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SkyTraq Technology Inc., a fabless GNSS positioning technology company, introduces S2525F8-RTK, a low-cost, low-power, single frequency RTK receiver for applications requiring centimeter-level accuracy positioning. S2525F8-RTK is a multi-constellation GNSS RTK receiver that can use 12 GPS, 8 SBAS, 6 BDS, and 1 QZSS signal. In situations where RTK fix is not possible, a Float RTK mode can be…The post SkyTraq Launches Low-Cost Feature-Rich RTK Receiver appeared first on sUAS News.

I have spent a weekend in the world of 30 somethings that impress teens and 20 somethings. This morning I even found another vlogger with more than one million subscribers. Between three vloggers they have more than 4 million subscribers. All of them have one thing in common, the Phantom. Watch the playlist until the…The post Vloggers with Drones, good or bad thing. Discuss… appeared first on sUAS News.

Thalwil, Switzerland and Taipei, Taiwan – May 26, 2016 – u-blox (SIX:UBXN), a global leader in wireless and positioning modules and chips, announces that its ELLA W1 and ODIN-W2 short range radio module series have been certified by the NCC (National Communications Commission), an independent statutory agency regulating the information, communications and broadcasting industry…The post Taiwan NCC certifies u-blox short range radio module series appeared first on sUAS News.

FlytPOD is an advanced flight computer. It has the complete flight stack for reliable navigation and can be attached to any type of drone. This includes inertial navigation sensors, barometer, GPS, communication system and several payload interfaces. It also contains a powerful processor for developing custom high level applications for agriculture, industrial inspection, surveys, search & rescue…The post FlytPOD Autopilot appeared first on sUAS News.

This paper describes a family of innovative fixed wing UAS with can vertical take off and land – the SONGBIRD family. With nominal payloads starting from 0.5 kg they can take off and land safely like a multi-rotor UAV, removing the need for an airstrip for the critical phases of operation. A specially designed flight…The post Songbird VTOL appeared first on sUAS News.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, tactical radars, and electro-optic and related mission system solutions, today announced that it will have a significant presence at the upcoming ILA show in Berlin, Germany, June 1-4, including a full-scale, company-owned Predator® B RPA. “The ILA Berlin Air Show…The post GA-ASI to Exhibit Predator B RPA at ILA Berlin appeared first on sUAS News.

Aeronautics LTD, a leader in the development, manufacture, and marketing of state-of-the-art unmanned systems for land, sea and air, integrating surveillance equipment with network information, discloses it will soon launch a new Unmanned Aerial System platform – Orbiter 4. The development of the Orbiter 4 has recently reached its final steps, and the new platform…The post Aeronautics disclose plan to launch Orbiter 4 by the end of 2016 appeared first on sUAS News.

Its not a glittering start for Xiaomi, at a press launch one of the two new quadcopters experienced some sort of failure. Falling back to earth in a crashing rather than calculated manner. Social media in China lit up with less than flattering comments. “quality fails”, “a lack of safety” and, “cheap goods no good” “If…The post Xiaomi “Flying Bomb” the new nickname for cellphone companies drone appeared first on sUAS News.

Munich Re, one of the world’s largest reinsurers, has partnered with PrecisionHawk, a global, drone data platform, to enhance insurance assessments worldwide by providing faster response times and increased reporting accuracy in the aftermath of a natural disaster. The partnership was recently exercised following the April earthquake in Ecuador, where PrecisionHawk collected drone imagery of the…The post Munich Re Selects PrecisionHawk to Improve Post-Catastrophe Assessment Using Drone Technology appeared first on sUAS News.

Science Channel will show the world through a different lens when DRONED premieres this summer. The series, which is shot on location in countries that include Bahamas, Mexico, Barbados, Canada and the U.S., will follow drone build teams and their clients while exploring the impact drones are having as viewers get a front row seat to a technology…The post Science Channel To Air DRONED This Summer appeared first on sUAS News.

Australian firm Klau Geomatics is now producing PPK (Post Processed Kinematic) GNSS positioning systems for drones and light manned aerial mapping systems. The system provides accurate camera locations for mapping from UAVs, which reduces the need for surveyed ground control to produce accurate DTMs and orthophotos from photogrammetry. PPK is similar to RTK GPS but…The post Precise positioning system for UAVs appeared first on sUAS News.

Nicking footage is not really on for many reasons. Using it to promote a new drone, as if it was taken from that drone. Well that’s just not cricket. (Deliberately confusing term for my American friends) YouTube user Sami Luo who claimed to have the official launch video included a still image from of all…The post Be careful who you lift content from, Xiaomi Mi drone promotional found footage. appeared first on sUAS News.

