and efficient system for future air transportation in populated areas. Under this agreement, Uber will share its plans for implementing an urban aviation rideshare network. NASA will […]

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) today announced the first flight of the Guardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) in Japan during an opening ceremony on Iki Island. The demonstration flights, taking place over the next three weeks, intended to promote the civil and scientific applications of the RPA. “We thank the Mayor of Iki and […]

Using the palm of their hands, Epson MOVERIO® Smart Glasses users can now get to work or play in a flash, authenticating themselves more rapidly and accurately than current approaches. Redrock Biometrics, an innovator in biometric solutions, and Epson, a leading provider of AR headsets, have partnered to bring PalmID® to the MOVERIO Smart Glasses Platform as the first […]

Rome, NY, Microdrones has made it easy to learn all about the benefits and solutions provided by the mdMapper1000, the mdMapper1000DG and the mdLiDAR1000 through a series of exciting new product demonstration videos available on YouTube. All three videos showcase the unique capabilities of each professional drone package offered by Microdrones. The video for the […]

The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance selected Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) as a key partner in the development of America’s first and most advanced unmanned aircraft system-testing airspace corridor in New York state. Raytheon’s Intelligence, Information and Services business will help plan, design, build and support the state’s next-generation air traffic management system to safely […]

Drone Delivery Canada (DDC or the Company) (TSX.V:FLT – OTCQB: TAKOF), is pleased to announce the appointment of James (Jim) Williams to the newly created position of Director of Regulatory Affairs, USA, as the Company grows its management team advancing its Drone Delivery technology into the United States of America. “As we move ahead to solidify the roll out in […]

DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, and Microsoft have announced a strategic partnership to bring advanced AI and machine learning capabilities to DJI drones, helping businesses harness the power of commercial drone technology and edge cloud computing. Through this partnership, DJI is releasing a Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows […]

Prismatic’s PHASA-35 solar powered High Altitude, Long Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (HALE UAV), which has the potential to fly for up to a year before needing maintenance, has moved closer to operation following a new agreement between two cutting-edge British companies, BAE Systems and Prismatic. Engineers from Prismatic and BAE Systems will collaborate on the […]

Skysense, a provider of airspace surveillance equipment, Wireless@KTH, KTH centre for wireless systems and the Swedish Sea Rescue Society (SSRS), the NGO providing maritime search and rescue in Swedish waters, partner to make drones visible and able to detect manned aircraft. The Swedish Sea Rescue Society (SSRS) is actively investigating the benefits of using drones […]

Whats the most important point about the new Insitu offering- ITAR free. Inspired by lessons learned from 25 years of pioneering in the field of small UAS, Insitu’s newest platform features an innovative design that doubles the payload capacity of previous ScanEagle blocks without compromising endurance. ScanEagle3 increases your operational flexibility by accommodating multiple payloads […]

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for both defense and commercial applications, and ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH, a leading system and software house in Germany for development and service, today announced the German Navy has acquired the AeroVironment Puma™ maritime unmanned aircraft system. The Puma systems will include the Mantis i45 sensor and pocket Remote […]

Drones are changing the world. No longer are they just for hobbyists and the military, they are now being used in just about every industry. From farming and mining to rescue services, wildlife conservation and logistics. In fact, we will probably be ordering Uber drones within 5 years! Learn all about them at Dronecon 2018; […]

Aspiring Drone Pilots now have a convenient way to continue their studies even when they are offline by using the free KING Companion App for iPad or iPhone together with King Schools’ Online Drone Pilot License Test Prep Course. The app allows drone pilots who are preparing for the FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Knowledge […]

Drone Training – The Beginning or the End? Article #4 In the last two articles, we considered what the role is likely to be of a drone pilot given the dual challenge of regulation and technology and the distinct possibility of a move to becoming a systems operator, with a functional understanding of aviation. In […]

Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus is partnering with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism to send 30 employees, including 12 law enforcement officers, through unmanned aircraft systems training from May through June. The employees will attend sUAS Commercial Remote Pilot Training and then be eligible to sit for the Federal Aviation Administration exam to become certified […]

Robot Aviation AS of Norway is pleased to announce the acquisition of UAS -Europe AB located in the Swedish Aviation Capital of Linköping. The acquisition reinforces the vision of Robot Aviation to provide its customers with long-endurance, safe and easy-to-operate a wide variety of drones UAS (drones) for Military & Commercial applications, with increasing operational […]

