sUAS News

It almost seems that a new UTM association springs forth from the Internet on a regular basis. Usually the newer ones need titles more grandiose than the one before, as well as purport to have even bigger, more holistic aspirations for the fledgling UAS/RPAS drone community. The leaders are true renaissance and don’t get bogged […]

The Colombian governmental agency coordinating the response, Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres (UNGRD) sent an international call for help. Canadian-based GlobalMedic’s RescUAV team partnered up with Aeryon Labs Inc and went to Mocoa to join forces with local emergency response organizations. In emergency situations, GlobalMedic’s RescUAV provides imagery and 3D mapping […]

Brian Wynne, president and CEO of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), today issued the following statement on the U.S. Court of Appeals decision striking down the FAA’s rule for registering recreational unmanned aircraft systems (UAS): “AUVSI is disappointed with the decision today by the U.S. Court of Appeals to reject the FAA’s […]

DroneShield is pleased to announce the appointment of Ryan M. Vervack as the Chief Technology Officer of its US subsidiary DroneShield, LLC. Further detail has been provided in today’s ASX announcement and is as follows. Mr. Vervack is a highly experienced technology leader in the defence sector, with his most recent role as the Chief […]

The major constraint for effective use of UAS in agriculture is the time and complexity of data processing. With current solutions, it can take hours of processing or data upload just to visualise even a small area of a farm, research plot, or golf course. We at intelliSky sought to find a solution. intelliSky is […]

DJI, the world’s leading maker of unmanned aerial vehicles, for your information is forwarding this statement issued earlier Friday by Kara Calvert, Executive Director of the Drone Manufacturers Alliance: “DMA is studying the implications of today’s registration-related court ruling, but believes the existing system has worked well to protect the interests of safe and responsible pilots as […]

This will cause a storm and will only be as good as the data DJI provides. It certainly will be a topic on our Tuesday Hangout. One of the things it brings back into sharp focus is just home much data DJI are storing on you. They are, in effect, asking for an update. If […]

The quest for unpiloted air taxi service took a step forward yesterday as Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe became the first sitting governor to fly in a fully automated aircraft. The 8-minute flight took place Thursday following the opening of NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Research Center unmanned aerial systems (UAS) runway on Virginia’s eastern shore. The […]

MUNCIE, Ind. – Rich Hanson, President of the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), today issued the following statement on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruling in the case of John Taylor V. Michael Huerta, Federal Aviation Administration: “AMA is encouraged to see the Court affirm the strength of the […]

We are carefully reviewing the U.S. Court of Appeals decision as it relates to drone registrations. The FAA put registration and operational regulations in place to ensure that drones are operated in a way that is safe and does not pose security and privacy threats. We are in the process of considering our options and response to […]

Congratulations to John Taylor, insurance lawyer and model aircraft enthusiast. He took the FAA and Department of Justice to court over the 2015 model aircraft registration ruling and won! To date, some 770,000 people have paid $5 to the FAA. Will refunds be forthcoming? In 2012 Congress sort of said hands off model flying with […]

Here’s a nice refresher on the aerodynamics of flying wings all the way from New Zealand over at the RCModelReviews YouTube channel. Also catch Bruce on our weekly YouTube live show, Drone Stuff This Week, every Tuesday at 21H00 GMT.

Rapid Imaging Software announced that unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) students from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University will use SmartCam3D View in the, UAS/Severe Weather Disaster Relief Operations Study Away Program in Oklahoma this month. During the study, students will learn operational and coordination requirements associated with UAS in support of disaster relief operations in partnership with […]

Manifold has shipped Radian® Studio, a massively parallel data engineering environment for DBMS and GIS that anyone can afford. Radian automatically runs on thousands of GPU cores plus all CPU cores to sprint through big jobs that crush non-parallel software. Radian does in seconds what can take hours without Radian. Radian users can explore, extract, visualize, blend, […]

DR1 Racing and Air Hogs have partnered to launch the DR1 Micro Series drone races. The first-ever micro drone race took place on the iconic set of the cult favorite sci-fi television show ‘Firefly’ where the world’s best pilots competed in a team race through authentic set pieces and fully-lit spaceships from the early 2000’s-era […]

While this plethora of insight can be incredibly valuable for a business, it can also be very overwhelming to understand and make use of. The sea of data either leads to a technician spending hours or even days behind a computer screen digging through images to find relevant information for analysis, or transferring the data […]

Available exclusively from Sporty’s, the UAS Elite Plaque will proudly display the well-earned pilot certificate. The UAS certificate is printed onto an aluminum alloy plate using a sublimation process. The resulting high gloss finish is fade- and scratch-resistant. “We know UAS pilots are as proud of their certificates as manned aircraft pilots so this plaque […]

