unmanned-aerial

• Study: Encroaching Drone Not Usually Visible to Pilots Approaching Runway

  30-10-2019 USA unmanned-aerial

  Manned aircraft pilots approaching a runway usually cannot spot an encroaching small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS), especially if it’s not...

• FEMA Funds Drone Compliance Initiative for National Fire Protection Association

  30-10-2019 USA unmanned-aerial

  The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has received just shy of $1 million in Fire Prevention and Safety Grant money from the Federal...

• Drone Volt Teams with U.S. Drone Service Companies

  30-10-2019 USA unmanned-aerial

  France-based drone manufacturer Drone Volt is expanding its commercial business opportunities in the U.S. by forming new partnerships with...

• Fortem Partners with Bosch to Strengthen SkyDome Drone Security Platform

  30-10-2019 USA unmanned-aerial

  Fortem Technologies , a provider of airspace awareness, safety and security solutions for the drone industry, has announced a new partnership...

• Auterion, GE Aviation and Hybrid Project Work on Long-Range VTOL UAV

  30-10-2019 USA unmanned-aerial

  GE Aviation has announced a teaming agreement with Hybrid Project to provide a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)...

• NUAIR Hosts Drone “Fly-In” for More Than 100 N.Y. Public Safety Officials

  30-10-2019 USA unmanned-aerial

  On Oct. 29, Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research (NUAIR) hosted its first New York UAS Public Safety Fly-In, bringing more than 100 public...

• DJI Introduces 249-Gram Mavic Mini Drone

  30-10-2019 USA unmanned-aerial

  DJI has introduced the Mavic Mini, a portable drone weighing in at just 249 grams, or roughly .55 lbs. Mavic Mini builds on DJI’s series of...

• AeroVironment Secures sUAS Contract with U.S. Border Patrol

  23-10-2019 USA unmanned-aerial

  AeroVironment Inc. has received a $5,254,912 fixed-price contract for Puma 3 AE systems and support equipment from U.S. Border Patrol....

• Raytheon, AirMap Integrate Solutions for UAS Monitoring

  23-10-2019 USA unmanned-aerial

  AirMap has its integrated its unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) monitoring capabilities into a working prototype of Raytheon’s next-generation air...

• RedTail Launches High-Res LiDAR System for Small Drones

  23-10-2019 USA unmanned-aerial

  West Virginia-based RedTail LiDAR Systems, a division of 4D Tech Solutions Inc., has introduced the RTL-400 LiDAR mapping system. The RTL-400...

• Edmonton Airport Deploys Drones for Runway Inspections

  23-10-2019 USA unmanned-aerial

  On Sunday, on behalf of Edmonton International Airport (EIA) in Alberta, AERIUM Analytics flew a Microdrones mdLiDAR1000 to collect LiDAR and...

• New Pix4D Drone Software Designed for First Responders

  23-10-2019 USA unmanned-aerial

  Pix4D, a provider of drone mapping and photogrammetry software solutions, has launched Pix4Dreact, 2D fast-mapping software tailored specifically...

• FAA: No Drones at the World Series

  23-10-2019 USA unmanned-aerial

  For the safety of baseball fans attending the World Series, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has established a “No Drone...

• Drone Parachute Orders Keep Rolling in for ParaZero

  23-10-2019 USA unmanned-aerial

  Israel-based drone parachute company ParaZero Ltd. has secured firm orders of $235,000 from international drone manufacturers for custom parachute...

• New Boeing-Led Consortium Focuses on Remote Sensing in the Arctic

  23-10-2019 USA unmanned-aerial

  Spearheaded by Boeing, a new remote sensing network aims to advance safety and security applications in the Arctic, including through the use of...

• Hertzendorf Tapped to Lead NUAIR

  22-10-2019 USA unmanned-aerial

  NUAIR (Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research) has named Michael J. Hertzendorf its new president and CEO. Hertzendorf previously...

• Oklahoma State Completes 18-Mile Autonomous Drone Demo

  16-10-2019 USA unmanned-aerial

  On Oct. 8, Oklahoma State University (OSU) and Vigilant Aerospace Systems conducted a demonstration flight using OSU’s 13-mile,...

• California Manufacturer Skydio Launches New Drone with Charging Dock

  16-10-2019 USA unmanned-aerial

  Redwood City, Calif.-based drone company Skydio has introduced the Skydio 2 drone, along with a charging base station. Built on the Skydio...

• New Government Access Can Transform UAS Sector

  16-10-2019 USA unmanned-aerial

  Big names in tech and transportation tend to grab national headlines around developments in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), especially as they...

• MicaSense Rolls out 10-Band, Dual-Camera Imaging System

  16-10-2019 USA unmanned-aerial

  MicaSense has released the RedEdge-MX dual-camera imaging system, a 10-band multispectral solution designed for aerial applications such as...