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Simlat received a purchase order for the delivery of advanced UAS simulation to be employed in LDCC’s Agriculture Aviation Training. The delivery will include a turn-key UAS simulator including Hardware, Software and add-on Civil UAS application packages (e.g. agriculture, offshore, utilities inspection, and more). This special program is in association with Flying Tiger Aviation leads…The post Simlat to deliver a Full Crew UAS Simulator (C-STAR) to Louisiana Delta Community College (LDCC) appeared first on sUAS News.

Dedrone, developer of a market-leading civilian drone detection system, today announced that it has raised $10 million in Series A funding. The round was led by U.S.-investor Menlo Ventures, one of the world’s premier venture capital firms investing in consumer and enterprise technologies. Dedrone will use the fresh capital to accelerate the advancement and sophistication…The post Fast-Growing Dedrone Raises $10M Series A appeared first on sUAS News.

Aeryon, the premier manufacturer of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) and Liteye Systems, a leading manufacturer and provider of products that protect critical infrastructure, today announced the integration of the Aeryon SkyRanger into the AUDS counter-UAS platform to provide public safety, domestic security, and other agencies with the ability to deploy SkyRanger within AUDS protection…The post Aeryon and Liteye Systems Partner to Integrate Aeryon SkyRanger into the AUDS Counter-UAS System appeared first on sUAS News.

Drone University USA and Strategic Response Partners recently put their Disaster Preparedness, Response and Recovery Training Course into action with the taping of a mock high rise fire and building evacuation in downtown Tampa, FL. Working with Massey Disaster Planning and the Tampa Fire Department over 2 full days, the DUU/SRP team captured footage from the…The post Drone University USA and SRP Team Up with Tampa Fire Department for High Rise Evacuation Drill appeared first on sUAS News.

China’s first homemade long-range unmanned aerial vehicle for emergency material transport has made its maiden flight successfully in the Xixian New Area of north China’s Shaanxi province. Local news website sxdaily.com reports that the drone can carry 15 kilos of payload as far as 80 kilometers in distance and drop material on a target accurately.…The post Chinese heavy lifter appeared first on sUAS News.

Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division today announced that it was selected by Rocket Lab to provide its rugged, modular Data Acquisition Unit (DAU) technology for use on the Electron launch vehicle. Under the contract Curtiss-Wright will supply Rocket Lab with its Space COTS Acra KAM-500 DAU products. The DAU will acquire data from various analog and…The post Curtiss-Wright Selected to Provide Data Acquisition Systems for Electron appeared first on sUAS News.

u-blox (SIX:UBXN), a global leader in wireless and positioning modules and chips, officially inaugurated a new office in Taipei, Taiwan, this month. The move to larger facilities comes with a growing business in response to Taiwan’s booming telematics and IoT markets. “This new office attests to u-blox’s expansion in Taiwan. It was necessary for us…The post u-blox Taiwan expands appeared first on sUAS News.

The second call for submission. Next edition of the sUAS Guide rushes into view. If you have any submissions then please email them to tiaan@suasnews.com We won’t just accept any old tat or blatant advertising ;-) Content that will get through our BS filter will entertain, inform or show how to solve a problem with…The post Next sUAS Guide call for white papers #2 appeared first on sUAS News.

Airphrame, a robotics and mapping startup, is looking for a marketing rockstar with experience in lead generation and growth tactics eager to run operations and build a marketing team. They should have a history of working with smaller B2B or Enterprise IT companies, 3-7 years experience, and great team and leadership skills: EMAIL MARKETING Must…The post Jobs:- Airphrame Demand Generation & Digital Marketing appeared first on sUAS News.

The Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS) launched four Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs or drones) simultaneous on four different public service support scenarios at the Reno-Stead UAV Test Range in close collaboration with the NASA-Ames UAV Command Center. The importance of this NASA Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) test reflects the complexity of the air traffic…The post Drones Over America – Nevada Test Site Flies the NASA National Campaign appeared first on sUAS News.

Flight testing of a scaled model of a larger Zephyr, the Zephyr T have begun. Airbus Defence & Space has \ Zephyr T high-altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS) will have four times the payload of Zephyr 8 being able to lift 80kg. Three test flights of the model have have taken place and Airbus expect to…The post Airbus flight tests for Zephyr T appeared first on sUAS News.

I really don’t know what to say about this one. I watched a video from Simon Newtons excellent channel, On the Kitchen Table earlier and he had noted an up tick in negative sentiment against Yuneec products in his comments. I had a pleasant email exchange about it with him and as this was happening…The post Who’s afraid of Yuneec? appeared first on sUAS News.

