sUAS News

Today Pix4D announces its first hybrid processing solution: this week, users of Sequoia with a license of Pix4Dmapper Ag will be able to process both locally in Pix4Dmapper Ag and on the Pix4Dcloud. Together with this announcement, Pix4D also introduces very flexible monthly (149 USD) and yearly (1490 USD) plans for its Pix4Dmapper Ag solutions. […]

On Friday 7/22, German-based company microdrones collaborated with the DLRG Horneburg/Altes Land e.V. (German Lifeguard Association) to simulate a mission to rescue a drowning swimmer, demonstrating the life-saving potential of a tactic that combines two cutting-edge technologies: unmanned aerial systems (UAVs) and RESTUBE. Crowds watched in awe from the banks of the Elbe River as […]

Farmers Edge™, a global leader in precision agriculture and independent data management solutions, announced today it has partnered with Green Aero Tech, Canada’s leading drone systems and data provider, to integrate next-generation drone imagery into FarmCommand™ for direct-to-cab data. Now, Farmers Edge growers will have access to drone imagery and actionable data, providing yet […]

Drone USA, Inc. (OTC Markets: DRUS) (“Drone USA” or the “Company”), a developer and manufacturer of low altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (“UAV”) and related technologies, today announced that Paulo Ferro will join the Company as its Chief Strategic Officer in addition to serving on the Company’s Board of Directors, effective as of the date […]

Honorable Michael Huerta Administrator Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20591 Re: Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Remote Pilot Training and Testing Dear Administrator Huerta: The Small UAV Coalition commends the Federal Aviation Administration for recent steps to integrate UAS into the National Airspace System (NAS), including finalizing Part 107 and implementing an […]

All the bits look familiar and it even comes with its own monitor. I’m sure its Ardupilot or PX4 inside so should be suitable for a little bit of hacking. If you are needing a simple quad for some experiments you would spend close to the Up airs $369.99 just in parts. Add to that […]

XTI Aircraft Company (XTI) has taken three important steps toward flying its first piloted TriFan 600 prototype within two years. XTI has: Re-opened its crowdfunding initiative after receiving Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) approval to sell 20 million shares of common stock to investors, effective immediately, at www.startengine.com/startup/xti Accelerated its development schedule with plans […]

Telstra’s involvement with The Boeing Company & Queensland Government’s Advance Queensland Platform Technology Program is helping the development of new technology for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS). Mike Wright takes a look at what how this drone technology will change things up in air and on the ground. Imagine soaring above the countryside being […]

DJI, the world’s leading maker of unmanned aerial vehicles, will open a DJI Arena in Korea, providing a safe and enjoyable environment for customers to learn how to fly a drone and a gathering place for aerial enthusiasts. The 1,395-square-meter arena is located in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, 49 kilometers south of Seoul, and will open […]

Amazon announced last week that it will partner with the British government to test the viability of using drones to deliver parcels. In an article titled Can Amazon’s drones deliver the Back to the Future world?, The Telegraph’s Alan Tovey lays out some of the challenges delivery drone companies will face while British celebrity, and former […]

The reason crowdfunded drones fail frequently was neatly underlined this week by Wingsland. Unless you have been living under a rock you cannot have missed all the folding platforms being announced at the minute. On LinkedIn of all places Wingsland marketing type Antwan Rao teased a new platform. Entertainment should belong to all of us, pleasant moments […]

Across the globe, small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS; under 55 lbs.) are rapidly transforming businesses and industries as we know them. From individual enthusiasts to major corporations, sUAS users are harnessing the power of these systems, while striving to keep up with the industry’s ever-evolving technology and legal regulations. That is why Embry-Riddle Worldwide created […]

It’s a problem close to home here, well Mozambique to be precise. It took 22 years to clear 171,000 American and Russian mines laid during Mozambique’s revolution. In 1994 Human Rights Watch (HRW) said landmines had claimed between 10,000 and 15,000 victims in Mozambique. Mozambique was declared free of mines in 2015. Recently in Bosnia […]

