sUAS News

Roger Sollenberger At NAB this year we announced a next-level Made for Solo camera system: a 4K, 360 degree Kodak virtual reality camera package, an official Made for Solo accessory brought to you by JK Imaging. The full package (cameras; mount; custom stitching software; remote) costs $999 and is available from Kodak later this summer. […]

We are proud to announce that following our continuous strive for quality that we have been awarded ISO 9001 Certification. This meets with the demands of our customers, but also demonstrates a commitment to providing quality products and services to all current and future customers. To maintain our certification, we will continue to carry out audits to […]

Fenstermaker has been at the forefront of technology since 1950. Now, with game-changing UAV capabilities, the firm can offer their clients more options and even greater project efficiency. Integrating UAV technology with traditional methods of surveying has altered the landscape of project management. From aerial photography and videography to data acquisition, clients are seeing more […]

September will see the launch of the Disco flying wing for $1299. It is an FPV experience where C.H.U.C.K (Control Hub & Universal Computer Kit) looks after you. Chuck is the autopilot and camera combined into one unit at the centre of the wing. On shake to wake the user chucks (see what I did there) […]

Its Gartner hype curve time again. Interesting to note that they too have put commercial drones on the cusp of inflated expectations. Back in 2013, Matthew Schroyer shared his thoughts on how things might roll out. Interestingly he mentions ITAR and FAA regulation. The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) really held back US based companies. […]

Story by Master Sgt. Timothy Lawn, 205th Press Camp Headquarters A convoy carrying a diplomatic team cautiously turns the corner in the Middle Eastern village of Turmenystan. The diplomats are racing against time to meet with an assembly of village leaders to stop the spread of a growing crisis. The lead security element in a […]

The U.S. Department of the Interior has awarded a contract to 3D Robotics of Berkley, California for up to 40 small, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The award follows a lengthy process to develop performance requirements and select the most useful type of aircraft. “The contract is extremely important to the Department, as it will allow […]

Quanergy Systems, Inc., the leading provider of solid state LiDAR sensors and smart sensing solutions, announced today that it has raised $90 million in Series B funding at a valuation well over $1 billion. Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST), Delphi Automotive (NYSE:DLPH), Samsung Ventures, Motus Ventures and GP Capital participated in the round. This investment brings the […]

Over the weekend of Friday, 12 to Sunday, 14 August, officers from the Caledonian Neighbourhoods Policing Team and the Met’s Special Constabulary carried out patrols in the area of the prison as part of Operation Airborne. Operation Airborne has been set up to deter and catch offenders attempting to deliver contraband into prisons. During the […]

Lots of excitement across the web this weekend for the DJI Wind 1. It looked from the outset to be a marketing ploy by a reseller that creates platforms from DJI parts. If it is really DJI’s next platform then what a super soft launch! Available for 9950 Euros from Custom Drone in Holland the […]

Shapeways are getting good at offering up prizes for airframe competitions. Contests breed innovation! You have until October to get your entries in. It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… the Drones Contest! We’re defining a drone as a powered, aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator and can fly autonomously or be […]

Transport operators across the UK face significant challenges in detecting, monitoring and forecasting landslide and subsidence hazards across their networks. Incidents resulting from these hazards, occurring along or within the vicinity of road and rail corridors, can have a negative impact on society and local communities, especially in remote locations and challenging terrain. As a […]

CN utilizes numerous technology initiatives to improve the safety and efficiency of the railroad. The Engineering team is on the forefront of finding new technologies that can be used to improve safety, reduce accidents and increase the production, efficiency and prioritization of the work being completed by our field teams. CN drone technology equipment is […]

Nexutech founder and President Jay Willmott has been named “Virginia Person of the Year Award” by the Virginia Department of Aviation (DOAV) during the annual Virginia Aviation Conference held in Hot Springs, Virginia this week. DOAV Executive Director Randy Burdette announced the award at the Conference’s annual banquet at the Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, […]

A smallish, DJI 3S battery of 3830 maH has arrived on Chinese forums. It might be real, and if so what’s it for? It’s not going to be an FPV racer as the better ones now run 4 and 5S batteries. My money is on a small follow me folding quad with some sort of […]

A very nice VTOL transition from the Quantum Systems Tron. I like that all the props feather in gliding flight. A very straightforward way of launching something that has a chance to autonomous soar once in lift. The Tron would then have the power to get home at nightfall when lift fades. We shall watch […]

Autel Robotics USA announced today that it will support its customers who intend to fly the X-Star series drones commercially by covering the cost of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Remote Pilot Knowledge Test in the form of a rebate. The knowledge test is one of the major changes under FAA’s new Part 107 drone regulations, […]

