sUAS News

The release of a new drone solution that enables instant deployment of autonomous response drones for urgent and lifesaving missions. Dutch company Avy, a pioneer in innovative aviation technology, has launched the first Drone Response Network combining docking stations with autonomous aircraft that have vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities. The implementation of this network […]

I have felt a renewed upswing in the optimism of the droners (uncreweders), which means that the carpetbaggers’ et al. are at the ready to fleece the venerable hayseed(FARM DRONERS) out of what little cash they/them may have on hand. Not the first time we’ve had the old upswing on the Regulatory Wheel Of Suffering. […]

World’s First Production 1-Ton Cargo Delivery Drone to be Scaled Down and Flown to Address New Humanitarian and Tactical Markets Silent Arrow today announced the United States Air Force, through the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), has awarded the company a contract entitled “Guided Bundle Derivative of Silent Arrow® for Side Door and Palletized Swarm Deployment at High Speeds and […]

UAV Solutions, Inc. (UAVS) announced that the company has delivered and trained DoD and Law Enforcement Agency operators on its AsUAS Ghost 60 Multi-Rotor system. The Ghost 60 system was selected by the Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) Special Operation/Low-Intensity Conflict (SO/LIC) Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate (IWTSD) formerly the Counter-Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO) […]

Northland Community & Technical College’s aerospace site in Thief River Falls will welcome the community for a public open house on Saturday, December 11, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. In conjunction with this event, a first-of-its-kind to northwest Minnesota REC Foundation Aerial Drone Competition (RADC), the 2021-22 Challenge: Downdraft 2, will be held featuring […]

During the EnRicH 2021 European Robotics Hackathon, Southwest Research Institute’s unmanned aircraft system (UAS) explored and mapped the interior of a nuclear power plant, detecting radiation sources — autonomously without the aid of a human pilot. SwRI’s UAS, or drone, technology can potentially assist in life-saving search-and-rescue missions and hazardous inspections at industrial facilities and […]

Game developer LuGus Studios (Belgium), a leading developer of drone simulators, is launching the latest addition to its Liftoff drone simulator series. Liftoff: Micro Drones specializes in simulating tiny drones that fit in the palm of your hand. Liftoff simulators are known to combine authentic simulation with fun gameplay, making them the perfect entry point […]

Ōtautahi Christchurch is home to a diverse community of start-ups, entrepreneur-driven companies and organisations dedicated to aerospace innovation. Canterbury is well on the way to being an integral facet of a flourishing national aerospace sector. With unique physical attributes, proximity to international ports, existing testing facilities and one of New Zealand’s largest electronic manufacturing clusters, […]

DJI provides a longer service protection for your Mavic 3 To show our appreciation for early customers of DJI Mavic 3, we’re offering extra service for those who purchase Mavic 3, DJI Mavic 3 Fly More Combo, or DJI Mavic 3 Cine Premium Combo before January 1, 2022 as a gift for your support. This […]

YANGDA LAUNCH ground control software is developed based on ArduPilot Mission Planner. Its targeted users are beginner pilots with few or no flight experiences for drones, especially VTOL fixed-wing drones. Mission Planner is good enough for drone mission planning and flight control, but it is too powerful and complicated for those new pilots to the […]

If you’re a longtime drone pilot looking to expand your fleet or new to the world of professional unmanned aerial systems (UAS), there’s a lot to consider when investing in a new drone platform. Before we jump into the exciting details such as advanced camera payloads, flight capabilities, data quality, and precision mapping outputs that […]

Paris Region through Choose Paris Region, Groupe ADP and RATP Group inaugurated the test centre dedicated to new sustainable urban air mobility at the Pontoise – Cormeilles-en-Vexin airfield, in the presence of French Minister of Transport Jean-Baptiste Djebbari. The inauguration signals the launch of the first trials in real conditions for eVTOLs – electric Vertical […]

With a lot of talk around the Mavic 3 and DJI Smart Controller support and some of the confusion on Ocusync 2 and the M3. This should put a bit more clarity on what’s going on and why it’s not as simple as Ocusync 2 on the RC-N1 works and the Ocusync 2 on the […]

By Eyal Zor, CEO and Founder of Airwayz What is your perception when you think about flying cars? Is it a perpetual cliché that’s only seen in science-fiction movies, that’s actually light-years away in terms of real-life adoption? It’s understandable that society views Urban Air Mobility (UAM) in this way, however, it is a common […]

