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Little Arms Studios, a leading developer of professional-grade simulation solutions, announced three new product bundles which package its acclaimed Zephyr Drone Simulator with multiple controller options to meet the various preferences of both its individual and institutional customers. The release also updates the simulator’s compatible controller options across both Mac and Windows platforms to ensure all pilots […]

Nowadays drones are widely used in a number of industrial applications. These flying robots provide unmatched advantages and a whole new range of capabilities for commercial clients allowing them to cut down operational costs. By eliminating the need of using expensive equipment or the need to temporarily shut down the infrastructure facilities for the purpose of […]

Leading commercial drone manufacturer MMC has introduced their One-Stop Rental Solution for industrial drones in India and Asia. The company plans to expand the program across the globe, opening centers in the United States, Australia, Canada, Europe, South America, and South Africa. MMC is the industry leader in providing innovative commercial and industrial drone solutions […]

ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE: ZTO) (“ZTO” or the “Company”), a leading express delivery company in China, today announced that it successfully completed its first trial delivery using a drone in an industrial park in Zhejiang Province. The drone, developed by a domestic drone producer and custom designed for ZTO, flew 14.0 kilometers (8.7 miles) from ZTO’s sorting facility […]

A dramatic move forward for drone electronic conspicuity. Well done TBS, this is an affordable game changer. This is a much cheaper option than ADS-B. Where it sits within UTM’s I’m not sure. “TBS FLARM Buddy” adds the capability to see all your formation-flying UAV friends on the radar. It’s an invaluable tool for anyone […]

Lord Callanan the UK Aviation Minister from the Department for Transport today launched the new proposals for drone legislation in the UK. Launching the proposals from the Sky-Futures Training Academy in Morton-In-Marsh, Gloucester with support from Sky-Futures and Mid and West Wales FRS (MAWWFRS), the key message from Lord Callanan was that “Our measures prioritise […]

So here it is, the study that is going to cause so much trouble in the UK. The Department for Transport, the Military Aviation Authority and British Airline Pilots’ Association commissioned a study into the effects of a mid-air collision between small remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS, commonly known as a drones) and manned aircraft. […]

ARPAS-UK welcomes the Department for Transport’s publication released on 22nd July 2017, and is pleased to have participated in the consultation process directly, with its own response and consolidated members’ views, as well as through its membership of the UK Drone Industry Action Group. ARPAS-UK believes that the report address the major issues facing the […]

We hope the registration system is managed appropriately to ensure there is enforcement of the regulations for those who continue to fly recklessly, negligently and contrary to the very simple guidance that the CAA promote. We hope both the model flyer community and over 4000 responsible commercial drone operators don’t become needlessly burdened by more […]

Registration will be mandated for owners of drones 250 grams or larger after research funded by the Department for Transport, the British Airline Pilots Association and Military regulator the Military Aviation Authority (MAA) found drones weighing 400g could damage the windscreen of a helicopter. They also concluded that it would take drones larger than 2kg in […]

uAvionix Corporation revealed SkyBeacon, the world’s first near zero-install ADS-B Out solution meeting the US 2020 ADS-B Mandate. SkyBeacon’s innovative design combines the latest LED navigation light technology with an ultra-compact Universal Access Transceiver ADS-B Out solution. With this solution, installation of ADS-B is as simple as changing a lightbulb. SkyBeacon will be available Q1 […]

Drone safety, more particularly the safety of other airspace users was top of mind in Parliament this week. Conservative Jeffrey Lefroy put it to the House on the 18th of July 2017 and mandatory registration was discussed. From the outside, it looks like BALPA (The British Airline and Pilots Association) is behind this action. Hansard […]

LiDAR for Drone 2017 – YellowScan International User Conference was held on the 29th and 30th of June, in the Château de Flaugergues, Montpellier. For this special event, YellowScan had put together a diverse and exciting agenda, proving the broad usage of YellowScan LiDAR equipment in applications such as archeology, forestry, powerlines, surveying, mining and civil engineering. The […]

The demand for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)—aka drones—is growing rapidly, with strong growth in markets such as surveillance and precision agriculture, among dozens of others. A report by Statistics MRC pegs the global drone market as growing to $22.15 billion by 2022. A report from Goldman Sachs Research forecasts an even larger market opportunity for […]

The humanitarian application of ‘drones-for-good’ is a compelling use case and Martek Marine (UK) has been selected by UNICEF & the Vanuatu Government to demonstrate their capability for vaccine delivery. Martek will self-fund the trial which will take place on Efate Island from 21-25 August 2017. Vanuatu is an archipelago of 83 islands separated over […]

The Backroom Drone Deals Are No Bueno Everyone associated with the airspace integration effort is in strong agreement that what this industry needs is more education! It is with that in mind that I write this piece. We are building a legacy as a commercial community, and one day our future operators will ask, how […]

