sUAS News

Aeryon sUAS have always been easy to use and control, but in certain applications finer positioning control is a requirement. Now, with the Aeryon Joystick Controller, pilots who need it, can have more precise control. Designed to be all-weather and rugged, the Joystick Controller matches the weather-resistant capabilities of the Aeryon sUAS platform and can be […]

Dedrone is pleased to announce that from a pool of more than 5,700 company applications, it was chosen as one of three award winners of Cisco’s 2016 Innovation Grand Challenge. The judging panel announced their decision today during Lisbon’s Web Summit conference, Europe’s largest technology conference with over 50,000 participants. Dedrone, based in [nbsp]San Francisco, […]

Time is ticking down to the Kickstarter release for OBS. We have been getting a lot of questions as to how OBS stacks up against other forms of ground control. Specifically, Propeller Aero Points and a traditional survey system. We think the chart speaks for itself! Stop carrying around ground control targets, expensive survey equipment […]

Sky-Drones is introducing SmartAP RTK, this is a perfect addition to the flight controller when positioning precision really matters, it provides centimeter level accuracy. The system is based on the latest UBlox Neo-M8P chipset and is fully integrated across all SmartAP flight controllers and software. Standard telemetry is used to send RTCM corrections via SmartAP […]

Aurora recently partnered with OCEARCH, a world-leading marine conservation organization, to provide aerial support locating and tracking great white sharks off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts. The Centaur optionally piloted DA-42 aircraft (OPA) flew above the expedition area in a predetermined flight pattern to help scientists onboard the OCEARCH ship target, identify and track the […]

Fruity Chutes is pleased to announce the availability of the new Hawk CO2 Release valve. The valve is for use with the Peregrine UAV Ballistic Parachute Launcher for Drone and UAV parachute recovery. Gene Engelgau, CEO of Fruity Chutes, says “We have been selling the Peregrine UAV system for some time with the Raptor CO2 […]

The Awards Ceremony was the high point of the closing day at the 14th annual Unmanned Systems Conference held in Edmonton AB late last week. The occasion honoured outstanding contributions made by individuals, organisations and students who display vision, hard work and dedication to the unmanned systems sector. Many deserving members were nominated. The votes […]

You feel safe as you follow the instructions. You never had an issue with your batteries so far. But even a large brand like Samsung can supply faulty batteries that catch on fire. The batteries you use are for sure larger in size and lithium content, than in a Note 7 and can set a […]

Honestly, I figured theyd be in by now. AOPA has been talking about unmanned pilots becoming part of their ranks since 2008. HAIs President Matt Zuccaro made waves within his organisation when writing an op-ed about how helicopter pilots would make great UAS pilots. Aviation has been around for a few years and just as […]

The DartGun is the latest product developed by HAEVIC, a drone developer in South Africa. This robust platform has already proved its resilience in daunting working conditions. Flying for the past two years in DRC agricultural operations. Now HAEVIC crossed the boundary combining the SuperDrone with a unique pneumatic, all aluminium, lightweight gun attached to […]

Fifteen finalists in North East England will pitch for the If We Can You Can Challenge 2016. They will be exhibiting their businesses at The BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art Gateshead on November the 16th, 2016. Meet the finalists, network, be inspired and establish new connections at the event. Drone Ops are a North East based […]

Oulu, Finland- November 8, 2016 – SPECIM Spectral Imaging Ltd. today introduced Specim FX17, the smallest and fastest InGaAs based Near Infrared (900 – 1700 nm) hyperspectral camera designed directly for industrial machine vision market. The new Specim FX17 is an affordable technological enabler for industrial on-line quality control, inspection and process monitoring. It provides […]

Just sixteen days, that is all it took to undo Nick Woodman’s grand claims. It’s more than a drone, no its not! We learnt quite a bit about the launch, only 2500 units shipped. That’s not many at all in the run up to Christmas. It’s this sort of incident that prompted the recall. Interesting that […]

Simlat has implemented an advanced integrated UAS Simulator to Altavian. November 8th, 2016 – Simlat delivered an advanced UAS Simulation and Training System for the Altavian Nova UAS platform. Simlat’s Integrated Training Simulator (INTER) was customized and integrated to the Nova’s control station – FLARE. The new INTER-Nova training system is fully integrated and capable […]

Brandi Jewett BRYAN, Texas — Pilots with SkySkopes, a national leader in drone flight services, earned the company a passing grade in a recent safety credentialing audit. SkySkopes is one of the first small unmanned aircraft systems companies in the nation to pass the audit, which was created through a collaboration by Lone Star UAS […]

