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Today General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) president David R. Alexander issued the following statement at the Civil Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Conference during the Paris International Air Show: GA-ASI applauds the FAA’s effort to work with industry through the recently formed Controlled Airspace Advisory Rulemaking Committee and Type Certification Projects. GA-ASI is working collaboratively […]

I’m literally updating this in real time so keep checking back in as I provide a write up on this. http://bit.ly/2rDYQgh Notable Mentions: • The advisory board advising the non-profit corporation shall have on it unmanned aircraft operators and unmanned aircraft manufacturers. • Upholds the protections of Section 336 regarding model aircraft flyers but DOES […]

MOSCOW, June 20. /TASS/. Kalashnikov Group, the producer of the famous AK-74 assault rifle, has launched the serial production of Russia’s most advanced ZALA 421-16E2 unmanned reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft, the company reported on its website on Tuesday. The company’s order book for ZALA 421-16E2 complexes has been formed for this year. The customers include […]

The Act would give state and local governments much greater authority to regulate the use of UAS than exists today. (Columbia, SC, June 22, 2017) – The Property Drone Consortium (PDC) today announced its opposition to The Drone Federalism Act of 2017, introduced by Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and […]

Report compiled by Luke Wijnberg and Jonathan Swart from 3DroneMapping 14 June 2017 The Propeller AeroPoint is a smart ground control point (GCP) which aims to make the gathering of accurate data simple and affordable during drone surveys. These lightweight and durable units repeatedly record positional data during UAV flights, with each AeroPoint working collaboratively against each […]

The MITRE Corporation’s Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD) is a not-for-profit organization that conducts research for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). CAASD helps to improve the safety and efficiency of the National Airspace System (NAS) by advising the FAA on new technologies and procedures, and by helping inform FAA policy decisions through technical […]

UMS SKELDAR, Europe’s only provider of both rotary and fixed-wing UAVs wins multi-million Euro contract with Martek for multi-role operations with the European Maritime Safety Agency – the largest ever civilian maritime UAV programme. Le Bourget, Paris International Air show: 21st June 2017: 0900 CEST / 0800 GMT — UMS SKELDAR’s flagship Rotary UAV V-200, powered […]

BIRD Aerosystems, in cooperation with Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, display a unique surveillance special mission concept at the Paris Air Show in Textron’s static display – Pavilion A2/A4. The concept transforms the class-leading Cessna Citation CJ4 platform into a sophisticated intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) special mission aircraft with BIRD’s field-proven […]

FAI has issued an invitation to attend the 1st FAI International Drones Conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, from 1 – 3 September 2017 about Innovation, Safety and Sports. The Conference and Expo are part of the EPFL Drone Days 2017 (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) that features Lausanne, Canton de Vaud and Switzerland as a globally […]

Plowman Craven is seeking an experienced UAV (drone) pilot to join a rapidly growing team aiming to revolutionise the surveying industry. With over 50 years’ experience completing a range of surveys around the world in sectors such as property, infrastructure and rail, Plowman Craven are already capitalising on this growing UAV market and have plans […]

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems solutions, celebrates its 25th year anniversary with a series of employee and customer outreach activities that will continue over the next year. “We are excited to celebrate this milestone with our dedicated team […]

An Aeromapper Talon operator has flown a mission autonomously to a target located 30km away from them while maintaining at all times a strong communications and control link. This demonstrates the great potential for Beyond Visual Line of Sight operations for applications such as power line and pipeline monitoring, roadways survey, surveillance and wildlife control, and […]

QuestUAV are pleased to announce a premiere partnership with Precision Capture, Kentucky-based survey specialists who are now our Sales and Training Reseller for continental USA. Precision Capture have been successfully delivering innovative solutions in 2D and 3D data capture, measurement and imagery for 24 years. Lead flight team members Scott Shufflebarger and Jack McIntosh have […]

At the Paris Airshow today, organisers of the Farnborough International Airshow detailed their plans for the forthcoming show which will take place from 16th – 22nd July 2018 at the Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre. Under its new brand, the long-standing aerospace trade event detailed some of the exciting new features planned for the […]

Kespry, the leading aerial intelligence platform provider, today announced that it is moving deeper into vertical markets with its formal entry into the insurance sector. The move allows Kespry to extend its end-to-end and easy-to-use enterprise drone platform by offering insurance-specific functionality such as inspection-quality imagery for roofing and automated analysis to assist claim adjusters. […]

Delair-Tech announced today that it has performed a series of test acquisitions for Puget Sound Energy (PSE) using LiDAR and photogrammetry sensors to demonstrate the added value of its UAVs for electric line inspections and digitization. The series of flights highlighted the significant advantage Delair-Tech products represent for linear infrastructure applications, even more so under […]

Airbus Helicopters recently started autonomous flight trials of a VSR700 Optionally Piloted Vehicle (OPV) demonstrator, paving the way for a first flight of the actual VSR700 prototype in 2018. A light military rotary-wing tactical unmanned aerial vehicle, the VSR700 is being developed jointly by Airbus Helicopters and Helicopteres Guimbal, the original manufacturer of the civil-certified […]

