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Novadrone, headquartered in Seville (Spain), recently launched its Nomad RPAS system to provide automated aerial images for mapping and surveillance professionals. Full manufactured in advanced composites, Kevlar and Carbon Fiber, Nomad is an industrial grade drone ready to work in adverse conditions. Its great inflight stability, ensure more accurate and trustworthy results, delivering high resolution […]

A prize draw and Phantom 3 standard for $399 (from $799), Phantom 3 Professional $799 (from $1259) and Phantom 4 $999 (from $1399) I quite like the idea around brightening up your black Friday. Follow this link If you’re lucky, your color will come with a special offer at the DJI Online Store to brighten […]

One of the most appreciated features of the E384 is its extremely long endurance without requiring special launch or recovery equipment. Using an E384 with a Sony WX500, users can fly nearly 100 minutes and collect up to 1,000 acres of imagery at 5cm/pixel in a single flight. Some have used this ability to map […]

Tariq Rashid Safety should not be the goal of a commercial or public UAS operating organization. That statement may seem counterintuitive or controversial—but bear with me for a moment. The primary goal of a national regulator such as the FAA (United States), CAA (United Kingdom), or CASA (Australia) is to ensure safety in a way […]

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) that enter the protected airspace around airports can pose serious threats to safety. The FAA is coordinating with our government and industry partners to evaluate technologies that can be used safely to detect drones near airports. This week, the the FAA and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are conducting drone-detection […]

On Nov. 8, four autonomous vehicles collaborated for a joint firefighting and lifesaving demonstration: the K-MAX helicopter, the Sikorsky Autonomy Research Aircraft (SARA), the Desert Hawk 3.1 fixed wing unmanned aircraft, and the Indago quadrotor. First, Indago located hot spots and directed the K-MAX to drop water on the fire. Then, the Desert Hawk 3.1 […]

Hawk Aerial has formed a strategic partnership with VineView Scientific Aerial Imaging and SkySquirrel Technologies to bring drone technology to the vineyard management industry. SkySquirrel Technologies manufactures the Aqweo drone and Quanta camera system designed specifically to acquire multispectral data from wine-grape growing operations. Hawk Aerial markets and sells the Aqweo and Quanta […]

Today, entrepreneur and U.S. Navy veteran Andy Von Stauffenberg, announced the launch of VStar Systems Inc. (VStar) after 12 years of experience in aerospace and systems engineering. A multi-dimensional systems integration company specializing in unmanned and robotic systems, VStar creates custom solutions for clients who have a unique set of problems that require advanced technologies and out […]

Mouser Electronics Inc., together with Easy Aerial Inc. and celebrity engineer Grant Imahara today launched its newest series in the Empowering Innovation Together™ program. The new Project First Responders features a cloud-based drone platform called GlobalARC for autonomous search and rescue. The drone project will be developed in the Mouser Innovation Lab with parts from platinum sponsor TE Connectivity. Project […]

Unmanned vehicles are increasingly being used or adapted for a wide range of maritime roles, driving the requirement for vessels capable of launching and controlling such vehicles. QinetiQ has unveiled a new concept designed to meet that demand. QinetiQ’s Concept Minerva combines a custom designed vessel that can operate air, surface and underwater unmanned autonomous […]

A look inside this Christmas, drone sensation the DJI Mavic. A Tom Peters saying comes to mind, “Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing… layout, processes, and procedures.” You can see that thought and consideration in spades have gone into the Mavic. I don’t have one, but luckily YouTube user Nils Rohwer […]

Drone Technology is set to revolutionise many industries. From Agriculture to Construction to Law Enforcement, drone tech is having a huge impact. This course will give you an introduction to drone technology, teach you how to fly a drone, and focus on racing and aerial videography. The Institute for Drone Technology Looks to be a place […]

Chaney Aerospace, LLC today announced the release of the Alio Ground Control Station featuring an integrated performance computer and 21.5” inch touch screen monitor inside of a molded resin Pelican case. The Alio gives commercial drone operators the ability to process sensor data in the field without having to go back to the office or […]

The unmanned aircraft systems program on Kansas State University’s Polytechnic Campus is providing professionals one last opportunity in 2016 to obtain a remote pilot in command certification. In response to the Federal Aviation Administration’s Part 107 rule instituted in August for commercial use of small UAS, Kansas State Polytechnic has been offering a five-day training […]

China Hi-Tech Fair （CHTF）kicked off in Shenzhen Exhibition Center in 16th Nov. and would last for 6 days until 21th Nov. MMC, the professional industrial drone manufacturer at the booth 2B09 presents its latest R&D achievement. In recent years, MMC encourages the innovation and the staff make breakthroughs constantly. MMC launched the groundbreaking hydrogen-powered drone－HyDrone 1550 […]

