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Below is our response to the FAA’s Advisory Circular 91-57c regarding the changes slated for the Exception for Limited Recreational Operations of Unmanned Aircraft. Overall, this Advisory Circular addresses the process of how to go about applying as a Community Based Organization (CBO) and the details regarding what the FAA would like to see from […]

WingtraOne GEN II features the most advanced reliability in surveying drones. This is the key to maximizing drone uptime, boosting your productivity and ensuring you deliver consistently. Predictive maintenance WingtraOne GEN II intelligent algorithms continuously analyze all critical flight components before and during the flight. Smart notifications WingtraPilot can then notify you of any potential […]

You can; you just need to throw money at it. Maybe pay a carpetbagger show enough money (sponsorship) to garner the well-deserved title of “thought leader” (aka paid stooge), or sponsor (pay for) up a one-on-one meeting with FAA employees courtesy of the AUVSI, host of the $150 a day online FAA UAS Symposium. https://www.suasnews.com/2020/06/sponsor-your-way-to-a-one-on-one-meeting-with-federal-employees/ […]

Strategic partnership to provide new options for on-demand delivery and access to lifesaving resources DENVER, CO—August 3, 2021— Air Methods, the nation’s leading air medical service provider, announced today the launch of Spright, a newly formed drone solution, designed to help improve healthcare access and minimize supply challenges. Collaborating with Wingcopter, an industry-leading German drone manufacturer, Spright is […]

By Matt Bailey Just over one month ago, on 24th June 2021, residents in the densely populated area of South Moravia, Czech Republic, had their lives uprooted. They were hit by a natural disaster uncommon on this scale in Europe, a tornado with winds of at least 219km/h (136 mph). The devastation it caused left thousands […]

Second generation encoder delivers real-time video streaming in the field New York, NY (August, 2021) — All Mobile Video, one of the nation’s top providers of end-to-end audio/video solutions, today announced that its public safety division, AMVision, has launched the InsightRT2 video encoder. The next-generation encoder is a smaller, lighter version of the established InsightRT1, […]

The use of drones has grown strongly in the past years. The first certified RPAS,RPAS 112 from the ENERGÍAS company, has recently been certified by the ANAC(National Civil Aviation Agency). The brain of the RPAS-112 is the Veronte Autopilot from the Spanish companyEmbention. A leading company in the development of autonomous navigationsystems for UAVs and […]

Santa Cruz, CA – With the announcement of a new OS, HUBVERY plans to change the way drone delivery is foreseen. The technology startup envisions a supply chain with you as a key component of the cycle. “Through our Geo-Aerial Bidirectional Routing Information Exchange Logarithm we look to facilitate the interconnectivity of UAVs and UAS […]

London, UK: Altitude Angel, the world’s most trusted UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology provider, today announced it has welcomed Japan-based JALUX Group into its Global Partnership Programme. JALUX has a broad portfolio of businesses in several industries across the globe. The company operates through four business segments: Aviation and Airport Unit, Life Service Unit, Retail […]

Rome, NY – GeoLanes, an Austrian company in the construction industry and the digitization of construction machinery is now an official distributor of Microdrones integrated systems, offering drone surveying products and solutions to their surveying, engineering, and construction customers throughout Austria, Switzerland, and South Tyrol. The GeoLanes team, who have more than 10 years’ experience, […]

SoftBank Corp. (“SoftBank”) announced its 6G (known as “Beyond 5G” in Japan) concept, as well as the challenges that need to be overcome to make the concept a reality. On top of enhancing 5G’s features that include ultra-high-speeds, ultra-low latency, and massive device connectivity, 6G is expected to bring new technological innovations, including high reliability […]

In the deployment of Verizon Frontline technologies, the Verizon Response Team (VRT) is in the process of certifying 18 drone pilots nationwide, adding aerial search-and-rescue and awareness capabilities. Verizon Frontline is the advanced network and technology built for first responders, developed over three decades of partnership with the public safety community. BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Verizon Frontline recently […]

The National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) has signed a contract with Electra.aero to mature enabling aerodynamic “blown lift” technologies for electric ultra-short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft in advanced air mobility applications. Electra teamed with Dr. Alejandra Uranga, Gabilan Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California’s (USC) Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and was awarded a […]

In the 1980’s, over a million PFM-1 land mines were dropped into Afghanistan during the Soviet-Afghan War. These land mines have green ‘wings’ that allow them to flutter to the ground, easily detonate, and are mostly made of green plastic, making them both attractive to children and difficult to find with traditional mine detectors. More […]

Here at Kitty Hawk in Palo Alto, we are developing ground breaking all-electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) aircraft. Project Heaviside is Kitty Hawk’s latest high-performance electric VTOL vehicle. It is designed to be fast, small, and exceedingly quiet, taking advantage of new possibilities to free people from traffic. As a flight test operator you will […]

Wing is reshaping the future of delivery. We are an on-demand drone delivery service that can deliver food, medicine or other items within minutes. We’ve also developed an unmanned traffic management platform to safely route drones through the sky. Our service is faster, safer and produces far less pollution than traditional delivery. Originally created in […]

GAMA Applauds Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Passage of Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure unanimously approved the Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act (H.R 1339), which establishes an interagency working group to more effectively engage and coordinate with industry in the Advanced Air […]

Blue Bear Systems announces the successful completion and flight demonstration of its Air Druids medical delivery programme. This exciting programme has been enabled by funding through the governments Future Flight programme. We were lucky enough to be joined for our demonstration by Dave Hodgson – Mayor of Bedford, Patrick Lyons – Acting Manager for Economic […]

