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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 […]

Shenzhen HighGreat Innovation Technology Development Co., Ltd. (“HighGreat”), a world-leading supplier of indoor and outdoor drone formation systems, breaks four new Guinness World Records – the largest number of 5,164 drones flying simultaneously, the largest light image composed by 5,184 drones, the longest animation show performed by drones (26 minutes and 26 seconds), and the […]

The drone market is growing rapidly and unmanned aerial vehicles, including air taxis, are the next milestone for the development of airborne digital mobility technologies. The SESAR 3 JU project GOF 2.0 Integrated Urban Airspace VLD is developing solutions for the safe and sustainable integration of unmanned aerial vehicles and air taxi operations in urban […]

Sabrewing Aircraft Company, Inc. announced today that its RH-1-A “Rhaegal” (pronounced “Rye-gull”) VTOL air cargo drone had achieved its first hover flight while lifting a record-setting payload. This pre-production air vehicle, also known as the RG-1-A “Alpha” model, was able to lift a record-breaking 829-pound (374 kg) payload, shattering the previous world record for the […]

The TrueView product line and LP360 software are now available in Europe. See them at Intergeo 2022. Huntsville, AL- Making its European debut, LP360 and the all-new TrueView 655/660 will be exhibiting atIntergeo 2022, Europe’s largest geospatial conference. The TrueView 655/660 is GeoCue’s thirdgeneration RIEGL integration built with the miniVUX-3UAV and triple mapping cameras (right, […]

FLYMOTION a Tampa tech company has teams with cutting-edge technology that have been deployed to Lee County FL, providing rescue assistance for the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Ian. On 28 September, Florida’s east coast was destroyed by one of the most powerful storms in history to make landfall in Florida. Rescue operations […]

Airborne Response a leading provider of mission-critical aerial intelligence using small uncrewed aircraft systems (sUAS), has completed more than 500 drone flights in Florida on behalf of enterprise customers supporting response, relief, and recovery efforts in the aftermath of Category 4 Hurricane Ian. Overcoming immense logistical challenges associated with rising floodwaters and damage to critical infrastructure […]

On the 21st of September, joint Norwegian rescue crews employed AtlasPRO in their search and rescue operation in northern Senja. According to HRS Nord-Norge, the locations of two Belgium tourists lost in Senja were found utilizing AtlasPRO in coordination with other resources. The two tourists are said to have drifted apart on a trip. A […]

Project CAELUS, the project to deliver what will be the UK’s first medical distribution network using drones, won the Excellence in Technology and Innovation award at this year’s Scottish Transport Awards ceremony in Glasgow. CAELUS (Care & Equity – Healthcare Logistics UAS Scotland), which brings together 16 partners including NATS, AGS Airports, the University of […]

Mark Palmer, CTO of Sentient Vision Systems, makes the case for AI to bring real-time intelligence and operational decisions to military drone missions. Keynote presentation at AAUS (Australian Association of Uncrewed Systems) conference at LAND FORCES 2022, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Australia Full conference programme details: Autonomy in the Joint Military Battlespace BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia, – 20 […]

COPTRZ Ltd, have launched their new drone learning experience platform (LXP) platform COPTRZ ACADEMY. COPTRZ claim that this is the leading platform of its type anywhere in the World. Designed for lifelong learning of anyone involved in unmanned technology be it pilots/operators, managers or technicians. The new platform has been the result of two years […]

FlyGuys Nationwide Drone Services and Air Control Entech announced today that the companies have entered a strategic partnership that will expand fuel and petrochemical inspection work to the US. The agreement brings together a US-based drone services provider and a European leader in remote inspection technology to offer fuel and petrochemical inspection services in the United […]

SkyDrive Inc. has unveiled the design of its commercial model flying car — the SkyDrive SD-05. SkyDrive is planning to use the SD-05, currently in development, to launch air taxi service in the Osaka Bay area during the world exposition scheduled for 2025 in Osaka, Japan. “This is another big step towards the realization of flying […]

Woot Tech is passionate about the promotion and progress of unmanned systems and vehicles, and innovating in autonomous vehicle systems and its related fields is our core business. We believe that innovation is something innate, in the same way that being an actor or player can be. So, it is best to start early. Even […]

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published a new revision of the Easy Access Rules for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (EAR for UAS). This Revision from September 2022 incorporates: the extended transition dates for using certain UAS in the ‘open’ category and the new dates of application for some standard scenarios, as introduced by Regulation (EU) 2022/425; and the […]