NovAtel’s compact GAJT® anti-jam antenna is now on-board Schiebel’s revolutionary CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS). Schiebel, the Vienna-based manufacturer focused on the development, testing and production of the state-of-the-art CAMCOPTER® S-100UAS, as well as innovative mine detection equipment, is a long-time customer of NovAtel’s high precision Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning technology. In…The post NovAtel Anti-Jam Antenna Onboard Schiebel CAMCOPTER® S-100 appeared first on sUAS News.

Earth-i (www.earthi.space), the British innovative distributor of Earth Observation and information services, will be supporting this year’s Geospatial World Forum in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, from 23rd to 26th May. The theme of the conference is one that Earth-i understands extremely well. Under the title of ‘Where’s the Money – disruptive business models’ attendees will explore…The post Earth-i Takes the Best of British to Geospatial World Forum appeared first on sUAS News.

OLNEY, TX — Air Tractor, Inc. is proud to announce its expansion into the field of unmanned aerial systems. The recent acquisition of Hangar 78 UAV, and its flagship aircraft, the Yield Defender unmanned aerial system (UAS) will create the foundation of Air Tractor’s development and visionary integration of unmanned technology to complement its core…The post Air Tractor® Makes Entry into the UAS Market – Acquires Yield Defender appeared first on sUAS News.

Minimize your cost by using the Phoenix Mapper fixed-wing drone for a variety of inspection and site mapping applications. Using our unmanned drones, you can collect data and view composite photos showing the progression of your job site. Benefits Highly reliable, easy-to-use, professional-grade autopilot Easy hand-launch deployment Intuitive flight-planning process Expansive land coverage in single…The post Phoenix Mapper UAV appeared first on sUAS News.

Marty W. Rogers (Photo by Andy Cummins/GI/UAF) Jim Laird STARKVILLE, Miss.–USAF Maj. Gen. (Ret.) James Poss is departing from Mississippi State University July 1 after successfully leading the multi-year effort to land the Federal Aviation Administration’s Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The director of the MSU-led Alliance for System Safety of UAS…The post UAS center of excellence at MSU undergoes leadership transition appeared first on sUAS News.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems solutions, today announced two contracts in support of GA-ASI’s new RPA Training Academy in Grand Forks, North Dakota. GA-ASI will collaborate with the UND Aerospace Foundation located at the University of North Dakota…The post GA-ASI RPA Training Academy Augmented With Simulator, Instructors appeared first on sUAS News.

Fort Myers, FL ​– Southwest Florida based commercial drone company, Soaring Sky, offers communities and commercial businesses throughout the state of Florida aerial inspections to insure recovery after this hurricane season. Utilizing drone technology, Soaring Sky is able to deliver high res images and video of structures. This data is then used, in the…The post Soaring Sky Takes Insurance Industry By Storm appeared first on sUAS News.

XiaoMi launched their drone live streaming to a purpose built app. Comments piled up as excitement mounted. First off experienced drone driver Lin Yang told us to be careful out there and then CEO of XiaoMi, Jun Lei reveals the new drone and the comments went wild. Bloomberg had the price wide of the mark…The post Lots of hype for the XiaoMi drone launch appeared first on sUAS News.

DroneDeploy Unveils a Fully Integrated Drone Mapping Experience San Francisco, Calif. ­ May 25, 2016​­ DroneDeploy, the leading cloud software platform for commercial drones, is making powerful aerial data accessible and productive for everyone. Today DroneDeploy announced the new release of its fully integrated, free iOS and Android app, to deliver a more seamless and engaging…The post DroneDeploy Unveils a Fully Integrated Drone Mapping Experience appeared first on sUAS News.

Whether used to capture stunning aerial photography, for surveillance, or as is mostly the case, just a bit of fun, drones have become the must-have gadget of 2016, and now a new manual from publisher Haynes gives readers a step-by-step guide to building their own. The Build Your Own Drone Manual provides a comprehensive guide…The post Haynes rises above the rest with launch of new Build Your Own Drone Manual appeared first on sUAS News.

Is the sun setting on the Inspire with its porky more than 2 kiloness? Or is Yuneec making a dent in sales?? The Inspire 1 has received a not to be sniffed at discount. A cool $1000 or two Phantom 3’s. Down from $3000. This brings it closer in price to the Yuneec Typhoon H…The post Who’s still afraid of Yuneec? Inspire 1 receives 35% discount. appeared first on sUAS News.

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana – Two leading companies in aerial wind inspection services, HUVRdata, based in Austin, TX and EdgeData based in Grand Forks, ND, announced a collaboration to deliver a suite of wind industry data intelligence tools and credential processes to optimize the use of this technology within the wind industry. The collaboration will leverage…The post HUVRdata and EdgeData Announce Collaboration to Optimize Aerial Wind Inspections appeared first on sUAS News.

