sUAS News

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 […]

Rheinmetall AG has won two important first orders for protecting sensitive government infrastructure from aerial drones. In Switzerland, the central prison in Lenzburg and the inter-cantonal penitentiary in Bostadel have contracted with the Düsseldorf-based high-tech group to install drone detection equipment known as the Radshield system. Consisting of an array of video cameras, infrared sensors […]

From 14th April, the U.S. FAA will introduce 133 ‘Security Sensitive Restrictions’, applicable to drones. These sites are immediately available for our community to view within our mobile apps and online safety map, ahead of schedule, so you can plan your flights accordingly. For our developers and partners, all of these security sensitive restrictions have […]

Industrial SkyWorks Inc., the leader in drone-based building, and oil and gas infrastructure inspections, announced the release today of its new software application Blue VU, which enables remote-inspection of assets, saving time and money, all while increasing worker safety. Toronto, Ontario 4th April, 2017 Industrial Skyworks is pleased to announce the official launch of […]

Hyperspectral imaging is one of the fast moving areas of research and industrial development in remote sensing. In this special issue of IEEE JSTARS, we aim at gathering high-level contributions dealing with the acquisition and processing of hyperspectral data. By hyperspectral data, we mean signals acquired by spectrometers as well as images acquired from airborne […]

Petr Lněnička was working as filmmaker when aerial footage became a hot commodity. “In 2011 it was something pretty new and unusual and we actually had to have it,” recalls Petr. “But at that time in Czech Republic, there was basically no one to supply us with quality footage.” So he started filming himself. With […]

Pro-Drone, S.A., a leading organization in automated drones for wind turbine’s blade surveys, announces its first licensing agreement with Brazilian wind energy specialist Arth-Wind to provide quality and safe inspections of wind blades to the Brazilian market. Arth-Wind is a company with a group of professionals with more than 9 years of experience in the […]

Today, the German company TeAx Technology is unveiling its latest product development for the global, thermal drone market: ThermalCapture Fusion Zoom, the most lightweight dual camera with an RGB zoom factor. “This is just another major step forward for the global drone industry and those, who are dealing with thermal imaging technology”, Michael Thoss, VP […]

On behalf of DJI, the global leader in developing and manufacturing innovative drone and camera technology for commercial and recreational use, we would like to invite you to the UK launch of the Matrice 200 Series drone. The DJI M200 Series has received global recognition as a long-awaited cost-effective industrial solution for professional users to perform […]

Sentera today announced the availability of its precision agriculture solutions at over 350 retail locations across North America. By broadening the reach of Sentera’s precision agriculture offering, agronomists, crop consultants, and growers can leverage critical normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) data starting day one of the 2017 growing season. Early adopters immediately see the benefits […]

This year’s Expo is rounding out with some great new speakers, we have legal experts, intellectual property law experts, industry analysts, drone journalists, search and rescue experts and educators. Check out the sUSB Expo 2017 speaker lineup and register ASAP the expo is only weeks away. The following is a note and some background from […]

DroneShield Ltd (ASX:DRO) (“DroneShield” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce a sale of its FarAlert andWideAlert acoustic drone detection system to the security integrator Pemira Technology & Solutions Pte Limited (“Pemira”), which focuses on customers throughout Asia. The sale follows the Company’s first sale of the product for use by a European security integrator […]

The International Drone Racing Association (IDRA) has announced a new partnership with Dover (Del.) International Speedway. The IDRA will hold its USA event at the track famously known as “The Monster Mile” June 2-4, 2017, in conjunction with their NASCAR tripleheader race weekend. The event will be free and open to the public to watch […]

A spin-off from Embry-Riddle, Eagle Flight Research Center (EFRC), Heurobotics has created a tail-sitting VTOL. Full marks in the cool factor department. It’s big and only has a 20-minute endurance. Which well, you are an sUAS News reader I will let you decide for yourself. It is being pitched at the yet to be proven Ag market. […]

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to release the first set of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) facility maps on April 27. The maps will depict areas and altitudes near airports where UAS may operate safely. They will help drone operators improve the quality of their Part 107 airspace authorization requests and will help the FAA […]

Yuneec APV launched live stream capabilities for its Breeze “Flying Camera” drone. Users can now live stream to Facebook, YouTube, or your preferred output, making the product even more convenient than before. Whether users are interacting in real-time with their followers, sharing the game-winning play or connecting with their friends and family abroad, Breeze lets them tell their […]

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, today announced the successful airborne demonstration of a Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) on a GA-ASI Predator® B/MQ-9 Reaper® Block 5 aircraft. The company-owned Predator B operated from GA-ASI’s Gray Butte Flight Operations […]

