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DJI is pleased to offer the following Black Friday deals: 　 RRP Original (USD) Promotion (USD) Phantom 3 Professional $1,259 $1,159+one free Battery Phantom 3 standard $799 $599 DJI is also offering a Black Friday special on the Ronin-M. Anyone buying the Ronin-M during the BlackFriday promotion period will get a free 1580mAh battery (price in our…The post DJI Announces Black Friday Deals appeared first on sUAS News.

Kansas State University’s polytechnic campus has set a new precedent in the unmanned aircraft systems industry, becoming the first entity in the United States to receive approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to provide UAS commercial flight training to both students and outside companies. The authorization, which is referred to as a Section 333 exemption,…The post Kansas State University’s polytechnic campus receives nation’s first approval for unmanned commercial flight training appeared first on sUAS News.

Without a serial number and without a registration number, how on earth were we supposed to insure these things? How could we know that the aircraft we were insuring even existed? Or ever existed for that matter? That’s a big problem when it comes to insuring something. When Transport Risk Management began insuring drones five…The post Drone registration? We’ve been doing it for years…because we had to appeared first on sUAS News.

by Christian W The traffic authority Traffikstyrelsen will next year unveil a new driver’s licence for drone operators in order to curb the increasing number of reports of illegal flying. Over the last two years, Traffikstyrelsen has registered 27 cases involving people who have flown their drones illegally. Two of the cases involve the national broadcaster…The post Denmark:- Driver licences for drones on the horizon appeared first on sUAS News.

Olive Keogh Award-winning film-makers, Susan Talbot and Steven Flynn, are the brains behindSkytango, a new aerial content service aimed at those producing broadcast or online video content. Skytango was born out of necessity when the couple, who set up Aerial Filming Ireland in 2012 to capture images using remotely piloted aerial systems [better known as drone]…The post Connecting drone flyers with aerial content buyers appeared first on sUAS News.

New calls are being made for tighter regulations surrounding the use of drone aircraft in China. It comes on the heels of a new video making the rounds on the internet. CRI’s Luo Wen explains. The video, captured by a private drone, shows a Chinese fighter jet making a landing while the drone attempts to…The post China:- Stricter Regulation Urged for Drones appeared first on sUAS News.

Is Plexidrone next in line for a fall? Backer Scott Wilkinson posted this Sunday morning in the crowdfunded projects Indiegogo comments Scott Wilkinson Have received a response from them only offering a 50% refund due to development costs. This is all quite tiresome. Getting very nervous that this is a SCAM. I don’t want…The post Plexidrone appeared first on sUAS News.

Earlier this week, the developers of the Sprite, a small, durable drone that offers an alternative to larger, generally more fragile quadcopter drones, was presented with the latest Proto Labs Cool Idea! Award, a service grant given to innovative companies. The Sprite Drone, developed by Arizona-based Ascent AeroSystems, is an ultra-portable drone that collapses to…The post Kickstarter Alum “Sprite” Compact Drone Named Proto Labs’ Cool Idea! Award Winner appeared first on sUAS News.

Scott Kraus The Federal Aviation Administration received at least five reports of drones operating near or originating from Lehigh Valley International and Queen City airports in 2015, posing a potential hazard to air traffic: • May 7: A woman called Queen City Airport at 11 p.m. to report someone flying a drone less than half…The post Lehigh Valley drone incidents appeared first on sUAS News.

At the direction of the Secretary, the FAA announced the formation of a task force to develop a process for owners of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to register their aircraft. This group of experts embraced the challenge with the energy and creativity we expected and delivered its report to me today as scheduled. We…The post Statement from FAA Administrator Michael Huerta on UAS Registration Task Force Report appeared first on sUAS News.

By: Carola Vyhnak Special to the Star, Buzzing like a giant mosquito, the black and white YUNEEC Q500 rises up 20 metres — then 30 — in front of the lake house and then heads out over the water. With photographer Murray Hadfield at the controls from the ground below, the drone moves up and…The post Drone technology gives new eyes to size appeared first on sUAS News.

Happy Montgolfier Day Everyone! On the 21st November 1783, Pilâtre de Rozier & the Marquis d’Arlandes, made the first, manned, free ascent in a balloon, flying the Montgolfier Brothers built aerostat for about 5.5 miles (9 km) in approximately 25 minutes. Two hundred and thirty two years later the FAA is set to announce registration…The post Mandatory drone registration appeared first on sUAS News.

