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Gentle sUAS News reader. You are here because you are plainly able to sort the wheat from the chaff. Recent claims have warranted a look and boy we have unearthed a couple of weeks worth of stories. If you are considering using a lawyer to help you with a 333 exemption read on. If you…The post Gowdy Brothers:- Snake oil sales surge appeared first on sUAS News.

“Good news everyone!” We’ve dropped our prices We recently ran a survey with our contact list of clients and potential clients which gave us some great insight and ideas on various aspects of our products and business. One thing we’ve been wanting to do for some time is reduce our product pricing overall, which we…The post SteadiDrone – Price Reduction appeared first on sUAS News.

CUMMING, GA– AtlantaHobby.com and UAVExpert.aero are excited to announce that they have been appointed to an exclusive group of experts representing the new Zenmuse XT line of products. The Zenmuse XT is an aerial thermal imaging solution for commercial drones released by global drone giant, DJI and Flir, the industry leaders of thermal imaging technology.…The post Atlanta Hobby: The Zenmuse XT Is Here appeared first on sUAS News.

Government and industry representatives have gathered at Wales’s Snowdonia Aerospace Centre this month to watch Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) take on a series of innovative missions. The week-long event, hosted by QinetiQ in partnership with the Welsh Government and Snowdonia Aerospace LLP, demonstrated how drones flown from the airfield can help to tackle environmental issues…The post Flying demo highlights commercial potential of drones in Wales appeared first on sUAS News.

3D drone modeling solution using Parrot Bebop 2 and Pix4Dcapture mobile app introduced today at MIPIM in Cannes, France Civil drone manufacturer Parrot and mapping software developer Pix4D will present their new drone solution for 3D modeling on March 17 in Cannes at the MIPIM conference. Pix4D’s flight planning mobile app can now fly Parrot’s…The post Pix4D and Parrot Present Drone Solution at International Real Estate Conference appeared first on sUAS News.

Silent Falcon™ UAS Technologies announces the addition of two new executives in 1Q 2016. Inbo Lee comes to Silent Falcon™ as Chief Strategy Officer, reporting to the CEO, John W. Brown. Mr. Lee brings more than 18 years of experience in banking, asset management, risk diversification, retail operations, international trade and market development for organizations…The post Two new executives join the Silent Falcon™ UAS Technologies Team appeared first on sUAS News.

Congratulations to all at Mavinci, mapping at 4800m is never going to be easy. Take off altitude was 4150 m ASL. The flight was performed at BaSu County, ChangDu, Tibet. Setting a new altitude record for the platform. The airframe is a modified Multiplex Mentor with MAVinci’s own autopilot. The MAVinci Autopilot was completely developed by…The post Operational altitude record for Sirius Pro appeared first on sUAS News.

Mountain Aviation of Denver Colorado has received FAA approval as the first FAA certified airline authorized to conduct commercial unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS” or “Drones”) operations. After 23 years of operating private jets for business and leisure travelers, Mountain Aviation is expanding its product offering into the newly regulated field of commercial Drone operations. To ensure…The post Mountain Aviation First FAA Certified Airline Approved for Commercial Drone Operations appeared first on sUAS News.

With the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the process of finalizing regulations allowing the widespread commercial use of drones by mid-2016, drones are set to become a common site in our skies. Also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), drones are currently being used to monitor drug trafficking along U.S.…The post The Future of Drones in Live Sports Coverage and Sports Performance Analysis appeared first on sUAS News.

Helpful drones are all around us – rescuing lost people, delivering supplies, surveying our fields and keeping our land healthy. Author Eileen Shibley, CEO of a company that designs and flies ‘drones for good’, has created a friendly character in Daisy the Drone that will help children 2-5 years of age to learn about our flying robot friends! Daisy flies…The post Daisy saves the corn: A children’s book about drones and how they help us. appeared first on sUAS News.

Thales Spanish wing scores its first export orders to Malaysia. Six Fulmars have purchased by The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency. Fulmar is classified in the mini-UAV segment. Its size is 3.1 meters and weighs 19 kilos, it flies to the altitude of 3,000 meters and can achieve a speed of 150 kilometers per hour. It has…The post First Fulmar export order appeared first on sUAS News.

Eye-III is one zoom camera designed specially for UAVs,equipped with one 18X SONY camera or FLIR thermal camera. It features all-in-one technology,high accuracy injection mould,convenient installation. The zoom camera can get excellent photography videos even the UAV is flying at a high speed. In this case,Eagle Eye-III can be applied to many applications,like military inspection,police monitoring, security surveillance,fire…The post Eagle Eye III 18X zoom camera appeared first on sUAS News.