Today, Aerialtronics released a one of a kind fully integrated computer vision platform with deep learning capabilities. PENSAR is a stand-alone twin sensor platform that utilizes the GPU-accelerated computing power of the award-winning NVIDIA® Jetson™ module to allow for real-time video processing and immediate augmented insights. It is the first in market to integrate the […]

GeoWing Mapping, Inc. has formed a strategic partnership with SkyIMD, Inc. of Richmond, CA, and Hawk Aerial, LLC, of Napa, CA. The combined capabilities of the partners extend the range of services, sensors, and platforms, and provide each partner with the ability to offer their clients a solution that starts with fast acquisition, high-resolution aerial […]

Renowned international cyber expert, President of CYBERPOL and ECIPS, Mr. Ricardo Baretzky, is one of the leading experts to attend and speak at the 19th Annual Caribbean American Legislative Forum, JUNE 21st-22nd in Washington DC. The two-day forum which will include sessions at the Inter-American Development Bank, the Senate Dirksen Building and the Rayburn House […]

It’s rainy reason along the lower-middle course of the Yangtze River in China. While the poetically named “Plum Rains” lead to the lush crops of grain and tea that give the region part of it’s beauty, the area also includes some of the most populated cities in the world – technology powerhouses that contribute over […]

At this year’s Paris Air Show, Leonardo has unveiled its new Gabbiano TS Ultra-Light (UL) surveillance radar, the result of the company’s efforts to package all the technology and modes of its successful range of Gabbiano radars into a highly-affordable product weighing less than 24kg. The new multi-mode, multi-mission, mechanically scanning product, which is Leonardo’s […]

Terra Drone Company (Tokyo Shibuya-Ku CEO: Toru Tokushige), introduced branches in Sydney and Melbourne this month. It has been only 5 months since we established our Brisbane office as the first branch in Australia in January 2017. There are numerous issues that arise in the construction industry, including hazardous work environments and problems with quality […]

A revolutionary new service from the surveying experts at Plowman Craven, Vogel R3D is a unique, UAV-based system that enables the comprehensive surveying of rail infrastructure to a sub-5mm accuracy in a fraction of the time of a traditional survey. “The application of the Vogel R3D system is a real game-changer for Network Rail and […]

PARIS AIR SHOW – PARIS — JUNE 19, 2017 — Textron Systems Unmanned Systems, a business of Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT), announced today the introduction of the NIGHTWARDEN™ Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (TUAS) at the 2017 Paris Air Show. Building upon Textron Systems’ lineage of TUAS, the NIGHTWARDEN TUAS is the company’s new next-generation platform, […]

I’ve been in touch with the FAA about the Drone Advisory Committee (DAC). They are stating that work is confidential until the DAC Task Groups reach consensus, but I don’t see that in the FACA Act. The FAA may have its version, and I have asked FAA Counsel for clarification and to cite where in […]

European consortium Neva Aerospace, whose aeronautical engineering and VTOL technology is emerging as the realistic front runner for heavy duty electric and hybrid aviation, is sharing its Neva AirQuadOne commercial concept for personal manned aircraft with visitors to the Paris Air Show (19- 25 June). AirQuadOne benefits from the power and VTOL capabilities of Neva’s […]

Digital Global Systems Inc.(DGS) delivers patented smart RF spectrum monitoring and management solutions for telecommunications, transportation, utilities, public safety, government and defense organizations. DGS is pleased to announce that, in a major vote of confidence in their technologies, it has raised an additional $8.5 million through the issuance of participating convertible preferred stock. This brings […]

RT LTA Systems Ltd, a world-class designer, developer, and manufacturer of the SkyStar™ family of aerostats for use in intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and communications applications, will present a complete system of the Skystar 180 at the Paris air show. The Skystar 180 system that will be presented is integrated with an SES rapid communication vehicle, […]

Ottawa, CA: Kongsberg Geospatial, an Ottawa-based developer of real-time, mission critical, geospatial software technology announced today that Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will be deploying their I-SIM ATM (Air Traffic Management) Modeling and Simulation software in their en-route and terminal air traffic control training labs. Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is the largest and […]

SpektreWorks have a beta release of a carrier board designed specifically with multirotors in mind. The primary purpose of the SpektreWorks Multi-Rotor Carrier Board for the Pixhawk Cube is to reduce the rat’s nest of wires and modules typically associated with a multi-rotor assembly. It provides built-in power distribution, redundant power supplies for the autopilot, […]

Sky-Drones announces the release of the next generation flight controller SmartAP 3.2 Pro, the system became even more integrated, powerful and provides an extensive set of features. It has 3x-redundant temperature-stabilized IMU, integrated OSD telemetry with power supply for camera / video TX, integrated long-range 500 mW telemetry module, FrSky S.Port telemetry support, RTK GNSS […]

uAvionix Corporation, the leading Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) avionics solution provider, announced the introduction of PingStation™ – an all-weather, networkable ADS-B receiver for low and high altitude aircraft surveillance. PingStation is robust enough to be permanently mounted outdoors in harsh environmental conditions and small enough to be used as a mobile asset for roaming operations. […]

