sUAS News

If you need an indicator that peak drone has happened why not cast your eyes towards an AT&T press release. The accompanying video, as I type, has only 723 views, four days after release. That with a subscriber base of 143,000 and some change. The use case, a radio survey, is a good one but […]

In what it calls an “extremely urgent complaint” to the FCC, ARRL has targeted the interference potential of a series of audio/video transmitters used on unmanned aircraft and marketed as Amateur Radio equipment. In a January 10 letter to the FCC Spectrum Enforcement Division, ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, said the transmitters use frequencies […]

Demands on fixed wing drones are growing continually. Other than copter drones, fixed wing platforms are generally used to cover large areas (hundreds of hectares) in a short amount of time. Standards on flight endurance and efficient area coverage are growing throughout different industries such as surveying, agriculture, mining or surveillance. To create a high-quality […]

Coptrz have two positions open in the North of the UK. Are you passionate about drones? Can you persuade businesses that it’s the next big essential item for their company strategy? For this role, you will be able to convince customers on the potential drones have to revolutionise their business, taking them on a journey […]

An architect studying at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain, has today released details of a design for the drone transportation hub of the future. This project is unique for two reasons – the first is that the design repurposes a disused bullfighting ring from the early 1900s, and the second […]

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) company, has won the contract for Phase 3 of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program. DARPA’s ALIAS program is leveraging advances in autonomy to reduce pilot workload, augment mission performance, and improve aircraft safety and reliability. DARPA is working with Sikorsky […]

Aireon announced today the successful launch and deployment of the first ten satellites hosting its space-based automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) system. Part of the Iridium NEXT satellite constellation, Aireon’s space-based ADS-B network will transform air traffic management capabilities, providing real-time air traffic surveillance and flight tracking across 100 percent of the planet. Currently, more […]

The Phantom 3 Pro and Advanced have been removed from DJI’s store. For a little while the P3P represented the best bang for buck in the Phantom range. It has been my recommendation when asked, since the Phantom 4 was released. Great performance and able to do everything the Phantom 4 Pro could for half […]

We are looking for a technically skilled Junior Sales Representative to join our growing team in San Francisco. Pix4D is a developer of internationally renowned software products that are making drone mapping for professionals more powerful and accessible than ever. As part of our team, you will support the sales team dedicated to B2B sales […]

The plot thickens. Sorry folks, it seems that those refunds might not materialize after all. Lily Robotics apparently used your preorder funds as collateral for a bank loan and might need to pay the bank back first. The company is also now facing charges of false advertising and misleading business practices from the San Francisco […]

For unmanned aircraft systems to safely fly autonomously in increasingly crowded airspace, they must be able to accurately detect and avoid obstacles like trees, power lines, and, critically, other aircraft. “This is the core problem with unmanned aircraft systems: the ability to see and avoid other aircraft,” said Mark Blanks, the director of the Virginia […]

Drone pilots who want to fly their drones for non-recreational purposes can quickly and conveniently pass their Part 107, remote pilot test with the new King School’s online Drone Pilot Ground School and Test Prep Course. “That’s all drone pilots need to do to start using their drones to serve the community in any of […]

The drone market showed incredible growth in 2016 and Drone Dispatch expects more of the same in 2017. The reasons for the unrelenting rise of drones in everyone’s day to day life are far stretching and all encompassing. We are going to highlight many of the key factors contributing to the rising tide of drones […]

Harshwardhan Zala, a fourteen-year-old Indian from the state of Gujarat, has been granted a 730,000 US Dollar contract with the Gujarati government to produce mine-disabling drones for use in war zones. Zala says, in regards to the purpose of the drone: “The inspiration struck when I was watching television and learned that a large number […]

Announced via Twitter today, EuroUSC UK was put into the hands of the administrator yesterday, the 12th of January 2017. At the moment Companies House has not reflected the change yet: EUROUSC-UK LTD ALEXANDRA HOUSE ST JOHNS STREET SALISBURY WILTSHIRE UNITED KINGDOM SP1 2SB Company No. 10173661 Status: Active Date of Incorporation: 11/05/2016 Country of […]

Sky-Futures is rolling out a Basic Drone Certification Course; the new course will enable persons and organisations in the UK to reach the basic standard required to operate drones under a CAA Permission for Commercial Operations (PfCO). For the past two years, Sky-Futures has established a reputation for safe, high quality and fit-for-purpose drone training, […]

The Everfly team is building some really different autonomous flying things. Drones but not drones, or UAS but without the bureaucracy. Things that fly through the night. Things that deliver medical supplies to places where there aren’t roads. We’re looking for good people to join our team. We explore what’s possible in aircraft design, taking […]

