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The team behind UgCS is working on helping in making controlling drones with software easier and more intuitive. One of the recently implemented features in UgCS is the Click and Go mode. All the user needs to do is click on the map, place a point and the drone will automatically fly to it without…The post Click & Go Mode in UgCS appeared first on sUAS News.

Lets not quite loose our heads (see what I did there) over the eHang184. Its a fun diversion lacking in performance. A quick glance at Trade a Plane shows me I can purchase an R22 with 685 hours of life remaining for $85k this would allow me to take a friend at least 380km at…The post eHang 184 manned multirotor appeared first on sUAS News.

Terra Imaging is pleased to announce an exciting 2016, focusing on their new technology for Autonomous UAS, UAV and Drone Flight Navigation Systems specifically targeting the challenges of 3D structural, 3D facilities and 3D object modeling. Ed Gambler, Senior 3D Engineer for Terra Imaging states: “The biggest issue in 3D modeling of physical objects is…The post Autonomous drone navigation and “SLAM”, geospatial data processing appeared first on sUAS News.

BY LEVI PULKKINEN, SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF A man arrested at a Seattle airport on suspicion of smuggling military drone parts to China now faces federal charges. Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles claim Pei Qi “Paul” Ma worked with an American conspirator to smuggle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) parts. He did so, prosecutors say, while flouting U.S.…The post Military drone parts smuggler nabbed at Sea-Tac appeared first on sUAS News.

Speaking at CES today FAA Administrator, Michael Huerta claims 181k model aircraft have already been registered. About 181,000 RPAS registered is an interesting number as it might be all the AMA membership plus about 40k. But of course the AMA is encouraging its members to hold off registering their systems. So it might be fair…The post Michael Huerta FAA Administrator 181k people have already registered RPA appeared first on sUAS News.

My gob is truly smacked. Lily have won an award! That’s an award for a system that has yet to demonstrate its claimed abilities in the real world. There are plenty of small business that are working hard and building platforms that are making money for their owners. They don’t have crowd sourced funds to…The post Lily wins CES 2016 Innovation Award appeared first on sUAS News.

DJI, the world leader in creative aerial technology, announced at CES the enhancement of its two flagship drone series, unveiling the Phantom 3 4K and the Inspire 1 Pro Black Edition. The newest model in DJI’s Phantom 3 flagship series combines the best from previous Phantom models and the most-popular features of more advanced models…The post DJI Price reductions:- Phantom 3 – 4K appeared first on sUAS News.

Montreal, Canada: EnergyOr Technologies Inc., a leader in advanced PEM fuel cell systems for aerospace applications, has demonstrated the world’s longest multirotor drone flight in real-world operating conditions. On December 16th , 2015, EnergyOr’s H2Quad 400 flew for over two hours while recording 4K video, using a 3-axis stabilizing gimbal to control the camera. This…The post Energyor’s H2Quad 400 flies over 2 hours with 4K camera appeared first on sUAS News.

Qualcomm Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), Tencent (HKG:0700) and ZEROTECH announced and demonstrated a commercial drone based on the Qualcomm® Snapdragon Flight™ platform. YING is an innovative drone that uses the Snapdragon 4K capture to “supersample” the video image, providing a stabilized, corrected video and picture recording at 1080P as well…The post Tencent and ZEROTECH Unveil Commercial Drone Based on Qualcomm Snapdragon Flight Platform appeared first on sUAS News.

TRACE Intelligent Systems, developer of The TRACEr1 – a visually intelligent camera capable of following its owner almost anywhere and live-streaming captured footage to the internet – announced today, a partnership with the leader in 360-degree panoramic imaging, ImmerVision. Shareable Captured Video Made Truly ‘Immersive’ TRACE will integrate 360-degree panomorph optics and ImmerVision Enables 2.0 fully immersive content…The post TRACE develops Immersive 360-Degree Video Applications for use in both Commercial and Consumer Quadcopter Drones appeared first on sUAS News.