Shield AI, a fast-growing technology company that develops artificial intelligence and self-driving car technologies for the defense industry, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Martin UAV, an aerospace company best known for its industry-leading vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft, V-BAT. Shield AI will integrate its combat proven autonomy software, Hivemind®, into the V-BAT, reinforcing Shield AI’s leadership position in […]

• Receipts from customers for Q2 2021 totalled A$1.332 million, an increase of A$78k on the first quarter• Year to date (6 months ended 30 June) unaudited revenue of A$2.4 million• Results driven by contracts with multinational enterprise mining companies, South32 Coal Holdings (Pty) Ltd (now Seriti Power), Anglo-American subsidiary, Kumba Iron Ore Limited, and […]

RapidSOS and FIRST iZ®, powered by Genesis PULSE®, announced today a partnership to provide emergency first responders and 911 telecommunicators the ability to remotely and autonomously dispatch drones. With just the click of a button in RapidSOS Portal, a solution for Emergency Communication Centers (ECCs) providing critical data to 911 telecommunicators and first responders, a drone […]

Salt Lake City, Utah – Utah based drone training company and the nation’s leader in drone training, DARTdrones, officially announces the launch of their Professional Drone Training System. TM DARTdrones’ Professional Drone Training System TM is a proven comprehensive solution to the central problem facing many organizations who are considering drones, where to start. The […]

London, UK: Altitude Angel, the world’s most trusted unified traffic management (UTM) technology provider, has been selected to represent the UK at the upcoming World of Drones & Robotics Congress Taking place 18-19 August 2021 in Brisbane, Australia, the World of Drones & Robotics Congress (WoDaRC) is in its fifth year and will be the largest drone […]

To ensure that sunflower crops will thrive under abnormal weather patterns, fleets of XAG Agricultural Drones have been conducting urgent, timely crop spraying operations in multiple regions of Ukraine. As heavy rains pour in, drone technology can top up the domestic under-equipped agricultural sector facing decline in sunflower crop yield and tight seed availability. This is […]

AeroDefense was invited to provide its mobile drone detection capabilities in October 2020 at the US ARMY Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) in Partnership with the New York Police Department – Subterranean/Dense Urban Community of Practice: Counter Unmanned Aircraft System Materiel Experiment in Lower Manhattan. Dense Urban Environments (DUEs) challenge drone detection systems due to heavy Radio Frequency (RF) traffic and large obstructions. Complex structures […]

Sandnes, Norway – Nordic Unmanned has signed an agreement to acquire 100 per cent of the shares of the leading German drone developer and manufacturer AirRobot. The acquisition secures patented world-leading last-mile unmanned delivery technology and extends the product and customer portfolio within the Defense & Security business area. “The acquisition of AirRobot gives access […]

Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility (UAM), flew at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) AirVenture 2021 in Wisconsin. The Volocopter 2X flight was the first ever public crewed test flight of a fully electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxi in the US. This successful flight marks a key milestone in Volocopter’s plan […]

At 11:00 CST this Friday, July 30, 2021, FlytBase will be officially launching FlytZip, an on-demand, last-mile aerial delivery software solution. With FlytZip, drone solution providers (DSPs) would be able to deploy and manage multiple deliveries end to end using the UAV hardware of their choice—an industry first. To learn more and register for the […]

AEye Inc., (“AEye”), the global leader in adaptive, high-performance LiDAR solutions, today announced the appointment of automotive veteran Bernd Reichert to the newly created position of Senior Vice President of ADAS. An experienced leader, Reichert comes to AEye from Valeo, where, as VP of sales and business development for Global Driving Assistance, he was responsible […]

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 […]

Pix4D, the photogrammetry industry leader, today announced the signing of an exclusive reseller partnership with Beijing Skymap Technology Co., Ltd. a high-tech enterprise integrating software sales, service, research and development, and project integration in mainland China. With the diversification of Pix4D’s product portfolio to meet the specific needs of industries like surveying & mapping, inspection, […]

Rome, NY – Hommel Vermessungssysteme, an official Geomax distributor from Jena, Germany has joined the global distribution network of Microdrones and will be providing drone surveying equipment and Microdrones as a Service to their customers. The company, which has been in business for over 20 years, was recently acquired by Mark Kuerner, who plans to […]

Advancing probabilistic machine learning to deliver safer, more efficient, and predictable air traffic control Project Bluebird is a partnership between NATS and The Alan Turing Institute, supported through an investment from EPSRC. The research vision is to deliver the world’s first artificial intelligence (AI) system to control a section of airspace in live trials, working with […]

Blighter Surveillance Systems (‘Blighter’, www.blighter.com) the British designer and manufacturer of electronic-scanning radars and surveillance solutions, has been selected to provide a minimum of 25 target acquisition radars for a fleet of Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFVs). The initial contract with a major European defence company will last for approximately 3-5 years, with the possibility to extend, and […]

Want to be a part of the next epoch of flight? Flylogix is growing fast and focussed on taking unmanned aviation further. We’re seeking experienced pilots with a BMFA B licence and PPL to fly larger drones/models to carry out safe operations for our exacting commercial clients. Varied Work With numerous unmanned commercial flights to […]

VoltAero’s pioneering Cassio hybrid-electric aircraft is now available for U.S. fractional ownership through the company’s teaming with KinectAir, joining its on-demand flight services driven by artificial intelligence and utilizing an advanced smartphone application. KinectAir’s “Pioneer” program opens opportunities for fractional owners to reserve share positions, or whole aircraft, in four-seat Cassio 330s – the first […]