sUAS News

Uber announced today that it has selected Aurora Flight Sciences as a partner to develop electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for its Uber Elevate Network. The formal announcement of the initiative partners took place at Uber’s Elevate Summit in Dallas, Texas. “Uber is taking a big step forward toward making the world’s first […]

Since the first sUSB Expo we have been proud to bring you the cutting edge of the drone world and real world applications. Not the least of which has been the Public Safety/Search and Rescue aspect of unmanned aircraft. This year, the sUSB Expo has expanded this sector with a program that is keeping up […]

Microdrones, a global manufacturer of professional unmanned aerial systems (UAS), is pleased to announce they are partnering with SITECH South, a leading provider of construction equipment and services in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. SITECH South will now offer Microdrones mdMapper solutions – complete UAV packages with everything needed for surveying and mapping. “We’re excited to […]

NTT DOCOMO, INC., in a continuing quest to create innovative new business, has developed a spherical drone display – an unmanned aerial vehicle that displays LED images on an omnidirectional spherical screen while in flight – which DOCOMO believes to be a world first (as of April 16, 2017). The device comprises a spherical external […]

Novadrone and Sevilla University researchers are collaborating in a Research and Development project to help the rice crop industry to optimise rice production. During two years several flights will be conducted. The research study has two main objectives. The first objective is to compare in real time, satellite captured images with drone captured images, in the aim to find […]

Here’s their headline, “ZEROTECH Leaks New Pocket Drone Hesper and Introduces ZEROSPACE Drone Formation Dance Set” So they have announced a product in a press release and describe it as a leak. DJI are really good at leaks and Zerotech must have seen that. The Hesper, well it’s another quad. Zerospace, now that is a […]

It’s the weekend and pilots from all over California are gathering to build, tune, and race drones around the first permanent drone racing track on the west coast of the United States. Drone racing has been the fastest expanding sector of the drone industry and certainly is the most innovative. I took a trip to […]

We will be hosting an open house as part of this year’s Small Unmanned Systems Business Exposition. The public is invited to come on out to Treasure Island to see live product demonstrations from vendors like DroneDeploy, PropellerAero, Skyefish, Pix4D and others. This is an opportunity for the public to tour the facilities and see […]

The collaboration between Seagate and DJI announced earlier this year is bearing fruit. Fly Drive has hit the market and is expected to retail for $119.99 and will be on display at NAB. Drones are creating more content than ever before, and with the announcement of the Seagate DJI Fly Drive, managing that surge of data […]

HAEVIC, well- known drone manufacturer of Potchefstroom, South Africa have introduced a new drone platform which can deliver complete and highly accurate multispectral images of crops within minutes. These advanced graphics give the farmer an immediate indication where diseases or plant stress can be found in his crop fields. Usually, it takes 2 to 7 […]

Social media was abuzz with hopes of the DJI Spark and or Phantom5 launch for NAB 2017 but many were disappointed that it’s the posh Cendence controller and a tracking antenna. I have heard it said that DJI flight controllers have toy-like simplicity. Personally, I think they are form and function distilled to where they […]

The Northwest UAV NW-44 Engine – the only cutting edge propulsion system ever developed for small unmanned aerial systems – has now successfully logged over 1000 combat flight hours, demonstrating its unique value to the UAS community by changing what’s possible with small UAVs. McMinnville, OR: In just a few years, from concept to first […]

Callen-Lenz and its subsidiary SkyCircuits specialise in manned and unmanned aircraft operations and technology. Our business is rapidly expanding in exciting and technically challenging areas of aviation. As an Embedded Systems Programmer you will be joining the SkyCircuits team developing, designing and manufacturing advanced avionics systems including autopilot and ground station systems for unmanned aircraft. […]

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi State University will lead a major research and development project for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after a rigorous and highly competitive review process. The DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has selected Mississippi as the new base of operations for small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS), commonly known as drones, […]

Facebook would like to quickly connect people in the event of an emergency. Yale Maguire has revealed that they have been experimenting with a helicopter lifting a hotspot. Making the internet reach parts other service providers just can’t reach. It’s not a new way of doing business, in 1901 Guglielmo Marconi received the letter S in morse […]

This year, Earth Day is Race Day! On Saturday, April 22, the Aerial and Aquatic Robot Research group (AARR) from the California State University Channel Islands is hosting the first ever Drone Data Race in Camarillo, CA. The event is sponsored by Pix4D, the industry leader in professional drone mapping and photogrammetric software solutions. Drone […]

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, Yamaha Motor) and enRoute Co., Ltd. (hereinafter enRoute) have recently started discussions for a business alliance in the industrial drone business. Both companies aim to conclude a business agreement in August, and utilize each of their products and business know-how for 1) Global expansion of the industrial drone business including […]

Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation (NASC) and UAV Turbines Inc. (UAVT) have announced plans for a joint flight demonstration of NASC’s TigerShark aircraft with a UAVT micro-turboprop propulsion system. First flights are scheduled prior to year-end 2017. This will mark the first time that a Group 3 UAV is powered by a micro-turboprop engine with a new […]

Sky-Futures has launched Flightdeck, the latest addition to the Expanse® software suite for professional drone missions. Flightdeck offers drone operators an integrated cloud-based solution to safely plan and execute commercial drone operations as well as manage pilots, drone equipment and mission information in one place. Compliance and audit tasks for drone operations can now be […]

The Ministry of Defence is to invest in projects that look at ways of using autonomous systems in the ‘last mile’ of the supply chain to front-line military operations. Up to £1.5 million is available in the first phase of the competition. There is up to an additional £1.5 million in phase 2 that includes […]

Ampyx Power, a Dutch developer of Airborne Wind Energy Systems, a next generation of wind energy technology allowing low-cost production of renewable energy, today announced a cooperation with the German utility E.ON. In addition, Ampyx Power launches a new crowdfunding campaign aimed at raising investments of € 2.5 million. Ampyx Power and E.ON have entered […]

This e-newsletter is focused specifically on model helicopter and multirotor enthusiasts and features content from Model Aviation magazine, as well as AMA’s other media outlets! Model Aviation Rotor Report is automatically delivered to AMA members who have indicated a primary or secondary interest in related disciplines during their membership enrollment or renewal, but anyone is […]

Warm Springs, OR – Tribally owned Eagle Tech Systems announced the Drones and Public Safety Conference on May 24-25, 2017 at Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Resort, Warm Springs, OR Did you know that Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) are being used on structure fires, wildland fires, traffic accidents, search and rescue, and crime scene investigations all over […]

JTT UAV industrial drone T60 for sea search and rescue application, the only project of UAV for sea search and rescue in the world till now, now starting the project implement in Gold Coast, integrated with industrial fly controller and wireless audio/video transmission system at 1080P/60FPS and transmission distance up to 20km, inspect the sea […]

XDynamics today introduces the D-02, its next-generation aerial platform for professional drone cinematography and industrial applications. It is an industrial grade unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) optimized for customization, compatible with a wide range of accessories, sensors and cameras. The D-02, together with the well-received XDynamics Evolve, is part of the company’s lineup of high-end ready-to-fly […]

Singapore, Airbus Helicopters is collaborating with Singapore Post (SingPost) as its logistics partner for the innovative Skyways parcel delivery project. The announcement was made today at the inaugural Rotorcraft Asia exhibition taking place in Singapore. The MoU was signed by Jean-Brice Dumont, Airbus Helicopters’ Executive Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technical Officer, and Mervyn […]

Tariq Rashid Lead Remote Pilot at Skyward If you’re involved with a large-scale drone operation, you’ve likely encountered frustrations dealing with lithium-polymer batteries. Battery logistics are a common challenge for companies scaling up drone programs, and they represent a considerable hidden cost of growing a fleet. Besides the purchase cost of each individual battery, you […]

Octopus ISR Systems, a division of UAV Factory Ltd., announced that it has released a new feature for precision geo-pointing for its miniature Epsilon series of gyro-stabilized gimbals. This feature, Precision Geo-Lock, combines a state-of-the-art GPS-aided inertial navigation system (GPS/INS) with dedicated software algorithms and payload operator software. Precision Geo-Lock provides the user with highly […]

DroneDeploy, the leading cloud software platform for commercial drones today announced the beta release of its new Fieldscanner product offering real-time drone mapping, just in time for the spring growing season. With Fieldscanner, available as part of DroneDeploy’s iOS app, farmers can use any DJI drone to create a map of their fields as the […]

EIT Digital is launching “Cloud4Drones,” a cloud-based platform for drone monitoring that provides a novel way of building drone applications by exploiting the nearly ubiquitous connection to mobile networks to provide a cloud-based centralized data harvesting platform for data storage and backup. Integration with the cloud infrastructure enables live use of data collected by the […]

Sentera is excited to announce the launch of its closed beta for field-edge Plant Population Analysis, available through its AgVault™ Software platform. Plant Population Analytics assess where plants are and are not growing, calculates an emergence measurement, and visually represents results with a colored heat map. The new tool addresses a fundamental issue the agriculture […]

Cumulus is an extremely easy-to-use and highly autonomous fixed wing drone built in first class materials for precision agricultural, mapping and surveying. The aircraft is made from the best carbon fibre and kevlar, which makes it one of the most robust UAVs on the market. The Cumulus is a completely autonomous system. Once the mission planning is […]