When MWH Geo-Surveys International was employed to conduct a micro-gravity survey of an Omani mine, the company’s senseFly eBee drone was the only solution its team trusted to produce the elevation model the client required. According to Kevin MacNabb, a founding partner and owner of MWH Geo-Surveys, the conventional options for obtaining a high-resolution digital elevation model…The post Using an eBee Drone to Boost a Micro-Gravity Survey’s Precision appeared first on sUAS News.

We are looking to hire a sUAS & Robotics Test Pilot to join our Engineering team. You will join our existing team of test pilots who put our products through real world customer experiences every day. Success for this position entails building detailed, complex real world flight scenarios and finding the difficult, obscure conditions, which…The post Aeryon Labs require an sUAS & Robotics Test Pilot appeared first on sUAS News.

Ummmmmm – (ed) By Temkin Jafarov – Trend: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) Hodhod-3, equipped with an optical tracking device Dideban-1, has been created for the first time in Iran, a member of the research group on the development of the Hodhod-3 UAV Mustafa Hasapanah said Nov.20, the…The post Iran creates first special-purpose UAV with VTOL appeared first on sUAS News.

Dan Caplinger Drones have become increasingly important in a wide range of applications, and as the potential use of drones in military and commercial applications has risen, so too have the prospects for drone makers like AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV). As the release of its fiscal second-quarter financial report approaches, AeroVironment investors have become increasingly concerned that…The post Can AeroVironment Cash In on Soaring Drone Demand? appeared first on sUAS News.

WASHINGTON | BY IDREES ALI The U.S. Navy will likely map out the future for a new armed, carrier-based drone as part of its fiscal 2017 budget proposal after completion of a Pentagon-wide study of surveillance and intelligence needs, a Navy official said on Friday. The official, who asked not to be named, said the…The post Reuters:- Decisions on carrier drone in next budget: U.S. Navy appeared first on sUAS News.

By JOAN LOWY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An aviation industry task force is recommending that operators be required to register drones weighing as little as a half a pound, a threshold that could include some remote-controlled toys, industry officials said. Federal Aviation Administration officials who convened the 25-member task force on drone registration have…The post AP sources: Task force backs registration of drones weighing as little as some toy helicopters appeared first on sUAS News.

Posted by Michael Huerta Last month, Secretary Foxx and I announced that the Department of Transportation would work to develop a process for owners of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to register their aircraft. Registration will instill a sense ofaccountability and responsibility among UAS pilots, and also will prompt them to become educated about safe…The post Registration process marks significant milestone in FAA’s safe integration of small UAS appeared first on sUAS News.

NEW DELHI: There were meant to be the eyes and ears of the Indian Army – a state of the art unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) meant to give Army commanders high definition images of a battlefield, help designate targets, and provide Electronic and Signal Intelligence information. Instead, the home-grown Nishant UAV, developed by the Defence…The post Homegrown Nishant Drone’s Perfect Crash Record appeared first on sUAS News.

Beth Stevenson The UK’s Military Aviation Authority (MAA) is seeking to allow readily-available commercial unmanned air vehicles to be operated by military personnel, as a lack of aviation experience currently prohibits them from doing so. In order for non-traditional aviation units to be able to operate commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) UAVs, the current MAA classifications for…The post Flightglobal:- UK MAA seeks to allow commercial UAV ops by military personnel appeared first on sUAS News.

Devon and Cornwall Police are preparing to launch their latest weapon against football violence this weekend – drones. The Plymouth Argyle v Exeter City derby regularly sees crowd trouble and additional police units are being deployed for the clash at Home Park on Saturday. The game has been rated as a Category C by police…The post Police drone to monitor Argyle and Exeter match appeared first on sUAS News.

Laser altimeter sensor assists conservation groups to improve the scaling accuracy of photographs. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become an important tool for conservation practitioners and have been successfully applied in game counting in Kenya, seal monitoring in the Arctic and for anti-poaching work in Southern Africa. One area of particular interest is in accurate…The post LightWare’s laser altimeters advance conservation work appeared first on sUAS News.

With the recent release of UgCS 2.6, two new vehicles have been added to the lineup of supported vehicles from DJI in UgCS – Phantom 3 and Inspire 1. As some of you may have heard – DJI will discontinue their support for their desktop mission planning software Ground Station as well as their…The post UgCS broadens support for DJI drones appeared first on sUAS News.

Alan Levin Even small toy drones can pose a significant hazard to conventional planes and helicopters in a collision, according to a study. Drones will “most certainly” cause more damage to aircraft than birds, which have caused airliners to crash, according to the study by Texas group Aero Kinetics Aviation. Drones are made of solid plastics,…The post Toy drones pose more risk to planes than birds, study says appeared first on sUAS News.