Today, the Drone Racing League (DRL) announced a global collaboration with the hit Amazon Prime Video series The Grand Tour as part of its 2017 Allianz World Championship Race in London. This includes a custom Grand Tour Finish Gate at the World Championship race at the iconic Alexandra Palace, a branded Grand Tour commentator booth […]

Researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Creare LLC have received a Phase II $1 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a highly sophisticated autonomous flight control system to navigate unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in unknown dynamic environments, such as crowded urban locations, or in dangerous or hostile situations. “Potential […]

Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP; TSX: BLDP) today announced that the company’s subsidiary, Protonex, has received an initial order for its fuel cell propulsion system, together with design services, from FlyH2 Aerospace (“FlyH2”; www.flyh2.com), a South African-based developer of hydrogen fuel cell powered unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for commercial applications. For competitive reasons, commercial details […]

PCS Edventures!.com, Inc. (PCSV), a leading provider of K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs, today announced a License Agreement and Memo of Understanding with MultiGP, the world’s largest FPV drone racing league. FPV drone racing serves as the ideal recruiting tool for engaging students in STEM topics. “Drone racing is the ‘carrot,'” said […]

Innovating at the crossroads of robotics, cognitive computing, and IoT, H3 Dynamics has a history of enabling the autonomy of sensors and small aerial drones using advanced hydrogen energy technologies. By bringing all of this together, H3D is set to market a range of solutions that achieve productivity gains and operational efficiencies for its clients […]

The Drone User Group Network is pleased to announce that Kenji Sugahara, Director of Policy for the DUG, has been selected to be a voting member of the part of one of the most important FAA Aviation Rule-making Committees in recent history, The UAS Identification and Tracking ARC. We are fortunate to be joining companies […]

By DroneData, Martin Woodall Artificial Intelligence is the holy grail of computing. Learning through highly sophisticated Deep Neural Networks (DNN) is the critical ingredient enabling machines to be so intelligent that they learn on their own. In this neural learning environment a perception is being trained for object recognition and classification. Already academia, scientists and a broad spectrum of industries recognise […]

BNC Scientific is now offering a UAV Radiation Detection solution in our suite of HAZMAT / first-responder instrumentation. The WB Johnson Phoenix ACE RAD Airborne Radiation Detector compliments the company’s family of nuclear detection technology and is available as part of an equipment bundle or as a single unit sale. The lightweight system is capable […]

QinetiQ will provide Snowdonia Aerospace Centre as the venue for this year’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Challenge, organised by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). Operated by QinetiQ in partnership with Snowdonia Aerospace LLP, the site in Llanbedr, northwest Wales, is an active testing and training centre for all types of unmanned aerial systems, from […]

Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2015, Airbus generated revenues of 64.5 billion and employed a workforce of around 136,600. Airbus is a shareholder of the missile systems provider MBDA, a major partner in the Eurofighter consortium and owns a 50% stake in ATR, the turboprop aircraft maker, and […]

Most drones would be lost without GPS. Not this one. A drone developed by NVIDIA researchers navigates even the most far-flung, unmapped places using only deep learning and computer vision powered by NVIDIA Jetson TX1 embedded AI supercomputers. Although initially designed to follow forest trails to rescue lost hikers or spot fallen trees, the low-flying autonomous […]

Wait a minute you say, I thought the ruling was a good thing. So did I, but some of the more renowned drone advocates and experts do not appear to agree. AUVSI – “AUVSI is disappointed with the decision today by the U.S. Court of Appeals to reject the FAA’s rule for registering recreational unmanned aircraft […]

The recipient of the Sebastian Sizgoric Technical Achievement Award will have made a major contribution in the field of LiDAR bathymetry and airborne coastal mapping and charting within the past two years. This year’s award has been given to RIEGL honoring their efforts and developments in this field. The trophy was presented to RIEGL during […]

Congratulations to Sunbirds from France. Sunbirds have signed a new partnership with Surmap Sdn Bhd for the SB4 Phoenix solar glider to distribute in Southeast Asia. The aim is to monitor the millions of hectares of plantations in Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines. Weight: 6.6 lbs (3 kgs) Flight time: All day long Wingspan: 118.11 in […]

Delair-Tech, a leading commercial drone company, announced today that its DT18 and DT26X drones have been selected as the official choice for French government agencies purchasing fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles. The decision was made by the Union of Public Procurement Groups (UGAP) which acts as the purchasing conduit for government agencies across the country. The […]

In the event of a natural disaster that disrupts phone and Internet systems over a wide area, autonomous aircraft could potentially hover over affected regions, carrying communications payloads that provide temporary telecommunications coverage to those in need. However, such unpiloted aerial vehicles, or UAVs, are often expensive to operate, and can only remain in the […]

The Drone Racing League (DRL), the global leader in professional drone racing, today announced key multi-year, international partners and sponsors ahead of its 2017 race season. In February, DRL introduced Allianz as the title sponsor of DRL’s elite race circuit, leveraging the insurance brand’s motor racing sponsorship heritage to bring the “Sport of the Future” […]