sUAS News

Today the National Health Institute (INS), the Health Sector of Inhambane, VillageReach and Swoop Aero, started the second phase of the study for the use of drones to transport laboratory samples for infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, tuberculosis, HIV, and medical products. This study, called Drones for Health Phase 2, will last six months and […]

Malek Murison Picture a scene that’s synonymous with the climate crisis. Maybe your mind jumped to the Amazon rainforest or the polar ice caps, where deforestation and rapid melting have long been rallying points for conservation efforts. But the latest research suggests it’s oceans that are key to tempering climate change. In fact, a microorganism […]

Aergility Corporation announced today that it will be unveiling its full-scale ATLIS hybrid cargo VTOL UAV prototype on April 25th. As a result of years of development and testing, the innovative drone uses the company’s patented Managed Autorotation technology to carry 400-500 pounds of cargo straight to the point-of-need 300 to 600 miles away. The UAV […]

Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Toyota Tsusho), one of Japan’s general trading companies and a member of the Toyota Group, and Zipline, the global leader in instant logistics, today launched automated, on-demand deliveries of medical supplies across Japan’s Gotō Islands. Under this partnership, Toyota Tsusho is using Zipline’s instant logistics system to make routine, commercial long-distance drone deliveries in […]

Earlier this year, Event 38 Unmanned Systems successfully flew a drone fitted with a 3D-printed antenna at Kent State University. The project, backed by the Ohio Federal Research Network (OFRN), was a collaboration between Event 38, Kent State University, Youngstown State University, and Youngstown Business Incubator (YBI), who led the project. Event 38 consulted with […]

By Gordon Feller With the proliferation of drones has come a whole new class of security threats to both civilian and military systems. In response to these challenges, demand for counter-drone technology has spiked. Detecting and/or disabling unmanned aerial systems (UASs) has become a new task for defense organizations. Every NATO government, and every adversary, […]

L&T Technology Services Limited (BSE: 540115, NSE: LTTS), a global leading pure-play engineering services company, has garnered a multi-year $100 million+ electric air mobility deal from Jaunt Air Mobility (Jaunt). As part of the contract, LTTS will open an Engineering and R&D Centre in Québec Province for the next-gen electric aircraft manufacturer to provide engineering […]

Teledyne FLIR successfully completed an installation of a long-range drone detection system for a critical infrastructure site in Sweden. A smart slew-to-cue system, combining radar, thermal imaging and visual sensors, makes sure no unmanned aircraft system goes undetected. As drones are becoming commercially available to a wider audience, effective drone detection and monitoring has become […]

Drones run AI on the edge and use machine learning to autonomously conduct infrastructure inspections and collision avoidance MOORPARK, Calif. and ZURICH — April 20, 2022 — Auterion, the company building an open and software-defined future for enterprise drone fleets, is excited today to welcome Spleenlab to the growing Auterion ecosystem. Spleenlab’s VISIONAIRY® technology delivers AI-based safe […]

DRONAMICS, the world’s leading middle-mile cargo drone developer and operator, has achieved CarbonNeutral® company certification. The certification recognizes that the company has achieved carbon neutrality in accordance with The CarbonNeutral Protocol global standard. As a fast-growing technology company on the path to net-zero, DRONAMICS is looking to change the status quo in the cargo mobility sector – […]

95% of agencies surveyed cite “negative impact” from recent actions taken to create Florida Approved Drone Manufacturers List MIAMI – April 20, 2022 – New research conducted by the Airborne International Response Team (AIRT), the leading 501(c)3 non-profit organization supporting the use of drones for public safety and disaster response and home to the DRONERESPONDERS program, has found […]

Addressing the need for large-scale, safe uncrewed aviation, Iris Automation announces the commercial availability of Casia G, a ground-based version of its detect and avoid (DAA) surveillance solution. Using the same patented AI and computer vision technology as Iris Automation’s onboard solutions, it provides a full optical, 360°-degree field of regard designed to detect, alert and enable operators to […]

Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR) today announced that Adam Goldstein has been named sole CEO, as the company prepares for its next phase of growth in the fast-developing urban air mobility market. Brett Adcock, Archer’s co-founder and former co-CEO, will remain on the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company took this step, which it believes […]

Micro weather data and analytics firm TruWeather Solutions has joined forces with safety avionics pioneer Iris Automation to integrate TruWeather’s micro weather services and cost-effective weather sensors into Iris Automation’s Casia G ground-based surveillance system (GBSS). This meshed network will provide real-time integrated communications, collision avoidance and micro-weather data to operators. Micro weather or low-altitude local atmospheric conditions can […]

• Donation is independent of other AeroVironment systems already being provided to Ukraine by the United States Government • Donated Quantix Recon unmanned aircraft systems will ship this week with more to follow • Operational training services for donated systems will also be provided at no cost AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) a global leader in intelligent, multi-domain […]

This drone interceptor is designed to catch light UAVs. High power-to-weight ratio is a competitive advantage of this concept. It allows the drone to fly fast. Before an attack, the target can be flown around for identification. Drone rotors are used to spread the net. High-energy rotors allow the use of a larger net. At […]

Swoop Aero has partnered with ChristchurchNZ’s Urban Development team to establish a network including the Aviary, Swoop Aero’s autonomous docking station for a fleet of drones. The Aviary combines landing infrastructure, charging technology, payload exchange, and a user interface in an architecturally-designed structure to seamlessly scale integrated drone logistics and make access to the skies […]

Septentrio, a leader in high-precision GNSS* positioning solutions, announces today the launch of AsteRx-U3, which is the successor of the popular AsteRx-U multi-frequency GNSS receiver for construction, mining and other machine control applications. This new product combines Septentrio’s latest triple-band precise positioning GNSS core with extended wireless communication features including Wi-Fi, UHF and 4G LTE. […]

Flyby Guys & Spectre Solutions announce the signing of a strategic agreement with theobjective to support Spectre Solutions’ growth in the Middle East and Africa region. SpectreSolutions is an innovative Drone Design and Manufacturing Company, specializing incutting-edge VTOL UAVs. It’s lead product, the Spectre-1 drone, is challenging conventionalboundaries and opening new opportunities with regards to […]

UnmannedPower has been retained to identify a Director of Maintenance to develop and deliver sophisticated maintenance and support services to millions of commercial drones and next-gen aircraft. ou Experience in manned – and ideally unmanned aviation maintenance A&P with experience managing teams, operations, and budgets in a repair station or Part 135 shop Self-starting entrepreneur […]

Precision agriculture and environmental research can expect a significant boost in accuracy, efficiency and cost-effectiveness with Wingtra’s new MicaSense RedEdge Panchromatic (RE-P) payload. Capturing with the same five bands as the time-tested RedEdge-MX, the RE-P introduces a panchromatic sensor for enhanced resolution, life-like detail and empowering RGB output possibilities. Specifically, RE-P’s pan-sharpened resolution is double […]

Rising Aviation High School will host a Ribbon Cutting and Open House at their Addison campus on Thursday, April 21st, 2022, from 11AM-2PM. A first of its kind, aviation and aerospace centric high school in North Texas, Rising Aviation’s mission is to educate the next generation of aviation and aerospace professionals in a real-world environment right on the tarmac. The innovative […]

The international ResponDrone project will hold its concluding conference on April 26–28, 2022 in Porto, Portugal in which it will summarize the work done over the last three years to develop and apply a fleet of drones in emergency situations, providing critical information and communication services to first responders. The conference will include hands-on demos of the different components […]

On April 11, 2022, our own Kenji Sugahara was awarded the first Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) FPV 107 waiver in the United States (to our knowledge) that does not require a visual observer. While the process was not complicated, Kenji benefited from understanding the risk assessment processes within the FAA as well as their affinity […]

Nexus Nine are a UK-Based company that, for the past five years, has specialised in testing Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) and Counter-UAS (C-UAS) technologies. This testing has been for both Government and Industry bodies and has included the full spectrum of C-UAS Detect, Track, and Identify (DTI) techniques, as well as an end to end […]