By Kirk Elton Greninger Small Unmanned Systems Business Exposition 2016, San Francisco. On the behalf of the readership and the sUAS community Tad McGeer was recognized at the sUSB Expostion 2016 for his leadership in the development of innovative technologies in small commercial UAS. Dr. McGeer has constantly striven to develop technologies through the creation…The post Dr Tad McGeer Wins sUAS Industry Leadership Award appeared first on sUAS News.

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) today announced the United States Navy plans to deploy its “BlackwingTM,” a small, tube-launched unmanned aircraft system that deploys from under the surface of the sea, on manned submarines and unmanned underwater vehicles. Blackwing builds on AeroVironment’s extensive operational experience with small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and its SwitchbladeTM Lethal Miniature…The post United States Navy to Deploy AeroVironment Blackwing Reconnaissance Systems on Attack and Guided Missile Submarines appeared first on sUAS News.

DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah — A radar-based system tested at Dugway will soon allow military operators of unmanned aerial vehicles to fly within the National Airspace System to help maintain their skills. The Ground Based Sense And Avoid is the first and only system that meets federal requirements that aircraft operators see and avoid other…The post Dugway tests system for easier UAS transit appeared first on sUAS News.

Current internal tank inspection techniques require people to climb inside dangerous and potentially chemically hazardous tanks. This process is fraught with danger, time consuming and delivers low quality data sets. The Flyability and Sky-Futures drone based solution allows inspections to take place without personnel entering the tank, significantly reducing risk to life and improving both…The post Flyability and Sky-Futures Announce Technology and Delivery Partnership for Drone Based Internal Tank Inspections. appeared first on sUAS News.

The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) today revealed the inaugural class of the North Carolina Entrepreneur Hall of Fame: Dennis Dougherty, Dennis Gillings, Fred Hutchison and Bob Young. The 2016 class will be inducted on May 17 as part of the first annual CED Founders Day celebration, taking place at The Frontier in RTP, from…The post PrecisionHawk CEO Bob Young, inducted into Entrepreneur Hall of Fame appeared first on sUAS News.

Just hit play on the video above and the playlist will play through or choose a specific video by clicking at the top left playlist icon. The main headline in this week’s video news roundup is, of course, DHL’s successful completion of a 3-month trial delivering actual customer packages using a tilt-wing UAS in the mountains…The post Weekly Video News Roundup appeared first on sUAS News.

Lets hope more experienced RPA operators and pilots get on board. There have been some disconnected mentions of ADSB in the past from on high. Things that showed a lack of aviation understanding. Software Engineer, Airspace Management (Wing), X Project Wing is working on self-flying vehicles that could open up entirely new approaches to delivering…The post Project Wing looking for somebody with Aviation experience appeared first on sUAS News.

The role of the Customer Support Manager (CSM) is to be a MicaSense Expert! MicaSense is a Seattle-based company, rapidly expanding to service a growing demand for its state-of-the-art multispectral imaging and data solutions. We strive to provide the highest level of technical support to our customers – responding to and anticipating their needs for…The post MicaSense looking for customer support manager appeared first on sUAS News.

School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Tenure and Tenure-Track Faculty Positions Young and research-intensive, Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) is ranked 13th globally. It is also placed 1st amongst the world’s best young universities. The School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) is one of the largest mechanical and aerospace engineering schools in the world.…The post Assistant/Associate Professorship in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) appeared first on sUAS News.

Montico, Inc., Fresno based Company secures AT&T Contract providing Telecommunication Tower Survey and data collection utilizing a sUAS (small unmanned aerial system). Montico, Inc. is one of the first companies in the nation to provide drone based, commercial solutions to AT&T. Under contract, Montico, Inc. will provide deliverables that detail full tower and compound surveys,…The post Montico, Inc., Fresno based Company secures AT&T Nationwide Contract appeared first on sUAS News.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this week announced an expansion of their Counter-UASPathfinder Initiative (Pathfinder 4) with the addition of two new ‘drone detection’ companies and the first complete Detect-Track-Identify-Defeat system in the form of the Liteye Anti-UAS Defense System, or AUDS. Under its new Cooperative Research & Development Agreement (CRADA) with the FAA, Colorado-based Liteye will deploy…The post Unmanned Experts supports FAA program to counter rogue drones appeared first on sUAS News.

San Diego-based systems integration company employs drones to solve the nation’s most complex problems 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…The post Andy Von Stauffenberg, U.S. Navy Veteran, Launches VStar Systems Inc. to Create Custom Unmanned and Robotic Systems appeared first on sUAS News.

The senior design team, led by Dr. Allen Morinec (First Energy), showed off their work using a drone, provided by Dronewerx, LLC, to inspect electrical transmission lines at the Washkewicz College of Engineering’s biggest event of the year, the annual Senior Design Symposium and Awards. Inspection of power lines and power poles offers significant cost reduction…The post DRONEWERX Partners with First Energy and Cleveland State University for Powerline Inspections with Drones appeared first on sUAS News.