The European ARIADNA consortium led by Indra and integrated by CRIDA, ENAIRE and Fada-Catec has completed the first simultaneous flight tests in a conventional airport of a drone or remotely piloted aircraft (RPAS/UAS) in the presence of a manned aircraft. This is one of the first flying experiences undertaken in Europe for a drone to…The post ARIADNA Consortium Completes Simultaneous Flight of Civilian UAS and Manned Aircraft appeared first on sUAS News.

The traditional method of performing a roof inspection employs hand-held thermal imaging equipment or, when required, equipment mounted on manned aircraft. Irrespective of the method of data acquisition, the basic science of failure and detection can be described as follows: The substrate insulation on an industrial roof can be prone to degrade, which allows moisture…The post Making roof inspections simple, Skyworks appeared first on sUAS News.

A Professional Long Range system ideal for projects. The 3rd generation of Long Range Systems professional from DMD and one of the best systems Long Range Radio Control with integrated video. Radio Control Ranges from 20 to 200Km or more, depending of the XLRS serie (D2, D3 or D4) and of the characteristics of the RC model…The post XLRS eXtended Long Range System D2 -up to 200km range! appeared first on sUAS News.

Tad McGeer’s presentation at the 2016 sUSB Exposition in San Francisco CA, is now available to view on the sUAS News Youtube channel. The winner of this year’s sUAS Leadership Award, Tad speaks about his experience developing the Sea Scan system which eventually lead to Insitu’s Scan Eagle platform, he then elaborates about his current…The post Tad McGeer’s presentation at the 2016 sUSB Exposition appeared first on sUAS News.

University of Adelaide environmental researchers have called for a ‘code of best practice’ in using unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) for wildlife monitoring and protection, and other biological field research. The researchers, from the University’s Unmanned Research Aircraft Facility (URAF) or Adelaide Drone Hub, say that drones are a useful tool for field research and their…The post Call to minimize drone impact on wildlife appeared first on sUAS News.

If a price point of $610 as touted by Bloomberg is true then Xiaomi may have shot itself in the foot before it even launches. For another $390 you can have a P3P, the minimum standard in my opinion for a commercial multirotor. “While making good-quality products, the price point has to be competitive as…The post I’m voting the Xiaomi Mi off the island appeared first on sUAS News.

DJI, the world’s leading manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles, announced today it will expand its Experience Zone inside the Hong Kong International Airport to include a bigger flight demo area, SkyPixel digital gallery and a selfie corner. Situated at the heart of one of Asia’s busiest airports, the new DJI Experience Zone will give travelers…The post DJI Expands Experience Zone at Hong Kong International Airport appeared first on sUAS News.

David Yoel CEO of American Aerospace Technologies, Inc. (AATI) today announced that AATI has successfully completed flight tests for the energy industry utilizing Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) from the Farmville Regional Airport in Farmville, VA. The campaign just completed was the first in Virginia where flights originated at an operating airport, and the first with…The post American Aerospace Technologies, Inc. Announces Successful BVLOS UAS Flight Campaign in Virginia for the Energy Industry appeared first on sUAS News.

Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., is pleased to announce the inaugural commercial operation of its RMAX remotely piloted helicopter for agriculture spraying service in the U.S. The RMAX flight was completed this week in California for Napa-based Silverado Farming Company, a leading vineyard management company. During its debut the RMAX applied a fungicide for preventative control…The post Yamaha RMAX Debuts Commercial Spray Service on Napa Valley Vineyard appeared first on sUAS News.

Air Force leaders outlined what the next 20 years will look like for remotely piloted aircraft in the Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Plan published April 30. “The Small UAS Flight Plan outlines a vision and strategy for the continued development, operation and sustainment of SUAS over the next 20 years,” said Lt. Gen. Robert…The post USAF:- Flight plan outlines next 20 years for RPA appeared first on sUAS News.

Designed for long-range, high speed missions, Kestrel represents the most efficient electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) UAS in the world. With the benefits of VTOL and the aerodynamic advantages of fixed-wing flight, Kestrel delivers long flight times with high payload capacities in even the most challenging environments. MODULAR NOSE With multiple task-specific nose cone…The post Autel Kestrel appeared first on sUAS News.

Jeffery Antonelli of Antonelli Law has been tapped by RCAPA to represent the organization in the RTCA Drone Advisory Committee. Mr Antonelli is recognized as launching one of the first Drone/UAS Practice Groups in the country, in his legal work he supports a large number of national clients with complex drone operations challenges across industries,…The post RCAPA gives Jeffery Antonelli the nod to represent the org at the RTCA DAC appeared first on sUAS News.

