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Drones, today, are a tried and tested technology in a number of industries. However, with the plethora of opportunities that it brings along comes an ever-increasing demand for talent and experience. Although countries such as the United States, Germany, China, and the United Kingdom have already made significant strides in terms of drone numbers and […]

Sentient global growth strategy and blue-chip partnerships demonstrate significant appetite for its industry-leading maritime ViDAR sensors Ambitious global maritime deployment of ViDAR focus at INDO PACIFIC 2022, showcasing Australian disruptive tech pioneer and innovator Sentient Vision Systems and world debut for ViDAR Surface INDO PACIFIC 2022 – Sydney, Australia [Sentient Vision Systems: Booth # 4C16]: date: […]

The First Responder UAS Indoor Challenge is the agency’s sixth prize competition aimed at advancing the use of unmanned aircraft systems indoors for first responder situational awareness. BOULDER, Colo. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is launching a new prize competition series to advance the use of unmanned […]

Another large platform was lost to human factors, not spotting that the airframe was 4000′ too high on its final approach was quite a thing. LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. – — An Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board completed its investigation into an RQ-4B that crashed into a field near Grand Forks Air […]

DATE: 15 June, 2022 LOCATION: DARTeC at Cranfield University (invite only) and online START TIME: 10:00 am END TIME: 2:30 pm The Airspace of the Future consortium led by Thales are hosting their final showcase event at the DARTeC facility at Cranfield University. The project partners are: Thales, Cranfield University, Cranfield Airport Operations, Inmarsat, Altitude […]

Operational radius of 10 km – 6 mile (314 km² – 121 mile² area) or optional 30 km – 18 mile, in any case with live video day and night for the best surveillance drone. With 50 minutes day and night full operation flight time guaranteed and 1 hour with best conditions, enjoying VTOL feature, we pushed […]

(New Brunswick, Canada) – AVSS has announced that the company has developed a Parachute Recovery and Flight Termination System for the DJI Mavic 3 and Mavic 3 Cine, referenced as the PRS-MAVIC. The PRS-MAVIC is intended to enable complex flight operations for commercial operators and will be sold for $1,900 USD. The company is now accepting […]

Instant delivery means getting supplies exactly where they need to be, as soon as they’re needed. Starting in 2016, the Government of Rwanda partnered with Zipline to tackle the countrywide challenge of unequal access to blood products and wastage. We started with a hypothesis: that centralizing storage and delivering product on-demand, where and when needed, […]

Gremsy, a leading manufacturer of camera gimbal stabilizers for drones, is pleased to announce their partnership with Auterion, the autonomous mobility platform and key member of the PX4 Open Source community, to bring to market a deeply integrated gimbal solution for Auterion powered and MAVLink compatible drone platforms. The new introductory lineup, Gremsy PE, allows end users […]

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, electric powertrain and aerospace materials – air transport […]

Global-scale ecosystem degradation with biodiversity loss, and increasing carbon in the atmosphere, is one of the world’s greatest challenges. At Dendra Systems, we are a fast-growing start-up, developing the most powerful tools to enable ecosystem restoration today. Responsibilities The role involves preparing and conducting UAV mapping and planting operations for Dendra Systems in sometimes remote […]

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published means to show compliance with the “enhanced containment” provisions for drones, allowing the applicant to simply declare compliance without the need to apply for a design verification report. Drones operating close to densely populated areas or airports are required to be equipped with systems preventing the drone […]

The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has opened the application window for those manufacturers of drones and drone components, who may have crossed the PLIeligibility threshold for the full financial year (1st April 2021 to 31st March 2022). Such manufacturers may submit the application form at https://www.civilaviation.gov.in/application-pli-scheme. The MoCA order dated 4th May 2022 is at: https://www.civilaviation.gov.in/sites/default/files/Application%20for%20PLI%20scheme%20for%20drones%20and%20drone%20components.pdf The deadline for […]