Thalwil, Switzerland u-blox (SIX:UBXN), a global leader in wireless and positioning modules and chips, announces the release of the u-blox 8 GPS/GLONASS receiver platform. It complements the u-blox GNSS platform portfolio by addressing power sensitive usage, whereas the existing u-blox M8 platform continues to serve applications where navigation performance and highest accuracy are paramount. u-blox…The post u-blox releases u blox 8, a new GPS/GLONASS receiver platform for low-power devices appeared first on sUAS News.

Serious opposition to DJI, the Yuneec Typhoon H raises the bar in the prosumer drone market. Unveiled at CES by Intel Brian Krzanich it negotiated an obstacle course live on stage. To do that it uses Intels RealSense to map the area in which it is flying in real time. Also important, to me anyway as…The post Yuneec Typhoon H first mass market drone with Intel collision avoidance appeared first on sUAS News.

(Louisville, KY) – The first lawsuit regarding the rights of drone operators versus property owners has been filed in federal court. On Monday, Kentucky resident David Boggs filed a suit in The United States District Court of Western Kentucky asking the court to “define clearly the rights of aircraft operators and property owners” as they relate to unmanned…The post First Lawsuit to Clarify the Rights of Drone Operators and Property Owners Filed in Federal Court appeared first on sUAS News.

Northwest UAV (NWUAV), the largest manufacturer of UAV propulsion systems, announced today that it has formed a distributorship agreement with NASAM, a Greenwich Aerogroup Company. The agreement includes the distribution of NWUAV’s NW-44 UAV propulsion system, components, and services to the Japanese market. Under this agreement NASAM will be the primary provider of products, services,…The post NWUAV Signs Distributorship Agreement with NASAM appeared first on sUAS News.

LAS VEGAS – FAA Administrator Michael Huerta will discuss unmanned aircraft registration and provide updates on the agency’s work to safely integrate them into the National Airspace System (NAS). He will be joined by four key UAS Registration Task Force members. In moving ahead with safely integrating UAS into the world’s busiest and most complex…The post Administrator Huerta to Address Unmanned Aircraft Registration and Safe Integration at Consumer Electronics Show appeared first on sUAS News.

Ford and drone-maker DJI drive innovation in smart drone-to-vehicle software with DJI Developer Challenge DJI Developer Challenge designed to create a rapidly deployable surveying system for use by the United Nations in emergency zones; future applications could include agriculture, forestry, construction, bridge inspection and other work These types of mobility innovations are part of Ford…The post Ford Targets Drone-to-Vehicle Technology to Improve Emergency Services, Commercial Business Efficiency appeared first on sUAS News.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — PG&E is investigating what appears to be the first power outage in San Francisco caused by a drone on Sunday night. About three dozen homes in Bernal Heights lost power. “We heard a loud explosion,” Teresa Kennett said. Kennett said she and her neighbors believe a power pole at Peralta Avenue…The post Drone caused power outage in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights Neighbourhood appeared first on sUAS News.

Tiruvannamalai police have advised a foreigner, who had come to Sri Ramana Ashram, not to use an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that he had brought to the country. Police are also conducting inquiry to check his antecedents. A senior police officer said preliminary inquiry found nothing suspicious about him. Joseph Benjamin Murrel (27) of London…The post Police advise UK citizen not to use UAV appeared first on sUAS News.

Here we go with the CES announces. Parrot bring a new flying wing to the party which looks very promising. I think in the indoor flight testing shown briefly in the video below its tethered. If its not that bit is super impressive. Folks are saying Parrot have abandoned the quad whilst forgetting that they…The post Parrot Disco an FPV flying wing for all appeared first on sUAS News.

Congratulations to everyone at AscTec, a fantastic company that deserves every success. (ed) Exciting news! Intel has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the German drone developer and manufacturer Ascending Technologies –subject to customary closing conditions. Intel plans for the Ascending Technologies team to continue supporting their current customers while also collaborating with Intel’s Perceptual…The post Intel Acquires Ascending Technologies! appeared first on sUAS News.

