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By MICHAEL WILSON Sean Riddle said the other inmates in the Manhattan holding cell that night were laughing — at him. Someone had overheard him talking to his court-appointed lawyer. “They would say, ‘What are you in for?’” Mr. Riddle, 28, recalled a few days later. He replied, “‘I’m the drone guy.’” On paper, the…The post Not Part of Video’s Script: An Arrest for Flying a Drone appeared first on sUAS News.

LYNGBY, Denmark – Cobham SATCOM has developed the world’s smallest and lightest Inmarsat UAV satcom solution – the 1.45kg AVIATOR UAV 200. Redefining UAV satcom connectivity by integrating all components into one compact lightweight unit, the new system delivers Inmarsat Class 4 SwiftBroadband services in a low-SWAP package which is 76 per cent lighter than…The post Cobham SATCOM: Cobham Launches World’s Smallest Solution for Tactical UAVs appeared first on sUAS News.

The NEO-M8P offers high precision technology in small design with gains in energy savings and performance levels for applications such as commercial UAVs and robotic guidance systems Thalwil, Switzerland – February 15, 2016 – u-blox (SIX:UBXN), a global leader in wireless and positioning modules and chips, launched today the NEO-M8P GNSS receiver modules, which are…The post u-blox brings high precision GNSS technology to the mass market appeared first on sUAS News.

By Kirk Elton Greninger January 11, 2016 The Silicon Valley Drone Show held in San Francisco in the core of the US technology market, each year leading innovators in the field of unmanned systems gather to exchange ideas and inform the community on the future of sUAS business. The sUAS News Team is excited to…The post Chris Anderson to speak at the sUSB Expo 2016, The Silicon Valley Drone Show appeared first on sUAS News.

A UK Team of drone experts are attempting to be the first people in history to fly a drone across the English Channel – a single flight of 34km! This is also the longest single flight of a quad-copter in the World! Joining the ranks of Jean-Pierre Blanchard, John Jeffries, Louis Bleriot and Harriet Quimby…The post The First Quad-Copter Drone to Fly Across The English Channel appeared first on sUAS News.

They may not have zoomed flawlessly around obstacles like the Millennium Falcon did as it careened through the hull of a crashed Star Destroyer in Star Wars VII. But the sensor-loaded quadcopters that recently got tested in a cluttered hangar in Massachusetts did manage to edge their way around obstacles and achieve their target speeds…The post 20 m/s in a warehouse! appeared first on sUAS News.

This upcoming season, there will be more speed and steeplechase competitions. Every good racer needs a good copter in order to win, so Scorpion is proud to announce our new 250 class ultimate aerodynamic FPV racing quad copter, Scorpion QF1. With fundamental aerodynamic construction, Scorpion QF1 aims at providing fast, stable, and agile maneuverability, giving the…The post Scorpion QF1 – designing a new championship of 250 class racing quad copter appeared first on sUAS News.

A new industry-academic research partnership will bring together Nevada’s top atmospheric scientists and leading unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) engineers, designers, and data experts to develop and test innovative applications focused on increasing snowpack depths in the Lake Tahoe region. Led by the Desert Research Institute (DRI), and supported by Nevada’s Knowledge Fund, this first-of-its-kind project will…The post UAS Project to Increase Snowpack in Nevada Mountains appeared first on sUAS News.

On February 11, 2016, Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis introduced an innovative Micro Drone amendment to the AIRR Act, which is the latest FAA Reauthorization Act. The amendment creates a new “Micro UAS Classification” of unmanned aircraft systems, and would permit non-hobbyists to operate the smallest and the safest drones under regulations that are safety-oriented, but contain simplified and streamlined requirements…The post A Giant Step for Micro Drones appeared first on sUAS News.