BlueHalo and its Titan Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) Team are pleased to announce a $4M order of Titan Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) kits by the Department of Defense. The award is in support of an elite unit within the conventional U.S. Army, and will be used to defeat enemy drones on the battlefield abroad and at secure locations in the United […]

Advanced Navigation, one of the world’s most ambitious innovators in AI robotics, and navigation technology has today announced the acquisition of Vai Photonics, a spin-out from The Australian National University (ANU) developing patented photonic sensors for precision navigation. Vai Photonics share a similar vision to provide technology to drive the autonomy revolution and will join […]

PABLO AIR (CEO Kim Young-Joon) is developing a suitable business model to comply with US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations, expanding the drone delivery network across the United States, and promoting logistics and medical drone delivery services starting in New York State. In January of 2022, PABLO AIR signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Northeast UAS Airspace […]

Zenith AeroTech, a leading developer of heavy-lift tethered aerial vehicles (TAVs), announced today that it will be exhibiting its Quad 8 TAV and Ground Power Unit for the first time at the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC), held May 17-19, in Tampa, Florida. Designed to meet warfighter operations, such as overwatch, over-the-hill communications, force […]

Applicants should be proficient at flying fixed-wing piloting and FPV, as well as maintenance, building, and repair. This job opportunity is in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, salary DOE. Applicants must hold a valid Part 107 Airman’s Certificate. Contact Tony White tony.white@galaxyuas.com for more information.

Skyward Verizon has emailed its clients announcing the end of their services for UAS operators. This is what they said the software did Skyward provides a drone software platform, training, consulting, and connectivity. We help companies and public agencies manage the entire drone workflow: training crews, planning missions, accessing controlled airspace, creating maps & models, […]

Real-time Robotics (RtR) has released Hera, the most advanced multi-copter ever made. Before Hera, the following was deemed impossible: A drone smaller than DJI M300 but can carry a 33-lb payload That drone can mount four gimbaled payloads simultaneously That drone can deliver 360-degree FOV for every payload bay That drone can fly for approximately […]

SwissDrones, a global manufacturer of long-range unmanned helicopter systems, has obtained their European drone operator license – the EASA Light UAS Operator Certificate (LUC) in accordance with European Regulation (EU) 947/2019, granted by the Transport Malta Civil Aviation Directorate (Transport Malta), the country’s Civil Aviation Authority. This is the first LUC issued by Transport Malta, […]

Purdue Athletics has collaborated with hospitality partner Levy, Levy’s innovation studio, DBK Studio, Chicago-based Valqari, and USOG to pilot the first drone-delivered food and beverage service at a sports & entertainment venue. The pilot took place from Wednesday, April 27th through Saturday, April 30th at Alexander Field, home of Purdue Baseball, leading up to and during its recent home series. […]

A group of Southern Louisiana individual investors, many of whom invested in Waitr, have closed out a $4 million Series A funding round by investing $2 million into Lafayette-based nationwide drone service provider FlyGuys. The previous $2 million investment provided by Advantage Capital in connection with the Louisiana New Markets Tax Credit program received in 2021 has already allowed FlyGuys to begin the scaling process. […]

FRIBOURG, SWITZERLAND- The regulatory consulting company UASolutions is joining Drone Logistics Ecosystem to collaborate with its members. UASolutions supports companies in the advanced air mobility industry to obtain the authorization to fly from the national civil aviation authority. Company’s founder Nathanel Apter has a long experience as a certification consultant and has been working as […]

Taranis, a leading AgTech, AI-powered crop intelligence company is pleased to announce its extended partnership with Drone Nerds and DJI, bringing together the latest drone technology, large-scale operational efficiencies and disruptive AI technologies to generate precise and actionable insights for ag retailers, co-ops and farmers. Taranis’ nationwide network of Drone Service Providers (DSPs), utilizes the […]

Fargo, ND – This morning at the BankNorth Theater located inside of Cass County High School in Casselton, ND, Grand Farm and Casselton Economic Development jointly announced the future site of Grand Farm’s Innovation Facility. Melissa Beach, Casselton Community and Economic Development Director helped unveil the site,” We are excited that Grand Farm chose our […]

We are consulting on a proposed extension to the Legacy and Transitional category UAS provisions in the Open category and would like your opinion. Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operate within one of three categories: Open, Specific or Certified. This consultation primarily impacts Open category operations. More details have been set out in this short consultation document.