DJI, the world’s leading maker of unmanned aerial vehicles, and uAvionix Corporation, manufacturer of drone and aircraft collision avoidance technology, announced Wednesday they will collaborate on an ADS-B based collision avoidance developer kit to help integrate drones into the national airspace system and help keep America’s skies safe. “DJI and uAvionix share a passion for safety […]

Latitude Engineering, LLC, (latitudeengineering.com) and Robotic Skies, LLC (roboticskies.com) announced today that they have partnered to develop and implement a global maintenance plan for the Latitude Engineering line of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) products. As part of the agreement, Robotic Skies will provide warranty program and field support management for Latitude Engineering customers through its […]

Volz Servos GmbH & Co. KG was selected by Orbital to supply our DA 15-T throttle servo for the new Orbital/Insitu N20 engine for ScanEagle. The Volz DA 15-T throttle servo utilizes a brushless motor and contactless position sensor for demanding “on-engine” throttle actuator installations. The larger DA 20-T throttle servo has been utilized for […]

“Hero5 and Karma will contribute to the largest introduction of products in our history, all in time for what we believe will be GoPro’s most exciting fourth quarter, ever – a quarter where we expect to return to profitability,” said Nicholas Woodman, CEO and Founder of GoPro, in the company’s Q2 Earnings Report released after […]

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – The engineering solutions provider Costain has partnered with SenSat, a UK-based digital surveying company, to integrate drone-based 3D site modelling into Costain’s highway construction projects across the UK. According to a statement released by SenSat: “The move is designed to enhance manual methods of data collection by utilizing the latest in […]

DJI is celebrating its 10th year of innovation and creativity. We are grateful for your support throughout these years, so to express our thanks we have launched a special promotion offering up to 70% off of our professional and DIY drone flight controllers, giving you what you need to build your own drone. The discounts […]

Preparations are underway for one of the world’s largest civilian unmanned planes, developed by Czech Republic based manufacturer Primoco UAV, to be manufactured in China in cooperation with the China VAST concern. A new aircraft production zone is also going to be created with room for a factory to produce Primoco UAV drones. General documents […]

Altavian is introducing the all new Galaxy™ R8700 multi-rotor VTOL designed around the payload for high-precision geospatial mapping. The Galaxy R8700 is the ideal drone for small project areas and confined takeoff and landing areas. With easy assembly, effortless control, and confidence-inspiring stability, the Galaxy R8700 makes quick work of data acquisition over the toughest […]

Aeromao Inc. introduces the new precise GNSS PPK upgrade solution for the Aeromapper 300 and Aeromapper Talon UAV systems. The GNSS PPK (Post Processing Kinematic) is available as an optional upgrade and it is a complete turnkey solution that allows you to achieve up to 3cm accuracy with No Ground Control Points, saving lots of […]

According to 2015 statistics from the US Department of Labor, there are 44,300 surveyors in the United States. But mapping is practiced by a larger population of cartographers, topographers, photogrammetrists, civil engineers, and geographers – it’s not exclusive to the surveying industry. The American Society of Civil Engineers lists more than 150,000 members in 177 […]

An unusually dry summer with drought-like conditions is making headlines across the East Coast and Midwest, and has farmers wondering what they can do now to prevent huge losses at harvest time. While traditional methods of analyzing crop health like walking a field and manually inspecting plants can burn time and money, Detailed Aerial Solutions […]

Enterprise Drone Solutions, based in Tucson, AZ is introducing Théa: the world’s first UAS to meet the high standards for an FAA Airworthiness Certificate. Théa has expanded operational capabilities beyond those of any other commercial unmanned aircraft, to allow legal flight over crowds, at night, and beyond. By providing unmatched aircraft-grade reliability (10^-9 Failure Rate), Théa […]