Saab and UMS AERO Group combine technologies as UMS SKELDAR to showcase Europe’s only provider of both Rotary and Fixed Wing platforms UMS SKELDAR, the newly formed joint business between Saab and UMS AERO Group launches its combined unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs) at Singapore Airshow, as the springboard for its ambition to become the number…The post UMS SKELDAR announces South East Asia as priority market in launch of global multi-platform UAV strategy appeared first on sUAS News.

Lowest cost long range quadcopter in market today with one of the few UAVs that provide stable footage in real-time with, both HD and Thermal footage. The A1-Thermal is a business tool that provides a complete turnkey solution for your farm, or enterprise. Systems in this range typically start from $80, 000 and at below…The post Airborne Drones: An affordable business solution – the Airborne Drones A1 Thermal appeared first on sUAS News.

El Segundo, Calif. (Feb. 11, 2016) – The Aerospace Corporation recently gave a demonstration of counter-drone technology for a group of organizations that control critical infrastructure. The demonstration was held at a meeting of the Los Angeles Regional Unmanned and Autonomous Systems Working Group, which is a Los Angeles regional group co-hosted by Aerospace and…The post The Aerospace Corporation Demos Counter-Drone Technology for Security Organizations appeared first on sUAS News.

By Vanessa Paige Chelvan SINGAPORE: Drone batteries left to charge overnight are a “major suspect” in the case of a fatal fire that broke out at 6A Parry Avenue last June, a Coroner’s court heard Thursday (Feb 11). The fire killed 74-year-old Ian Johnson, an Australian, and Singaporean Angeline Tan Poh Chu, 64. Their bodies had been…The post Drone batteries left to charge overnight ‘major suspect’ in Parry Avenue fire appeared first on sUAS News.

​­DroneDeploy, the leading cloud software platform for commercial drones, is making powerful aerial data accessible and productive for everyone. Today DroneDeploy announced the launch of its free iOS flight app to simplify and automate the capture of aerial data for the iOS community. Now anyone with the latest drones from DJI, the world’s leading drone…The post DroneDeploy Opens the Skies to Free Autonomous Aerial Mapping appeared first on sUAS News.

Elbit system announced on Wednesday the arrival of an upgraded tactical drone, which belongs to the same family of UA Vs that currently serve IDF ground units on a daily basis. Neither Elbit nor the Defense Ministry would comment on whether Israel plans to acquire the latest platform, but Elbit said the new system has…The post Elbit unveils upgraded drone designed to send visual intelligence to ground forces appeared first on sUAS News.

A multicopter complex armed with anti-tank missiles has been unveiled at a military robot conference near Moscow. Consisting of several drones, the complex is set to perform reconnaissance tasks, monitor the battlefield and eliminate targets. The versatile airborne robotic complex has been developed by Sistemprom, an integral part of the United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (Rostec).…The post Russia unveils anti-armor assault multicopter appeared first on sUAS News.

Nick Wells, CTVNews.ca A Vancouver Island man went to some unusual lengths to track down a stolen dirt bike. Ryan Sandnes’ bike was stolen last Friday, and despite security camera footage of the thief, RCMP hadn’t made much headway in retrieving his stolen property. That’s when he decided to investigate a different way. “I kind…The post ‘Give it a shot’: Drone locates B.C. man’s stolen motorbike appeared first on sUAS News.

Its that time of year again, The Silicon Valley Drone Show, sUSB Expo is almost upon us. The speaker list is filling up. This year it takes place on April 27,28 and 29 as in previous years its at the Golden Gate Club at the Presidio, SFC. This is the forth year that we have run the…The post sUSB Expo 2016, speaker list. appeared first on sUAS News.

Researchers at the University of Zurich, the Università della Svizzera italiana, and the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland have developed software enabling drones to autonomously detect and follow forest paths. With the new drones, missing persons can be found and rescued quickly in forests and mountain areas. Every year, thousands of…The post Drones Learn To Search Forest Trails for Lost People appeared first on sUAS News.