Terra Drone Corporation’s ground-breaking innovations captured attention at Queensland’s Myriad Festival, with founder and CEO Toru Tokushige outlining the company’s vision for growth in the Sunshine State. Held at the Brisbane Powerhouse from March 29-31, the landmark tech and innovation event established for “creators, connectors and collaborators” attracted more than 2,000 attendees, with the support […]

Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are among the superstars who’ve been booked for Rock in Rio 2017, one of the world’s largest annual rock music events. And this year, in addition to the class acts on stage, the entertainment lineup also includes a Rock in Rio premiere: a drone show […]

UAVAir, the UK’s leading CAA approved drone training academy, is tackling the question that is on everyone’s minds – should drones be left to the professionals? As the drone industry reaches a regulatory ‘tipping point’, with proposals of stricter safety rules and tests for all drone owners, many are left wondering what the future might […]

Beck’s, the largest family-owned retail seed company in the United States, announced today a collaboration with Indiana State University to train pilots to operate Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) within the new legal structure established by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Under the partnership, Beck’s will have 50 pilots FAA certified to assist customers with scouting […]

All drone operators in the USA would do well to read Jonathan Rupprecht’s latest missive, I will be sure to ask him all about it on Tuesday 21:00 GMT on our YouTube channel. Depending on the type of TFR, you can get punished in three different ways for a TFR violation: (1) you can be […]

Do not drone over these new FAA restrictions, they have warned you! My first thought was that security levels have been upped in response to recent events in Syria. A FAA spokesman reached out to sUAS News and said, “The FAA and DoD have been working for several months on an agreement to put these […]

Construction professionals understand that daily visualisation of a job site helps minimise construction delays, prevent clashes between as-built and as design, eliminate the need for rework, facilitate stakeholder communication and align schedules. But how can they achieve this? Within one complete solution combining hardware and software, the Pix4D Crane Camera enables BIM and Project Managers […]

DEA General Aviation company, Germany’s RotorSchmiede returns to AERO Friedrichshafen, the global show for general aviation this week (5th to 8th April) hard on the heels of the first flight of its single-seat, ultra light Co-axial VA115 helicopter. On March 27th, 2017 the fully instrumented VA115 prototype (D-MPVA) successfully demonstrated its agility and precision during […]

SALINA — The nationally ranked unmanned aircraft systems program on Kansas State University’s Polytechnic Campus is taking its Part 107 preparation course on the road and heading south. Designed to help professionals successfully complete the Federal Aviation Administration’s new remote pilot in command certification, Kansas State Polytechnic is offering a UAS commercial pilot training course […]

One of QuestUAV’s research partners has been running a series of test flights with a 2kg fixed-wing DATAhawk in the Andes, for cadastral mapping and the calculation of municipal taxes. The following case study is the result of trial flights to evaluate the performance of the DATAhawk aircraft at heights above 3000m ASL. Read on […]

Henderson, NV) Praxis Aerospace Concepts International (PACI) has expanded their services from commercial to federal and signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Nevada National Security Site’s (NNSS) management and operating contractor, National Security Technologies (NSTec). With this CRADA, PACI has added a new division within that can handle federal accounts and […]

Award winning short “At the End of the Cul-De-Sac” entirely filmed with a drone – in one shot NEW YORK, April 5, 2017— A short film, heralded by TIME Magazine as one of the 6 Most Innovative Drone Films of the Year, premieres today as a Vimeo Staff Pick. Directed by Paul Trillo and produced […]

It’s not out yet and it has been copied! Or should I say the DJI Spark has been studied and a fairly accurate sizing model made! Well done that man, for me you have won the drone internet today! If you want to read the how to, it’s here. You can even download and print […]

In January the FAA gave us a total number of, 20488 active Part 107 Remote Pilots. By the beginning of April, that number had risen above 30k. The rise is not as rapid as some might have thought. Two data points are not enough though, the year’s tally will be revealing. Patrick Egan quite rightly suggests […]

Laserpas, an international Remotely Piloted Airborne System (RPAS) operator, has announced the completion of its first project in Romania. The company’s unmanned system was used to survey 308 kilometres of power lines. The project team discovered 50 kilometres of undocumented lines and other inaccuracies in data, as well as various security threats. Working for […]

Roctech- Topcon, QuestUAV’s Chinese reseller recently surveyed the Yanqing District, located North West of Beijing, China as part of a UAV demonstration. The team used QuestUAV’s Q-100 DATAhawk drone to survey the area and processed their images using the Pix4DMapper software. About Roctech-Topcon Beijing Topcon Business & Trade (BTBT) are a Positioning Business, which uses high-precision […]

Liz Stalford, a commercial multi-engine, seaplane and instructor pilot with extensive experience in both military and commercial unmanned aerial systems, has been named FAA UAS Warm Springs Test Range Manager by Tribally owned Eagle Tech Systems. Stalford has worked on both manned and unmanned aircraft, equipped with multispectral HD sensors (cameras) for situational awareness by […]