sUAS News

Announced via Twitter today, EuroUSC UK was put into the hands of the administrator yesterday, the 12th of January 2017. At the moment Companies House has not reflected the change yet: EUROUSC-UK LTD ALEXANDRA HOUSE ST JOHNS STREET SALISBURY WILTSHIRE UNITED KINGDOM SP1 2SB Company No. 10173661 Status: Active Date of Incorporation: 11/05/2016 Country of […]

Sky-Futures is rolling out a Basic Drone Certification Course; the new course will enable persons and organisations in the UK to reach the basic standard required to operate drones under a CAA Permission for Commercial Operations (PfCO). For the past two years, Sky-Futures has established a reputation for safe, high quality and fit-for-purpose drone training, […]

The Everfly team is building some really different autonomous flying things. Drones but not drones, or UAS but without the bureaucracy. Things that fly through the night. Things that deliver medical supplies to places where there aren’t roads. We’re looking for good people to join our team. We explore what’s possible in aircraft design, taking […]

The Australian Association for Unmanned Systems (AAUS) is concerned about the increase in local government laws prohibiting the use of drones/RPAS in public areas. Such bylaws pose a threat to both hobby and commercial operators. If we don’t tackle this issue head on, we could end up with a patchwork of “pro” and “anti” drone […]

Hands up, who remembers Piksi, 2013 much simpler times. A crowdfunder that worked and now a mention in Forbes! Well done chaps. Swift Navigation, the San Francisco-based startup building centimeter-accurate GPS technology that will power a world of autonomous vehicles, is proud to announce that two of its co-founders, Fergus Noble (29) and Colin Beighley […]

Energy Drone Coalition, a ground-breaking resource with events, news and market intelligence that focuses specifically on collaboration within the rapidly emerging drone/UAV technology being utilized and developed for the oil & gas, power, mining & chemical industries, is pleased to announce the newest members of the distinguished industry advisory board for 2017, as well as […]

Centennial CO, USA, January 12th, 2017 – Liteye Systems, Inc., provider of the AUDS counter unmanned defense system, and Tribalco, LLC, a global integrated technology services and solutions company, have teamed up in order to deliver multiple AUDS systems to the U.S. Military. “Our team is very proud to become part of the effort to […]

In the rapidly advancing drone data analytics sector and the coming on strong world of Artificial Intelligence, High Performance Compute (HPC) is now measured by Floating Point Operations per Second (FLOPS). No longer is the metric for HPC based on user session responsiveness, transactions per second and Input/Output operations Per Second (IOPS). The unprecedented data […]

For decades, NASA has used computer models to simulate the flow of air around aircraft in order to test designs and improve the performance of next-generation vehicles. At NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, researchers recently used this technique to explore the aerodynamics of a popular example of a small, battery-powered drone, a […]

I can’t say I am surprised, Facebook’s recent admission of a lack of landing for their internet-beaming drone Aquila shows just how hard high-level flight can be. Platforms designed to fly high above the weather are vulnerable in a heavy, moving, turbulent low-level atmosphere. Titan has had troubles of their own, they have never flown a large high altitude […]

Industrial Aerobotics just completed work in providing McCarthy Building Companies and APS construction monitoring progress updates 40MW solar site in Red Rock Arizona that will provide clean energy solely for use by Arizona State University (ASU) and PayPal. The site is now online and providing enough energy to power 10,000 homes. Industrial Aerobotics visited the […]

It had to happen, Lily Drone has fallen to earth. I only hope that the team at Lily do give all the money back to those who pre-ordered. It should be an automatic refund, in the next 60 days. I would be rather inclined to keep a sharp eye on it. Where do we start […]

We were very disappointed to hear that EuroUSC no longer have NQE status so are unable to complete the training for any of their customers. I completed my BNUC-s qualification and gained my Permission through them in early 21013 and several of us, at The UAV Academy have worked for EuroUSC in the past. It is […]

UAVAir, like many other organisations in the drone sector, was disappointed to learn that EuroUSC lost its NQE status recently. But as well as losing an institution that was integral to the early days and development of the industry, many customers are now also left lost and wondering how they can still follow their dreams […]

Kespry, the leading aerial intelligence platform provider, today announced that industry leader, George Mathew has been appointed as the company’s new chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman. He was most recently president and chief operating officer of self-service analytics software provider Alteryx. With 20 years of experience at growth-oriented technology startups as well as category […]

Agribotix™, a leader in drone-enabled agricultural intelligence, has partnered with senseFly, the world’s leading producer of professional fixed-wing drones, to offer a new combined solution for professional users. This premium technology solution combines the top drone, sensor and agricultural data processing technologies available today to make collecting and analyzing aerial data easier than ever, with […]

Dedrone has secured the support of five well-known founders and executives from Silicon Valley, raising a seven-figure amount. Investing in the San Francisco-based start-up are Dominic Orr, CEO of Aruba Networks, Selina Lo, CEO of Ruckus Wireless, Hans Robertson, co-founder and COO of Meraki, Tom Noonan, former chairman, president and CEO of Internet Security Systems, […]

