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On Github Stephan Sturges has released the latest version of a Free-to-use ground-level obstacle-detection segmentation AI for UAV which you can deploy today using cheap off-the-shelf sensors from Luxonis. He writes:- The default neural network now features a 3-class output with the detection of humans on a separate output layer! This is to allow finer […]

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today issued guidance on how to become an FAA-recognized community-based organization for recreational drone flying. Under federal law, recreational drone flyers must follow the safety guidelines of a FAA-recognized community-based organization. The organization is required to develop its safety guidelines in coordination with the FAA and […]

–infiniDome, a leading provider of GPS protection technology, has released the newest product of their anti-jamming solutions featured at the AUSA expo on October 10-12. The GPSdome 2, a cost-effective and lightweight device, provides simultaneous dual frequency protection from 3 directions of attack for both smaller and larger applications. InfiniDome has unveiled the latest offering in their […]

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — The government/industry-led Aviation Safety InfoShare and a team comprising Zipline and the governments of Rwanda and Ghana will be honored next month by Flight Safety Foundation for safety leadership and innovation. The two groups will be recognized during a special awards dinner held in conjunction with the Foundation’s 75th annual International Air Safety […]

• Secured and fulfilled initial SkyHopper COMBO order from Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) (Tier 1 customer)• High likelihood of repeat large orders as IMOD commercialises its small drone fleet• Deployment showcases Mobilicom’s capability for intelligence and reconnaissance applications, providing secure communications in environments prone to cyber attacks Mobilicom Limited (Mobilicom or the Company, NASDAQ: […]

DroneUp, LLC, an autonomous drone delivery platform and leading drone services provider, today announced it joined the Utah Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics Utah Advanced Air Mobility Working Group. The objectives of this group are to study and strategize on policies around Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). AAM has the potential to unlock the key benefits […]

MissionGO Unmanned Systems, a leader in uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) production and operations announced a 3-year partnership providing UAS inspection services to Southern California Edison, the largest subsidiary of Edison International and primary electricity supply company for much of Southern California. With high temperatures and extreme droughts throughout the region, staying ahead of mechanical issues, malfunctioning […]

Madrid – The Spanish UAV helicopter manufacturing company Alpha Unmanned Systems(AUS) has been participating this week in Euronaval 2022, the international trade fair andconference applied to naval defense and maritime security, which this year is being held inParis from October 18th to 21st. This is one of the most important events in Europe withinthe defense […]

Multi-bottle payload with live temperature readings. Nero Poli is our latest water sampler and allows for up to four samples to be collected during a single operation while receiving live temperature data from the water body being sampled. Nero Poli is compatible with DJI’s M300 and M600 but can be easily adapted to most drones […]

Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RCAT), a provider of highly sophisticated and complex SUAS products for militaries globally, today announced that its subsidiary Teal Drones has been awarded a $1,046,806 contract from U.S. Customs and Border Protection to provide Teal’s high-performance Golden Eagle drones to U.S. Border Patrol. The award is part of a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) […]

RDARS Inc. (“RDARS” or the “Company“) (CSE: RDRS), an autonomous robotics and drone technology company developing advanced autonomous drone and robotic systems for alarm system augmentation and surveillance, is pleased to announce the completion of its first production run of its all-new Eagle Eye and Eagle Nest products at the Company’s manufacturing plant in Ontario, Canada, further […]

DroneEntry, a Canadian software firm founded by Uzayr Siddiqui in 2017, with the goal to tackle the impending spike in the number of drones in the sky, has now been acquired by DroneAcharya Aerial Innovations Limited. Expected to grow to a massive 1.2 trillion dollars in the coming years, the drone industry requires a number […]

• New product designed in collaboration with small-drone Tier-1 manufacturers to cater for the growing demand for high-use applications including commercial inspections, disaster relief and defense intelligence or loitering drones• SkyHopper Micro is compliant with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a key requirement for US Government agencies• SkyHopper Micro is equipped with ICE Cybersecurity […]

The analysis is available on request to all clients who might be interested. Madrid, 20 Oct, 2022. – The operational envelope defines the operational risk profile within which an aircraft can operate safely, taking into consideration all risk mitigations included within the system. By means of an independent study conducted by a recognized aerospace institute, […]

On October 19, 2022, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) commenced flight operations using an MQ-9B SeaGuardian® Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI). JCG is operating the SeaGuardian from the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Air Station Hachinohe. The RPA will primarily perform Maritime Wide Area Search (MWAS) over the Sea of […]

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, U.S. Senator John Hoeven, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer, and former Governor Jack Dalrymple help break ground on Grand Farm’s Innovation Facility Site near Casselton, North Dakota Fargo, ND – Leaders and community members were on hand 20 miles west of Fargo near Casselton, North Dakota, today as […]