The Unmanned Systems Sciences Program in the College of Aviation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach Campus has selected the Penguin C unmanned aircraft system (UAS) from UAV Factory for flight training with student operators and pilots at the nation’s largest undergraduate UAS program. “The Penguin C UAS meets our requirements as a complete system,” […]

COPTRZ has been announced as the exclusive supplier of UAV solutions to Defence Forces Ireland. The force has invested in their drone fleet with the purchase of four specialist UAVs capable of carrying both thermal and visual cameras simultaneously. The new drones will be operated by the Corps of Engineers and will aid in peacekeeping […]

Jetoptera, an aviation startup developing powerful UAVs and realistic flying cars, will present its breakthrough fluidic-propulsion system at AUSVI XPONENTIAL 2018, both as an exhibitor at the convention and as a competitor in this year’s Startup Showdown. Jetopera’s revolutionary technology has recently been demonstrated in flight, propelling an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) exceeding 55 pounds. […]

Last year in June (https://bit.ly/2JNdz16), following a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Indian government cleared a deal with the United States for the purchase of 22 MQ-9A Guardian surveillance drones, to be used for reconnaissance in the Indian Ocean (as both the US and India have an […]

Flock, a government-backed drone insurance startup, has unlocked its ‘pay-as-you-fly’ insurance and safety smartphone app (Flock Cover) to recreational drone pilots. Up until now, the Flock Cover app has been available to commercial and training pilots in the UK, of which over 1,000 have registered on the platform since it launched in December. Now those […]

From June 11th to June 15th, 2018, Eurosatory LAB will open its doors: a new space dedicated to emerging and innovative companies with applications in land and airland defence and security. Up to 70 French and foreign start-ups will present, for the duration of the event, their innovations and technologies to official delegations and industry […]

Sharper Shape’s Heliscope™ 2.0 launches a new generation of onboard data collection technology that brings unprecedented speed, efficiency, and productivity improvements to the utility inspection industry GRAND FORKS, ND – (April 26, 2018) – Sharper Shape, a leading provider of unmanned aerial utility inspection solutions, announced the global release of its latest product, the Heliscope™ […]

Paper Open access published in Remote Sensing on February 12, 2018. Authors: Ana I. de Castro, Jorge Torres-Sánchez, José M. Peña, Francisco M. Jiménez-Brenes, Ovidiu Csillik and Francisca López-Granados This study was carried out by researchers from the imaPing group (www.ias.csic.es/imaping) led by Dr. Francisca López Granados of the Institute of Sustainable Agriculture of Córdoba […]

Europe’s leading UTM software provider and airspace integration start-up, Altitude Angel, is expanding its senior leadership team with the appointment of key industry figureheads. Mike Gadd joins as Head of International Regulatory Affairs from the UK Civil Aviation Authority, where he was Policy Lead for UAS. Phil Binks, formerly employed at NATS as a Domain Expert in […]

What’s New: At AUVSI Xponential 2018, Intel disclosed details of Intel® Insight Platform, a digital asset management system enabling effective aerial data management and analyses. It also demonstrated Intel® Mission Control – next-generation flight planning software – and new updates for the Intel® Falcon™ 8+ system: additional payloads for greater data capture, as well as distance hold […]

Kittyhawk, the market leader in enterprise drone operations software, today announced a collaboration with Jeppesen, a Boeing Company, where the companies have started working toward being to offer digital airspace authorization directly from the FAA into Kittyhawk’s platform. Upon FAA approval, Kittyhawk’s elite enterprise customers will be able to receive digital authorization to operate within […]

Flyability announces a partnership with Exelon AeroLabs which becomes an authorized reseller of Flyability’s Elios, the collision-tolerant indoor inspection and exploration drone. After the acquisition of 15 Elios to equip each of its nuclear sites, Exelon joins forces with Flyability via AeroLabs to help the industry adopt the Elios. The story between Exelon and Flyability […]

Upcoming regulations will require unmanned aerial systems (UAS, drones) to have remote electronic identification (eID) and tracking capabilities. The UAS thereby broadcasts a unique identifier along with its position by means of radio, enabling detection, identification, and tracking of the vehicle. Reliable identification is an essential element of airspace and traffic management, and thus a […]

HAZON Solutions (“HAZON”) and PrecisionHawk today announced a strategic partnership where HAZON will serve as the preferred training partner for PrecisionHawk’s Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) waiver consulting program. “This partnership is the perfect marriage of resources between two best-in-breed companies,” said HAZON CEO and co-founder David A. Culler, Jr. CAPT, USN (ret.). “Under […]