BY KAZUAKI NAGATA The outlook for Japan’s drone market is promising and a recently enacted law to regulate flights of unmanned aerial vehicles will result in a safer user environment, according to the Japan chief of China-based drone-maker DJI. Allen Wu, who heads the Japan office of the world’s largest commercial drone-maker, said that as…The post Japan:- Key Chinese drone-maker sees promise in newly regulated Japan market appeared first on sUAS News.

In the past, someone wanting an aerial view of the Tri-State Mining District would have had to rent an airplane and hire a photographer. Kush Bhakta, a sophomore mechanical engineering major at Missouri Southern State University, has come up with a much more efficient way to monitor the ongoing cleanup at the region’s mining sites.…The post MSSU student using drone in mining district research appeared first on sUAS News.

COPENHAGEN, Phase One Industrial, a leading developer of aerial medium format camera equipment, today announced 100 MP CMOS-based medium format metric cameras available for aerial mapping and other demanding applications. The development of the Phase One iXU 1000 and the iXU-R 1000 camera systems marks a shift toward higher value for the aerial data acquisition…The post Phase One Industrial Announces 100 Megapixel Medium Format Metric Cameras for Aerial Data Acquisition appeared first on sUAS News.

DRONEWERX®, LLC. an Ohio manufacturer of advanced, high-quality unmanned aircraft systems for the first responder, public safety and infrastructure inspection markets, recently received a 333 Exemption (No. 13630) from the Federal Aviation Administration allowing the company to fly its entire product line of custom systems. One of the aircraft covered under this exemption is the…The post Dronewerx Receives 333 Exemption appeared first on sUAS News.

By Gerald Tenywa They are more associated with spying, but unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones), will soon be deployed in Uganda to help farmers increase agricultural output and enhance food security. A drone is operated using a remote control and flies using propellers. It can be fitted with a knapsack in case the operator…The post Uganda:- Gov’t to use drones to enhance food security appeared first on sUAS News.

By Sarah Leavitt, CBC News Students at Montreal’s École Polytechnique are hoping their drone will be the first to fly without a GPS or a human at the controls. The team is the only Canadian one still in the running for the top prize at the International Aerial Robotics Competition (IARC). Team Élikos has built a drone that is…The post Polytechnique students developing drone run by artificial intelligence appeared first on sUAS News.

The Ohio/Indiana Unmanned Aerial Systems Center in Springfield has received federal permission for projects ranging from scanning for invasive species near Akron to looking for ways to prevent rock slides in southern Ohio. The news comes at a time when interest in using drones for business and other purposes is expanding rapidly. The Federal Aviation…The post Springfield test center gets OK for drone projects appeared first on sUAS News.

Shenzhen, China –DJI, the world’s leading drone maker, Thursday launched a public beta version of its new geofencing system in North America and Europe. Geospatial Environment Online (GEO) will provide drone users with up-to-date guidance on locations where flight may be restricted by regulation or raise safety or security concerns. With this major upgrade to…The post DJI Launches Public Beta of New Geofencing System appeared first on sUAS News.

By Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune Mt. Ashland Ski Area officials have declared the area a “no drone zone.” Under a new policy that went into effect Dec. 23, people may not fly drones over the ski area without prior written permission from managers. “It’s not appropriate to have drones flying over crowds or chairlifts,” said Hiram…The post Mt. Ashland Ski Area bans most drone use appeared first on sUAS News.

NEW MIDDLETOWN, Ohio – A camera-equipped drone found in a New Middletown back yard remains unclaimed. Police say the drone was found in the yard of a home on Struthers Road. “It landed in the back yard next to a dog but it didn’t cause any problems with the dog,” Sgt. Ken Goist of the New Middletown Police Department…The post Drone found in New Middletown still unclaimed appeared first on sUAS News.