The Australian Association for Unmanned Systems (AAUS) is concerned about the increase in local government laws prohibiting the use of drones/RPAS in public areas. Such bylaws pose a threat to both hobby and commercial operators. If we don’t tackle this issue head on, we could end up with a patchwork of “pro” and “anti” drone […]

Hands up, who remembers Piksi, 2013 much simpler times. A crowdfunder that worked and now a mention in Forbes! Well done chaps. Swift Navigation, the San Francisco-based startup building centimeter-accurate GPS technology that will power a world of autonomous vehicles, is proud to announce that two of its co-founders, Fergus Noble (29) and Colin Beighley […]

Energy Drone Coalition, a ground-breaking resource with events, news and market intelligence that focuses specifically on collaboration within the rapidly emerging drone/UAV technology being utilized and developed for the oil & gas, power, mining & chemical industries, is pleased to announce the newest members of the distinguished industry advisory board for 2017, as well as […]

Centennial CO, USA, January 12th, 2017 – Liteye Systems, Inc., provider of the AUDS counter unmanned defense system, and Tribalco, LLC, a global integrated technology services and solutions company, have teamed up in order to deliver multiple AUDS systems to the U.S. Military. “Our team is very proud to become part of the effort to […]

In the rapidly advancing drone data analytics sector and the coming on strong world of Artificial Intelligence, High Performance Compute (HPC) is now measured by Floating Point Operations per Second (FLOPS). No longer is the metric for HPC based on user session responsiveness, transactions per second and Input/Output operations Per Second (IOPS). The unprecedented data […]

For decades, NASA has used computer models to simulate the flow of air around aircraft in order to test designs and improve the performance of next-generation vehicles. At NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, researchers recently used this technique to explore the aerodynamics of a popular example of a small, battery-powered drone, a […]

I can’t say I am surprised, Facebook’s recent admission of a lack of landing for their internet-beaming drone Aquila shows just how hard high-level flight can be. Platforms designed to fly high above the weather are vulnerable in a heavy, moving, turbulent low-level atmosphere. Titan has had troubles of their own, they have never flown a large high altitude […]

Industrial Aerobotics just completed work in providing McCarthy Building Companies and APS construction monitoring progress updates 40MW solar site in Red Rock Arizona that will provide clean energy solely for use by Arizona State University (ASU) and PayPal. The site is now online and providing enough energy to power 10,000 homes. Industrial Aerobotics visited the […]

It had to happen, Lily Drone has fallen to earth. I only hope that the team at Lily do give all the money back to those who pre-ordered. It should be an automatic refund, in the next 60 days. I would be rather inclined to keep a sharp eye on it. Where do we start […]

We were very disappointed to hear that EuroUSC no longer have NQE status so are unable to complete the training for any of their customers. I completed my BNUC-s qualification and gained my Permission through them in early 21013 and several of us, at The UAV Academy have worked for EuroUSC in the past. It is […]

UAVAir, like many other organisations in the drone sector, was disappointed to learn that EuroUSC lost its NQE status recently. But as well as losing an institution that was integral to the early days and development of the industry, many customers are now also left lost and wondering how they can still follow their dreams […]

Kespry, the leading aerial intelligence platform provider, today announced that industry leader, George Mathew has been appointed as the company’s new chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman. He was most recently president and chief operating officer of self-service analytics software provider Alteryx. With 20 years of experience at growth-oriented technology startups as well as category […]

Agribotix™, a leader in drone-enabled agricultural intelligence, has partnered with senseFly, the world’s leading producer of professional fixed-wing drones, to offer a new combined solution for professional users. This premium technology solution combines the top drone, sensor and agricultural data processing technologies available today to make collecting and analyzing aerial data easier than ever, with […]

Dedrone has secured the support of five well-known founders and executives from Silicon Valley, raising a seven-figure amount. Investing in the San Francisco-based start-up are Dominic Orr, CEO of Aruba Networks, Selina Lo, CEO of Ruckus Wireless, Hans Robertson, co-founder and COO of Meraki, Tom Noonan, former chairman, president and CEO of Internet Security Systems, […]

Drone Delivery Canada ‘DDC or the Company’ (CSE:FLT), is pleased to announce it has formalised an agreement to expand its testing from the Waterloo region to now include a second province, namely, Foremost Alberta – Canada’s first Transport Canada approved drone UAV test range in Canada. In Foremost, AB, DDC will be focusing on Beyond Visual […]

Word is reaching sUAS News towers that Andre Clot’s training empire is in trouble. EuroUSC was formed before National Qualified Entities (NQE) existed. They were recognised as an airworthiness organisation providing assessments of UAS pilot competence. Richard Taylor of the CAA speaking to sUAS News said, “On 23 December 2016 we withdrew that recognition and as […]