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Kingdom for Certifiable Predator B Remotely Piloted Aircraft, equipment, training, and support. The estimated cost is $1.0 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on November 16, 2016. The United […]

We are excited to welcome Marques Aviation as an official ALTI distributor. Based in the UK, Marques Aviation Ltd is a global aerospace company that provides innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned aircraft systems to government and commercial clients worldwide. “With over 30 years experience in aircraft design, the philosophy underlying engineering practice at […]

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — SkySkopes is now the first North Dakotan unmanned aircraft systems company to receive permission from the Federal Aviation Administration to fly at night under the agency’s recently implemented UAS rules. The Grand Forks-based flight services firm completed its first set of nighttime flights successfully on Nov. 10 in cooperation with Xcel […]

Airobotics, a global leader in fully automated industrial drones, is announcing the launch of its official developer program, a new initiative that provides third-parties with the ability to design and develop software that will be integrated into and operated by its drone platform. With this announcement, Airobotics is opening the first “App Store for Industrial […]

Mavic reconnaissance, shallow graves, farm drone fails, model aircraft or drone, airspace maps, patent laws and drones, Part 107 waivers and drone data aggregators. Just some of the topics discussed on the weeks #dronestuffthisweek. Gene Robinson reveals early on that whilst testing RP Flight Services brand new Mavic he received a call out. By chance, […]

KoptR Image has formed a partnership with UAV Factory in order to offer the Canadian market a one stop shop for UAV Factory and Octopus systems. KoptR’s team has more than four years experience with UAV factory’s flagship: The penguin B and C. With this new partnership we will be able to offer great support […]

Not the first time we have seen this sort of thing, I am imagining the conversation with my wife when I suggest we should install one! What could possibly go wrong and how jolly elegant! Thank goodness we all live in power line free wide open spaces. Here’s my bet drone deliveries will be in […]

There is simply nothing sexy about buying a stack of papers that promise to pay for a future loss that statistically has a low probability of ever happening. For this reason, many UAV owners make the critical mistake of focusing a minimum amount of attention on this vital component of their financial protection system. But […]

Kittyhawk, the drone fleet management company, is proud to announce the 5.0 release of their industry-leading iOS drone management software. Today, after working closely with Santa Monica’s AirMap, Kittyhawk is the first app developer using the AirMap platform to see and receive alerts about live air traffic without leaving the app. In addition, Kittyhawk and […]

GDU, the leading consumer drone manufacturer focusing on power and portability, today announced the company is shipping the much-anticipated Premium Byrd model featuring a 2.8 4K camera and 3-axis gimbal. The Premium model offers users the most capable consumer drone on the market with the ability to quickly and easily switch out gimbals for different […]

Parrot, a leading manufacturer of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS), and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Worldwide Campus have announced a new academic partnership that will promote curriculum development, the dissemination of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) research and real-world applications. Parrot will work with Embry-Riddle Worldwide faculty to support advanced UAV research, platform development, education and recruitment, […]

DJI are putting clear water between themselves and their nearest competition. In fact, scratch that they don’t have competition. The bar has been raised. Standing out for me with the Phantom 4 Professional was the 5 axis collision sensing. This will make life much better for beginners. An uprated camera is equipped with a 1-inch 20-megapixel […]

Hangar, the Austin, TX based technology company developing an autonomous data capture ecosystem for drones, today announced it acquired Autoflight Logic, the maker of the most popular 3rd party flight automation software for DJI drones. Autoflight Logic boasts over 150k autonomous flights in over 190 countries flown using its ground control software. The software supports […]

Humm, a tailsitter. That’s not the way most of the world is going and the reason is quite simple. The Wind, tail sitters are really hard to land in any wind. I hope that they system is clever enough to at very least turn itself to align with the wind when autolanding. Thus presenting less […]

I spy with my little eye a Raptor, from Raptor UAS. Always good to see a company moving forward. Last year Raptor UAS worked with Horizon Energy Systems on a long distance flight. HES is part of H3. Well done the Raptor UAS team! H3 Dynamics unveils HYWINGS, a hand-launchable Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) capable […]

I have been waiting for the weather to play ball. I want to see if some of the drone agriculture products out there really do what they say they will do. Speaking with a farmer friend of mine a couple of weeks ago he told me his recently planted seeds would be out of the […]

A compelling piece of marketing! What I like about it the most is that it contains all the memes that we see in real attempts at manned quads. Built in a shed, cup of coffee, GoPro on the helmet. All very nicely observed. Grandma’s hammock and a dream to make it fly, great back story. […]