The FAA announced on May 4, 2016 in a memorandum some helpful changes regarding the use of UAS in education. The reason why this memo was created was that many universities were wanting to offer classes where students would be required to fly the aircraft. This brought up questions such as “does the university need a…The post Rupprecht Law’s Analysis of the FAA’s New Educational Use Exception for Drones appeared first on sUAS News.

Portland, Ore. May 12, 2016 ­ Managing a commercial drone operation just got easier, more efficient, and safer. Skyward, the leading drone operations management platform, recently expanded its drone airspace map to include global coverage and introduced a suite of new features for commercial operators. This release includes complete operational workflows, fast logging with DJI flight log imports,…The post Skyward Supports Commercial Operations Worldwide appeared first on sUAS News.

The loosening of restrictions in the U.S. regarding use of unmanned aerial vehicles for commercial purposes has unlocked vast markets and opportunities throughout North America. To serve these new markets, German UAV manufacturer, microdrones has merged with Avyon, the North American UAV solutions provider that brought the microdrones brand to North America three years ago.…The post Microdrones expands operations into North America appeared first on sUAS News.

Silent Falcon™ UAS Technologies is pleased to announce that the solar electric Silent Falcon™ Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) successfully performed flights to demonstrate the effectiveness of using the Silent Falcon™ to inspect and monitor oil and gas production and distribution assets. The flights were performed over 2 days in northwestern New Mexico for a leading…The post Silent Falcon™ UAS Inspects Oil and Gas Operations in New Mexico appeared first on sUAS News.

Frisco, Texas In July of 2015, Galaxy Aviation, a subcontractor for City of Frisco, Texas, hosted Drone Summer Camp for the kids age 10 to 16. Over four sessions, campers trained to safely fly the high-tech drones and practiced maneuvering techniques by navigating aerial obstacle courses. Through interaction with passionate industry professionals, participants learned about…The post Drone Summer Camp wins Texas Recreation & Park Society Award appeared first on sUAS News.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expanding the part of its Pathfinder Program that focuses on detecting and identifying unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) flying too close to airports. Today the FAA signed Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRDAs) with Gryphon Sensors, Liteye Systems Inc. and Sensofusion. The FAA will evaluate procedures and technologies designed to…The post FAA Expands Drone Detection Pathfinder Initiative appeared first on sUAS News.

Our mission is to reduce replanting costs. The majority of replanting today is done by work gangs with shovels, just as it was done in the 1940s when Oregon became the first state in the US to require replanting. At that time, the cost to plant a 6 inch tree was double the cost of…The post DroneSeed appeared first on sUAS News.

Skycatch launch one of the most powerful new mobile apps built on the DJI SDK: COMMANDER With this new iOS app, pilots can easily create high-resolution maps and 3D models by planning and safely flying autonomous missions in just a few simple steps. Data can be automatically uploaded for automated cloud processing and accessed via…The post Skycatch Launches COMMANDER for iOS appeared first on sUAS News.

ProSight enables FPV racing pilots and fans to experience unprecedented level of image quality at affordable price Amimon, the developer of CONNEX™ latency-free wireless HD video transmission technology, today unveiled its CONNEX ProSight HD Vision Kit, the first all-digital, HD solution specifically designed for the fast-growing first-person view (FPV) drone racing market. The product –…The post New CONNEX™ ProSight Delivers Industry’s First All-Digital Latency-Free, Wireless System for FPV Drone Racing appeared first on sUAS News.

Sentera, LLC, a software, sensor, and drone company, announces availability of the Sentera NDVI Single sensor for the DJI Phantom™ 4 drone. The normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) single adds an ultra-lightweight, high-precision NDVI sensor to the Phantom 4, creating a powerful and affordable precision agriculture tool. As with Sentera’s DJI Phantom 3 and Inspire…The post Sentera Brings Precision Scouting Capabilities to DJI Phantom 4 Drone appeared first on sUAS News.

Another day another delivery drone.This time, real world point to point deliveries in European weather. Last week UPS announced a partnership with Zipline to trial medical delivery flights in Rwanda. DHL are already out there doing it. DHL Parcel has successfully concluded a three-month test of its third Parcelcopter generation. The trial run, part of…The post DHL steals UPS thunder, 130 packages delivered by Parcelcopter appeared first on sUAS News.

Insitu has made the first sale of its new commercial ground control software and UAS training package to the University of Nevada, Reno College of Engineering, initiating the establishment of a new UAS Flight Coordinator Course at the institution. Inexa Control is Insitu’s new commercial variant of a ground control software tool suite and will…The post Insitu Sells First Commercial UAS Software Package and Curriculum to University of Nevada, Reno appeared first on sUAS News.