The next next generation of Qualcomm® drone technology is coming to this year’s CES in Las Vegas. The Qualcomm Snapdragon Flight drone platform will demo new technologies and systems including the autonomous navigation system — the intelligence to perceive objects in flight paths for safer and more reliable navigation. Watch the video for a sneak…The post Snapdragon Flight at CES 2016 – Sneak Peek appeared first on sUAS News.

Far from science fiction, the ability to seemingly control things with your hands is no longer the fantasy that stories like Star Wars once imagined, thanks to a research team in Taiwan that has created technology akin to using The Force. The Taiwanese technology researchers at PVD+ have written an algorithm for the Apple Watch…The post Using The Force? No, it’s an Apple Watch flying this drone appeared first on sUAS News.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that obliges all private owners of unmanned aircraft weighing over 250 grams to register them with the Federal Air Transport Agency. According to the new act, which comes into force at the end of March 2016, people or companies who own and use unmanned aircraft systems (also…The post Russia introduces obligatory drone registration appeared first on sUAS News.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) Russian President Vladimir Putin signed on Wednesday a bill, which amended country’s Air Code and created legal framework for usage of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Russia, a law published on Russia’s legal information website said. The law introduces norms on certification and registration of drones and specifies requirements on the security of their flights. All the…The post Putin Signs Amendments to Russia’s Air Code Regulating Usage of UAVs appeared first on sUAS News.

by: Ashley Forest LAS VEGAS (KSNV News3LV) – Metro police wants to remind the community of the recent changes in Nevada law regarding unmanned aerial vehicles also known as drones. Metro Police sent the following statement: “Nevada Assembly Bill 239, SEC 18.2b, states that it is illegal to fly an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) within…The post UAV’s not allowed along Las Vegas strip for News Year’s Eve appeared first on sUAS News.

A DRONE last seen flying towards the dual carriageway in Salisbury has got lost. The JJRC H5P Quadcopter Drone was seen heading in the direction of the Castle Street Roundabout, according to a posting on Facebook, and may have ended up in the Hamilton Road area. The owner had been using the drone in Wyndham Road at around 4:45pm.…The post UK:- Lost drone over Salisbury appeared first on sUAS News.

– The meeting resolved to elect Elisabeth Carelind, Authorized Public Accountant at KPMG, as the new auditor to replace Helena Lundquist, who has left the audit industry. – The meeting resolved in accordance with the board’s proposal to amend the company’s articles of association as follows: (1) that the company’s business description include the operation…The post Extraordinary General Meeting of CybAero AB (publ) on December 30, 2015 appeared first on sUAS News.

Small-deck ships such as destroyers and frigates could greatly increase their effectiveness if they had their own unmanned air systems (UASs) to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and other capabilities at long range around the clock. Current state-of-the-art UASs, however, lack the ability to take off and land from confined spaces in rough…The post Tern Moves Closer to Full-Scale Demonstration of Unmanned VTOL Aircraft Designed for Small Ships appeared first on sUAS News.

Police in Belleville, Ont., are warning drivers that drones could become a growing hazard on the road after one of the airborne devices crashed into the grille of a moving vehicle on Monday morning, causing $1,000 in damage to it. Sgt. Kosta Brindakis told CBC News the privately owned drone crashed head-on into a westbound vehicle on Old Madoc Road around 10:30 a.m. No one…The post Belleville drone vs. vehicle crash ‘probably won’t be the last’: police appeared first on sUAS News.

Two Israeli citizens have been detained by police in Rome for allegedly flying a drone over the Vatican. Airspace over the capital was closed to drones at the start of the Catholic Holy Year, or Jubilee, earlier this month over fears the remote-controlled aircraft could be used in a terrorist attack. Police patrolling the Vatican…The post Two detained for flying drone over Vatican appeared first on sUAS News.

