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Juniper Unmanned, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of its new flight management software solution, Sparrow, which is designed to support commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) program operations. Sparrow provides a shared operational picture of a commercial UAS program by placing tracking, management and reporting at your fingertips. Sparrow’s web-based portal features an intuitive…The post Juniper Unmanned Releases Flight Management Solution for Commercial Drone Programs appeared first on sUAS News.

DJI, the world leader in aerial imaging, today announced that the DJI Phantom 4, the latest, most advanced version of its flagship consumer quadcopter camera series, will be available at a dedicated section of the Apple Store starting on March 15. By launching the DJI Phantom 4 at over 400 Apple Stores, the selection of…The post DJI Phantom 4 Available Exclusively Through DJI and Apple Retail on March 15 appeared first on sUAS News.

ParaZero, a startup that has developed a safety solution for all aerial systems such as UAVs and drones, publicly unveiled its technology today as governments around the world are increasingly focusing on regulating and ensuring the safety of the emerging commercial and private drone sector. As companies such as Amazon and Google look to commercialize…The post ParaZero Publicly Launches Its Recovery System for Drones as Safety Regulations Take Center Stage appeared first on sUAS News.

DJI’s aggressive pricing moves are starting to cause ripples, 3DR have dropped the price of the Solo dramatically and now one of the few crowd funded drones to actually make it to delivery follows suit. The Hexo+ actually offers a little more for your money. Slightly more redundancy with two more motors. From their newsletter:-…The post Hexo+ Lowers Price appeared first on sUAS News.

Well I said he was the one to watch on Friday. Luke stormed to victory in Dubai. Winning every round that he competed. Had I known he was from Somerset, like me I would have been even more biased! Well done Luke and his team Tornado X-Blades Banni UK . An outstanding effort. The win…The post Luke Bannister wins Dubai World Drone GP appeared first on sUAS News.

Delair-Tech has unveiled its acceleration strategy to extend its leadership in the professional drone market. With $14.5 million in fundraising, Delair-Tech is continuing its in- ternational expansion (opening two subsidiaries in Australia and the United States), strengthening its capacity for the design and production of professional industrial drones and opening Delair-Ser- vices, offering “all inclusive”…The post Delair-Tech raises $ 14.5 million! appeared first on sUAS News.

Alamogordo, NM – Emerging Technology Ventures Inc. continues to work with the NASA UTM System, focusing efforts on Public Safety resource development, with an overall goal of mitigating human loss in times of tragedy. The UTM is a NASA collaborative project to safely enable Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) operations in low altitude airspace across the…The post ETV kicks off innovative Public Safety studies appeared first on sUAS News.

FAA Administrator Michael Huerta will make opening remarks and moderate a panel discussion with several industry and government partners about the future of small unmanned aircraft – at the SXSW “South By South West” event. Discussion topics are expected to include UAS registration, the MicroUAS aviation rulemaking committee, steps to speed integration, new uses for…The post FAA Administrator Huerta to lead drone discussion at SXSW appeared first on sUAS News.

The 7th Silicon Valley Robot Block Party at Jabil Blue Sky Center is the longest running celebration of National Robotics Week in the whole USA! You’ll see rolling, flying, walking, swimming and dancing robots. Robots for research, robots for industry and robots for fun! The Robot Block Party will run from 1pm – 4pm and is free and open to the…The post The Biggest Robot Block Party In The USA appeared first on sUAS News.

Concerns have been raised, as many of the participants are not recognizable to many of the longer term contributors of the Global airspace integration effort. Were presenter’s allotted ample time to effectively cover the topics and concepts to the participants? We must also take into consideration that many of these participants are relative newcomers to…The post Micro UAS ARC:- Is There An Agenda appeared first on sUAS News.

Commercial Drone Builder & Operator Builds New Drone for Broadcasters With New Regulation in Mind On Monday New York City based drone startup, Aerobo, is unveiling a Micro UAS designed specifically for the broadcast television industry. Aerobo is releasing the drone in Austin, Texas at the Google Fiber Pavilion with FAA Administrator Michael Huerta and…The post NYC drone startup, Aerobo, debuts micro drone for commercial use at SXSW appeared first on sUAS News.

If you have not heard, the big FPV racing event Dubai starts in earnest today. Leading the pack a young man from the UK and if you have been paying attention he is worth watching. His father has been regularly posting his progress over the last two years in internet forums and Lukes perseverance and…The post World Drone GP Dubai appeared first on sUAS News.