Today we launched our new weekly show on Youtube called 3D Printing For Drones with the first instalment called ‘What is 3D Printing?’. Over the coming months in this show, myself and Gary will be exploring what benefits 3D printing technology could bring to the UAS field both in the short and long term as well […]

PolarPro, known for its drone accessories that help drone pilots capture the best cinematic footage possible, has just launched its first video editing tools with the brand new Aurora Cinematic Color Presets. These time-saving one-click presets streamline post production workflow and allow pilots to seamlessly color correct footage for differing drones for integration into a […]

The UAS instructor will teach participants the mechanics of actually flying a drone and where they can fly them safely within the legal framework of the FAA. The instructor must be knowledgeable about topics related to successfully operating a drone such as FAA regulations, weather, privacy issues, battery maintenance, and various drone applications including use […]

How a super hospital construction project in Denmark is using Pix4D Crane Camera solution to monitor site progress, making as-built verification and communication easier than ever. Time is money. That is why construction companies are always looking for innovative solutions to improve building processes and become more efficient. Adopting new technologies to survey and monitor […]

The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway (NYSW), also known as the ‘Susquehanna,’ was formed in 1881 with the task of hauling coal from the Pennsylvanian Northern coalfield to the bustling New York metropolis of that age. Its 500 miles of track cross the northeastern states of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, following the […]

Drone pilots who want to fly their drones in furtherance of a business have a fun and quick way to prepare to pass the required Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate written test with Version 2.0 of the King Schools Drone Pilot License Test Prep Course. The course can be purchased at an introductory price of […]

Kittyhawk (kittyhawk.io), the leader in drone operations software, is today announcing Flight Deck: a new feature that brings in-flight controls and functionality in real time to the Kittyhawk platform. Every day, thousands of pilots rely on Kittyhawk for everything from pre-flight planning and checklists to post-flight logging and intelligence. Kittyhawk’s Flight Deck removes the need […]

In a series of test flights conducted over the last nine months, Rockwell Collins and BNSF Railway have successfully demonstrated how UAS are used to perform Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) long linear operations, like inspecting railway tracks using unmanned aircraft, which can increase safety and efficiency for railroads. Additionally, through authorization received from […]

UAVAIR are excited to announce we can now bundle together our training courses with a DJI drone kit. We get a lot of requests from our students asking about drone sales, so we did some research and put together two packs that we feel would suit our students needs. Introducing our two new kits: Phantom […]

Takeoff from a nearby island, survey another one, then come back and land autonomously… No problem! On December of 2016 Aeromao Inc. in collaboration with Foresight Surveyors completed a full photogrammetric survey mission with an Aeromapper Talon over one of the most unique and exotic islands in the Maldives, surveying a total area of approximately […]

Aurora Flight Sciences’ work on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)’s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program has further demonstrated its automated flight capabilities with various successful flight scenarios in a Boeing 737 simulator. These accomplishments build on Aurora’s successful installation and testing of ALIAS components on a Diamond DA42, Cessna 208 Caravan, […]

One of the primary barriers to entry for drone programs in the enterprise is education. The adoption of drone technology requires new skills in any organisation. Businesses don’t only need professional pilots: they need training on industrial applications, aircraft assembly and repair, and fleet maintenance. Now MMC://www.mmcuav.com/】 China’s leading provider of industrial drone solutions introduces […]

RPAS 2017, the European Civil RPAS Policy, Regulatory & Innovation Forum, is an international conference focusing on remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) operational matters, current & future applications, policy & regulatory matters, current bottlenecks & innovative possible solutions, technical & performance requirements, system & sub-system developments, aerial work customer requirements, novel operations, as well as […]

In total 241 people have registered to use drones weighing between .55 and 55lbs in postcode 75070 Mc Kinney, Texas! The Texas postcode is at the top of the pile. The data tells us very little really, other than more people are registered where more people live. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today posted a […]

Our high-performance aircraft outperform the competition in flight duration and range, yet offer an incredible hovering endurance, allowing previously impossible flight profile: fly for hours, including extended periods of hovering. All the advantages of an aeroplane give long range in a lightweight and low-cost vehicle. Vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capability enables reliable automated operation […]

Flyability SA introduces the Range Extender, an accessory for the collision-tolerant indoor drone Elios. The Range extender opens new applications for the most demanding indoor drone inspection and exploration missions, where communication between the drone and the pilot is particularly difficult. In environments such as underground galleries, stacks or mines, signal propagation can be limited […]

Airbus has rolled out a new commercial drone start-up, Airbus Aerial. With bases both in the U.S. and in Europe, Airbus Aerial’s initial business will focus on developing new imagery services. These services will leverage the best software and aerospace technology from across the globe to offer actionable data and analysis of information provided by […]