The K-State Polytechnic Campus is seeking a UAS Engineering Technologist (mechanic)/Pilot. The Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) degree program, the fastest growing area of academic study on the polytechnic campus, shares with the affiliated applied research laboratory an international reputation for excellence in UAS teaching and research. The successful candidate will serve as the lead mechanical […]

The Small Business Unmanned Systems Exposition 2017 is one more week out May 4, 5th and 6th and this is your limited opportunity to get an edge on your competition in the volatile sUAS market. The upcoming Expo Viewpoint episodes will cover the people and events happening at the sUSB Expo 2017 and why you […]

This is a fantastic idea, hats off to Professor Sean Anderson and his team. In a typical Drone Race, contestants’ airframes sprint around a course with the goal of completing the circuit and crossing the finish line as quickly as possible. A Drone Data Race merges that same need for speed with an element of environmental […]

A blast from the past in the drone world and an idea that is perhaps ripe for reinvention. The developers have gone quiet, that means one of two things. It has been picked up and is moving forward or it fell by the wayside. In 2012 according to their website, this happened. The Logistic Gliders […]

From automating property inspections to leveraging AI in claims, risk management and underwriting, we’ll explore some of the many ways drones are being used to improve the policyholder experience and carrier operations. These technologies allow carriers to reduce risk and indemnity, loss adjustment and underwriting expenses and policyholder churn. There is no fee to attend. […]

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Live streaming VR pioneers, 360 Designs, today announced the release of Flying EYE™, the world’s first broadcast quality, live streaming, virtual reality drone. Flying EYE is the first drone system capable of streaming live, 6K, 360 video, with a range of over 5 miles. Flying EYE marks a major advancement in […]

In this article, I have selected an industry insider Travis Moran to speak on issues relating to the FAA Reauthorization in particular to section 2209 and how this significant legislation could be the key for BVLOS. Energy companies who are prepared to understand aviation regulations and how sUAS can benefit them by lowering overall operational […]

At the end of March, 2017, MMC staff dispatched the pilots from its R&D center in headquarter to Yunnan Province, China to have high altitude test for hydrogen fuel cell drone HyDrone 1550. The Yulong Snow Mountain and Baima Snow mountain were selected as test base for unique environmental conditions like their high altitude and low temperature. The test flight […]

KDDI and Terra Drone have announced the completion of a “4G LTE control system”, the system allows operators to control drones via LTE network. This system also helps drone businesses by managing the information on each drone and operator and providing detailed flight logs of each flight. Flight plans will be created via the system […]

DJI is the world leader in unmanned aerial technology and creator of renowned consumer and commercial drones. Their Mavic, Phantom 4 Pro, Phantom 4 and Phantom 3 Series are widely used by drone enthusiasts for their portability, stability, manoeuvrability and safety features. Their Phantom 4, one of the most popular drones on the market, has […]

Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) in partnership with DeTect announces the installation of its DeTect DroneWatcher™ drone detection and defense system. DeTect is a local technology-based firm with several projects that enhance aviation security and safety. Drone incursions into controlled airspace around airports has emerged as a major security and flight safety risk over […]

Portland, Oregon-based Radio Hill Technologies (RHT) has recently completed a sale of Block 3 Dronebuster hand-held counter-drone detection and jamming system for the US Army. Contracting was done via the Army’s Rapid Equipping Force (REF) with deliveries starting immediately. This is the third generation of the Dronebuster line of hand-held jammers. This model, released on […]

Another one kicking about the rumour mill from DJI, this time it has made it out into the wild. The Phantom 4 Advanced marking the end of the line for the Phantom 3 series? Two machines with a built in Android screen, are DJI wanting more of the pie by covering the tablet part as […]

AriAscend, an Oregon unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) drone services and data company, proposed a remote identification technology and framework to allow authorities and citizens to identify drones in air. “AriAscend understands the frustration felt by many lawmakers, law enforcement, and citizens at what they feel are reckless or intrusive activities by drone owners,” said Kenji […]

DroneShield Ltd (ASX:DRO) (“DroneShield” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide the following update on its activities during the three-month period ended 31 March 2017. Key Developments DroneShield made significant progress in the quarter to March 31, 2017. The key developments included the following. As governments and civil infrastructure operators continued to become increasingly aware […]

KEWADIN – Eagle-Eye Drone Service has created a paradigm shift in Virtual Reality for all industries.Partnering with 3DVista & Solomon Mobile Technologies Drone App to create the ultimate VR experience second to none. “Experience in VR (or 360 panoramas as some refer to them) have been plain with no music or little information that could […]

Microdrones, a global manufacturer of industry-leading unmanned aerial systems for surveying and mapping, recently forged a distribution agreement with Navigation Electronics, Inc. (NEI). Through this partnership, the team at NEI has added Microdrones mdMapper systems to their extensive product portfolio. NEI sells and services mapping, GIS, surveying, and construction equipment from Trimble and other manufacturers […]