I’m adding this for your interest dear reader to help you know whats out there. Whilst I do not condone illegal commercial flight this does not sit right with me. Two wrongs and all that sort of thing not making a right. Often I will drop weird stories in to see if anyone is noticing.…The post UK:- Report an illegal Drone Operator appeared first on sUAS News.

Australia Post boss, Ahmed Fahour told the Australian Financial Review Business Summit today (16 March) that the company is considering trialing the use of drones for deliveries in some rural areas. “I know there are some retailers right now that we’re working with, and I’m hoping later this year we’re going to do some trials,” Fahour…The post Australia Post mulls drone delivery trial appeared first on sUAS News.

In conjunction with My Mini Factory the airframe files for 3DR’s first consumer quadracopter have been released. Thanks to the awesomenes of the open source 3D print community you now have access to a free collection of accessories and adapters for the IRIS+ IRIS+ Collection Extended landing gear Mounting bracket for DYS 3 axis gimbel FPV…The post 3DR Open Sources Iris quadcopter frame appeared first on sUAS News.

Already dropping the price before its actually out. Yuneec have just announced a price point of $1,299.99 which is less than they were saying at CES. You can select your own options as well, which is quite a good idea. You can upgrade your system. The Phantom 4 and perhaps more importantly the P3P price drop…The post Typhoon H pricing revealed. appeared first on sUAS News.

The Civil Aviation Authority in the UK recently updated their commercial operator list. There are now 1461 legal drone companies in England, Scotland and Wales. I thought it would be interesting to see who was still about from the first 100. Of the first 100 only 28 are still CAA registered to fly. Those include…The post UK Commercial drone operators staying in business. appeared first on sUAS News.

Skellefteå, Sweden – SmartPlanes has after presentations held with VCU, Virginia Commonwealth University, and USACE, US Army Corps of Engineers, received orders for its fixed wing UAS, Unmanned Aerial Systems, Freya, equipped with multiple sensors. The sale of the UAS is handled through a GSA procurement contract, General Services Administration, held by SmartPlanes’ distributor Caron…The post SmartPlanes announce delivery of drones to US Army Corps of Engineers appeared first on sUAS News.

Our aerial robot flies like an airplane, but takes off and lands like a helicopter. We provide you with aerial data to make better decisions and deliver small goods when you need them. After extensive test missions with lead users this year, we will launch our product in 2017. The Wingtra 1 can carry a…The post Wingtra appeared first on sUAS News.

TECHNISERV is an international company with offices in Russia, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland, which provides the inspections services by using remote piloted vehicles (copters, planes, submarines). One of these inspections was arctic UAV mission. Our team was involved in performing inspection of Flare system on Berkut rig using an UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle). The…The post The Arctic UAV mission appeared first on sUAS News.

Juniper Unmanned, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of its new flight management software solution, Sparrow, which is designed to support commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) program operations. Sparrow provides a shared operational picture of a commercial UAS program by placing tracking, management and reporting at your fingertips. Sparrow’s web-based portal features an intuitive…The post Juniper Unmanned Releases Flight Management Solution for Commercial Drone Programs appeared first on sUAS News.

DJI, the world leader in aerial imaging, today announced that the DJI Phantom 4, the latest, most advanced version of its flagship consumer quadcopter camera series, will be available at a dedicated section of the Apple Store starting on March 15. By launching the DJI Phantom 4 at over 400 Apple Stores, the selection of…The post DJI Phantom 4 Available Exclusively Through DJI and Apple Retail on March 15 appeared first on sUAS News.

ParaZero, a startup that has developed a safety solution for all aerial systems such as UAVs and drones, publicly unveiled its technology today as governments around the world are increasingly focusing on regulating and ensuring the safety of the emerging commercial and private drone sector. As companies such as Amazon and Google look to commercialize…The post ParaZero Publicly Launches Its Recovery System for Drones as Safety Regulations Take Center Stage appeared first on sUAS News.

DJI’s aggressive pricing moves are starting to cause ripples, 3DR have dropped the price of the Solo dramatically and now one of the few crowd funded drones to actually make it to delivery follows suit. The Hexo+ actually offers a little more for your money. Slightly more redundancy with two more motors. From their newsletter:-…The post Hexo+ Lowers Price appeared first on sUAS News.