Created to help drone pilots fly responsibly, one of the most significant changes to the app is to the Fly Now feature. Drone pilots can now plan their flights ahead of time, for any location in the UK, whereas previously this could only be done in the location being flown in at the time of […]

by Grant Jordan – CEO at SkySafe Today marks two significant milestones for SkySafe – we have secured funding to help propel our mission and we will be delivering tools to U.S. special operations forces to stop weaponized drones. We’re excited to share that we have closed $11.5 million in Series A funding led by […]

As UAS data security becomes a hotter topic in a number of countries, the team behind CQNet the proprietary software system for the unmanned technology solutions leader, Consortiq has spoken out showing that security is not just possible – it’s achievable and security breaches are preventable.One country which is currently considering UAS security is the […]

Martek UAS is pioneering the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the maritime environment and taking global aviation expectations to a new level. Owing to rapid and significant demand for our services, we want to speak to top class Aviators (Pilots and Payload Operators) with the following skill sets: – Demonstrable Maritime aviation experience – Evidenced […]

New Jersey Part 107 operators, book your holidays. The FAA has started promulgating an 18-day TFR for Bedminster, Township New Jersey. More details are on the way. A great deal of airspace closed for a golf course. I hope somebody is keeping a count of the total economic impact of these Presidential TFRs. It’s not […]

In a single move, Gaist has radically altered our collective understanding of the countries highways with a single national survey designed to give any stakeholder in our highways access to imagery and condition data at an unprecedented level of detail. Since November 2016, we have been surveying every A, B and C road in England […]

The Warm Springs FAA UAS Test Range, a member of the Pan Pacific UAS Test Range Complex (PPUTRC), is expanding its operations to Prineville and Madras Airports to support Oregon’s rapid UAS industry growth. “The expansion project will allow Warm Springs to support Unmanned Aircraft Systems clients who require an airport for launch and recovery as well as having certified […]

Fifty airports are preparing to provide LAANC authorization this fall. Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, Miami International, Phoenix Sky Harbor International, San Jose International, and Reno-Tahoe International, among others, are expected to offer automated authorization in controlled airspace before the end of the year, with the rest of the nation’s airports to follow in 2018. Today, flights […]

Delta Drone and Propeller Aerobotics have signed an international distribution agreement aiming to develop the connected target market designed and manufactured by the Australian company. As part of this agreement, Delta Drone will be able to commercialise and implement Propeller’s targets in the various countries in which the Group operates, including Europe, Africa and the […]

Inzpire Limited has been awarded a contract to provide subject matter expertise to support the development of training for the RAF’s future ISR asset, the Protector Remotely Piloted Air System. The contract will see Inzpire personnel involved in the development of the Training Needs Analysis and Synthetic requirements to support the full range of personnel […]

FAA-Designated Nevada UAS Test Site and the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS) have entered into a partnership with New York based training and education provider, SkyOp LLC, to offer drone training programs and courseware to the West Coast. Las Vegas will serve as the West Coast affiliate training center to proactively prepare and train the next […]

Airbus Defence and Space has successfully tested a new type of aircraft that will aid the development of future unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for series production. The unmanned jet-propelled demonstrator with the project name SAGITTA flew completely autonomously for around seven minutes over the test site in Overberg, South Africa, on a pre-programmed course. The […]

The market place for drones and Enterprise solutions is a busy place. There are thousands of companies offering drone-based solutions to Enterprise. Everything from a managed service to drone pilot training to some form of software platform. The options for the Enterprise customer are plenty and varied. The difficult task for Enterprise is finding the […]

Measure, a leading provider of drone services to enterprise customers, today introduced the industry’s first training, equipment and support toolkit designed for broadcast news organisations that want to use their own camera crews for drone- based news gathering. The toolkit joins Measure’s turnkey broadcast news service, giving media and broadcast companies the option to outsource […]

Drone Stuff This Week regular Bruce Simpson posted a VLOG this morning, all about Canadas proposed regulations. He is not delighted! On reading them nor am I. I cannot believe the Model Aeronautics Association of Canada can be impressed. Put quite simply if you are younger than 16 model aircraft flying may not be for […]

A whole heap of my that’s clever and obvious and hard. Hats off to the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) team that created it. I immediately want to try and build one, but wouldn’t know where to start. Efficient forward flight with all the benefit of VTOL. This craft was presented in the […]

uAvionix and ForeFlight join forces to announce the availability of Scout, a revolutionary portable, dual-band ADS-B receiver that delivers inflight weather and traffic information to the ForeFlight Mobile app in the smallest, most elegant form-factor on the market. Retailing at $199 USD, Scout is the industry’s most affordable off-the-shelf ADS-B In solution. Scout is easy to […]