BirdsEyeView Aerobotics is a startup company that designs and manufactures small unmanned aircraft systems (www.birdseyeview.aero). Our goal is to make flying robots accessible to everyday people in everyday environments. We are looking for a full-time associate with a strong work ethic and a passion for developing cutting edge technology to join our team in the […]

As the number of choices for drone based photogrammetry continue to grow it becomes increasingly difficult to determine which platform to select. A recent CH2M Hill sponsored fly-off provided a unique opportunity to compare between available platforms, and the resulting analysis reveals significant differences between leading systems. The fly-off provided one of the first glimpses […]

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, announced today that it can provide a company-owned aircraft to support humanitarian relief efforts. “Angel One,” an aircraft based on the jet-propelled Predator® RPA system owned and operated by GA-ASI, is capable […]

Portland, Oregon-based Radio Hill Technologies (RHT) is launching the Block 3 Dronebuster hand-held counter-drone detection and jamming system. This is the third generation of the Dronebuster line of hand-held jammers. This model, released on 1 November, includes improved range and reliability over previous models. It has the ability to detect incoming RF signals to […]

A discount for the Xiaomi MiDrone, but remember it did not get off to a great start. Nothing has really changed. GearBest has offered up a discount code if you are still after one. – midrone This code will take the price below $500 to $485. One thing I do like that Xiaomi have built into the system with […]

This week Autodesk will be hosting Autodesk University in Las Vegas where 3D Robotics will be presenting it’s integrated Autodesk BIMS (Building Information Modeling) solution Site Scan. sUAS News was invited to preview the presentation which included a demo of the functioning system last week which I attended via web. The new commercial Solo has […]

Ultra hands-on emerging technology hardware accelerator Brinc today announced the launch of Reimagine Drone, the first drone services incubator program based in Barcelona. In partnership with Incubio, a leading big data startup accelerator, the program will serve as a global platform for leveraging the use of commercial drones to unveil a new generation of services and applications disrupting categories […]

It’s all about the data. That’s why you bought a drone or robotic platform in the first place – for the data it produces. You want a simple solution that lets you do your job and not have to drag an army of engineers and support staff in the field. Our first really cool product […]

AgPixel® is offering agronomists the ability to seamlessly integrate high-resolution imagery via the agX Platform®. “AgPixel is excited to release high-resolution imagery through the agX Store,” said Kirk Demuth, Chief Operating Officer for AgPixel. “We understand the pressure agronomists are under to increase yields and reduce inputs. Delivering imagery through agX will help us efficiently […]

As DJI is growing rapidly in the US market, we are looking for an experienced HR Generalist in our Carson, CA offices to support our ongoing expansion. We plan to double our headcount in the US market in the next 12-18 months. Responsibilities: -Communicates intensively with the global HR team in DJI headquarters in Shenzhen, […]

The Ungulate Disease and Damage research project of the National Wildlife Research Center acquires the Aeromapper Talon to test for mapping and precision agriculture Ungulate Disease and Damage research project (USDA APHIS division) has selected the Aeromapper Talon for their research on surveying and mapping agricultural areas that have been damaged by wildlife. Among the […]

San Francisco-based drone deliveries firm Zipline has raised US$25 million in Series B funding to expand its operations across Africa. The company will soon be making 50-150 emergency flights a day that deliver lifesaving blood to 21 transfusion clinics across the country and has now raised funding to expand its work in Rwanda to other […]

Andrew Tridgell We have just implemented a major upgrade to the ArduPilot sensor drivers for STM32 based boards (PX4v1, Pixhawk, Pixhawk2, PH2Slim, PixRacer and PixhawkMini). The new sensor drivers are a major departure from the previous drivers which used the PX4/Firmware drivers. The new drivers are all “in-tree” drivers, bringing a common driver layer for […]

Aurora Flight Sciences continues to break ground on the development of advanced autonomous capabilities for vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) systems. Aurora’s work on the Autonomous Aerial Cargo Utility System (AACUS) program will be leveraged to integrate the company’s Tactical Autonomous Aerial Logistics System (TALOS) on a UH-1H helicopter. The primary goal of the AACUS […]

Aerotenna, the leader in radar sensing and SoC flight control technologies for UAVs, has won first prize at the Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) Preliminary Drone Sense & Avoid technology competition held on November 9 in Syracuse, NY. The competition was launched by a partnership between UTM Convention and HiddenGenius.com to demonstrate drone sense and avoid […]

SkyPixel, the world’s largest community dedicated to aerial photography, today released its pick of top 10 aerial photos taken by aerial photographers from around the world. These photos were submitted to the SkyPixel 2016 Photo Contest, and were considered to be some of the best work in 2016 thus far. The contest, which started in […]