German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport funds joint project between Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences and Wingcopter Weiterstadt, Germany — In a joint project, the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (Frankfurt UAS) and the delivery drone manufacturer and operator Wingcopter are testing the potential of on-demand transport of consumer goods to improve local supply […]

Blainjett Aviation recently confirmed lift and drag projections for its novel hemi-rotor subscale prototype, affirming potential for faster, more efficient VTOL performance. Blainjett conceived its hemi-rotor design through work in a joint venture with Horizon Aeronautics on Horizon’s Hoverbike, a proposed short distance commuter vehicle. Subscale testing will continue with V2 prototypes this Fall, evaluating […]

India’s leading drone company, Garuda Aerospace has received necessary approvals from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) thus becoming the 31st Remote Pilot Training Organization (RPTO) in India. The company has been a pioneer in the industry and has deployed Agri Kisan Drones across the country which helps monitoring and analyzing impact with providing […]

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announces that Indian Artificial Intelligence (AI) Company 114ai has become one of its first partnerships as part of GA-ASI’s “Make in India” roadmap. In November 2021, 114ai made headlines as the only Indian company to win a U.S.-U.K. Joint Space Contract. “General Atomics is pleased to unveil our partnership […]

WASHINGTON − The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today released new design guidelines for vertiports, infrastructure that will support Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircraft. The design standards will serve as the initial step to provide key information for airport owners, operators and infrastructure developers to begin development of facilities that will support operations of AAM aircraft that are […]

ArgenTech Solutions, Inc. is a Veteran owned, small business headquartered in Newmarket, New Hampshire with an office also in Vancouver, Washington. In addition to overseas unmanned services support for the military, ArgenTech Solutions is a multi-faceted small business that specializes in technology development and the integration of those products into the marketplace. ArgenTech Solutions is […]

Dan Wawrzyn DJI, a global leader in drone and aerial imaging technology, has announced the release of their newest commercial-grade drone, the Mavic 3 Enterprise (M3E). Propeller has enjoyed a longstanding partnership with DJI, particularly with the Phantom 4 RTK (P4RTK), our original companion drone compatible with the Propeller PPK workflow and the software solution. The M3E […]

In a big boost to the “Make in India” initiative, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announces a strategic partnership with Indian start-up company 3rdiTech, a company that develops next generation computer chips, integrated circuits, and other semiconductor technologies. “GA-ASI is delighted to announce a strategic partnership with 3rdiTech,” said Dr. Vivek Lall, Chief Executive […]

With A 56× Zoom Camera And RTK Module For Centimeter-Level Precision, The Mavic 3 Enterprise Series Brings Mission Efficiency To New Heights DJI, the global leader in civilian drones and creative camera technology, today introduces its new DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise Series, reimagining what drones can do for business, government, education and public safety. The DJI […]

UAVOS announced another successful test flight of the ApusDuo solar-powered high-altitude platform system (HAPS) that took place at one of the Flight Centers in Europe. The test flight was conducted continuously for 11 hours, reaching altitudes of 15,000 meters. The ApusDuo successfully achieved more than two dozen test points, including energy balance validation, power and […]

• BLADE India signs a purchase order for up to 200 of Eve’s eVTOL, initially underwriting 50,000 hours of flight time per year in the region • Intra-city helicopter flights to begin in a major Indian city as part of a pilot project FlyBlade India (“BLADE India”), a joint venture between Hunch Ventures and […]

ZeroEyes, creators of the only A.I.-based gun detection video analytics platform that holds the US Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Designation, today announced it has received its third Direct-to-Phase II SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) grant from the U.S. Air Force AFWERX. The grant awards ZeroEyes with $1.25M to integrate its A.I. gun detection solution onto […]

The Groundbreaking DJI Sky CityInnovation Hub In Two Towers Was Designed By Foster + Partners DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and creative camera technology, has opened its new company headquarters, DJI Sky City, a cutting-edge innovation hub, matching the company’s philosophy of being a creative community for the skies with groundbreaking architectural structures never before […]

Resilient GPS/GNSS receivers protect INS systems from jamming and spoofing A French vineyard in the Loire valley is a beautiful sight, but the farm has trouble recruiting workers to weed their organically grown grapes. The young generation has moved to the cities leaving urban communities short on workforce. Solution: a fully autonomous tractor, developed by […]