•Work very closely with marketing team and Brand Experience Manager to craft and refine existing and future Social Media presence.•Research consumer demand and explore ways to increase it. •Assist with the development and writing of marketing materials, such as plans, recommendations and presentations. •Analyze current and past marketing data to help determine overall marketing strategy. […]

Join us on September 8th for a Plenary session featuring welcome remarks from Governor Mary Fallin and keynote presentation by Travis Mason, Google X. Governor Fallin has been a champion for the UAS industry from the start. Under Governor Fallin’s leadership the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Council was created in 2011. The Council has gone […]

A pleasant video for a Friday, Tornado XBlades team mates Brett Collis, 22 and Luke Banister, 16 describe how they made a video for Ford. Well done chaps, even though I am not liking the fact that I am older than your combined ages! Europe dominates the drone racing scene with Australia coming in a […]

Techies in Silicon Valley invent high-tech products every day. However, they still do not have a solution for one of their biggest problems: rush hour. In the San Francisco Bay Area, traffic jams are omnipresent. Commuting from Silicon Valley to San Francisco every morning takes an hour and a half, and in the evening it […]

I really should have added Air to our name at sUAS News. It seems to be the thing to do when launching anything to do with RPA these days. CNN has launched a drone service, the BBC has had an entire drone section for years. I think that rather proves that CNN is not the […]

Martin UAV LLC, a San Jose, California based designer and fabricator of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) recently participated in the 2016 Joint Inter-agency Field Experimentation (JIFX) event at Camp Roberts, California, at the invitation of the United States Naval Post Graduate School. The company’s flagship vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, the “V-BAT”, conducted operational […]

A new world of opportunities for drone operators opens next week on August 29 when the new small drone rule for non-hobbyists becomes effective. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wants to make sure you have the information you’ll need to take advantage of those opportunities. Aeronautical Knowledge Test One very important step you have to […]

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has today announced it has ordered a third, record-breaking, Zephyr-S Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), as part of a £13-million contract with Airbus Defence and Space (ADS). Zephyr-S is the latest version of a highly sophisticated series of ultra-lightweight UAVs, capable of flying up to 70,000ft – twice the altitude of […]

Professional drone maker, senseFly, has teamed up with the popular aviation navigation app, Air Navigation Pro, to launch Safer Together. This joint initiative has been designed to address one of the biggest issues facing the General Aviation (GA) and unmanned aircraft communities: the risk of mid-air collision. Safer Together (www.safertogether.aero) will make the skies a […]

QinetiQ will provide the UK component of a multinational demonstration of unmanned and autonomous systems under a new contract with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). The demonstration, dubbed Hell Bay 4, will see a variety of unmanned underwater, surface and air vehicles working co-operatively within a number of squads, autonomously undertaking mine countermeasures […]

Understanding the full extent of damage to infrastructure after incident like a storm or fire is a hugely important — and valuable — service. So how would you go about it? You could send some people in (once all the hazards are removed) to manually document the damage, renting equipment like cherry pickers and scissor lifts, and then collating […]

Kansas State University’s Polytechnic Campus has joined with a Kansas-based company to launch three technology competitions that seek ways to improve the safety of flying drones, help pilots pass their color vision test, and aid NASA’s search to find life in the solar system. Kansas State Polytechnic is working with HiddenGenius.com, an online community that […]

As a Sr. Android Developer in the DJI Silicon Valley office, you will be part of a growing, dynamic team responsible for the development of technologies and applications that will transform the unmanned aerial robotics industry, and with it the world. You will work closely with technology experts, cross-disciplinary engineers, product engineers, external developers and […]

Ottawa, IL – The sounds one hears any day around the Ottawa Lift Bridge in Illinois have not changed for more than a century. The Illinois River rushing underneath. The horns of passing barges. The rhythmic “clunk clunk” of freight trains slowly crossing the iron railroad bridge. But recently that timeless medley was interrupted by a new […]

Intel is focused on creating innovative new technologies and leading with key vision capabilities in the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) segment, commonly referred to as drones. At the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) today, Intel is hosting a panel with drone industry leaders including Ronie Gnecco, innovation manager for UAV Development & Applications, Airbus; Earl Lawrence, […]

Uplift Drone Training (UDT) has launched! Started by two aviation professionals, we aim to deliver the best drone training on the market. UDT has designed a course from the ground up that leads to the award of the CAA Permission for Aerial Work (PFAW). This is the qualification required to operate drones – or more […]

August marks the beta release of Zephyr, a drone training simulator that is uniquely designed for drone training and education developed by Little Arms Studios. The intent of Zephyr is to be the drone operator training tool educators want, combining accurate flight models and physics with a built in Learning Management System that tracks the pilot’s progress. All […]