Draganfly Inc. (NASDAQ: DPRO) (CSE: DPRO) (FSE: 3U8) (“Draganfly” or the “Company”), an award-winning, industry-leading drone solutions and systems developer, announced today that the Company, in partnership with Coldchain Delivery Systems, LLC (“Coldchain Delivery Systems”), has successfully completed deployment and training of its first Medical Response Drone to Revived Soldiers Ukraine (“RSU”). Draganfly’s initial Medical Response Drone […]

The number of drones in Austrian airspace is ever increasing. To ensure that drones continue to travel safely in the future, dedicated traffic management systems with automated solutions are needed. Austro Control is relying on the development of a UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) system with Frequentis. The cooperation is the result of an extensive public tender process in which […]

Hats off to investigative reporter Paul Van Osdol of Pittsburgh Action News. The channel has undercovered the criminal record of one of PennDOT’s advisors on bridge inspection. Justin Melanson is a cofounder of drone company Aeras and claims that PennDOT had full knowledge of his record and that he also advises Police drone operators. In 2018, […]

WhiteFox Defense’s STRATUS provides Austin public safety agencies crucial airspace awareness. South by Southwest, the iconic conference and festival that celebrates the convergence of tech, film, music, education, and culture in Austin, Texas, returned to its full level of excitement in March 2022, welcoming hundreds of thousands to the city’s downtown for 10 days. The […]

Ondas Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:ONDS), a leading provider of private wireless data, drone and automated data solutions through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Ondas Networks Inc. and American Robotics, Inc. (“American Robotics” or “AR”), announced today that American Robotics has appointed Gretchen West as Senior Advisor of Business Development. West is an industry veteran with over 18 years of experience […]

What’s new: UPS and The UPS Foundation have teamed with VillageReach and Swoop Aeroin Malawi to further support the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide. VillageReach is known for collaborating with governments and organizations to build health solutions that improve equity and access to care. Their mission to transform health care delivery to reach everyone is a natural fit with Swoop Aero’s sustainable […]

DRONEDEK, known for its “mailbox of the future,” that will provide secure deposit of autonomously and traditionally delivered packages, today announced an agreement to work with HUSH Aerospace. “The future is coming at us fast, and we’re ready to meet it with remedies to issues consumers have voiced even as they clamor for drone delivery,” […]

I am excited and delighted to announce my newest startup venture, Snake Oil and GasExploration. I first had the idea for the technology scouting company over a decade ago, but the USA NAS integration effort waylaid me. After spending 20-years on the FAA NAS integration regulatory wheel of suffering, I decided to follow the herd […]

Swoop Aero was founded to transform how the world moves essential supplies by making access to the skies seamless. We were the first company globally to deliver a vaccine using a drone under a commercial contract. Since then, we have expanded globally, transforming the health supply chain with drone logistics operations in four countries. The […]

Melbourne Artificial Intelligence (AI) specialist Sentient Vision Systems has won a $2.1 million Australian government grant to establish a sovereign in-house manufacturing facility for its world-leading ViDAR search and surveillance pods. The grant was awarded under the Department of Industry Science Energy and Resources’ (DISER) Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI) Translation Stream. It will enable volume […]

We are looking for a UAS Remote Pilot who will operate a diverse set of UAS platforms of different sizes and configurations in a range of demonstration, service delivery and test activities. This will include following detailed requirements to meet client expectations and conduct a wide variety of demonstration events both in the UK and […]