Klavon, an industry veteran, will oversee global growth strategy as the Company responds to increased demand from government and commercial sectors for its airspace management, fleet operations and logistics solutions for uncrewed aircraft operators. ANRA Technologies, a leader in integrated airspace, mission management and delivery systems for uncrewed aircraft, today announced the appointment of Brent […]

Intermap will provide the world’s only certified aviation terrain data to Skyroads and cloudeo for an automated airspace management system Enabling safe and efficient navigation of the future digital roads in the sky Intermap Technologies (TSX: IMP) (OTCQX: ITMSF) (“Intermap” or the “Company”), a global leader in 3D geospatial data and intelligence solutions, today announced a new contract […]

Gothenburg, Sweden: Everdrone, a global leader in autonomous drone technology, joins the exclusive list of top innovators to have made the list of Ny Teknik’s Top 33 Most Promising Tech Companies in Sweden – for the third time. “We are truly honoured to have made it onto the list not once, but three times, alongside […]

Well done to all at Currawong! The 2022 Tasmanian Export Awards were held in Hobart, on the 30th of September, and hosted by the Hon Madeliene Ogilvie MP on behalf of the Premier of Tasmania, the Hon Jeremy Rockliff MP. Tasmania is increasingly developing a reputation across the globe for goods and services of exceptional […]

PABLO AIR (CEO, Kim Young-Joon) , a member of the Born2Global Centre, announced that it will participate in a project to improve urban airspace safety hosted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate. This project feeds into NASA’s larger vision for Advanced Air Mobility. The testing will happen in the Hampton Roads, […]

AIROBOTICS Ltd. (TASE: AIRO) (“Airobotics” or the “Company”), a leading provider of autonomous unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS”) and automated data analysis and visualization platforms, announced today that it will acquire the intellectual property, technical systems, and operations of Iron-Drone Ltd., an Israeli-based company specializing in the development of autonomous counter-drone systems. Subject to completion of all legal terms […]

Latvian mobile innovator, LMT, will attempt to pilot a drone located in Latvia from a 3500+ kilometers distance during the Comp4Drones final demonstration in Spain on October 19, 2022. This demonstration will be unique in the fact that a mobile network will be used as a communication channel for cross-country drone piloting, while network coverage […]

TruWeather, Longbow Group, Spright & PABLO AIR to Join ResilienX in Research Investigating the Impacts of Urban Winds on UAS Operations Syracuse, NY – ResilienX, Inc. announced today that they have been awarded Phase IIE and Phase III contracts by NASA to advance cutting-edge research addressing the impact of winds on uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) […]

U.S. Army Unmanned Aircraft System Project Office and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) successfully performed the first flight test of a new U.S. Army Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) ground segment for the MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The test took place at Ft. Stewart, Ga. in coordination with […]

Soaring Eagle Technologies, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) drone data collection company servicing critical infrastructure owners across the continental U.S., has obtained one of the first BVLOS Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) waivers to fly small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) commercial inspection missions under operational guidelines versus specific operations in restrained geographical areas. The newest BVLOS approval is […]

DroneShield is pleased to announce it has been recommended by the U.S. DoD’s Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) as part of the Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) joint solution for Counter-UAS as a Service (CaaS). The JCO formalized its recommendation of three approved solutions after thorough evaluation at Yuma Proving Ground earlier this year. The SAIC […]

Montreux, Switzerland – TOPODRONE, a Swiss based designer and manufacturer of high-precision LiDAR equipment for installation on drones, vehicles and backpacks, launches AQUAMAPPER, a UAV-based solution for bathymetric surveying and marine construction. The new multitasking data collecting device and TOPODRONE LiDAR ULTRA equipment have been successfully used together for airborne surveying at a highway construction […]

London, England – BT has delivered a robotics platform and management system as part of the Innovate UK-funded ‘Robot Highways’ project. The project is exploring the use of IoT and robotics in smart agriculture to drive automation, increase efficiency, and improve environmental sustainability. The project aims to illustrate how a fleet of robots with various roles can […]

Hovermap ST-X, Long Range Radio, and Emesent’s Aura software platform were launched at INTERGEO, providing a versatile combination to scan large areas and complex assets in less time and visualize the results in full detail. Emesent, World leader in drone autonomy, LiDAR mapping, and data analytics today launched three new products at INTERGEO, which will […]

Currently shipping on Android only with iOS in the work Ukraine has started rolling out an app that allows citizens to report sightings of drones, cruise missiles and anything else they might see flying overhead. You can find it here at the play store You will not be able to use it though as you […]

Autel Robotics, a leading developer of drones and aerial photography devices, now has its products available in MediaMarkt’s 75 brick-and-mortar stores, across the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg, marking a key milestone for the company to expand its European expansion. The company is actively developing a new portfolio of market development strategies for the European region, integrating offline experiences […]