“DRONE 100 – Spaxels over Linz” is the title of a spectacular quadcopter swarm performance that Ars Electronica and IntelTM are staging on September 10th. Weather permitting, 100 LED-studded Spaxels will put on a truly amazing display of aerial artistry above the Danube as the lead-in to this year’s Visualisierte Klangwolke extravaganza, “River of Knowledge.” […]

Highest precision defines your success Striving towards highest precision, Aibotix have announced a range of new solutions that simplify your daily UAV use. With the latest range of standard sensors, the new Ai DVLP live data analysis system, the AiProFlight flight planning software and Firmware 2.4 sensor control software you can reach the best possible […]

New Ford video shows some of the world’s best drone pilots tackling a unique and challenging course involving a drifting Focus RS, a smoking Ford Mustang – and a robot Drone racing stars Luke Bannister and Brett Collis also pilot their drones under a Ranger pickup and through a B-MAX car, navigating remotely with the […]

Lawrence Tougas, that would be a no from sUAS News. There is another election going in the USA, this one for President of The Academy of Model Aeronautics, the AMA. The AMA is an excellent organisation, with thousands of dedicated members across the country. They promote safe fun flying. It is the opinion of sUAS […]

The system features a waterproof and floating air vehicle that provides even small vessels a unique organic offboard surveillance capability that can be deployed and retrieved in less than 15 minutes Elbit Systems has developed the SkylarkTM C, a new highly autonomous Mini Unmanned Aircraft System (Mini-UAS) specifically designed and built for martime applications. Based on the Skylark […]

Every geodata provider in the world knows that simple and fast access to the information they provide is key to delivering real value to their end users. More and more drone pilots, satellite data providers, scanner operators and aerial photographers are discovering that 4DMapper is the key component in making this happen. Delivering enormous file […]

One of the pillars of UC Berkeley’s Mechanical Engineering program is the Senior Capstone Design Course. Every year, senior students are asked to work on an ME design project that addresses a specific problem or mission. For the 2016 Spring semester, six students in Team SkyBison were asked to design a solution to give the DJI […]

The rapid evolution of small unmanned air systems (sUAS) technologies is fueling the exponential growth of the commercial drone sector, creating new asymmetric threats for warfighters. sUASs’ size and low cost enable novel concepts of employment that present challenges to current defense systems. These emerging irregular systems and concepts of operations in diverse environments require […]

Unmanned Experts, a Denver-based provider of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS/drone) managed services, consulting and training, announces its first week-long course dedicated to preparing individuals to train and qualify for the new FAA “Remote Pilot Airman Certificate with Small UAS Rating.” This certificate allows its holders to operate UAS in commercial environments and incorporate UAS and drone systems into their […]

NASA has designed an innovative antenna-mounting platform that meets the needs of the unmanned aircraft market by providing a low-cost, low-power mobile auto-tracking antenna. The patent-pending platform offers continuous rotation of nearly 60 pounds of antennas, transmitters, and receivers along with customized software to automatically track a target such as an unmanned aerial vehicle, or […]

Total Safety U.S. Inc., the world’s premier provider of industrial inspection and integrated safety solutions, today announced the further expansion of its commercial unmanned aerial systems (UAS) solutions and an exclusive alliance and collaboration agreement with Era Group Inc., a leading helicopter transport operator. Total Safety was one of the original 24 companies approved by […]

The EVA-M8Q – a complete high-sensitivity GNSS module in a 7 x 7 mm package. EVA-M8Q supports GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou and Galileo. With its very high acquisition and tracking sensitivity, the EVA-M8Q is ideal for small antenna designs or covert installations, whereas the previously announced EVA-M8M is better suited to cost-sensitive systems. The EVA-M8 modules […]

Easily manage multiple volume measurements, edit and sharpen mesh surfaces, remove background for clearer orthoplanes, use images from 360° cameras, and more… Volume Manager New interface for volume measurements: easily create, view and compare measurements at the same time. Mesh Editing New mesh editing capabilities to manually sharpen and flatten surfaces for even more perfect […]

We’re Hiring! We’re looking for 3 experienced, UK qualified remote pilots who have experience with UAV survey and inspection operations to join our growing team of UAV experts. We’re also searching for talented administrators that are comfortable with speaking with high profile blue chip clients, government agencies and multinational companies. You’ll need to be capable […]

AUV Flight Services – Tucson, AZ General: Flight Crew team member for a commercial Multirotor Unmanned Aircraft System to support US based commercial customer contract requirements within the Continental United States. This is a full time salaried position with benefits and is considered an entry level position within the program with opportunities for future advancement. […]

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – For the first time, the Lone Star UAS Center (LSUASC) of Excellence and Innovation at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will be able to monitor a NASA UAS flight as it is happening across the country. A recently completed agreement between LSUASC and the NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif. […]