Seems I might have been a little hasty calling out the AMA safety video view count yesterday. Jeff Nance the AMAs Director of Marketing and Digital Strategy emailed and explained that the video had been leaked. We were planning on rolling out the video series with one…The post Several messages about drone safety from the AMA appeared first on sUAS News.

by Willy Lowry and Sophie Tremblay – TANZANIA –For the last year, Bathawk Recon, a Tanzanian startup company, has been using unmanned aerial vehicles—i.e. drones—to track wildlife and poachers as part of an anti-poaching initiative. This is part of a larger movement in which drones are increasingly being used…The post This startup wants to launch a major anti-poaching initiative using drones appeared first on sUAS News.

Seems I might have been a little hasty calling out the AMA safety video view count yesterday. Jeff Nance the AMAs Director of Marketing and Digital Strategy emailed and explained that the video had been leaked. We were planning on rolling out the video series with one video a week. Here are all the videos…The post Several messages about drone safety from the AMA appeared first on sUAS News.

All India | Written by Vishnu Som NEW DELHI: There were meant to be the eyes and ears of the Indian Army – a state of the art unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) meant to give Army commanders high definition images of a battlefield, help designate targets, and provide Electronic and Signal Intelligence information. Instead, the…The post Homegrown Nishant Drone’s Perfect Crash Record appeared first on sUAS News.

Alan Levin Even small toy drones can pose a significant hazard to conventional planes and helicopters in a collision, according to a study. Drones will “most certainly” cause more damage to aircraft than birds, which have caused airliners to crash, according to the study by Texas group Aero Kinetics Aviation. Drones are made of solid plastics,…The post Toy drones pose more risk to planes than birds, study says appeared first on sUAS News.

Federal authorities are looking into an incident in Linden, New Jersey, in which a small drone crashed into a car outside a Phillips 66 oil refinery. No immediate threat was identified, but officials are on edge in the wake of terrorist attacks in Paris. Security at the Bayway Refinery phoned the Linden Police Department on…The post RT:- FBI investigates drone crash outside NJ refinery appeared first on sUAS News.

Squadrone System is proud to ship the first autonomous drone to the US market and abroad—HEXO+. Blending simplicity with the ability to create unrivalled aerial imagery, HEXO+ flies itself. This flight system can take off, follow and frame its user while filming with predetermined camera movements, and safely land. These processes are entirely automated and simply initiated with…The post Hexo+ Brings the World’s First Autonomous Drone to US and Global Markets appeared first on sUAS News.

Norwegian electronic communications regulator Nkom said it has participated in the R&TTE Administration and Cooperation Group (ADCO R&TTE) campaign regarding remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), commonly known as drones. In a report adopted on 21 October, the group said sixteen European countries participated in the campaign and sampled 79 products over the whole price range…The post Norway :- Growing drone use could interfere with radio spectrum appeared first on sUAS News.

BY HILLARY JACKSON MyNewsLA.com A 57-year-old man whose $6,000 drone was confiscated after being flown into the path of a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter involved in a suspect search in Hollywood pleaded no contest Wednesday to obstructing a police officer. Martin Sheldon was immediately sentenced to 30 days of community labor, three years probation and forfeiture…The post His $6K drone got in the way of a LAPD helicopter; pleads no contest to obstructing police officer appeared first on sUAS News.

A thumping 127 views in a month, its all about education. http://knowbeforeyoufly.org/The post Jeff Dunham & Bubba J have a message for you about Drone Safety appeared first on sUAS News.

By Chris Baraniuk The beleaguered Zano mini-drone project, which was Europe’s most successful Kickstarter idea, has been shut down by the company behind it. Torquing Group released a statement to backers of the project, saying it had decided to pursue a “creditors’ voluntary liquidation”. The project was known to be in trouble, despite having raised…The post BBC:- Zano mini-drone project shut down by Torquing 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 that a U.S. Army Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) recently conducted manned-unmanned teaming exercises in South Korean. Exercise support was conducted in August 2015 from Kunsan Air Base, South…The post Gray Eagle Conducts Manned-Unmanned Teaming in South Korea appeared first on sUAS News.

Born of a vision that combines experience and high technology to develop an innovative system that aims to revolutionize the multicopter sector. With this ultimate product, flight duration is increased 6 times compared to alternative products. Quaternium mission is to design the most advanced multirotor UAVs in the market. We combine experience and high tech to develop a disruptive product that aims to…The post Hybrix Gas + Electric quadcopter, 2.5hr endurance. appeared first on sUAS News.