BY SNEHA SHANKAR The U.S. Secret Service stopped a man from flying a recreational drone alongside President Barack Obama’s motorcade in Hawaii, reports said late Monday. The incident occurred at 4:00 p.m., local time, (9:00 p.m. EST) and was brought under control within minutes. The operator landed the drone near himself after agents from Secret Service approached…The post Drone Flying Alongside Obama’s Motorcade In Hawaii Stopped By Secret Service appeared first on sUAS News.

By Lisa Fernandez The East Bay Regional Park District is off-limits to drones and will cite violators $300 if they fly the unmanned aircraft in any of the district’s 65 parks and 120,000 acres of open space. Even though the Federal Aviation Administration began requiring drone owners to register with the agency before flying outdoors,…The post Flying Drones in East Bay Regional Parks Is Illegal With $300 Fines appeared first on sUAS News.

It was mealtime for firefighters about the time the drone took off on its maiden flight. What happened next dried a child’s eyes, brought firefighters close to tears and befriended a family and the crew at Station 2. Fire crew members left the dinner table for a call to Timiya Hutt’s house off Jersey Road in Salisbury. In a few minutes, they were…The post Firefighters rescue toy drone from tree on Christmas appeared first on sUAS News.

BY CLAIRE THEOBALD, EDMONTON SUN As enthusiastic hobbyists are taking drones for their first flights, many don’t know they could be breaking the law. “As an amateur, you want to go and take gorgeous pictures of the river valley, the bridges or the Muttart Conservatory,” said Dennis Cox, a professional Unmanned Aerial Vehicle [UAV] pilot…The post Flying an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), or drone, in Edmonton comes with a lengthy list of rules and regulations appeared first on sUAS News.

UAV-America, manufacturer of world-class drone platforms, has launched a new long-duration flight time UAV, the Eagle XF, which is capable of up to one-hour flight times with a payload of five pounds. As a member of the UAV Systems Association (UAVSA), UAV-America has worked with the organisation and its parent company, the Tesla Foundation, to…The post UAV-America creates long-duration flight time drone appeared first on sUAS News.

Murari Shetye | TNN Panaji: In view of threats to security during the ongoing tourist season, the flying of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) or unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) — commonly known as drones — for civil purposes, sans the requisite permissions, is likely to be banned. Taking note of the fact that no approvals are…The post ATS tells govt to ban unapproved drones appeared first on sUAS News.

Defence and security company Saab and UMS Aero Group AG, a Swiss supplier of tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are forming a joint venture under the name UMS Skeldar AG. UMS Skeldar will strengthen Saab’s offerings in the tactical UAV market. Saab will transfer all assets relating to the Skeldar unmanned helicopter to UMS Skeldar.…The post SAAB AND UMS Aero Group AG and SAAB establish strategic partnership appeared first on sUAS News.

Reuters Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC.N) has won a contract worth $93.08 million to build a full-scale demonstrator of a new unmanned spy plane – a flying wing with large counter-rotating propellers – that would take off and land on destroyers and frigates, the Pentagon said on Thursday. Northrop has been working on a design for…The post Northrop wins US$93 million deal to build drone for smaller warships appeared first on sUAS News.

ARCA Space Corporation announced today that it has created ArcaBoard. For the first time in history, every person will be able to fly whenever they want, wherever they want. ArcaBoard represents the first revolutionary breakthrough in motion since the the bicycle, automobile and airplane. ArcaBoard, an electric powered flying machine with 272 horsepower and 203,000…The post A real hoverboard launches! ArcaBoard appeared first on sUAS News.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will temporarily suspend online registration for small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Wednesday night to complete a second round of planned site maintenance in advance of an expected rush of customers on Christmas Day. The registration site was taken offline Tuesday night for initial maintenance and updates before being returned to…The post FAA Temporarily Suspends Online Small UAS Registration During Overnight Hours for Site Maintenance appeared first on sUAS News.