Drone Delivery Canada ‘DDC or the Company’ (CSE:FLT), is pleased to announce it has formalised an agreement to expand its testing from the Waterloo region to now include a second province, namely, Foremost Alberta – Canada’s first Transport Canada approved drone UAV test range in Canada. In Foremost, AB, DDC will be focusing on Beyond Visual […]

Word is reaching sUAS News towers that Andre Clot’s training empire is in trouble. EuroUSC was formed before National Qualified Entities (NQE) existed. They were recognised as an airworthiness organisation providing assessments of UAS pilot competence. Richard Taylor of the CAA speaking to sUAS News said, “On 23 December 2016 we withdrew that recognition and as […]

Pittsburgh, PA – In an increasingly dynamic commercial drone market, Identified Technologies today announced it’s high flying 2016 growth. The company which provides a fully managed commercial drone solution to the industrial sector (including construction, energy, and mining companies) grew revenues by 900%, added 325% more customers, and increased headcount by 150%. “Scaling SaaS companies […]

Sentera today announced the upcoming release of LiveNDVI™ video: live streamed NDVI video via the Sentera Double 4K sensor. This breakthrough technology will offer agronomists worldwide the fastest way to make decisions and specify inputs based on complete, real-time data. Sentera’s Double 4K “little green sensor” processes normalised difference vegetation index (NDVI) data in-flight, on […]

Oil & Gas UK have launched their seminal drone guidelines to industry, ‘Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Operations Management Standards and Guidelines’, in partnership with an expert panel, including Sky-Futures. Nick Rogers, Co-founder and Chief Regulatory and Training Officer (CRTO) at Sky-Futures was part of a small panel of experts selected from Oil & Gas UK […]

Hybrid VTOLs (aka VTOLs) are becoming increasingly popular due to their ability to start anywhere, like a multirotor, and fly far and fast like a fixed-wing. The interest in VTOLs is particularly high in the pipeline inspection and agricultural sectors and in countries having medium to large areas to cover. The biggest concern that is […]

I am a great Parrot fan, sometimes it feels as if they are forgotten heroes of a bygone age. They brought the first complex consumer drone to market. One that had vision sensors, sonar and later a GPS. This was available in a box on the high street for anyone to buy. Building a quadcopter […]

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the National Geographic and Forest Information Institute (IGN) have created a map of flight restrictions for France. It is hoped that private drone fliers take heed of the map and rather tellingly it is hoped they will avoid reckless and dangerous flights in sensitive areas or the vicinity […]

Ultra hands-on emerging technology hardware accelerator Brinc and Incubio, a leading corporate incubator in Barcelona, today announced the semi-finalists for its drone services incubator, Reimagine Drone. In various stages of development, the 11 startups selected for the pre-incubator phase of the program are from all over the world, including Italy, Russia, Hong Kong and Spain. […]

GREENSTONE, a leader in business solutions for the agricultural sector has joined forces with Aglytix, a Mankato, MN based software company, to deliver optimization services to our customers. The relationship provides Greenstone’s customers with additional analytical services to their growers enabling them to reduce inefficiencies, increase yields and improve profitability by taking practical actions at […]

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – If you received a small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS), or drone, as a gift this holiday season, or if you want to stay updated on the latest FAA regulations for these aircraft, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is providing a free, two-week online course–Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) – Key Concepts for New […]

SkySpecs is a venture-backed, commercial UAS startup company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. SkySpecs focuses on the development of UAS technologies, particularly custom software and hardware integration, that allow fully automated infrastructure inspections. SkySpecs is currently 100% focused on aerial inspections of wind turbine blades both in the United States and around the world. SkySpecs […]

We are looking for a talented Technical Customer Support & Training Representative to join our growing team in San Francisco. Your objective will be to become an expert on, and provide technical support and training for Pix4D solutions. You will have the opportunity to solve drone-mapping-related issues from a wide variety of professional customers, in […]

Bomb detection in UAVs can be life saving, and there are those service members who are in need of a technology that is fully customizable. There are not a lot of custom frames on the market that deal with advanced prototyping. I would like to introduce you to Advanced Aerials who are true innovators when […]

Camera drone manufacturer Autel Robotics announced today that it will deliver two new camera modules for the current X‑Star series of camera quadcopters in 2017. The first will be a FLIR Duo dual thermal and visual camera module. The second will be a visual camera with an upgraded picture quality, using a 1-inch CMOS sensor. […]

At CES 2017, Amimon is launching Falcore its new racing Drone with “Shield” feature that puts Falcore into automatic hover, allowing all level of drone enthusiasts to enjoy flying without fear of crashing. Amimon, the creator of zero latency wireless HD video technology, is announcing the launch of its brand new racing drone the Falcore. […]