Aero Surveillance announces a new Multi purpose Payload Launcher (MPL 30) on its line of VTOL Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles. The MPL 30 system can be adapted on ASV 100, 150 to fire multiple types of payloads such as tear gas grenades, hygroscopic torches, explosives and many others. Key applications include law enforcement, crowd and riot…The post Aero Surveillance Introduces A New Multi Purpose Payload Launcher appeared first on sUAS News.

This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning. Winston Churchill Not often I get to put a Winston quote in but I feel the end of an era is coming. In many ways its a good thing and about time…The post The end of the beginning appeared first on sUAS News.

Gyalsten K Dorji In a first, the Bhutan Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA), assisted by the Department of Air Transport and the police seized a drone that was being illegally flown to take photographs of Kichu lhakang, in Paro, earlier this month. The drone was being operated by a tourist to take photographs of Kichu lhakang…The post Drone seized in Paro appeared first on sUAS News.

NEW DELHI: A two-decade-old Rs 90 cr Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) programme has proved a dud, with the Indian Army shelving the system and cancelling any further orders after three of the four systems supplied by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) ended up in crashes. As a result, DRDO may need to write…The post DRDO’s two-decade-old Nishant UAV programme crashes; Indian Army cancels further orders appeared first on sUAS News.

The Australian Navy has conducted flight trials at Nowra, Australia, of Sentient’s ViDAR EO/IR wide area detection payload from a modified ScanEagle UAS. In tough conditions of up to 30 knot winds and haze, Navy trials demonstrated real time autonomous detection of a number of targets over two days including a fast boat at 6.5…The post Sentient ViDAR demonstrates real time search and detect. appeared first on sUAS News.

As the Portfolio Planning Manager, you will: Establish and refine the process by which Aeryon collects, synthesizes, and prioritizes inputs into its product strategy and portfolio Define, manage, and execute to the corporate governance calendar for the review, approval, and dissemination of the resultant business and product plans Create and disseminate the resultant documentation, in…The post Aeryon Labs vacancy :- Portfolio Planning Manager appeared first on sUAS News.

The liability arising from negligent contracting or hiring of commercial UAS operators is very real as is the potential of employees operating their own UAS while on company business, whether authorized by the employer or not, and exposing their employer to non-owned UAS liability. Being an Additional Insured under the operator’s policy, if they have…The post Companies that hire UAS operators should consider non-owned UAS insurance appeared first on sUAS News.

Highland Aviation Insurance Agency brings decades of experience to unmanned aircraft operators in all applications. Highland consistently maintains the highest level of industry knowledge in the rapidly developing UAS marketplace. We provide the personal service and attention to detail that this emerging market requires. “Our extensive UAS experience can be invaluable” says Tammy Galella, President of Highland Aviation Insurance.…The post Fast, Friendly, Affordable – Highland Aviation Insurance appeared first on sUAS News.

Eva Pagneux The moment we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived—today, we are shipping HEXO+ units to you, our backers and early supporters. This is a major milestone for all of us. Together, we’ve developed the first autonomous drone. This flight system can take-off, follow and frame you while filming with predetermined camera movements,…The post Get Ready to Start Filming— Now Shipping HEXO+! appeared first on sUAS News.

DJI, the world leader in drone technology, Tuesday announced a new geofencing system featuring continually updated airspace information. Geospatial Environment Online (GEO) will provide DJI drone users with up-to-date guidance on locations where flight may be restricted by regulation or raise safety concerns. For the first time, drone operators will have, at the time of flight,…The post DJI Introduces New Geofencing System for its Drones appeared first on sUAS News.

The currently technical development and market demand for FPV are astonishing. There should be bound to a growing increase of high-level and fantastic FPV Racings. As a brand specialized in providing propulsion systems for multirotors, T-MOTOR Team is much concerned with the development of propulsion system in FPV field. We have been communicating with the…The post To the FORE FPV racing motor powered by T-MOTOR appeared first on sUAS News.

Rocking a class leading 25 minute flight time the Bebop2 represents bang for buck this Christmas. No doubt Parrot are disappointed that the FAA have proposed such a low weight for mandatory registration. The Bebop 2 is 100g heavier than its predecessor, still lightweight at 500g. The French companies chief man, Henri Seydoux might have…The post Parrot Bebop 2 appeared first on sUAS News.