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Skunk Works® demonstrated the expanded endurance capabilities of a specially configured Lockheed Martin Stalker VXE unmanned aerial system (UAS) through a world record endurance flight on Feb. 18, 2022, at the Santa Margarita Ranch in California. The flight establishes a new record in the Group 2 (5 to <25-kilogram) category with a […]

SPH Engineering is a globally recognized provider of UgCS – UAV mission planning and flight control software solution. This constantly evolving software is used by drone pilots and professional surveyors worldwide – particularly in the areas of environmental, archeological, engineering, mining, agricultural and biological surveys. In fact, one aspect – UgCS educational program – aims to […]

Skyports, established in 2017, is the leading owner and operator of vertiports to enable electric air taxi operations in a number of cities around the world. Skyports designed and built the world’s first passenger vertiport prototype in Singapore in 2019 and, in collaboration with Volocopter, conducted the first-ever urban flight trials in Marina Bay. Skyports […]

Freefly Systems Inc. an American corporation that designs and manufactures the world’s toughest drones, today announced that the Freefly Systems Alta X unmanned aerial system (UAS) has been approved as a trusted drone platform after successfully completing the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU) Blue sUAS 2.0 testing, evaluation, and demonstration programs. […]

Blighter Surveillance Systems (‘Blighter’, www.blighter.com) the British designer and manufacturer of electronic-scanning radars and surveillance solutions, has announced the launch of the A422 Deployable Radar System (https://www.blighter.com/a422). The A422 is a ground-based military radar for drone detection and wide area perimeter surveillance, and the new configuration allows it to be deployed rapidly in remote and inaccessible areas. […]

Swoop Aero has won the 2022 A/AA Excellence in Innovation Award. The Award has been presented to Swoop Aero for the launch of the company’s latest and most advanced aircraft, the KiteTM. Kite TM brings together the best learnings of unparalleled operational experience and real-world learning, it is Swoop Aero’s next-generation urban aircraft, built for […]

The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) has taken delivery of three MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) and two Mobile Ground Control Stations from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI). The RNLAF will begin operating the MQ-9s later this month out of Curacao to provide long-range, persistent surveillance to support missions protecting the Netherland’s national interests. […]

Tulpar Research Labs is joining Drone Logistics Ecosystem to collaborate with its members, in particular with AirGo to develop standardised products and services for the drone delivery market. Tulpar Labs is one of the largest drone and UAV accessory producers in Turkey, especially they are famous for their realisable drone parachutes with its 4 sensor […]

Epirus, a market leader in developing directed energy systems and power management solutions, announced today the introduction of its next-generation high-power microwave (HPM) Leonidas system. This marks the third Leonidas system developed, rigorously tested and operationally validated by the company in under two years, a clear indication of Epirus’ rapid development capabilities. “At Epirus, we […]

TeamViewer, a global leading provider of remote connectivity and workplace digitalization solutions, today announced that its connectivity solution is integrated into the professional aerial drones provided by SB C&S (SoftBank Commerce & Service). TeamViewer’s software enables the real-time sharing of aerial video and audio streams captured by the drones’ cameras to multiple remotely connected devices. Commercial use […]

Start Date: A.S.A.P Must be willing to relocate •Conducting survey flights with RPAS / VTOL drones on a very well-known Mine site in Lephalale for the duration of the contract) Thereafter based from head-office of Premier Mapping Africa near Pretoria. Duties include, but are not limited to: ~ Prepping of equipment and batteries etc. ~ […]

UTM/USSP specialist, Airwayz Drones, has today announced it has been chosen to participate in an accelerator at Ashdod Port to drive technological innovation at the Port of Israel. The intensive 12-week programme, setup and managed by venture capital firm 500 Global, will play host to a range of pioneering start-ups from a variety of fields with the goal driving […]

The HAPS Alliance, an international association of cross-industry players working to enable a High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) ecosystem, today announced the publication of a new white paper, entitled HAPS Operation Using Attended Autonomous Fleet Systems, which is available for free to download. Written by the HAPS Alliance Aviation Working Group, the authoritative paper explains Collaborative Traffic Management […]