Drone management platform FlyFreely has achieved rare air in its field, achieving an ISO 27001 certification for information security. SAI Global certified the Brisbane-based startup after it demonstrated its ability to protect and maintain the integrity of customer data. FlyFreely Co-founder and CTO Dr Nigel Sim said it was the culmination of 6 months of […]

A turbine-powered model aircraft suffered a loss of control during its maiden test flight. It continued to fly beyond visual line of sight before crashing on a railway track and was subsequently run over by a passing train. Safety actions taken as a result of this accident include the publication of enhanced guidance for members […]

Jurgita Lapienytė Chief Editor of Cybernews writes about their discovery of a 54Gb Aeroscope database held on an AWS server in America. That’s 90 million flights logged. We knew Aeroscope was out in the wild, able to track most brands and used by several companies but did we know that the data from them became […]

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will work with the industry to invest up to £10 million in innovation projects. As part of the Future Economy Net Zero programme, this competition will focus on net zero propulsion. This programme will support the government’s drive for zero-emission transport and systems as part of the […]

Sky Power International has gained an exclusive distribution partner for the Indian market, Zerosum Technologies Pvt Ltd. The new distributor offers products and systems for the development and operation of UAVs and works with numerous drone manufacturers in the national market. “India is one of the most important Asian markets for us. We are therefore […]

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published guidelines to establish the noise levels of drones below 600 kg, the first proposal worldwide for this, applicable to a wide variety of drone designs including multicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and powered-lift aircraft. These guidelines aim at providing harmonised procedures to measure the noise of drones used in […]

You are invited to attend Swinburne University of Technology for an exciting event which showcases the innovative aerospace research and development being undertaken in Victoria to assure Australia maintains an internationally competitive position in aerospace manufacturing. The event will feature exhibits from the AIR Hub and its many industrial partners including Memko, Nova Systems, Textron […]

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DroneAcharya Aerial Innovations Limited has partnered with Dubai-based drone manufacturer Microavia to add aerial robotic platforms and related products for autonomous flight to its offerings. The Indian company is a drone service provider and DGCA-certified drone pilot training organization, having trained more than 150 drone pilots within 6 months. “In the past, we have been […]

Join the webinar on October 14th, 18:00 (GMT+3) organized by SPH Engineering and CLpartner to find out more insights using UAV technologies in the construction field. Agenda:How to make a construction site inspection Organize spatial data management and processing workflows in the organizationHow to exchange project results with clients The webinar requires registration and will […]

Europe, Middle East and NATO navies seen as key growth areas for deployment of ViDAR maritime sensors showcased at EURONAVAL 2022, Paris (18-21 October) Booth #G69, Team Defence Australia Regional expansion from new base in the Netherlands, headed by Maurice A. Raaijmakers, Sentient Vision Systems’ newly appointed Regional Director of Business Development, Europe & Africa. […]

FlyGuys Drone Services and LCP Media announced today that the companies have entered into a strategic partnership that will generate a unique real estate digital marketing experience, exponentially increasing property sales nationwide. Under the partnership, FlyGuys will provide additional drone pilots from their nationwide network to capture aerial photography and videography for LCP Media clients […]

SIGMADESIGN expands its services in partnership with the Pendleton Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Range. The Pendleton UAS Range (PUR) is the leading business-friendly testing and development range in the nation. PUR provides a fast, cost-effective experience to facilitate successful and safe integration into the national airspace system (NAS). The range covers 14,000 sq. mi. of […]

Volatus Aerospace Corp. (TSXV: VOL) (OTCQB: VLTTF) (“Volatus” or “the Company”) announced today that it has signed an arm’s length definitive agreement dated Oct 12, 2022, to acquire Alberta-based Synergy Aviation Ltd. This acquisition will solidify Volatus’ position in Western Canada providing privileged access to much of the oil and gas industry. Synergy’s leadership in […]

A newly proposed standard from ASTM International’s aircraft systems committee (F39) will cover the design of hybrid-electric powerplants and engines. “This proposed standard is intended to support companies that are creating hybrid-electric power generation systems for use as the primary source of electrical propulsive power in electric aircraft,” says ASTM member David Eichstedt. “They will benefit […]

At the beginning of 2022, Orange Polska kick-started its research program exploring the possibilities of using 5G technology to manage drones. As part of these efforts, Orange Polska teams responsible for innovation, mobile network, strategy, marketing and ICT partnered with Dimetor and GOF 2.0 EU project to verify the possibilities to enable the safe operation […]

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO / FLIGHT TEST / FULL-TIME At Elroy Air, we are building autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) cargo aircraft systems that will change the way the world moves goods. Transporting cargo by air has so much potential! It’s much faster than by land or sea, but before recent developments in perception, autonomy, […]

“Every transformative moment in human transportation has been accelerated by motorsport. As we stand on the cusp of the 21st century’s great leap forward in delivering on the promise of flying cars, the role competition plays is as important as ever. For this reason, in winning the world’s first flying car race, Zephatali Walsh hasn’t just […]