Aero-Photos have signed a Letter of Intent with Wyvern for them to perform a standard Category 1 EXACT Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) assessment. Aero-Photos will be the first Canadian operator to undergo an EXACT certification process. The EXACT Program is a robust, standardized, international best practices certification program for commercial UAV service buyers and sellers […]

– New Kits XLRS_D2 with more options and upgrades. – MAVLINK Integration protocol. – Compatible autopilots: Pixhawk, APM, SmartAP, etc. – Compatible software: Mission Planner, QGrounControl, etc. – Update software DMDStudio-MAVLINK. – News professional receivers of long range from 20-200Km RC, SPPM for autopilots and with telemetry radio modem MAVLINK. – RXD2SL. Receiver 4G (-108dBm, 25mW, […]

BOULDER, COLORADO – Agribotix, an industry leader in drone-enabled agricultural intelligence, announced it is now integrated with the John Deere Operations Center. Results from the award-winning Agribotix FarmLens platform provide farmers comprehensive, actionable data to increase yields and reduce cost. These include best-in-class drone data processing, analytics, NDVI Field Health Maps, and Variable Application Reports […]

The remotely piloted aircraft world is full of technology created for civil purposes that end up being used by the military. A great example is the Scan Eagle originally a fishing tool. It was to be sent out to look for Tuna. A high-value catch. We all know what happened next. Boeing went fishing for […]

US Army’s Rapid Equipping Force will assess innovative persistent drone against Army requirements CyPhy Works announced today that it has received an order for its Persistent Aerial Reconnaissance and Communications (PARC) System, from theU.S. Army’s Rapid Equipping Force (REF). PARC, a tethered drone, addresses the need for a persistent eye-in-the-sky by flying for days at […]

At the WREX 2016 Conference, Unmanned Experts Explained How Its Project with LVMPD Demonstrated That Accident Analysis with a UAV Can Be Done Quickly, Safely, and Accurately Las Vegas, Nevada. Serving a population of over two million spread across eight thousand square miles, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department faces daily challenges in conducting prompt, […]

Lehmann Aviation (www.lehmannaviation.com) announced launch of a totally new L-A Series line of professional mapping drones for operators around the world. Lehmann Aviation also shared new features from the all new OperationCenter v2, the most advanced Drone Management System. The new ground-breaking L-A Series is comprised of three fully automatic aircraft for three major mapping […]

Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland DESCRIPTION We are looking for a talented master’s thesis student to join our team in Lausanne for work in vision-based navigation, to start as soon as possible. Our clients use Pix4Dcapture, a mobile flight planning app (android and iOS), together with their consumer drones to connect to, fly, and automatically acquire overlapping […]

Fifty-nine years ago this week, President Dwight D. Eisenhower became the first U.S. President to fly in a helicopter—a modified stock Bell H-13J—when United States Air Force Major Joseph E. Barrett flew the rotorcraft with Eisenhower in it to Camp David on July 15, 1957. Aviation has come a long way – and not just […]

The RedKite UAV is a breakthrough product in terms of performance, reliability and cost efficiency. Having completed a 54.5 hour world record flight in 2012, this is a proven product which has sold internationally and is capable of operating from unimproved terrain, night or day for over 20 hours. Robust and compact, the RedKite system […]

Professional Programs at Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach Campus have concluded a successful year of continuing education offerings, with over 10 seminars attended by more than 185 aviation professionals from around the globe. Organizations who took advantage of the lifelong learning opportunities included Chevron USA, General Atomics, FAA, SkySkopes, Virgin America Airlines, Boeing, L3 Communications, U.S. Air […]

Skanska UK is one of the first construction companies to introduce an insurance approved supply chain framework that will facilitate the wider deployment of drone technology on projects. Remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) – better known as drones – offer an innovative way of capturing data that can significantly reduce risk and create opportunities for […]

