LiDARUSA Offers Leasing Options for UAVs
LiDARUSA, a provider of drone-based LiDAR solutions, has announced that the company now offers leasing options to qualifying US buyers with Allegiant Partners, Inc. Allegiant Partners, Inc., now doing...
View ArticleFischer UltiMate Connectors Selected for Professional Fixed-Wing Mapping Drone
Fischer Connectors has confirmed that its UltiMate Series of connectors has been used in Lehmann Aviation’s L-A Series UAS (unmanned aerial system). The L-A Series is a professional fixed-wing drone...
View ArticleNew Drone Security Solution Launched
Airspace Systems has announced the introduction of Airspace Galaxy, a family of fully-automated, always-on airspace security solutions that accelerate the integration of unmanned aerial vehicles...
View ArticleDJI Mavic 2 Drone Integrates FLIR Thermal Imaging
FLIR Systems has announced that DJI will integrate the FLIR Lepton micro thermal imaging camera within its DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). This fully integrated, compact,...
View ArticleAirbus Helicopter Completes Fully Unmanned Autonomous Flight
Airbus Helicopters has announced that its VSR700 demonstrator has successfully completed a fully unmanned autonomous flight at the military airbase in Istres in the south of France. The purpose of the...
View ArticleUAS Standardization Roadmap Published
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has announced the publication of the Standardization Roadmap for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Version 1.0). The roadmap was developed by the Institute’s...
View ArticleNew World Record Set for Heaviest Load Carried by Drone
FPT Industrial and Forvola have announced that the two firms have broken the Guinness World Record for the heaviest payload lifted by a drone during FPT Industrial’s Tech Day event in Turin, Italy....
View ArticleIntelligent Parachute Rescue System Launched for DJI M600 Drones
Drone Rescue Systems GmbH has announced that it has launched a new parachute rescue system for the DJI M600 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The main focus of development of the new DRS-M600 system was...
View ArticleLiteye Demonstrates UAS Net-Capture System
Liteye Systems has announced that, in partnership with OpenWorks Engineering, it has successfully demonstrated the SkyWall net-capture system against real-world UAS (unmanned aerial system) threats....
View ArticleFlightHorizon GCS Used for BVLOS Drone Tracking
Vigilant Aerospace Systems has announced that it has participated with Oklahoma State University (OSU) in the first beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) unmanned aerial system (UAS) flights authorized...
View ArticleElbit Systems Laser Designator Technology Selected for UAVs
Elbit Systems of America has announced that it has been awarded a contract by Raytheon to deliver the Two Color Laser System (TCLS) for the Multi-Spectral Targeting System. TCLS is a production...
View ArticleMulti-User BVLOS UAS Network Tested in North Dakota
The University of North Dakota, along with research partners from Harris Corporation and the Northern Plains Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site (NPUASTS), have announced that they have achieved the...
View ArticleTechnical Insight: Inside the PD-1 UAV Engine Module
Ukrspecsystems, a developer of fixed-wing and multicopter unmanned aerial systems (UAS), has released a video highlighting the technologies that are used in the propulsion system of their PD-1...
View ArticleCoal Stockpile Audit Completed with Drone Photogrammetry
PwC UK has announced that it has undertaken a stock count audit using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), as part of a wider drive to harness emerging technologies to enhance audit quality and...
View ArticleNew Unmanned Traffic Management R&D Project Launched in UK
The Transport Systems Catapult, a transportation innovation centre, has announced that it will lead a new UK Department for Transport (DfT) research and development project which aims to lay the...
View ArticleFAA Grants First National Waiver for UAS Operations Over People and BVLOS...
Insurance firm State Farm has announced that it has been granted the first national UAS (unmanned aerial system) waiver to any company in the U.S. by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The...
View ArticleHydrogen-Powered Multirotor UAV Achieves 70-Minute Flight Time
Intelligent Energy has announced that its fuel cells have been used to power a multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that has beaten its original test flight target of 60 minutes with a 5kg...
View ArticleTransport Canada Releases New UAS Safety Regulations
Image courtesy of Microdrones. Transport Canada has announced the new rules for use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), which aim to enhance aviation and public safety within Canada while encouraging...
View ArticleSky Power Develops New Two-Stroke UAV Engine
Sky Power GmbH has announced the launch of its newly developed 2-stroke engine for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the SP-210 FI TS. The new engine is based on the same concept as the recently...
View ArticleOptionally Piloted Targus Aircraft Starts Simulated Flight Tests
Indra, a leading global technology and consulting company, and its partner Gaerum have begun simulated flight tests for the optionally piloted Targus aircraft, to validate the design of the aircraft’s...
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