Well I said he was the one to watch on Friday. Luke stormed to victory in Dubai. Winning every round that he competed. Had I known he was from Somerset, like me I would have been even more biased! Well done Luke and his team Tornado X-Blades Banni UK . An outstanding effort. The win…The post Luke Bannister wins Dubai World Drone GP appeared first on sUAS News.

Delair-Tech has unveiled its acceleration strategy to extend its leadership in the professional drone market. With $14.5 million in fundraising, Delair-Tech is continuing its in- ternational expansion (opening two subsidiaries in Australia and the United States), strengthening its capacity for the design and production of professional industrial drones and opening Delair-Ser- vices, offering “all inclusive”…The post Delair-Tech raises $ 14.5 million! appeared first on sUAS News.

Alamogordo, NM – Emerging Technology Ventures Inc. continues to work with the NASA UTM System, focusing efforts on Public Safety resource development, with an overall goal of mitigating human loss in times of tragedy. The UTM is a NASA collaborative project to safely enable Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) operations in low altitude airspace across the…The post ETV kicks off innovative Public Safety studies appeared first on sUAS News.

FAA Administrator Michael Huerta will make opening remarks and moderate a panel discussion with several industry and government partners about the future of small unmanned aircraft – at the SXSW “South By South West” event. Discussion topics are expected to include UAS registration, the MicroUAS aviation rulemaking committee, steps to speed integration, new uses for…The post FAA Administrator Huerta to lead drone discussion at SXSW appeared first on sUAS News.

The 7th Silicon Valley Robot Block Party at Jabil Blue Sky Center is the longest running celebration of National Robotics Week in the whole USA! You’ll see rolling, flying, walking, swimming and dancing robots. Robots for research, robots for industry and robots for fun! The Robot Block Party will run from 1pm – 4pm and is free and open to the…The post The Biggest Robot Block Party In The USA appeared first on sUAS News.

Concerns have been raised, as many of the participants are not recognizable to many of the longer term contributors of the Global airspace integration effort. Were presenter’s allotted ample time to effectively cover the topics and concepts to the participants? We must also take into consideration that many of these participants are relative newcomers to…The post Micro UAS ARC:- Is There An Agenda appeared first on sUAS News.

Commercial Drone Builder & Operator Builds New Drone for Broadcasters With New Regulation in Mind On Monday New York City based drone startup, Aerobo, is unveiling a Micro UAS designed specifically for the broadcast television industry. Aerobo is releasing the drone in Austin, Texas at the Google Fiber Pavilion with FAA Administrator Michael Huerta and…The post NYC drone startup, Aerobo, debuts micro drone for commercial use at SXSW appeared first on sUAS News.

If you have not heard, the big FPV racing event Dubai starts in earnest today. Leading the pack a young man from the UK and if you have been paying attention he is worth watching. His father has been regularly posting his progress over the last two years in internet forums and Lukes perseverance and…The post World Drone GP Dubai appeared first on sUAS News.

Welcomes Next Steps in Moving Towards a UAS Regulatory Framework Today, Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman John Thune (R-SD) and Ranking Member Bill Nelson (D-FL) introduced the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016, which includes an unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) subtitle. The Small UAV Coalition welcomes the next step in reauthorizing the…The post Coalition Comments on Senate FAA Reauthorization Bill appeared first on sUAS News.

Join Delaware Technical Community College, drone pilots/professionals, and industry experts for presentations and live indoor drone flight demonstrations. This exciting event will inform attendees about the future and promise of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) or “drones” in Delaware. Witness the power of UAS technology and its potential and application in commerce, agriculture, government and…The post Drones for Delaware: Presentations and Live Indoor Flight Demonstrations appeared first on sUAS News.

San Francisco, Calif. ­ Mar. 10, 2016​­ DroneDeploy, the leading cloud software platform for commercial drones, is making powerful aerial data accessible and productive for everyone. Today DroneDeploy announced that its users had mapped 2 million acres (over 809 thousand hectares) across 100 countries, a major industry milestone for the commercial drone sector. To celebrate…The post DroneDeploy Reveals Commercial Drone Industry Trends Across 100 Countries appeared first on sUAS News.

“We’ll try and get some distance between us and the vessel, as much as we can while keeping visibility through the fog,” says Kuhn, Supply Chain Manager at Maersk Tankers and part of Maersk Group Procurement Marine. Ok I must admit I am skeptical of drone deliveries on the whole. But moving smaller supplies to…The post Maersk makes ship to ship drone cookie delivery appeared first on sUAS News.