RPAS (UAV) Operator / Fixed Wing – VIC – Due to the growth of the Aerial Data Management business, we require the services of an experienced pilot to operate fixed wing Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems. The RPA will operate both within & beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) for up to 8 hours a time. […]

Midsummer Day, the feast of St. John has come and gone. August and with it the first glimpse of Autumn just ahead. Many are still waiting for their Lily Drone. It is still slated for a late summer launch and that, to my mind, is now. As dungaree clad Bananarama might say its been a […]

Last week, the SVIEF 2016 conference took over the China National Convention Center in Beijing’s Olympic Village just a week ago. FreeSkies and 5D Robotics participated in addition to a myriad of drone, AR/VR, and robotics startups from all over China and California’s Silicon Valley. In addition to exhibiting their technologies, both companies had the […]

QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Advance Queensland, a Queensland Government business initiative, announced a one million Australian Dollar investment into drone technologies development on Monday. The funding is part of a collaboration between Advance Queensland and Boeing, along with its subsidiary Insitu Pacific, and Telstra, Royal Dutch Shell’s QGC (formerly Queensland Gas Company) project. Local small to […]

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Drone Sports Association (DSA) announced on Monday that the highly anticipated 2016 U.S. National Drone Racing Championships “Drone Nationals” will be presented by GoPro, AIG, EMC, and EY have also signed on as major partners for the marquee event August 5-7, on Governors Island, New York. With drone racing’s increase in […]

The UK Drone Show and the Insomnia Gaming Festival have joined forces in a three year joint venture to develop the first Indoor RCsports drone racing series in Europe. INTRODUCING: ISERIES INDOOR DRONE RACING This event will be featuring at the 3 main Insomnia Festivals per year plus the UK Drone Show events – live […]

Cardno, Inc. announced that the newest platform in its industry-leading unmanned aircraft system (UAS) fleet is the Pulse Aerospace Vapor 55 on which the Riegl VUX-1 LiDAR sensor will be mounted. It will be deployed primarily for electrical transmission projects as well as other applications for Cardno’s extensive engineering and environmental services. Cardno’s nationwide UAS […]

Have you been tinkering with electronics from an early age? If so and you are truly passionate about your subject we would love to hear from you. Blue Bear seeks an outstanding senior (or junior) electronics engineer to contribute to product development and R&D activities in a fast-paced and innovative technical environment. The successful […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Aerial Agriculture LLC, a startup company launched by Purdue University students, aims to revolutionize the agricultural industry by building drones in-house to capture multispectral images of entire crop fields. This technology could allow farmers to reduce excess fertilizer and input costs while simultaneously increasing yields. Aerial Agriculture uses specialized cameras to convert […]

OSHKOSH, WI – Experienced pilots are once again invited to take on an aerial obstacle course in the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-sponsored Small Unmanned Aerospace System (sUAS) Challenge during this year’s fly-in at the 64th annual Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) convention held July 25-31 in Oshkosh, Wis. As part of the challenging daily “drone” competition from 3 […]

The Israeli-based aerostat company, RT LTA Systems, announced the establishment of a new subsidiary called “Aero-T”. RT is a world-class designer, developer, and manufacturer of the tactical Aerostat family SkyStar™, which is used in intelligence, surveillance, communications and homeland security applications. RT CEO, Rami Shmueli, will also serve as Aero-T CEO. The other partners in […]

LightWare Optoelectronics (Pty) Ltd is delighted to announce that their Quality Management System has been certified ISO9001:2008 compliant by the British Standards Institution. “We believe our rapid growth will continue for years to come and that a strong quality management system is a strategic imperative and forms a solid foundation to support such a growth path.” says James Portman, CEO […]

Over the course of 10 years, Embention has been improving the versatility of its Veronte Autopilot, a professional avionics system. Veronte has been successfully installed in different innovative UAVs designs. All this experience has permitted to incorporate a high versatility in the control system. In this manner it is possible to adapt Veronte Autopilot to […]