Technician or engineer – Drone – Design, maintenance and test This is an excellent opportunity to convert a passion into a profession and be part of a renowned team. We are a young and ambitious team offering leading edge drone technology products and services. We are looking for a technician or engineer having experience; either…The post Jobs:- KoptR Image inc Technician or engineer – Drone – Design, maintenance and test appeared first on sUAS News.

Agribotix LLC is providing The Nature Conservancy with drones, image processing, data analytics and consulting to assist with aerial surveys for the organization’s conservation work. Agribotix provides complete drone-enabled agricultural intelligence solutions to farmers and agricultural service providers. While their core market is agriculture, their hardware and data processing technology is well suited for land…The post Agribotix Partnership With The Nature Conservancy Provides Drone-Enabled Aerial Survey, Imaging And Analytics appeared first on sUAS News.

Following on from a busy 2015, Arvista has had a positive start to 2016 with the demand for our UAV aerial surveying services expected to further increase as operations in the resources sector continue to seek improvements in operational efficiencies. Arvista has now been providing aerial surveying services with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV’s /…The post Arvista off to a flying start in 2016 appeared first on sUAS News.

Hummm on so many levels. But lets bring it back to the most basic. Its going to take along time to charge each multirotor back up on those rooftops. In that time the weather might change. East Africa experiences long periods of rains, you can’t let your multi sit on the roof for those and…The post Africa:- Mobisol consider using customer roofs to charge delivery drones. appeared first on sUAS News.

u-blox (SIX:UBXN), a global leader in wireless and positioning modules and chips, today announced the LILY-W1 single band 802.11n 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi transceiver module. This ultra-compact host-based module, measuring just 10 x 14 mm is suitable for providing Wi-Fi connectivity to an increasingly broad range of industrial and commercial products with LTE connectivity. LILY-W1…The post u-blox introduces ultra-compact Wi-Fi module for IoT applications appeared first on sUAS News.

Publishing a Cloud-connected Aerial Vehicle’s position through a ground based ADS-B transmitter by Fredrik Falkman, SSRS The Swedish Sea Rescue Society is exploring how to launch a fleet of small, remotely operated drones to improve situational awareness for Search & Rescue (SAR) missions. Please see Providence – UAV system to support Search and Rescue for more on…The post Relayed ADS-B Target Injection appeared first on sUAS News.

Did you know you can measure in 3D without any software? 4DMapper’s measurement tools enable points, lines, areas and volumes to be measured with a simple browser interface. Drag, drop and upload your 3D data to 4DMapper and you’re away. Your cumbersome files (DTMs, orthophotos, pointclouds, shapefiles & asset data) become immediately accessible, streaming in…The post 3D Measurement Without Software appeared first on sUAS News.

Eric Cheng I’m writing about an exciting citizen science project that fits strongly into the “Drones Are Good” message—an idea many of us in the drone industry share as widely as possible in order to highlight the great things that drones can do for the world. The Nature Conservancy’s “Phones and Drones” project gives casual volunteers the opportunity…The post Drones, Citizen Science, and El Niño Monitoring of California’s Coastline appeared first on sUAS News.

STOCKTON Borough became home to 1,000 new start-up businesses in 2015, figures published by Tees Valley Unlimited show. Last year saw 1,000 private sector businesses in Stockton-on-Tees register with Companies House – up from 822 newly registered businesses in 2014. Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council provides a range of specialist services to start-up companies. This includes employment…The post One thousand new business start ups in Stockton-on-Tees! appeared first on sUAS News.

A state-of-the art system capable of simultaneously controlling ten drones and ground-based robots has reportedly been unveiled in Russia. Russia’s Vega Radio Engineering Corporation has presented a modernized system capable of simultaneously controlling ten unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and ground-based robots, Leonid Khozin, spokesman for Russia’s United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation, was quoted by RIA Novosti as saying. The system…The post Robot Warfare: New Russian Battlestation Can Control 10 Drones at Once appeared first on sUAS News.

