sUAS News

UAS and drone experts, Consortiq, have officially become part of Assure, the FAA’s center for excellence in UAS research. The move marks a significant step for Consortiq, already established as a premier partner for UAS-ready solutions, with consultants bringing years of industry knowledge to the fore to help build comprehensive, sustainable solutions for modern businesses […]

HAZON Solutions (“HAZON”), the national leader in drone inspection services, announced today the launch of the latest version of the HAZON Drone Management System (HAZON DMS). Only four weeks after initial release HAZON has added two new features, Lessons Learned and Incident Reporting, further promoting safety and FAA compliance for drone operations. HAZON DMS is […]

Time to buy PING units if you are in South Africa, but make sure the antenna points up. South Africa will use space-based ADS-B. A service provided by Aireon the customer facing interface is by Flightaware. The reason South Africa is using space-based ADS-B is quite simple, most of the FIR (Flight Information Region) is blue, […]

Drone-mapping software developer Pix4D announces the opening of a research and development office in Berlin, Germany. Pix4D products rely on advanced principles of photogrammetry, computer vision, and machine learning. “By opening this office, we’re showing in a very physical way how seriously our products are connected to research and development”, says Pix4D founder and CEO […]

Drones in a box, will be a thing fast. At the moment DroneGrid uses freelance pilots to drive their own equipment to the site and fly jobs sourced by DroneGrid. They check the weather, regulatorily compliance even timing the flight for the best light. DataDrone aims to make more data more of the time for utilities to […]

We are looking for a talented UI developer to join our growing team in Lausanne. Pix4D develops drone mapping and photogrammetry software that enable thousands of professionals around the world to produce 3D models and maps purely from images. You will join the development team that takes care of our flagship product, Pix4D Desktop. You […]

Chinese-based commercial drone manufacturer MMC has increased their business by over 500% in the last two years. Since introducing the first hydrogen fuel cell drone last year, the company’s orders have skyrocketed to over $10 million. Their power line stringing solutions, tether systems, and unique plug and play payload system are moving towards the top spots […]

Every time I heard the word drone, I became more annoyed. As a remote sensing professional, married to a Land Surveyor, we were buried under news about drones changing the face of the mapping industry. Magazine covers, endless articles, webinars, it seemed as though the media surrounding our professions had become one giant mouthpiece for […]

European consortium Neva Aerospace continues to emphasise its aeronautical engineering lead with the announcement that it is ready to deliver all-electric Eole turbo-drones for payloads from 6 – 50kg. This follows successful indoor and outdoor flights for its test rig. Neva has demonstrated the use of its electric turbofans indoors and outdoors. Turbines have been tested […]

Edgybees, an augmented reality technology company, today announced the first-ever AR gaming application for DJI drone pilots using the Epson Moverio BT-300 Drone Edition smart glasses. Downloaded onto the Moverio glasses, the Drone Prix AR app enables pilots to fly their DJI drones through a virtual obstacle course “in the sky” layered on top of a crystal […]

u‑blox (SIX:UBXN), a global leader in wireless and positioning modules and chips, today announced that its NEO‑M8P high precision RTK GNSS module is featured in HEX Taiwan’s new drone navigation kit: Here+. HEX is the world’s leading open source hardware manufacturer which produces one of the best open source drone autopilots in the world. The […]

Critical infrastructure is a term to become familiar with. Texas House Bill 1643 has been sent to Gov. Gregg Abbot and he is expected to sign it, and for it to take effect in September. On the face of it Critical Infrastructure sounds like it should be big stuff like nuclear power stations and hospitals. […]

At KU Leuven we have been developing a new generation of drones to double the speed and range of conventional multi-rotor drones. For quite some years already, multi-rotor drones are the preferred type of drone for typically applications such as filming or inspection, in which the drone flies at low speeds and usually stays rather close […]

The National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE) today unveiled an Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) safety video as part of Volume 2 of the popular Climber Connection series. The UAS Operations video was showcased by NATE during a main stage presentation at the 2017 Drone Focus Conference in Fargo, North Dakota. The 2017 Drone Focus Conference […]

SKELDAR V-200’s capabilities across Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) and Search and Rescue (SAR) applications to be showcased through major contract announcements at Le Bourget Möhlin, Switzerland: 31st May 2017: For immediate release: UMS SKELDAR, the innovative unmanned technology solutions business formed through a joint venture between UMS AERO Group and Saab will be making […]

Jonathan Rupprecht provides an excellent insight into what might lie ahead for American RPAS operators. It will be important to keep an eye on what’s happening. On May 25, Senator Feinstein introduced into the U.S. Senate the bill below. It is labelled Senate Bill 1272. It has been referred to the Senate’s Committee on Commerce, Science, […]