Just a word out to all the folks that might be thinking of catching lines of voters in America today from the air. Spaceweather shows a chance of GPS interference CHANCE OF STORMS ON NOV. 8TH: Minor G1-class geomagnetic storms are possible later today when a CME is expected to deliver a glancing blow to […]

JW Marriott Hotel & Resorts and DJI, the world’s leading drone-maker, today announced a special partnership that will launch the luxury hotel brand’s first Drone Experience Program. The program will provide guests with the opportunity to experiment with DJI’s innovative drone technology. Hotel guests will view the beauty of JW Marriott’s properties through a new […]

Last week Dutch startup Birds.ai announces that its app will be available on the DroneDeploy App Market, the first drone industry app store. The Birds.ai app identifies, measures, tracks, and reports the status of objects in aerial imagery taken by drones. Because the Birds.ai app learns to track whatever the user directs it to, it […]

Eos Systems, the developer of PhotoModeler, and Klau Geomatics, the developer of the KG PPK system, announce an integrated and bundled system for high accuracy survey for drones while using minimal or no ground control points. As well, until Nov. 30th, 2016 the product bundle (PhotoModeler UAS and the drone KG PPK unit) is being […]

The Center for Advanced Aerospace Technologies (FADA-CATEC), the University of Seville, and the GMV Company will attend this prestigious event which will bring together main universities and research centres in the area of robotics worldwide, with participants from the United States, Europe and Asia. The Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC) competition, organized by […]

Spanish built and sharing the look of several others… But a tidy setup. Up to two hours of flight and able to cover an area of 800 hectares. Airframe Material: 100% Advanced composites, Kevlar, Carbon Fiber Wingspan: 300 cm Length: 140 cm Power: Electric Battery: LiPo / Li-ion Engine: Axi Motors Brushless MTOW: 5.000 gr Autopilot […]

WhiteClouds, a pioneering full-color 3D printing cloud provider, today announced the launch of 3DyourMAP, full-scale colour printed models produced from drone data, available from the drone industry’s first app store, DroneDeploy’s App Market, launched this week. According to PwC, the emerging global market for businesses using drones is expected to top $127 billion by 2020. […]

Spotscale has produced (apparently) the world’s largest 3D city model. The model is of 40 city blocks in a central part of Norrköping, Sweden. Their multi-copter has been flying along every street, façade and roof to photograph all angles possible in a total of 140.000 images in 24-megapixel resolution. Then the imagery is then uploaded […]

It is all a matter of scaling. Whilst all the reports I am reading mention Intel very few actually mention the brains behind this task. Intel bought Ascending Technologies earlier this year. As an outsider, it looks like Intel is plotting a steady course into the drone world. Investing in projects that have been successful. […]

NVdrones, a start-up that provides cloud-based software solutions for drone fleet management, today released a pioneering flight data automation app for App Market, the first drone industry app store created by DroneDeploy. “Data automation is the missing piece in streamlining flight operations management,” said Kevin Mukai, co-founder of NVdrones, “NVsync in the App Market enables […]

Prominent Shenzhen drone manufacturer MMC introduces a cost-effective competitor to DJI’s M600: the F6 Plus, a multi-function drone with interchangeable mounts for varying industrial applications. The F6 Plus offers customizable features including: 200 payloads. Commercial customized payloads are configured to meet the needs of any mission. Plug-and-playuniversal mount system. Plug-and-play system provides an ideal platform for […]

DroneDeploy, the leading cloud-based drone software platform, announced today at the inaugural DroneDeploy Conference the launch of the App Market, the first drone industry app store. The new DroneDeploy App Market launched with more than 15 inaugural apps, and offers third-party developers access to the largest dataset in the world of drone 2D maps and […]

The SR800 StopRotor prototype has been designed as a modular test bed to easily interchange different wing profiles, rotor systems and engine options. Helicopter hover and fixed wing efficiency will be improved with a custom rotorwing design. An ‘off the shelf’ helicopter has been used in the current and previous aircraft prototypes. The test program will determine optimum […]

Last weekend I found myself pounding nails into the wall with a rock I found in my yard. With hammer missing and pictures needing to be hung, I had to make due. Fine, the nails were a bit bent, the wall marked, but it got the job done. I’d never dream, however, of using a […]

INEXA™ Control is an intuitive ground control station that lets you operate unmanned systems while staying compliant with emerging Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations. As the commercial variant of ICOMC2, INEXA™ Control is backed by Insitu’s comprehensive experience in professional unmanned aviation, making it the proven solution for safe and reliable operations. This is an […]

The sUSB Expo has released more content from it’s archive in the expert speakers series recorded at the Silicon Valley Drone Show. Within these archives you will find useful facts and information that can provide an edge in the drone industry, from lessons learned to developing technology these videos are a must watch. Sponsors are signing […]