Gary Clayton, Chairman of UAVS, has decided to step down from his role after a long and productive term in office, and has taken the decision that UAVS will cease to operate after he leaves office. ARPAS-UK recognises the pioneering work and value which UAVS has brought to the UAV industry over the last 20 […]

Farnborough International, organisers of the world-famous Airshow, today announced that record bookings were made during the month of June 2017. With Farnborough International Airshow 2018 exactly one year away, participation is already tracking way above previous editions of the Airshow, which has been held in Farnborough since 1948. In June, 76 companies confirmed their participation […]

DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, condemns in the strongest possible terms a video posted by a drone user that records landing of aircraft at Tel Aviv’s Sde Dov airport. The user, Niv Stubenski, claims to have filmed the landings with a DJI Mavic Pro quadrocopter. As the world’s largest […]

Groupe ADP and DSNA Services, a subsidiary created by the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC), decided, in a partnership, to combine their expertise to create the Hologarde project, where the aim is to co-develop a drone detection system that can be adapted to all sensitive sites. Edward Arkwright, Deputy CEO for Groupe ADP, stated that […]

During the recordings of the most downloaded series of the Games of Thrones, the NEO drone has been used in Iceland provided by the Dutch company Acecore Technologies. The recordings took place last winter at different locations in Iceland. According to owner and pilot Jorrit Linders the weather conditions were very extreme. It was for […]

Two very interesting things to come out of a Canberra Times report all about Google X testing their Separate Lift Thrust (SLT) delivery drone in Australia. Firstly, the design has changed a bit. It has fourteen yes count them fourteen motors, twelve for lifting and two for forward flight. Also, note the pitot tube stuck […]

Southern Cross Group and The Institute for Drone Technology sign MoU to investigate the practical deployment of Drone Technology across its Security and Facility portfolios. Southern Cross Group is proud to announce the milestone signing of a partnership agreement with “The Institute for Drone Technology”. This keystone partnership will allow Southern Cross Group to explore […]

Devon & Cornwall and Dorset Police have become the first police forces in the UK to launch a fully operational drone unit. The latest in drone technology has been trialled in the respective forces since November 2015 and such has been their benefit, an operational drone unit has been created; the first of its kind in […]

Today, the Drone Racing League (DRL), the global leader in professional drone racing, tested the fastest racing drone, and set the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the Fastest ground speed by a battery-powered remote-controlled quadcopter. Hand-built by DRL’s Director of Product, Ryan Gury, and DRL’s team of expert drone engineers, the drones fly at unprecedented high speeds. The fastest racing […]

Aireon announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Saudi Air Navigation Services (SANS), Saudi Arabia’s Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP). SANS is managing one of the largest and busiest airspaces in the Middle East, and through this MoU, SANS will develop and analyze a concept of operations for space-based Automatic Dependent […]

ARPAS-UK, the professional trade association for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems in the UK, is delighted to welcome DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, as a new member. Over the last few years, ARPAS-UK has been working to provide an invaluable platform and network of support to the drone industry and […]

The Property Drone Consortium (PDC), a collaboration that consists of insurance carriers, roofing industry leaders and supporting enterprises announced today that its president, Charles Mondello, joined the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Drone Advisory Committee Sub-Committee (DACSC). “We are pleased that the PDC will be a part of the FAA’s Drone Advisory Committee Sub-Committee,” said PDC […]

When you set out to be the world’s best at providing consistently accurate aerial surveying solutions, you want to align yourself with companies who share the same values. Trimble, the global leader in positioning technologies, was an early customer of Propeller. Over the past several months, our team has been working closely with theirs to […]

Eagle View Technologies (“EagleView®”), the leading provider of aerial imagery and data analytics for government and private-sector organizations, is advancing its technology-driven solutions through the use of machine learning processes. In April 2017, EagleView acquired OmniEarth, a developer of machine learning technologies and decision-making tools for the water resource management, energy and insurance markets. Through […]

As the drone industry is taking off, some individuals and groups have started using drones for malicious purposes around the globe. Many companies are watching the trend and are trying to get into the counter drone industry. They have introduced all sorts of drone guns, anti-UAS shotgun shells, attack birds, net cannons, lasers, missiles, radio […]

The question has arisen from time-to-time, as to whether a customer who willingly engages the services of a drone operator, knowing that he or she does not hold a Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate, could be subject to federal legal action. The answer is a qualified “yes.” This question has thus far centered around the […]

Elios was used for two different missions: to perform the required annual survey of underground tank rooms at the plant, and to investigate a suspected leak inside of the reactor building. Both missions were critical to the safety of the staff, minimising their exposure to harmful radiation. Elios’ ability to fly in confined spaces to […]