The New Zealand Air Line Pilots’ Association (NZALPA) welcomes the decision of the Christchurch District Court earlier today, in finding a drone operator guilty of flying in restricted airspace and endangering a helicopter pilot at Pines Beach, near Kaiapoi. RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems), or ‘drones’, offer incredible opportunities to carry out tasks that conventional…The post New Zealand:- Pilots Welcome Guilty Verdict of Drone Operator appeared first on sUAS News.

Airborne drone technology is disrupting industries from agriculture to filmmaking, with the global market for drone technology and delivery now worth over $127bn, according to Clarity From Above, a new report from PwC. And with drones poised to have an impact on business operations of companies in a broad range of industry sectors, PwC has…The post PwC flies into £127bn global drone technology market appeared first on sUAS News.

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has taken cognisance of the growing requests for the use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) leading to its proliferation in Nigeria and has therefore issued safety guidelines accordingly. In recent times, RPA/UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) are being deployed for commercial and recreational purposes in the country without adequate security…The post Nigeria:- NCAA issues safety guidelines for drone operators appeared first on sUAS News.

Following on from NASA’s original idea, more than 60 organizations took part in the 1st European UTM Day in Geneva on 27 April 2016. The UTM Day was set up to discuss Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management (UTM). The objective was to understand what actions need to be taken to safely and efficiently integrate remotely…The post Creation of a Global UTM Standardization Group appeared first on sUAS News.

It’s a feel-good photo, a young team and some funky platforms. To an Africa old hand, I see the snag. That launcher. True, it will provide a consistent route to the sky. It’s complex, though, more complex than the aircraft even. It needs to be operated correctly every time. Worse still, should it fail, then…The post UPS backed Zipline medical drones in Africa might have an issue appeared first on sUAS News.

In this week’s news roundup video playlist: – GoPro’s Karma drone launch delay: What has caused it we wonder? – Delft Aerial Robotics announces plan for autonomous drone network – Amazing two weeks for PrecisionHawk: PrecisionHawk receives further venture capital funding and team up with some big names in the drone industry – Plus a…The post Weekly News Roundup Playlist appeared first on sUAS News.

THIS POSITION IS LOCATED IN ST. MARY’S COUNTY The UAS Pilot supports the UMD UAS Test Site Director of Operations in conductingUAS ground and flight operations in support of university and FAA research requirements. This support includes mission planning, execution, briefing, debriefing, piloting, resource management, maintenance, and safety. The UAS Pilot serves as Pilot-in-Command (PIC)…The post UMD UAS Test Site at St. Mary’s County Seeking sUAS Pilot appeared first on sUAS News.

After pushing through the daunting 10,709 foot Hayden pass, the San Luis Valley (SLV) stretched out for miles below us. The Cessna 172’s windshield failed to contain the vast landscape, guarded on all sides by snow-capped mountains, and both pilot and passenger found themselves craning their necks to take in the view. The area is…The post UAS Colorado and Black Swift Technologies team up to Showcase the San Luis Valley, a Drone Paradise appeared first on sUAS News.

Spectral Sky, Inc., a new commercial company, with decades of experience testing, and operating the renowned MQ-1 and MQ-9 Predator/Reaper drones, today announced successful final flight testing of its new 4,550 Gross Weight SS-300M Atlas, that features a single pilot + ground-based sensor operator with over 15 hours loiter and top speed of 300 knots.…The post Spectral Sky Launches New Era of Affordable Aerial Data Collection & ISR appeared first on sUAS News.

CaseCruzer takes flight with its cutting edge SmartCruzer Drone Charging Station invented to help the film, news media and racing sport industries power up their hand launch drones whenever and wherever the action is. These professionals now have a way to safely store, transport, and charge UAVs such as DJI Phantom. On your mark, get…The post CaseCruzer Mobile Drone Charging Station appeared first on sUAS News.

Judge Gary MacAskill found Canterbury, New Zealand man Simon Roy Reeve, guilty for filming a forest fire in January of 2015. The court hearing took three days and was heard by the judge only. The fire at Pines Beach near Christchurch had manned fire helicopters on task. Although Judge MacAskill agreed that Reeve was not…The post Forest fire multirotor operator guilty on all counts appeared first on sUAS News.

Insitu Pacific have announced that after 18 months of successful trials, natural gas company , a Shell-owned business, is introducing the ScanEagle Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) to inspect gas wells, pipelines and processing facilities. Insitu Pacific Managing Director Andrew Duggan said the unmanned Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations had never before been…The post Queensland Gas Company (QGC) to fly ScanEagle BVLOS appeared first on sUAS News.