Welcomes Next Steps in Moving Towards a UAS Regulatory Framework Today, Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman John Thune (R-SD) and Ranking Member Bill Nelson (D-FL) introduced the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016, which includes an unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) subtitle. The Small UAV Coalition welcomes the next step in reauthorizing the…The post Coalition Comments on Senate FAA Reauthorization Bill appeared first on sUAS News.

Join Delaware Technical Community College, drone pilots/professionals, and industry experts for presentations and live indoor drone flight demonstrations. This exciting event will inform attendees about the future and promise of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) or “drones” in Delaware. Witness the power of UAS technology and its potential and application in commerce, agriculture, government and…The post Drones for Delaware: Presentations and Live Indoor Flight Demonstrations appeared first on sUAS News.

San Francisco, Calif. ­ Mar. 10, 2016​­ DroneDeploy, the leading cloud software platform for commercial drones, is making powerful aerial data accessible and productive for everyone. Today DroneDeploy announced that its users had mapped 2 million acres (over 809 thousand hectares) across 100 countries, a major industry milestone for the commercial drone sector. To celebrate…The post DroneDeploy Reveals Commercial Drone Industry Trends Across 100 Countries appeared first on sUAS News.

“We’ll try and get some distance between us and the vessel, as much as we can while keeping visibility through the fog,” says Kuhn, Supply Chain Manager at Maersk Tankers and part of Maersk Group Procurement Marine. Ok I must admit I am skeptical of drone deliveries on the whole. But moving smaller supplies to…The post Maersk makes ship to ship drone cookie delivery appeared first on sUAS News.

The Washington Post is jumping up and down a bit about an air dropped platform. Its the Perdix from MIT A change from high altitude balloon launches that were part of its design brief. It joins the CICADA Close-In Covert Autonomous Disposable Aircraft which looks lots less complicated. The military obviously have something in mind for these…The post MIT Perdix flies under F-16 appeared first on sUAS News.

by Sharon Austin Barbados Government Information Service Government has announced a 12-month prohibition on the importation of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), also known as unmanned aerial vehicles or drones, with effect from Friday, April 1. According to an official in the Customs & Excise Department, this ban would allow the authorities to complete a…The post Barbados:- One-Year Ban On Importation Of Drones appeared first on sUAS News.

Country Switzerland City Lausanne Level of training Type of Contract Full-time Mission and specific knowledge At SenseFly we develop and produce aerial imaging drones for professional applications. Safe, ultra-light and easy to use, these highly automated data collection tools are employed by customers around the world in fields such as surveying, agriculture, GIS, civil engineering,…The post Sales and Marketing vacancy @Sensefly appeared first on sUAS News.

Canada, with its vast geography, low population density, abundance of resources and challenging environment created the conditions to invent bush flying and the related technologies and know-how. Today, aviation in remote locations is a hallmark of Canadian aviation industry around the world. The next big step is to do some of these most challenging tasks…The post Investing in the global competitiveness of Canada’s UAS sector appeared first on sUAS News.

ARGUS International, Inc. (ARGUS) has announced their intent to acquire Unmanned Safety Institute (USI) of Orlando, Florida, a privately held business that has carved out a recognized and respected position in the safety training, certification and management of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The acquisition couples nicely with ARGUS’ global presence in the aviation safety training,…The post ARGUS International Announces Intent to Acquire Unmanned Safety Institute appeared first on sUAS News.

The baseline is established (250 grams), and we have standards to test too. The only other fresh idea I can add or offer for 2016 is a UAS NAS integration, Czar. The position should be at the DOT (G13), and someone that who is recognized as fair, objective and trustworthy by the majority of stakeholders.…The post Let’s Give The Scientific Method A Whirl appeared first on sUAS News.

The TEKEVER Group (http://airray.tekever.com) is creating a UAS-based wildlife protection system to monitor endangered species and perform anti-poaching operations combining the usage of the AR3 Net Ray and AR4 Light Ray fixed wing UAS. “UAS can be of great service to protect wildlife. Many of the systems that are currently in use rely on GSM…The post TEKEVER UAS-based wildlife protection system for endangered species appeared first on sUAS News.

Beaverton, OR – Anatum Field Solutions (AFS) announced a nationwide BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) submeter GNSS and centimeter (RTK) GNSS receiver rental program. With the explosion of smartphones and tablets in recent years and the availability of universal Bluetooth sub-meter and RTK GNSS receivers, high-accuracy GNSS data collection is available to everyone. AFS offers…The post Anatum Field Solutions Announces Nationwide BYOD Sub-meter and RTK GNSS Rental Program appeared first on sUAS News.