Just in time for Easter. I must admit I quite like the look of this one. I expect pundits will have much to say about its flight performance. It looks to me very complicated which is another word for heavy. I like that the motors push the arms up into place in flight. It seems…The post PowerEgg – The Flying Robot by PowerVision appeared first on sUAS News.

The Taiwan Aviation Safety Council (ASC) successfully deployed a cyberQuad UAV as part of its investigation into the crash of a TransAsia Airways ATR-72-500 on the island of Hoko, west of Taiwan. Drones for investigations is a growing trend among crash investigators worldwide, due to their ability to access remote locations or to quickly perform a…The post cyberQuad Deployed for TransAsia Accident Investigation appeared first on sUAS News.

QuestUAV Ltd are proud to announce their new industrial grade compact mapper will be available with the Parrot Sequoia combined multi-band and RGB sensor. Announced February 9th at the World Ag Expo and launching next month, the new sensor covers four bands at 1.2 megapixels plus a 16 megapixel RGB sensor for the ultimate in…The post Micasense and QuestUAV team up for the dawn of a new era in multispectral imaging. appeared first on sUAS News.

– DeshGujarat Z axis Unmanned Machines Pvt. Ltd., a Gujarat based manufacturer and service provider of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) has earned the rare distinction of being selected to showcase their UAVs at the prestigious Make in India Week in Mumbai from 13th to 18th February. This makes ‘Z axis’ the only start-up and one…The post ‘Z axis’ becomes the only start-up from Gujarat selected for ‘Make In India Week’ appeared first on sUAS News.

Today, the Government of Rwanda signed an agreement framework with Zipline Inc. to implement a first autonomous system for the delivery of blood products across the country. The system uses unmanned aircraft to make deliveries to rural health facilities for less than it would cost to make the same delivery using a motorbike. The system…The post Rwanda:- Agreement signed with Zipline to use drones for delivery of essential medical products appeared first on sUAS News.

By Alex Linder If we are to believe all the whispering going on in the China tech world right now, Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi is ready to launch its very own and very reasonably-priced drone. On February 24th, the company will hold its launch event for the Xiaomi Mi 5. Speculation is that it may also…The post Xiaomi rumored to unveil its own drone priced at just 699 RMB at Mi 5 launch event later this month appeared first on sUAS News.

This “Groundbreaking High Tech Research & Development Act” slated to be marked up this Thursday will impact the research and development of drones for many years. To quickly highlight the areas that will impact the industry, future uses and rules we find 5 major titles in areas of research to include, general provisions, FAA R&D,…The post H.R. 4489 – FAA Leadership In Groundbreaking High-Tech Research and Development Act appeared first on sUAS News.

Our latest project is one of our most ambitious. We have created a performance piece, utilizing 24 autonomous drones, quadcopters, flying close to and around the performers body like a flock of trained birds. They fly, swoop and hover in a series of amazing aerobatic displays as if under the performers command. It’s a timely…The post Drone Magic with Rhizomatiks Research appeared first on sUAS News.

A new one from Trappy, with of course a thrill packed video to match. I think this FPV racing lark might catch on. Full carbon fiber monocoque, quick swap arms, solder-free repairs, ready to fly as 240 size fpv racer, for 5″ props. But it doesn’t stop there! Sporting the brand new TBS Triumph Antenna in…The post TBS Ventetta appeared first on sUAS News.

Noon – 1:00 p.m., Thursday 2/25, Room S030, CGIS South Building (1730 Cambridge St.) Abstract: This talk will be about the current state of low-cost, civilian drone mapping, drawing from Faine Greenwood’s experiences as a hobby drone pilot. Greenwood will describe how drones can be used to create ortho-rectified, high-quality maps and 3D models quickly…The post Drone Mapping On the Cheap appeared first on sUAS News.