By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) — It is often the case that regulation fails to keep pace with rapidly developing technology. The drone industry is a case in point. “It feels like our hands are tied” said Park Sung-youl, Overseas Strategy Manager at Soomvi Co., a maritime life-saving drone company based in Incheon.…The post Life-saving drone firm calls for speedy deregulation appeared first on sUAS News.

The use of mini tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has become an essential feature of land operations against adversaries that take advantage of their knowledge of the terrain. UAVs are now used systematically to protect forward bases, convoys and land operations. Airbus Defence and Space and its UAV subsidiary Survey Copter are proposing a true…The post Airbus Defence and Space and SurveyCopter offer SkyGhost ER, a new SMDR solution appeared first on sUAS News.

MicroLink Devices is proud to announce that Airbus Defence and Space has issued a production contract for MicroLink’s epitaxial liftoff (ELO)-based multijunction solar sheets for use on the new Zephyr S platform. The Zephyr platform is a new class of unmanned air vehicle that operates as a high altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) enabling affordable, persistent, local…The post Airbus Defence and Space Enters Solar Cell Production Contract with MicroLink Devices appeared first on sUAS News.

You have to hand it to Xiaomi they know how to spin up the hype (see what I did there) The same old patent pictures of a quad and a watch controlling it are being released and now we hear of a 4K camera. No doubt the app appearing in app stores for a few hours…The post Mi UAV rumors re rumoring appeared first on sUAS News.

The Director of Flight Operations will join Airware’s Professional Services and Customer Success organization to lead a team of UAV Operators and Instructors. You will build and lead a team responsible for representing the Airware vision for how aerial data collection with commercial drones should be carried out. You set the direction for our team…The post Airware:- Director, Flight Operations appeared first on sUAS News.

by Leslie Reed | University Communications An innovative University of Nebraska-Lincoln-designed drone designed to ignite prescribed fires in grasslands and forests was used successfully April 22 to burn 26 acres of restored tallgrass prairie at Homestead National Monument of America near Beatrice. In addition to testing the capabilities of the unmanned aircraft system under development…The post Aerial ‘fire drone’ passes Homestead test appeared first on sUAS News.

Emerging Technology Ventures (ETV) Inc., in collaboration with Autonomous and Unmanned Systems Cluster (AUSC) members: Silent Falcon UAS Technologies, American Lithium Energy Corporation, North Alabama Robotics System, Inc. (NARS), and Motion Picture Marine were honored as an Outstanding Innovation in 2016 for the Smart Battery Manager project. The cooperation of each of these organizations merited…The post AUSC Companies Receive Innovation Award appeared first on sUAS News.

The FAA and its government partners are expanding research on ways to detect “rogue” drones around airports. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and its government, industry and academia partners have joined forces to evaluate drone detection technology at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York. Over the last two years, the FAA has…The post FAA Tests FBI Drone Detection System at JFK appeared first on sUAS News.

Icaros Inc., a leading provider of aerial remote sensing services and software, has announced that Harris Geospatial Solutions, a division of Harris Corporation, will offer the Icaros OneButton™ family of image processing software as a front-end complement to its ENVI® geospatial analytics solution for users extracting information from manned and unmanned aerial sensor data. “Together,…The post Harris Geospatial Solutions to Offer Icaros OneButton™ with ENVI® for Advanced UAS Image Processing appeared first on sUAS News.

Airstring connects your drone to the internet using the mobile phone network. Once your drone is online, you can simply connect to it via your internet connected smartphone or PC, using common apps, like Tower and Mission Planner, allowing you to upload missions, check flight parameters and send commands like Return-To-Home, wherever your drone is.…The post Airstring – crowd funded cell phone networking appeared first on sUAS News.

Agricultural intelligence company, Agribotix™, continues to expand its footprint in North America. The emerging industry leader announced today that its FarmLens™ cloud processing service will be offered via the WinField Answer Tech® agricultural technology portal. Agribotix processes and analyzes agricultural data gathered by drones via its FarmLens™ cloud-based analysis and reporting solution. The resulting intelligence,…The post Agribotix™ FarmLens™ Image Processing and Analytics Solution Offered Via WinField’s Answer Tech® Portal appeared first on sUAS News.

During countless hours of field experiments in a variety of different weather conditions, the Meteomatics Meteodrones have reliably collected valuable meteorological measurement data. The company, located in St. Gallen, has now carried out the worldwide first successful examinations on icing of Mini-UAVs and thereby taken a major step to the realization of flight operations in…The post Successful Icing experiments on Meteodrone appeared first on sUAS News.

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.