Septentrio, a leader in high-precision GNSS* positioning solutions, announced today the release of OSNMA functionality on their mosaic GNSS receiver modules. OSNMA (Open Service Navigation Message Authentication) offers end-to-end authentication on Galileo’s civilian signals, protecting receivers from GNSS spoofing attacks. Spoofing is a malicious form of radio interference, where faulty positioning information is sent into […]

The Airborne International Response Team (AIRT), the leading 501(c)3 non-profit organization supporting the use of drones for public safety and disaster response, has announced the appointment of Dr. Charles Arant as Director of Operations for the organization. Dr. Arant will oversee the planning, mobilization, deployment, coordination, and demobilization of AIRT operational resources for training, humanitarian, […]

GoPro, Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRO) today announced the lightest GoPro ever, HERO10 Black Bones, which is purpose-built to be the ultimate FPV (First Person View) drone camera. Featuring GoPro’s flagship imaging pipeline – including the high-performance GP2 processor and Emmy® Award-Winning HyperSmooth 4.0 – the camera delivers the same breakthrough image quality and blistering video frame rates as HERO10 Black, […]

Hartzell Propeller has appointed Mitch Heaton as director, Business Development and New Technology to further the company’s programs involving advanced air mobility (AAM). His focus will be on developing propellers for eVTOL, eSTOL, electric, hybrid and hydrogen-powered aircraft. Using an innovative blend of sophisticated engineering analytics, certification skills and world-class manufacturing technologies, Hartzell is working closely with […]

The Department for Transport’s (DfT) Drone Pathfinder Catalyst programme has completed this year’s aims and objectives. The programme has accelerated: Commercial drone adoption A deep understanding of the public acceptance of drones Solving technological challenges through Drones Transport Research and Innovation Grants (TRIG: Drones) Since launching in 2018, the Drone Pathfinder Catalyst programme, delivered by Connected Places […]

ALTI is looking for a dynamic, forward-thinking and experienced Brand Manager to join the team. The primary duty of the successful candidate will be to manage ALTI’s brand and build our international marketing. Minimum requirements: Relevant Tertiary Diploma or Degree in Marketing or similar; At least 5 years experience in Digital Marketing and Social Media […]

UgCS Integrated Systems team at SPH Engineering has officially released the radar-based collision prevention system for the DJI M300 RTK drone. This newly integrated system works in any environmental conditions where built-in obstacle sensors on DJI M300 RTK will fail: dark, snow, rain, fog, bright sun. Obstacle detection system for DJI M300 RTK drone includes a […]

The DE&S Future Capability Group (FCG) have launched the second round of the Heavy Lift Challenge. The challenge, which sees uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) put through their paces, was organised in collaboration with the Royal Navy 700X Naval Air Squadron and for the Royal Navy Office for the Chief Technology Officer. The Heavy Lift Challenge […]

Percepto, pioneering autonomous inspection by industrial robotics, today announced that the Dutch civil aviation authority (ILT) has approved Percepto drones to operate Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS), making it the first BVLOS approval granted to Percepto under the new European drone regulations. The approval will enable Falcker, Percepto’s partner, to empower their customers to […]

Montevideo, Uruguay– Dronfies is joining Drone Logistics Ecosystem as its latest member to collaborate with existing partners and spread its operation reach beyond Latin America. Dronfies is one of the most successful drone companies across Latin America with 4 years of experience working with drone technology and related software. They are currently providing UTM/U-space technology […]

Deerpark – On April 5, 2022, New York State Police responded to a fatal fall at the Hawk’s Nest in the town of Deerpark. A preliminary investigation revealed that Binh Ledinh, age 42 from the town of Lumberland, was flying a drone on State Route 97/ Hawk’s Nest in the early hours. At approximately 7:32 a.m. […]

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch has published a report into an investigation into an accident involving DJI Matrice M210 Version 1 quadcopter which occurred on 19 November 2020, Poole in Dorset. A quadcopter unmanned aircraft (UA) was being flown during a police operation when the wind at 400 ft exceeded the forecast wind, the manufacturer’s […]