Researchers at Virginia Tech — home to both a Federal Aviation Administration-designated test site for unmanned aircraft systems and a world-renowned injury biomechanics group — are developing methods to evaluate the risk posed by small unmanned aircraft to anyone on the ground. This research is key to enabling flights over people. Federal Aviation Administration regulations […]

Imitation is the greatest form of flattery. 3D printing enthusiast Musa Wilmar has a free DJI Mavic frame clone and build at Indestructibles. It is not entirely faithful but should impress friends and family! I wondered what the cost might look like so took to the back of a digital beer mat and did the […]

uAvionix Corporation, a leading UAS avionics provider, announced the Ping200S Mode S Transponder with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) has received FCC approval. Weighing just 50 grams, the transponder’s power consumption is low enough to be powered by battery pack for hours while still providing visibility to other aircraft up to 200 miles away. The unique […]

By David McNally, ARL Public Affairs ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — Soldiers witnessed the innovation of Army researchers recently during flight testing of 3-D printed unmanned aircraft systems that were created on-demand for specific missions. The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command invited engineers from the Army Research Laboratory to Fort Benning, Georgia Dec. 1-3, […]

The FLIR Duo thermal to new heights with the FLIR Duo: a compact, lightweight, dual-sensor thermal and visible light imager designed for drones. The same size and shape as the most popular action cameras. The FLIR Duo is the drone industry’s first multi-sensor camera that features FLIR’s Lepton thermal microcamera core, a high-definition (HD) 1080p visible […]

Thales’s latest-generation Spy’Ranger mini surveillance and reconnaissance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has been chosen by the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) to equip the French forces. Up to 70 mini-UAV reconnaissance systems (SMDR) will be made available from 2018. Each system consists of three mini-UAVs, a ground segment and the associated technical support. Starting in […]

Well done for trying again with Karma, I saw that you had a chat with Ben Popper from The Verge. He wrote that you said: “Of course. The reception for Karma was very strong. It was unfortunate about the recall, but what we learned was that our existing customers and new customers are really excited about Karma’s […]

Yuneec International, a world leader in electric aviation, today announced the expansion of its commercial UAV offerings with the unveiling of the H520, an advanced six-rotor drone for commercial applications. The H520 builds off Yuneec’s proven six-rotor platform and incorporates industry-first commercial-grade cameras and applications for high-end commercial use. The H520 offers longer flight time, […]

OmniVision Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of advanced digital imaging solutions, today announced from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) the introduction of the OS08A image sensor built on OmniVision’s advanced PureCel® technology. The OS08A’s PureCel pixel architecture features next-generation backside illumination (BSI) technology for low-light sensitivity and high-resolution image and video capture, delivering true 4K2K video […]

Stringing power cables between towers with a drone. This might be the first time that I have seen anybody actually doing this. I have seen it as a use case. Cleverly they have kept the weight of the A6 Plus to just under 55lbs. Well done MMC. The consumer drone market may be moving at […]

Vanilla Aircraft, LLC today announced that on December 2, their VA001 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) completed a non-stop, unrefueled 56-hour flight. The flight was submitted for a world duration record for combustion-powered unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the 50-500 kg subclass (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale Class U-1.c Group 1). A representative from the National Aeronautic Association […]

Ambarella, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMBA), a leading developer of low-power, HD and Ultra HD video processing semiconductors, today introduced the H22 System-on-Chip (SoC) targeting a new generation of 4K drones and sports cameras with leading-edge video features. The new H22 SoC is capable of encoding 4K Ultra HD video at 60 frames per second using the […]

Earth-i, the innovative British distributor of earth observation imagery and services, understands that the buyers and users of remote sensing imagery need to have confidence in their suppliers. Driven by this customer-focus, Earth-i staff have worked tirelessly to implement a new Quality Management System (QMS) certified by globally renowned BSI Group to the ISO9001:2015 standard […]

The rapid increase in the use of UAS technologies has taken many countries rather aback; drone regulations vary wildly, and regulations are constantly being created and implemented. Incidents, where UAS and RPAS were being used maliciously or dangerously, have prompted several startup organisations to create measures that disrupt or even disable drones. One such startup […]

Industrial chimneys are regularly inspected to ensure their structural integrity. Often this requires a person to physically traverse the interior and exterior of a stack by repelling on ropes. Not only does this operation require a scheduled shutdown to complete, but it also poses a significant safety risk to the crew involved. UAV’s provide an […]

So the information fairies were right when they told us back in December that GoPro was trying again with Karma. Quite how much trust the fickle drone market has in the product cannot be judged. The technically superior DJI Mavic is beginning to arrive in numbers now. GoPro has perhaps missed the boat. Christmas is the […]

Drone manufacturer Autel Robotics announced today that its vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) Kestrel platform will be available in 2017. The company will be seeking initial alpha customers globally, starting at CES 2017 in Las Vegas. A new, compact 5kg VTOL concept will also be added to the research lineup. Both the original Kestrel and […]