Multispectral crop monitoring has proven to be a vital aspect of successful agricultural operations. QuestUAV’s new industrial grade compact mapper Q-100 DATAhawk, combined with the multi-spectral MicaSense RedEdge sensor, opens up new doors to maximize agricultural productivity. The QuestUAV Q-100 DATAhawk is rugged, reliable and allows easy and safe operation in open and confined environments.…The post Multispectral imaging with QuestUAV, Micasense and PIX4D Mapper Pro appeared first on sUAS News.

Finalists in the – Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards! Well done!The post Tekever Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the year finalists. appeared first on sUAS News.

U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced that Horizon Hobby, a Champaign-based company that develops and manufactures micro drones for recreational and commercial use, will serve on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Micro Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC). Horizon Hobby has been asked to help develop recommendations for operating certain UAS. “Private…The post Davis Applauds FAA’s Decision to Include Horizon Hobby on Drone Rulemaking Committee appeared first on sUAS News.

Come on we are all thinking Thunderbirds (ed) For decades, aircraft designers seeking to improve vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capabilities have endured a substantial set of interrelated challenges. Dozens of attempts have been made to increase top speed without sacrificing range, efficiency or the ability to do useful work, with each effort struggling or…The post DARPA Announces VTOL X-Plane Phase 2 Design appeared first on sUAS News.

UASUSA today announced that it had received an FAA 333 exemption for its well-proven TEMPEST and RECON commercial drones. The FAA 333 exemption allows commercial operation of drones below 200 feet above ground level, outside a five-mile radius of airports and 500 feet beyond a person or building. Skip Miller, UASUSA CEO, commented, “The exemption is important to…The post UASUSA LEGAL TO FLY FAA Authorization for High Performance Commercial Drones appeared first on sUAS News.

3W has now expanded its site by another engine group in addition to the previous heavy fuel engines (HFE). The German engine manufacturer is introducing part of its comprehensive 2-stroke gas engine program on the company’s reworked web site. Detailed information about options for individualizing the engines and the company’s activities are moreover being introduced.…The post 3W International is rounding out its online presence with 2-stroke gas engines appeared first on sUAS News.

Leading drone maker, 3D Robotics is teaming up with Autodesk “Capturing site data today is costly, time consuming, and often dangerous. Drones can easily go where it’s inefficient or unsafe for field personnel, making it easier to accurately measure our world so we can better manage it,” says Chris Anderson, CEO of leading drone maker…The post Taking Data Capture to New Heights appeared first on sUAS News.

A great chance to see what all the fuss is about. Download and try and FPV simulator from Drone Simulation UK and see if you can climb the leader board during a trial period. The track is the one used last year north of London. A video from the real event and the simulation below. Not…The post Formula FPV London Free Simulation event appeared first on sUAS News.

“Ricardo Mendes, Tekever COO: “With an extra payload capacity, the goal is AR3 NET RAY become the smallest UAV on market carrying a maritime radar. The preliminary tests said that we are right” The TEKEVER Group (www.tekever.com) is launching a new version of the shipborne UAS AR3 NET RAY, now with 8Kg payload capacity, at UMEX…The post TEKEVER’s AR3 NET RAY with increased payload capability for Maritime Missions appeared first on sUAS News.

GeoWing Mapping, Inc. is a California-based geomatics company that provides high-end mapping services and products. With their FAA authorization to fly, WOSB/DBE certification, and extensive history in the mapping industry, it’s no wonder they’ve become a top competitor in their field. Working on projects for regional transportation agencies and major engineering firms, it is easy…The post GeoWing Mapping Inc. is taking the mapping industry to new heights! appeared first on sUAS News.

Pendleton, OR – The Pendleton UAS Range (PUR), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and ArgenTech Solutions (AgTS) conducted Unmanned Aircraft operations this week in the skies above the fields of Pendleton. The PNNL flights were conducted in support of PNNL aircrew currency and science sensor testing to augment upcoming research and atmospheric testing campaigns. Headquartered…The post PNNL launches the DataHawk at Pendleton UAS Range with AgTS. appeared first on sUAS News.

VectorNav Technologies introduced today the VN-360 GPS-Compass heading and position sensor. The VN-360 is an OEM GPS-Compass module that provides an accurate, True North heading solution for systems integrators seeking a reliable alternative to magnetic-based sensors. Many systems currently available on the market depend on digital magnetometers for providing heading measurements of a manned or…The post VectorNav Technologies Introduces VN-360 GPS-Compass appeared first on sUAS News.