Aerial Insights provides complete solutions for enterprise asset management, integrating unmanned systems into your enterprise’s existing workflow. Our software and services automate asset inventory and inspection using our Aerial Intelligence algorithms. We are looking for sales and marketing professional to join our team in the St. Louis, MO, area. Come join a fast paced team […]

Pro S3 is pleased to announce the release of additional capability to its Venture BioDrop System. Working on the success of the existing BioDrop dispenser that was deployed during summer 2016 to combat European Corn Borer using capsules containing Trichogramma brassicae larve, Pro S3 has developed three new dispenser modules capable of the controlled release […]

Freedom Drone Sports™ and Lugus Studios are excited to announce a partnership that will bring the Freedom Class™ and Freedom500™ Series drones to life in a simulated video game environment. Based in Belgium, LuGus Studios are the video game development studio behind Liftoff, a drone racing simulator currently in BETA and available on Steam™ which […]

Just about everywhere is reporting the delivery of a football by air as a man on a drone. No mention of the company involved or designer of the multirotor. A braver man than me driving especially in the rain, he delivered the match ball for the 2017 Portuguese Cup final. Hopefully, the details will emerge […]

Consortiq, one of the prominent entrepreneurial ‘disruptors’ within the drone business has just unveiled a bold new brand identity and website with their creative partner, Salad, in a bid to dominate the industry. Similarly to Uber and Tesla, Consortiq was brought into existence by a group of extremely entrepreneurial people. Instead of specialising in one […]

Hats off to ETH, yet again they make something very difficult look very simple. Catch a ball in a net with a multirotor. Let’s unpack it a little. The multirotor has 8 angled motors, this allows it to be positioned with a greater deal of precision and almost not caring which way up is. Translation […]

Working with HM Prison Service, we are pleased to announce the general availability of our UK Prisons datasets to our apps, maps and developer platform APIs. This means it is now easy for drone pilots to identify prisons and other HM Prisons facilities. Connected drones and flight planning apps using our geofencing platform will automatically […]

Last week the Scout Aerial team were involved in Australia’s first BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of sight) UTM trials for disaster management. Joining us were some of the world’s leading Unmanned Traffic Management systems, Airmap, AGI, LATAS and SIAM. Scout Aerial partnered with Airmap and AGI for the trials and we were truly impressed with […]

Aeronautics Group, a leading UAS manufacturer, will present its wide range of comprehensive defense solutions and UAS platforms at the Paris Air Show. The company will present its newest UAS – the multi-mission Orbiter 4, which can carry and operate two different payloads simultaneously. For example, the Orbiter 4 can carry a maritime patrol radar […]

Over the weekend of May 20th to 21st Flyability has taken part in an expedition that marks a new milestone in cave exploration. For the first time, a drone has been used – for a scientific purpose – to explore the area of a cave that would have been otherwise inaccessible or too dangerous for […]

At DroneGrid, we’re revolutionising the way enterprises access aerial information. DroneGrid’s comprehensive set of technology enables enterprises to plan and analyze aerial information, all within an enterprise workflow. Based in Leuven, DroneGrid is building a cross-disciplinary team of experts in geospatial, hardware and software who are passionate and driven to gain more experience within the […]

New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has permitted a new restricted airspace to trial drones flying beyond line of sight, approving an 874 square kilometre test range in Northland’s Hokianga region. Following the establishment of a new regulatory framework enabling unmanned air vehicles to be operated remotely, the test range, dubbed “ Incredible Skies” extends […]

Aeroscout, a long term partner of performance leading LiDAR manufacturer RIEGL, is excited to present the Scout B-330 UAV helicopter, which is built with a high payload capacity of up to 50 kg (110 lbs), a very long flight endurance (at least three hours) and the capability of flying at very high altitudes (up to […]

An Irish start-up that develops unique software for emergency response teams involved in search and rescue operations has become the first client of the European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre (ESA BIC) led by Tyndall National Institute. DroneSAR qualifies for €50,000 seed funding and support over two years as part of the ESA Space Solutions […]

We are still at the dawn of the drone age for Enterprise. Education remains a key stage in the development of this market for Enterprise. They don’t know what they don’t know. Sky-Futures are well positioned to be the enabler here; we are the company already unlocking this capability for Enterprise globally. With over 6 […]

Global UAV Technologies Ltd. (formerly Alta Vista Ventures Ltd.) (CSE: UAV) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that on May 24th, it signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to purchase a 100% interest in the Canadian-based company, NOVAerial Robotics Inc. (“NOVAerial”) for a total consideration of CAD $700,000 – payable as $300,000 in cash and […]

Remote sensing of atmospheric gas concentrations is an important activity, especially the monitoring of greenhouse gas levels on a global level. This monitoring is currently carried out via satellite sensing and by laborious ground-based measurements. The ability to measure concentrations over a focussed areas (circa 1km2) and over more immediate timescales, is a pressing need. […]

