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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 […]

More Than 600 Drone Professionals Gather To Experience Automated Flight, High-Capacity Spraying, Expandable Systems And Industry-Specific Integrations DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, opens its annual AirWorks conference today featuring the next generation of drone hardware and software that will transform professional operations all over the world. From the automated […]

Alpha Unmanned Systems is pleased to announce that its Alpha 900 and Alpha 800 helicopter UAVs are fully integrated with the FlightOps multi-UAV flight management system. End-user customers will reduce costs, execute multiplatform UAV missions and ensure regulatory compliance better than ever. With the integration of the Alpha helicopters and other UAV platforms integrated into […]

Airpower22 (the largest air show in Europe) took place this September in Zeltweg, in the Murtal region (Styria, Austria). Together with the Austrian Armed Forces, a team of specialists based in the Eifel region protected the show from unwanted drones, using the world’s most successful anti-drone system, AARTOS. 200 civil and military aircraft from 20 […]

Date: 10/11th November 2022Place: TU Delft, NetherlandsWebsite & Registration: https://symposium.opensky-network.org Since its launch in 2013, the OpenSky Network has quickly evolved to a large-scale air traffic control data collection and sharing platform. With more than 4500 sensors registered across the globe and more than 25000 users, the OpenSky Network is greatly contributing towards the vision of […]

BRISBANE, Australia: Integrated drone logistics networks will soon be shuttling pathology samples from the Moreton Bay islands to Mater Pathology testing labs under a new partnership between Mater and Australian integrated drone logistics company Swoop Aero. The initiative will slash up to six hours off the time it takes for samples – including vital blood […]

The RDT&E (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation) contract is XTEND’s sixth consecutive US government contract based on XTEND’s advanced human-guided autonomous drone operating systems. XTEND is exhibiting its unique portfolio at AUSA, Washington DC, October 10-12, Hall C, Stand 3955 XTEND – A leading company in human-guided autonomous drone operating systems for military forces and law […]

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has launched its latest variant of the Gray Eagle line of Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Gray Eagle 25M. The GE-25M brings a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) to the Multi-Domain Operations (MDO)-capable system to ensure incremental enhancements can be made at the speed of emerging threats. The “M” in 25M stands for […]

Well, a funny old thing the company that bought us the biggest single hit to the emerging drone industry worldwide is no longer in control of Gatwick air traffic. I am very pleased that NATS has retaken the reigns, I trust them more! I am also pleased to see there is a plan to replace […]

Windracers has won a third round of successful funding from the Future Flight challenge at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to conduct further rigorous testing of its middle-mile logistics drones and high-reliability autopilot technology. Future Flight is accelerating the progress of new technologies, social insight, and advanced aviation solutions to deliver the third revolution in […]

Fortem Technologies, Inc., a leader in airspace security and defense for detecting and defeating dangerous drones, today announced it has launched upgrades to the DroneHunter® F700 platform. These upgrades allow for improved operational ease and the ability to effectively defeat drones faster and larger threats like the Russian Orlan-10 and Iranian Shahed-136 drones. Key improvements […]

Indian cricketing star Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who popularized the ‘helicopter shot’ has launched a quadcopter consumer camera drone named ‘Droni‘. The made-in-India camera drone with advanced features is manufactured by Garuda Aerospace, of which MS Dhoni is the Brand Ambassador. Garuda Aerospace has created a niche for itself by offering drone solutions for agricultural pesticide spraying, […]

MissionGO is a leading provider of UAS solutions and services. Formed by the professionals responsible for the first successful human organ delivery used in a transplant surgery via UAS and taking the first single-rotor UAS through the Federal Aviation Administration’s UAS Type and Production Certification process, MissionGO has been trailblazing the UAS industry by innovating […]

Do you want to shape the future of aviation? Do you share our vision of saving and improving lives through technology with a purpose? Then join our ambitious team of young talents and experienced professionals! We at Wingcopter design innovative, high-performance drones that are operated all over the world in commercial and humanitarian operations. Our […]

Flight Crew for Airbus Defence and Space UK Zephyr High Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft System Farnborough UK The Airbus Defence and Space UK Zephyr is a world record-breaking High Altitude Long Endurance solar-electric powered Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) capable of persistent operations in the stratosphere. Following our successful test-flying campaigns over […]

Rome, Italy, 6 October 2022 – Aeroporti di Roma (ADR), Atlantia, UrbanV, and the pioneer of urban air mobility (UAM), Volocopter, have successfully completed the first crewed eVTOL test flights in Italian airspace. These tests were part of a mobility ecosystem setup at Fiumicino’s Leonardo da Vinci International Airport. This is a key milestone toward […]

An MoU was signed by Garuda Aerospace, KL Tech City, and Jedsy to advance their collaboration on Jedsy delivery drones. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) calls for cooperation in knowledge and technology as well as market expansion and joint ventures. Mr. Agnishwar Jayaprakash, CEO of Garuda Aerospace, stated that the industry is now prepared to […]

The blacklisting provides a path for President Biden to sanction DJI and 12 other Chinese companies. It follows in the footsteps of last year’s US Treasury Department ban on US-based persons from trading shares of DJI. Important wording below Military-Civil Fusion Today, the Department of Defense released the names of “Chinese military companies” operating directly or […]

NEW YORK, USA- We are delighted to announce participation of the US-based startup Voltela as the latest member to our global network in the drone delivery industry. The company is joining us to contribute to the connectivity standardization of the drone delivery industry across the globe. Voltela provides guaranteed network connectivity for unlimited safety of autonomous drone operations. […]