Altus UAS International Limited moves to acquire InnoFlight Technology Limited NEW ZEALAND – Altus UAS International Limited “Altus” is very pleased to announce that it has begun the process to acquire Taiwan-based Innoflight Technology Limited. (“INF”). The deal will see Altus take on all of Innoflight’s assets with the resulting formation of a new combined […]

I feel a disturbance in the force, a tipping point coming along. Hobbyists are flying 360 camera rigs and posting the results. If you want to create this effect. You really don’t need much in the way of equipment and YouTube is allowing you to disseminate the content in VR to your chosen audience. All […]

Sentient ViDAR (Visual Detection and Ranging) payload has successfully completed its capability demonstration with the UK’s Royal Navy at the recent Unmanned Warrior exercise. The first public demonstration of ViDAR in Europe. In front of senior representatives from the Royal Navy, British government, industry, and representatives of allied militaries from around the world, ViDAR consistently demonstrated its […]

A^3 by Airbus Group recently awarded a Flight Test and Range Services contract for “Project Vahana” to Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI), and their partner, SOAR Oregon (SOAR). Project Vahana is an autonomous flying vehicle platform for individual passenger and cargo transport. It seeks to advance automated electric VTOL flight for the emerging on-demand mobility […]

CrowdOptic, SICdrone, and Suspect Technologies today announced a joint initiative to deliver unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from SICdrone, powered by CrowdOptic’s live-streaming capabilities and focal clustering analytics, along with facial recognition and obfuscation technology from Suspect Technologies, to clients in the first responder and public safety industries. Today’s announcement also follows the recent release of […]

Becomes a Vital Asset for Offshore Work North of Alaska Many weeks of slow and costly slogging through ice and fog might have been in store for a workboat fleet, sent a thousand miles from the nearest port to retrieve massive anchors from mooring sites spread across the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas. But the lead […]

Wyvern, the global leader in manned and unmanned safety, quality and risk management has signed a partnership agreement with Acend, an innovative company that combines the power of big data, technology and analytics to deliver cost effective, pay as you fly insurance to drone operators. “Acend is on the cutting edge of on-demand insurance for […]

Aireon has announced the successful completion of a service delivery point Site Acceptance Test (SAT) with the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA), Ireland’s Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP). The test confirmed that IAA’s service delivery point, a critical component for receiving global air traffic surveillance data, can process Aireon’s space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) […]

Shenzhen-based robotics startup Makeblock released the new Airblock, a modular six-axis drone that transforms into various flying configurations, including hexacopter and hovercraft. Airblock combines the best of building blocks with flight physics and engineering to make each flying experience unique. Airblock consists of magnetic, modular parts that are easy to assemble and disassemble without tools. […]

QuestUAV Ltd and Beijing Topcon Business and Trade Co., Ltd (BTBT) are very pleased to announce their partnership for exclusive UAS supply, along with training and maintenance support for all QuestUAV airframes across the Chinese market. Beijing Topcon (BTBT), one of the region’s foremost surgical and medical equipment providers, has also spent the last few […]

The Aperture is a new professional 800mm wheelbase hexacopter drone designed for aerial photography. It features all that you want in a large camera drone like excellent stability, heavy lift capabilities, long-endurance, retractable landing arms allowing it to fly in most weather conditions. The retractable landing arms are an excellent feature for an aerial photography drone […]

Hawaii’s hero of the hour Chris Ballard joins in from Tasmania and talks Freedom Class Racing and Parrot Disco wings at the Worlds DIY cruise missile man Bruce Simpson tells us wings are a problem, drone rules in New Zealand and DSMX2 drone hacking. Along for the ride, Patrick Egan, Sean Wendland, Erich Freymann, Stuart Townley […]

DJI’s latest generation of the NAZA series, the N3 flight controller, is tailor-made for a multitude of hobbyist and industrial applications. Its robust flight control algorithm is ideal for controlling a broad range of industrial and DIY multirotor aircraft, providing professional stability. The N3 flight controller is compatible with professional remote controllers and receivers, DJI’s […]

Leveraging our renowned sUAS platform, SaaS offerings and industry expertise, Aeryon enables customers to create scalable UAS inspection and emergency response solutions. With 10 years of in-field experience and tens of thousands of flight hours, Aeryon is pleased to announce the availability of end-to-end enterprise solutions for its energy and utility customers. Based on deep […]

C-Astral Aerospace and Alta Devices today announced that Alta’s world record-breaking solar technology will be used to significantly extend the endurance for the most sophisticated of C-Astral’s next generation unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Details of the agreement are not being disclosed. C-Astral’s latest system, called the LRS (long range solar), can fly at least two […]