Martek Marine UAS Division is accepting expressions of interest for the role of UAV Chief Pilot. Martek Marine UAS Division undoubtedly lead the world in the emerging maritime UAV industry. We’ve just won the world’s biggest ever civilian drone service contract. Yes, you heard right…. Our vision is to dominate this and other sectors and […]

3DR, makers of Site Scan, the leading drone data platform for engineering and construction, today announced Perimeter Scan, a brand new flight mode on the Site Scan Field iOS app. Perimeter scan is the first of its kind in the commercial drone industry: it enables AEC professionals to capture vertical and oblique structures and façades […]

Well, here it is. Standing out for me the claimed 16 minute flight time. That is astounding. Ten minutes used to be a goal back in the day. Some amazing work coming out of DJI’s R&D to achieve those numbers. The larger Mavic and Phantom 4 have bought gesture control and other features to the […]

Optelos announces the PointCloud Visualizer™, which revolutionizes the drone industry by enabling drone operators to easily upload data to the cloud and then create data models, which can be viewed and shared with clients and stakeholders. Pix4D, DroneDeploy, and other drone mapping software are excellent solutions for processing and generating detailed data models. The challenge, […]

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will hold its second DEMAND for UNMANNED® symposium on June 6–7 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, Denver. The symposium will be held in conjunction with the 2017 AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition (AIAA AVIATION Forum), June 5–9. DEMAND for UNMANNED® examines the technical, legal, […]

Earth-i, the innovative British distributor of Earth Observation imagery and services, has teamed up with Harwell-based WeatherSafe – leaders in the application of big data analytics to meet agricultural challenges – to support the coffee farmers of Burundi through Earth-i’s ACCORD programme. ACCORD combines very high-resolution satellite imagery with crop analysis to provide stakeholders with […]

Alta Devices and PowerOasis have announced they are partnering to develop the world’s first reference design for integrated solar and lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery power systems for small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). By combining Alta Devices’ breakthrough solar technology with PowerOasis’ proven expertise in hybrid power systems, small UAV developers can focus on leveraging their core […]

The new goto app for Australia, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), Can I Fly Here uses data straight from the horse’s mouth as it were. In my opinion, whichever country you are in your local regulator should have a hand in creating the data manufacturers use. There are horribly inaccurate solutions out there, I […]

Lime Microsystems today announced its crowd fund campaign to take its software defined radio technology mainstream is open to backers from today – running on Crowd Supply. Lime’s campaign builds on the LimeSDR modules, which last year achieved its goal with over 4,000 pledges. The three new platforms for developers, enterprise networks and carriers uses […]

Little Arms Studios, a leading developer of professional-grade simulation solutions, today announced a new partnership with FPV Australia which will see the leading Australian RPAS certification provider deploy Little Arms Studios’ Zephyr Drone Simulator to enhance its sUAS training programs. With the unique capabilities of the enterprise-level Zephyr Drone Simulator, FPV Australia will be able […]

Re: the Taylor case -“Vindication of the rights of the Congressionally protected.” While this is true, we all know that the FAA dislikes challenges to their authority. This ruling represents another opportunity for us to advocate for ourselves, as we obviously have few friends working the hill for us. During the FAA Drone Registration Task Force, supposed […]

SHENZHEN, China – Commercial drone manufacturer MMC, a technology leader in eliminating flight endurance limitations, introduces the T1 Tether System a direct power supply system for prosumer drones. The T1 Tether System As the innovator behind the first hydrogen fuel cell drone to market, MMC has been a major contributor to industry development in overcoming […]

SkyX, the innovative aerospace group that has developed a self-charging drone for use in the monitoring of long-range assets like oil and gas pipelines, is pleased to announce that it has received $4m USD of a planned $5m USD investment from Kuang-Chi Group (“Kuang-Chi”). Kuang-Chi is a Chinese disruptive technology group based in Shenzhen with […]

Drone company Atmos UAV launches Marlyn, a lightweight drone which flies automatically, effortlessly and at high wind speeds. One of the first customers that signed up is Skeye, Europe’s leading unmanned aircraft data provider. This brand new technology allows industry professionals around the world to map the surface 10 times faster and guarantees no more […]

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano last weekend helped to explore the caverns under Sicily using a drone that deliberately bumped into its surroundings in order to build a map. ESA has been testing equipment, techniques and working methods for missions with astronauts in inner space for many years. Delving inside Earth and exploring caves often parallels […]

An email just arrived in my inbox with a long video of a GoPro Karma, said to be flying on the 14th of May 2017. The video was posted today, the 22nd. It has only had 17 views! Is it a 2017 or 2016 model of that we cannot be certain, fast forward to the […]

In July, DJI aircraft firmware will require mobile applications that control DJI aircraft to be activated with the user’s DJI account, if that application is being used in China. This will ensure operators use the correct set of geospatial information and flight functions for their aircraft, as determined by their geographical location and user profile. […]