James Clapper said in a Guardian article : “In the future, intelligence services might use the [internet of things] for identification, surveillance, monitoring, location tracking, and targeting for recruitment, or to gain access to networks or user credentials,” That future he mentions has already arrived. The method and ability to perform data gathering from a […]

Icaros Inc., a leading provider of aerial imaging software, is pleased to announce the release of version 5.0 of OneButton™ Standard and Professional image processing software for unmanned aerial systems (drones). The 5.0 release contains a significant number of major new features and hundreds of other improvements, including a new 2D and 3D map and model […]

Firstly, you will notice a somewhat familiar symbol or graph that resembles an upside down wedding cake. The tiers are not meant to represent volume but represent more of a value of data collected and respective difficulty to capture. You may discover subsets to these grades, but this is meant to serve as a rule […]

Andover, NH, May 15, 2017 – BirdsEyeView Aerobotics has announced a new RTK upgrade for the FireFLY6 PRO while also revealing a tailless flight capability that promises to greatly improve hover stability in heavy winds. The RTK upgrade features an included base station and a tight integration with the FireFLY6 PRO’s AvA flight control system. […]

FAA Administrator Michael Huerta, recently speaking with the FAA Drone Advisory Committee (DAC), said he had “a very clear sense of what existing FAA authorities are and the processes are to enforce them.” However, he indicated he was not as clear on what aspects of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations state and local and governments […]

The LA Times is reporting that an athletics event being held at Trabuco Hills High School in Mission Viejo on Saturday 13th of May was disrupted by a drone dropping water balloons. According to meet Director Jack Recla several water balloons were dropped and that one hit a spectator in the warm up area. It […]

Video presentations from the Small Unmanned Systems Business Expo are now being uploaded to the sUAS News YouTube channel. Expect to see more great presentation content from speakers at this year’s Expo! Most of the valuable information and data shared is at the expert level. This information should position drone business people for what is […]

By Sgt. Devon Bistarkey HOHENFELS, Germany (May 10, 2017) — “Shadow is airborne at this time,” radios U.S. Army Sgt. Phillip Marlowe, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) crew chief, UAV Platoon Delta Troop, Regimental Engineer Squadron (RES), 2d Cavalry Regiment, signifying the successful launch of a RQ-7B Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (TUAS) during Saber Junction […]

Swedish based Survey and GIS equipment manufacturer; Satlab Geosolutions AB, announces the availability of its Multi constellation GNSS UAV/RTK and Heading Receiver solution. The SatLab UAV/RTK Receiver brings professional high precision positioning in a very compact and lightweight design concept, enabling connection to almost all available UAV Autopilots available on the market today. The UAV/RTK […]

Today, Sentera announced new additions to its small, lightweight High-Precision Single Sensor product family. The new High-Precision NDVI Single and High-Precision NDRE Single utilize patent-pending technology to improve spectral band separation and generate more accurate vegetation index measurements. The High-Precision Single sensor is available in two variants: normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and normalized difference […]

It has been an exciting few months at SkySpecs with operations in multiple states and countries. In the last month, we have completed a record number of wind turbine inspections in a 30-day period totalling 483 turbines or 1,449 individual blades with an average of two operational systems at any given time. SkySpecs is collaborating […]

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will be hosting the First Unmanned Aircraft Systems Industry Symposium (UAS2017) from 22 to 23 September 2017 at its Headquarters in Montréal, Canada. The symposium will provide a unique opportunity for States, international organizations, industry, academia and other stakeholders to share their research, best practices and lessons learned related […]

A new record has been set in long-distance drone delivery. On May 5, 2017, a Nevada UAS Consortium (Team Roadrunner) set the record flying a fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) over 97 miles to Austin, Texas using cellular connectivity. Launched from a central Texas urban location, the UAV flew a preplanned route through the National […]

This week, UAV Vision launched a new 3-axis gyro stabilised gimbal. The CM123 is a miniature, multi-sensor camera system designed for commercial and ISR applications. Weighing as little as 1kg and measuring just 120mm in depth and 200mm in height, the CM123 is the ideal gimbal for integration into multi-rotor, rotary wing and fixed-wing UAVs. […]

Acend Inc., an insurance and technology company, and Liberty Specialty Markets, part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, are teaming up on a new drone insurance platform, DroneInsurance.com. By replacing paperwork and complexity with data-driven automation and user control, DroneInsurance.com is a platform that makes buying drone insurance easy to understand and convenient to purchase online. […]

The ability to capture data with drones has inspired businesses to disrupt traditional workflows in the pursuit of improved safety, cost savings and enhanced insights. Drones are especially adept at capturing large amounts of business-critical inspection and mapping data over a short period. Incorporating drone technology as a tool to complement existing professional workflows is […]