Pittsburgh, PA – In an increasingly dynamic commercial drone market, Identified Technologies today announced it’s high flying 2016 growth. The company which provides a fully managed commercial drone solution to the industrial sector (including construction, energy, and mining companies) grew revenues by 900%, added 325% more customers, and increased headcount by 150%. “Scaling SaaS companies […]

Sentera today announced the upcoming release of LiveNDVI™ video: live streamed NDVI video via the Sentera Double 4K sensor. This breakthrough technology will offer agronomists worldwide the fastest way to make decisions and specify inputs based on complete, real-time data. Sentera’s Double 4K “little green sensor” processes normalised difference vegetation index (NDVI) data in-flight, on […]

Oil & Gas UK have launched their seminal drone guidelines to industry, ‘Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Operations Management Standards and Guidelines’, in partnership with an expert panel, including Sky-Futures. Nick Rogers, Co-founder and Chief Regulatory and Training Officer (CRTO) at Sky-Futures was part of a small panel of experts selected from Oil & Gas UK […]

Hybrid VTOLs (aka VTOLs) are becoming increasingly popular due to their ability to start anywhere, like a multirotor, and fly far and fast like a fixed-wing. The interest in VTOLs is particularly high in the pipeline inspection and agricultural sectors and in countries having medium to large areas to cover. The biggest concern that is […]

I am a great Parrot fan, sometimes it feels as if they are forgotten heroes of a bygone age. They brought the first complex consumer drone to market. One that had vision sensors, sonar and later a GPS. This was available in a box on the high street for anyone to buy. Building a quadcopter […]

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the National Geographic and Forest Information Institute (IGN) have created a map of flight restrictions for France. It is hoped that private drone fliers take heed of the map and rather tellingly it is hoped they will avoid reckless and dangerous flights in sensitive areas or the vicinity […]

Ultra hands-on emerging technology hardware accelerator Brinc and Incubio, a leading corporate incubator in Barcelona, today announced the semi-finalists for its drone services incubator, Reimagine Drone. In various stages of development, the 11 startups selected for the pre-incubator phase of the program are from all over the world, including Italy, Russia, Hong Kong and Spain. […]

GREENSTONE, a leader in business solutions for the agricultural sector has joined forces with Aglytix, a Mankato, MN based software company, to deliver optimization services to our customers. The relationship provides Greenstone’s customers with additional analytical services to their growers enabling them to reduce inefficiencies, increase yields and improve profitability by taking practical actions at […]

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – If you received a small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS), or drone, as a gift this holiday season, or if you want to stay updated on the latest FAA regulations for these aircraft, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is providing a free, two-week online course–Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) – Key Concepts for New […]

SkySpecs is a venture-backed, commercial UAS startup company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. SkySpecs focuses on the development of UAS technologies, particularly custom software and hardware integration, that allow fully automated infrastructure inspections. SkySpecs is currently 100% focused on aerial inspections of wind turbine blades both in the United States and around the world. SkySpecs […]

We are looking for a talented Technical Customer Support & Training Representative to join our growing team in San Francisco. Your objective will be to become an expert on, and provide technical support and training for Pix4D solutions. You will have the opportunity to solve drone-mapping-related issues from a wide variety of professional customers, in […]

Bomb detection in UAVs can be life saving, and there are those service members who are in need of a technology that is fully customizable. There are not a lot of custom frames on the market that deal with advanced prototyping. I would like to introduce you to Advanced Aerials who are true innovators when […]

Camera drone manufacturer Autel Robotics announced today that it will deliver two new camera modules for the current X‑Star series of camera quadcopters in 2017. The first will be a FLIR Duo dual thermal and visual camera module. The second will be a visual camera with an upgraded picture quality, using a 1-inch CMOS sensor. […]

At CES 2017, Amimon is launching Falcore its new racing Drone with “Shield” feature that puts Falcore into automatic hover, allowing all level of drone enthusiasts to enjoy flying without fear of crashing. Amimon, the creator of zero latency wireless HD video technology, is announcing the launch of its brand new racing drone the Falcore. […]

Researchers at Virginia Tech — home to both a Federal Aviation Administration-designated test site for unmanned aircraft systems and a world-renowned injury biomechanics group — are developing methods to evaluate the risk posed by small unmanned aircraft to anyone on the ground. This research is key to enabling flights over people. Federal Aviation Administration regulations […]

Imitation is the greatest form of flattery. 3D printing enthusiast Musa Wilmar has a free DJI Mavic frame clone and build at Indestructibles. It is not entirely faithful but should impress friends and family! I wondered what the cost might look like so took to the back of a digital beer mat and did the […]

uAvionix Corporation, a leading UAS avionics provider, announced the Ping200S Mode S Transponder with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) has received FCC approval. Weighing just 50 grams, the transponder’s power consumption is low enough to be powered by battery pack for hours while still providing visibility to other aircraft up to 200 miles away. The unique […]