The Washington Post is jumping up and down a bit about an air dropped platform. Its the Perdix from MIT A change from high altitude balloon launches that were part of its design brief. It joins the CICADA Close-In Covert Autonomous Disposable Aircraft which looks lots less complicated. The military obviously have something in mind for these…The post MIT Perdix flies under F-16 appeared first on sUAS News.

by Sharon Austin Barbados Government Information Service Government has announced a 12-month prohibition on the importation of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), also known as unmanned aerial vehicles or drones, with effect from Friday, April 1. According to an official in the Customs & Excise Department, this ban would allow the authorities to complete a…The post Barbados:- One-Year Ban On Importation Of Drones appeared first on sUAS News.

Country Switzerland City Lausanne Level of training Type of Contract Full-time Mission and specific knowledge At SenseFly we develop and produce aerial imaging drones for professional applications. Safe, ultra-light and easy to use, these highly automated data collection tools are employed by customers around the world in fields such as surveying, agriculture, GIS, civil engineering,…The post Sales and Marketing vacancy @Sensefly appeared first on sUAS News.

Canada, with its vast geography, low population density, abundance of resources and challenging environment created the conditions to invent bush flying and the related technologies and know-how. Today, aviation in remote locations is a hallmark of Canadian aviation industry around the world. The next big step is to do some of these most challenging tasks…The post Investing in the global competitiveness of Canada’s UAS sector appeared first on sUAS News.

ARGUS International, Inc. (ARGUS) has announced their intent to acquire Unmanned Safety Institute (USI) of Orlando, Florida, a privately held business that has carved out a recognized and respected position in the safety training, certification and management of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The acquisition couples nicely with ARGUS’ global presence in the aviation safety training,…The post ARGUS International Announces Intent to Acquire Unmanned Safety Institute appeared first on sUAS News.

The baseline is established (250 grams), and we have standards to test too. The only other fresh idea I can add or offer for 2016 is a UAS NAS integration, Czar. The position should be at the DOT (G13), and someone that who is recognized as fair, objective and trustworthy by the majority of stakeholders.…The post Let’s Give The Scientific Method A Whirl appeared first on sUAS News.

The TEKEVER Group (http://airray.tekever.com) is creating a UAS-based wildlife protection system to monitor endangered species and perform anti-poaching operations combining the usage of the AR3 Net Ray and AR4 Light Ray fixed wing UAS. “UAS can be of great service to protect wildlife. Many of the systems that are currently in use rely on GSM…The post TEKEVER UAS-based wildlife protection system for endangered species appeared first on sUAS News.

Beaverton, OR – Anatum Field Solutions (AFS) announced a nationwide BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) submeter GNSS and centimeter (RTK) GNSS receiver rental program. With the explosion of smartphones and tablets in recent years and the availability of universal Bluetooth sub-meter and RTK GNSS receivers, high-accuracy GNSS data collection is available to everyone. AFS offers…The post Anatum Field Solutions Announces Nationwide BYOD Sub-meter and RTK GNSS Rental Program appeared first on sUAS News.

Multispectral crop monitoring has proven to be a vital aspect of successful agricultural operations. QuestUAV’s new industrial grade compact mapper Q-100 DATAhawk, combined with the multi-spectral MicaSense RedEdge sensor, opens up new doors to maximize agricultural productivity. The QuestUAV Q-100 DATAhawk is rugged, reliable and allows easy and safe operation in open and confined environments.…The post Multispectral imaging with QuestUAV, Micasense and PIX4D Mapper Pro appeared first on sUAS News.

Finalists in the – Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards! Well done!The post Tekever Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the year finalists. appeared first on sUAS News.

U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced that Horizon Hobby, a Champaign-based company that develops and manufactures micro drones for recreational and commercial use, will serve on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Micro Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC). Horizon Hobby has been asked to help develop recommendations for operating certain UAS. “Private…The post Davis Applauds FAA’s Decision to Include Horizon Hobby on Drone Rulemaking Committee appeared first on sUAS News.

Come on we are all thinking Thunderbirds (ed) For decades, aircraft designers seeking to improve vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capabilities have endured a substantial set of interrelated challenges. Dozens of attempts have been made to increase top speed without sacrificing range, efficiency or the ability to do useful work, with each effort struggling or…The post DARPA Announces VTOL X-Plane Phase 2 Design appeared first on sUAS News.