ArcaBoard, the personal flying machine that fascinated people all over the world with its December release, is pushing the imagination further today by demonstrating its flying and maneuvering capabilities on its rapid move towards production. Although the official introduction of the ArcaBoard to the international market will be on April 14, 2016 at Monaco’s Top…The post ArcaBoard Moving Fast Toward Production. Partnerships Allow Sell Price of $14,900 appeared first on sUAS News.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is updating its conditions today for flying unmanned aircraft in the area between 15 and 30 miles from Washington, D.C. to clarify differences for various types of unmanned aircraft. As of 12:01 a.m. EST, Wednesday, February 10, the operating procedures will allow model aircraft, commercial and public users to operate…The post FAA Updates DC-Area Unmanned Aircraft Procedures appeared first on sUAS News.

We’re very excited to announce the release of UgCS 2.8. Visually the first thing you will notice is that the new version features an improved user interface – you are now able to change the visual theme yourself. By default it now comes with a new black/green theme and you are able to select either…The post UgCS 2.8 Has Been Released! appeared first on sUAS News.

By combining Parrot’s new ultra-light multispectral sensor with senseFly’s popular farming drone, agriculture professionals will be able to capture more accurate crop data, over a large area, in a single flight Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland, February 9, 2016 – Swiss professional drone maker, senseFly, has confirmed that Parrot’s Sequoia multispectral sensor – announced today at World…The post senseFly to bring game-changing multispectral sensor, Sequoia, to popular eBee Ag drone appeared first on sUAS News.

Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: BRS) and Sky-Futures today announced that Bristow has invested $4.2 million in Sky-Futures, the leading provider of drone inspection data services for the oil and gas industry. This investment gives Bristow immediate entry to the fast-growing UAV services business and bolsters Bristow’s offerings to include drone inspection services. The investment, which also…The post Bristow Group Enters Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Services Business appeared first on sUAS News.

Schiebel and the Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR), the Netherlands Coastguard and the Royal Netherlands Air Force conducted a series of successful flights with a newly developed airborne Detect and Avoid System at the airport of Den Helder in December 2015. The AIRICA (ATM Innovative RPAS Integration for Coastguard Applications) project marks a major step forward in the process of safe…The post Camcopter S-100 – Successfully flies with detect and avoid system appeared first on sUAS News.

Expanding on its line of multispectral sensors for drones, MicaSense offers Sequoia by Parrot and the advanced ATLAS cloud data solution to enhance the use of this new sensor. Sequoia weighs only 107 grams (3.8 oz.) and features 4 narrowband filters optimized for agriculture. A 16Mp RGB imager is useful for crop scouting while an…The post MicaSense Offers ATLAS™ Data Solution and the New Sequoia™ Multispectral Camera for Drone-based Agricultural Applications appeared first on sUAS News.

AV8 UAS Solutions are able to offer solutions in support of Anti-Drone operations worldwide. As drones grow more and more popular, so too does the need for anti-drone security that looks to protect its users. The term “drone” has been extended to include a wide range of unmanned multi-copters that have proliferated in recent years.…The post Anti-Drone Solutions appeared first on sUAS News.

When it comes to the laws and rules when flying a drone in the UK, there are some specific things that you must keep in mind. Recently there has been a massive boom in not only the number of drones but the number of people applying for and attaining ​permits to fly their drone. There…The post UK Do’d and Don’ts appeared first on sUAS News.

Hybrid drives are familiar to most people from the automotive area where they’ve been used for years in private and community vehicles. However the hybrid drive is also moving ever more prominently into the focus of unmanned aviation where it brings interesting benefits for commercial usage. Conventional combustion engines play a decisive role here. “In…The post Hybrid concepts as ideal drive technology for commercial UAV use appeared first on sUAS News.

BY ROBERT GIBSON A North Shields company has launched the region’s first drone pilot training school – and is already expanding the service to other parts of the country. Heliguy – which sells radio-controlled drones, repairs aircraft and custom builds specialist multi-rotors for commercial operators – has been awarded National Qualified Entity (NQE) Status by…The post North Shields firm launches region’s first drone pilot training school appeared first on sUAS News.