DRONE VOLT, French leader in professional drones, makes a technological advancement with its original professional drone Z18 UF (Unlimited Flight), capable of continuous surveillance of areas and events where security is a priority: Industrial sites with sensible infrastructures, road networks, rescue and search operations, support after natural disasters, crowds gatherings, etc. This innovative model will…The post DRONE VOLT surveillance drone capable of several days of autonomy appeared first on sUAS News.

Portland, Ore. March 3, 2016 The sky is open for business and commercial drone operators across the United States are taking flight with Skyward. Dronos , Hover Solutions , and TriCity Electric are recent Section 333 exemption grantees who each worked with the Skyward professional services team to build safe and professional drone programs and to obtain regulatory approval from…The post Commercial Drone Programs Take Flight with Skyward appeared first on sUAS News.

OpenWorks Engineering, a group of British engineers, has invented a system that offers security operators a ground-breaking alternative way to defeat nefarious drones; to be displayed at the UK Home Office’s ‘Security and Policing Event’ on 8th March. Drone use (quadcopters, UAVs) is on the increase – and is regularly compromising security and privacy laws…The post British Engineers Launch Ground Breaking Drone Defence Technology: SkyWall appeared first on sUAS News.

Ground broke last week on developer Trumark Urban’s 25-story condo tower, TEN50, at Grand and Eleventh, and at that event developers announced that this high-rise would have the “firstever” drone landing pad. According to a press release, the drone dock was envisioned for deliveries. Amazon recently received a green light to test drones outdoors and…The post South Park Tower Will Have First-Ever Drone Landing Pad appeared first on sUAS News.

When we first began insuring UAS, none of them had any type of serial number or means of identification. When asked how we were supposed to determine which UAS we were insuring, a potential client responded “that’s easy, it’s the one that crashed.” Following is a true tale of how FAA UAS registration turned two…The post You’re Insuring The One That Crashed – FAA UAS Registration Conundrum appeared first on sUAS News.

Callen-Lenz, the Salisbury based drone service provider, integrator and consultancy established in 2010 is expanding and looking for skilled UAS operators/engineers to join their flight test and ops team. Along with its subsidiary SkyCircuits, Callen-Lenz conducts both service flying operations and exciting research and development activities. Applicants with a sound understanding of and proven ability…The post Callen-Lenz is hiring! appeared first on sUAS News.

By Kirk Greninger March 2, 2016 This April 27, 28 and 29th in San Francisco California sUAS News welcomes you to register for the Silicon Valley Drone Show; Jonathan Downey the founder and CEO of Airware is returning this year to update attendees on developments at Airware and what we can expect from this shining…The post Jonathan Downey to speak at the sUSB Expo 2016, The Silicon Valley Drone Show appeared first on sUAS News.

Perhaps an industry-first for automated UAS hotspot detection, Stadtwerke Mainz, a large German municipal utility company, successfully completed initial UAS missions to identify hotspots in their solar power plants. A service-drone G4 hexacopter equipped with the new optris P1 LightWeight radiometric thermal infrared camera, GPS, and a modified GoPro for visual RGB live video transmission…The post Stadtwerke Mainz to automate hotspot detection of solar plants appeared first on sUAS News.

Cyberhawk Innovations, aerial inspections using Remotely Operated Aerial Vehicles (ROAV), also referred to as drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), has completed an offshore ROAV inspection in North America for one of the world’s largest oil and gas supermajors. The multiple workscope project was completed over the course of two weeks in Newfoundland, Canada. Cyberhawk…The post Cyberhawk completes offshore ROAV inspection in North America appeared first on sUAS News.

Pilots say a spate of serious near misses involving drones highlights the need for urgent action to integrate them in to airspace safely and prevent a collision with other aircraft. In December the UK Proximity Board looked at 7 incidents involving drones: 4 of which were classed as the most serious category A, where a…The post BALPA:- Serious drone near misses prompts warning from pilots. appeared first on sUAS News.

The AscTec Firefly UAS drone has been awarded the Netexplo Award 2016 for its impact on society and business. The redundant research drone is established as programmable unmanned aircraft system in leading universities and R&D labs worldwide. Moreover the AscTec Firefly is involved in many challenging research projects. Netexplo (“Netexplorateur” until late 2011) is an…The post AscTec Firefly: Netexplo Award Winner 2016 appeared first on sUAS News.

New DJI Phantom 4 features obstacle avoidance, intelligent tracking and a simplified flying experience NEW YORK, March 1, 2016 – DJI, the world’s leading maker of unmanned aerial vehicles, on Tuesday launched the Phantom 4, the first consumer quadcopter camera (or “drone”) to use highly advanced computer vision and sensing technology to make professional aerial…The post DJI Launches New Era of Intelligent Flying Cameras appeared first on sUAS News.