Vira M-450f – an automatic drone for rescue services The system consists of: vehicle for transportation of rescuers and special equipment. An unmanned vehicle (OPTIONALLY controlled from a remote console) vertical takeoff and landing, both on land and on water, with a maximum take-off weight of up to 450 kg and a maximum flight speed […]

The FAA has decades of experience regulating the safety of manned aircraft but less than a decade regulating the safety aspects of unmanned aircraft in the NAS. This has caused the FAA to take a cautious approach to integrate unmanned aircraft into the NAS by integrating small unmanned aerial vehicles (sUAS) before large unmanned aircraft. […]

Skyports, the world-leading designer, developer, and operator of vertiports (landing sites for eVTOL aircraft) is developing Europe’s first test vertiport in France, as a significant step towards launching commercial Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) services in time for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The programme is part of the Re.Invent Air Mobility initiative led by French airport […]

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia- As one of the most successful companies in the drone delivery industry in the Southeast Asia, Alphaswift has rapidly raised in rank to become the largest drone delivery company in Malaysia. The company has received approval from the National Technology Innovation Sandbox to conduct over 400 h/16,000 km drone cargo delivery pilot […]

Fund will be used for SoftBank’s HAPS business to connect the unconnected SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO: 9434, “SoftBank”) today announced it decided to issue a Sustainability Bond* (an unsecured straight bond, also referred to as the “HAPS Bond”) during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022. Funds raised from the HAPS Bond will be used exclusively for […]

San Jose, California (USA), November, 2021: On account of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, drone-automation SaaS provider FlytBase comes back with its biggest sale of the year—starting Monday, Nov 22, all through the end of the month. Drone service providers (DSPs) can now avail discounts of up to 90% on annualsubscriptions to FlytBase’s remote drone […]

LMT, Latvia’s leading mobile operator and tech innovator, has become Europe’s first mobile operator to obtain certification to educate and examinate pilotes to receive licenses. The country’s Civil Aviation Agency has certified LMT as a recognized organization to provide lessons and examinations, after which the applicant can receive a Remote Pilot Certificate of Competency in […]

DroneCon is a first-of-its-kind event focused on drone owners and maximizing the potential growth of their business. At DroneCon 2022 we are only offering 250 tickets, with very limited VIP and early bird tickets available which are going fast. Reserve your spot today for this incredible epic business-building event! You Should Attend DroneCon 2022 if […]

Czech-based Primoco UAV SE and Swiss-Swedish UMS Skeldar have teamed up as part of a cooperation agreement to provide selected customers with a combination of the Primoco One 150 fixed-wing and UMS Skeldar’s V-150 rotary wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Enabling organisations the versatility to use both platforms as part of their missions, this agreement […]

Volocopter, German urban air mobility (UAM) pioneer, and Kakao Mobility (KM), South Korea’s largest mobility platform company, have inked a memorandum of understanding to conduct a feasibility study on introducing UAM in South Korea. The study will identify a list of potential commercial routes, operational capabilities, and business models necessary for a UAM service operator […]

Global leader in instant logistics deploys Canvas Envision for documentation processes across the business. Envision enables Zipline to cut time spent on visual documentation creation, eliminate stale data, and improve content quality. Zipline is the first announced customer to leverage integration of Canvas Envision with Aras Innovator Visual communications solutions provider Canvas GFX, Inc, today […]

DRONEDEK, creator of the “mailbox of the future,” announced today that it has strategically chosen Helium, The People’s Network, for greater expansion of the world’s first, peer-to-peer wireless network. With Helium compatibility, DRONEDEK will use the LongRange (LoRa) network for its lower bandwidth sensors instead of relying on cellular networks. The LoRa network is commonly used […]

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Statement of policy. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action clarifies FAA policy regarding the existing accuracy requirements for the reported geometric altitude of the control station of a standard remote identification unmanned aircraft. The FAA describes one acceptable way producers of unmanned aircraft can meet the […]

Last 12th November, European drone-related associations gathered in Brussels to take a major step forward in the EU Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) sector by creating JEDA. The creation of this association was officially announced, in the presence of representatives of EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency), and several JEDAmembers on Monday, November 15 2021 in Cologne […]

Flytrex, a leader in on-demand drone delivery for food and retail, announced that it has raised a $40 million Series C funding round, bringing its total funding to date to $60 million. The round was led by BRM Group with participation from OurCrowd, Lukasz Gadowski, Founder and Chairman at Delivery Hero, and includes existing investors Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV), btov, and BackBone Ventures. Flytrex will use the […]