NOAA Fisheries and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced that they have teamed up with DrivenData and HeroX, in collaboration with Wild Me and NASA, to launch the crowdsourcing competition, Where’s Whale-do?, to help NOAA Fisheries researchers accurately identify endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales from photographic images. Participants are competing for a prize purse of $35,000. Measuring up to 15 feet and 3,500 […]

UAVIA and Parrot have announced the availability of the UAVIA Inside version of the ANAFI Ai, which will broadly be available to UAVIA Robotics Platform Customers from June 2022.This product integrates UAVIA DroneOS as the first ANAFI Ai flight mission created by external developers with Parrot AirSDK. Parrot ANAFI Ai is the first 4G drone. […]

uAvionix have announced that Beluga, a state-of-the-art family of drones designed by Italian company Eurolink Systems, has completed its integration of various avionics from the uAvionix certifiable low-SWaP ecosystem, including the George G3 autopilot, microLink CNPC radio system, and truFYX EXT GPS. Beluga™ is a new generation of small UAS (sUAS), the result of 3 years […]

Prague – Primoco UAV SE, Czech manufacturer of civilian and military aircraft, appointed Colonel of the General Staff (Retired) Ing. Vladan Ševčík as a member of the Supervisory Board following the resignation of Ing. Josef Rada. The decision to appoint a new member of the Supervisory Board was made during the General Meeting of the company at its registered […]

Sean Hollister over at The Verge has been told by DJI spokesperson Adam Lisberg that contrary to previous reports transmissions from DJI airframes used by their Aeroscope counter UAS system to identify the crafts position, identity and location of the operator are not encrypted. A point of order, I have always found Adam to be […]

Volatus Aerospace Corp. (TSXV:VOL) (OTCQB:VLTTF) (“Volatus” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce that it has signed an exclusive sales and distribution agreement with American UAV manufacturer Full Throttle Aerial (“Full Throttle”). “We are thrilled to have signed this exclusive agreement with Full Throttle. They produce a fleet of heavy lift, high endurance, robust drones […]

Virginia Natural Gas (VNG) is embracing technology and will be using aerial drones as another means to perform equipment inspections on its pipeline infrastructure. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), most commonly known as drones, will begin flights across Hampton Roads, as well as northern James and New Kent Counties for various operations such as inspections of critical infrastructure, right-of-way […]

ideaForge, India’s largest manufacturer of drones, has closed its Series B funding round of $20 Million led by Florintree, which is helmed by the former Blackstone India private equity Co-Head, Mathew Cyriac. The round also saw participation from its existing investors such as Celesta, which is a prominent deep tech investment fund, Infosys, Qualcomm and Infina, along with […]

From the FAA mission statement – “We are accountable to the American public and our aviation stakeholders.” https://www.faa.gov/about/mission After 20 years of work towards NAS integration, I like to keep with tradition, and this iswhere I suggest the FAA folks and their minions reread the agency mission/visionstatement. Golly, why would we need to suggest they […]

George Freeman MPMinister for Science, Research and Innovation,Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy,1 Victoria Street,London SW1H 0ET Dear Mr Freeman, People working in the British space-based Earth Observation industry are in imminent danger of losing their jobs because of the ongoing uncertainty around the UK’s continued membership of the European Union’s Copernicus programme, the […]

Drones have been demonstrated to successfully integrate into common airspace with manned aircraft at the GOF 2.0 Roadshow in Riga. The demonstration was conducted by LMT, a mobile innovator and the leading telecom operator in Latvia, in collaboration with Latvijas Gaisa Satiksme (LGS), the local air traffic controller, and the GOF2.0 consortium. GOF 2.0 is […]

Osijek, Croatia – A pioneering company in the FPV industry merges with a leadingdrone technology startup to create an EU-Based drone powerhouse, as Orqa acquiresImmersionRC. The deal brings together two of the most exciting companies in the FPV space, whose products and business ethos are a perfect fit. ImmersionRC, based in Switzerland, has been specializing […]