Threod Systems Drone Transports Coronavirus Sample for Testing
A fixed-wing UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) manufactured by Threod Systems has been used to transport a potential coronavirus sample from Estonia’s second-largest island, Hiiumaa, for testing in the...
View ArticleCounter-UAS System Enhanced for Rough Terrain
Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) has released a new version of its eXpeditionary Mobile Air Defense Integrated System (X-MADIS), a counter-UAS (unmanned aerial system) solution for portable,...
View ArticleNew UAS Thermal Solutions Developed with Additive Manufacturing
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has partnered with additive manufacturing applications specialist Conflux Technology to develop a new heat exchanger solution that may potentially...
View ArticleSmart Drone Delivery System Tested for Medical Supplies
AirBox Technologies has successfully demonstrated secure drone delivery into the company’s AirBox Home smart receptacle, a solar-powered system designed to facilitate UAV (unmanned aerial...
View ArticleDJI Launches Mavic Air 2 Aerial Imaging Drone
DJI has launched the Mavic Air 2 quadcopter drone, a compact folding platform featuring 8K functionality and a larger 1/2” camera sensor for high-resolution photos and videos. Mavic Air 2 is the first...
View ArticleMicrodrones Introduces Drone LiDAR and Surveying Services
Microdrones has launched mdaaS (Microdrones as a Service), a new program providing the company’s drone survey equipment and solutions to surveyors and geomatics professionals via convenient hardware...
View ArticleDrone Aerial Inspection of Automated Shipping Yards
Phase One Industrial has released a case study outlining how the company’s iXM-100 medium format camera has been integrated into a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)-based aerial imaging platform used to...
View ArticleBVLOS Defibrillator Delivery Trialled with Penguin B UAV
UAV Factory’s Penguin B unmanned aerial vehicle has been used to conduct a successful demonstration of beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) delivery of a defibrillator by drone. The demonstration was...
View ArticleFirst DAA-Only BVLOS Drone Flight in Canada Approved
Iris Automation’s onboard UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) Detect-and-Avoid (DAA) system has been used to carry out the first flight to be granted a Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight (BVLOS) Special Flight...
View ArticleFirst Loyal Wingman UAS Delivered
The first Loyal Wingman unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been presented to the Royal Australian Air Force by an Australian industry team led by Boeing. The drone is designed to use artificial...
View ArticleParachute System Tested for High-Speed UAS
UAVOS has performed a successful test of the company’s new two-stage parachute system for unmanned aerial systems (UAS), designed to provide slow descent for drones travelling at high speeds. The...
View ArticleVTOL UAV Used for Fire Monitoring and Location
Ukrspecsystems‘ PD-1 VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) fixed-wing UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) has been used to monitor sources of fire as well as to localize a fire that broke out next to an...
View ArticleVTOL Variant of Modular SkyEye UAS Launched
ElevonX has introduced the SkyEye Sierra VTOL, the latest version of the company’s SkyEye modular unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) solution. Built around one fuselage with a high degree of system...
View ArticleUkrspecsystems Announces New UAS Components Division
Ukrspecsystems has launched a new UAS Components subdivision, focused on providing EO/IR payloads, propulsion systems, catapult launchers, airframes and other proven components for unmanned aerial...
View ArticleSky Power Expands UAS Engine Testing Capabilities
Sky Power has expanded its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) engine testing capabilities with the purchase of an additional engine test call and a new camera-guided Keyence 3D coordinate-measuring...
View ArticleIntelligent Energy Selects New UAV Fuel Cell Integration Partner
Intelligent Energy has entered into a partnership with US-based UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) maintenance, repair, and overhaul services provider Robotic Skies that will allow the company to expand...
View ArticlePhased-Array Communications Used for Long-Distance UAS Flight
Radionor Communications’ phased-array communications technology has been integrated into a modified Penguin B UAV (unmanned aerial vehicles), owned by the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment...
View ArticleLong-Range Maritime Rescue UAS Developed
Elbit Systems has integrated new life-saving capabilities into one of its Hermes 900 Maritime Patrol unmanned aerial systems (UAS) at the request of a customer in South-East Asia. The custom...
View ArticleAnti-Terror Drill Monitoring With a Tethered UAV
Elistair has released a video showing the deployment of its Orion tethered UAS (unmanned aerial system) during an anti-terror drill conducted in France. The drill, conducted as part of...
View ArticleLong-Endurance UAS Flight Conducted in Controlled Airspace
Sagetech Avionics‘ ADS-B transponder has been utilised in a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) that performed a continuous flight of over fifteen hours through controlled airspace in the Czech Republic....
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