UVision Air Ltd. – a global leader in aerial loitering munition systems of all sizes, for a variety of missions – has announced that the opening of its new facility in Virginia for the production of HERO systems has been brought forward, due to the high volume of orders already received. The official ribbon-cutting ceremony […]

uAvionix recently completed a complex demonstration of its SkyLine Command and Control (C2) management service in which multiple Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) were being controlled from the cloud-based C2 platform, while each of the aircraft was connected to SkyLine by multiple simultaneous links to multiple terrestrial radios. The demonstration was conducted in coordination with the […]

Skyfire Consulting (Skyfire) (skyfireconsulting.com), the most trusted and experienced public safety UAS consulting group, today announced the launch of Skyfire Response Network— a collection of public safety-certified UAS pilots who can be deployed for remote pilot work, emergency response efforts, and training classes. The Skyfire Response Network is the next step towards building upon Skyfire’s industry leading […]

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 that it has opened its first UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) Command and Control Center in Miami, FL. This center, in addition to several more planned […]

Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY) and Skyports Infrastructure today announced they are developing a Living Lab passenger terminal that will enable the two companies to test a variety of technologies and procedures that will help define how passengers experience vertical flight in the future. “Our all-electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft is set to revolutionize the […]

SpearUAV – developer of autonomous, AI-based technology for encapsulated UAS – is unveiling the world-first Viper encapsulated and launchable hovering precision attack drone, empowering tactical forces with an immediate, precise and autonomous aerial loitering munition (ALM) capability against BLOS targets. Enhancing force protection, the hovering capability of the Viper enables aerial observation of targets -including […]

Houston TX, 6 October 2021—Following the success of Knighthawk and Watchtower, Paladin is extending LTE capabilities to DJI in an effort to help departments start drone-as-a-first-responder (DFR) programs quicker and more effectively. Paladin founder Divy Shrivastava spent most of his childhood in a town 25 min north of Columbus, Ohio. In 2016, just as he […]

The first annual professional conference on drones and their use in industry and services DRONTEX2022 will be held on 20 October 2022 in Piešťany, Slovak Republic. This international event offers aninteresting programme, speeches of experts on unmanned aerial technologies, and case studies ondrone usage in agriculture, cartography, or energy. Conference Details Name: DRONTEX 2022 When: 20 […]

Epirus, a high-growth technology company developing directed energy systems that enable unprecedented counter-electronics effects and General Dynamics Land Systems (GD), a global leader in providing innovative, high technology and next-generation ground combat solutions to customers around the world announced today the introduction of Stryker Leonidas. After signing a strategic teaming agreement in October 2021, the companies […]

This is a very compelling report from Bleecker Street Research By 2024 the FAA will approve a new style of aircraft. It’s electric, and takes off and lands vertically, an “eVTOL.” These will immediately begin commercial operations as an “air taxi” service. By 2026, one company claims it will have manufactured 963 of these aircraft […]

Swoop Aero was founded to transform how the world moves by making access to the skies seamless. We were the first company globally to deliver a vaccine using a drone under a commercial contract, and since then, we’ve expanded globally, moving the needle on how healthcare is delivered for millions of people across the world. […]

The AiRMOUR survey is the first on this scale focusing on public attitudes towards the use of delivery drones and passenger eVTOLs for Emergency Medical Services. Respondents represent the six European countries involved in the AiRMOUR project. The AiRMOUR project has undertaken the most extensive public and stakeholder engagement survey on Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and […]

Zipline and Intermountain Healthcare Begin Drone Deliveries in the Salt Lake Valley, and will Ultimately be Capable of Delivering to More than 1 Million People South San Francisco, CA and Salt Lake City, UT — October, 2022 — Zipline, the global leader in instant logistics and delivery, today announced it is beginning deliveries of prescriptions and […]

Northwest UAV has taken their newest engine – the NW-230 multi-fuel twin-cylinder UAV engine through its initial run-in paces and is ready to introduce this phenom to the industry at AUSA in October. Based on the successful initial test runs, the NW-230 is set to be qualified and in the skies in 2023. McMinnville, OR: […]

ARTICLE AND FIGURES PROVIDED BY: KENNETH VIERRA (SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION/UXS RESEARCH TRANSITION OFFICE) AND PATRICIA QUINN (NOAA/PMEL) Scattering and absorption of solar radiation by atmospheric aerosol particles affect Earth’s radiation budget, including cooling at the Earth’s surface (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2014; NOAA Science Council Fact Sheet). Aerosols, Weather and Climate). Cooling can also occur […]

This podcast is a straight-up business of drones goldmine. If you are in commercial drone, aviation, Urban Air Mobility (UAM), Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM), or variants, then this is the podcast for you. Listen here: https://www.blogtalkradio.com/suasnews/2022/09/29/rtca-drone-standards Standards group RTCA has been around since 1934 and has a long and rich history […]

Currawong is excited to announce the release of its smallest Electronic Speed Controller (ESC) to expand upon its world-leading range of aerospace-grade motor controllers. The Velocity XS ESC is the smaller sibling to the HS, HT and HC, with a weight of approximately one-quarter of the HS, but packing an extremely high power density – […]

Hop on and buckle up! We are flying off in a different direction this year. With impressive innovation centered on grabbing, transporting and placing payloads on hybrid UAV/UGVs, it’s time for a change. A Big City would like to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of downtown passenger transit, and requests bids to develop and demonstrate […]

Zero Petroleum will supply its revolutionary fossil-free fuel to the world’s first licensed drone cargo airline, Dronamics, for testing with a view to commercial use in its long-range cargo drone. The partnership aims to support the creation of Dronamics’ sustainable same-day delivery service for items such as e-commerce goods, perishable food, manufacturing parts and medical […]