The Indago 2 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) from Lockheed Martin recently completed the first beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS)…
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Alta Devices and PowerOasis Form Partnership to Leverage Solar Technology and Hybrid Power Systems
The companies plan to develop the first reference design for integrated solar and lithium-ion battery power systems.
AeroVironment’s Mantis i45 Sensor Suite for Puma AE now in full production
AeroVironment recently announced the Mantis i45 electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) gimbal sensor suite designed for its Puma AE small unmanned aircraft system…
Rockwell Collins and BNSF Complete Successful BVLOS Flights
Over the last nine months, Rockwell Collins and BNSF Railway have been successfully flying UAS Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) for long linear operations.
Expert Commentary: Is It a Bird, a Drone, or an Elephant?
I’ve been on the ‘counter unmanned aerial systems (UAS)’ circuit a lot over the past few months. I spoke at…
AeroVironment Introduces Snipe Nano Quad at AUVSI
AeroVironment introduced the Snipe Nano Quad, a field-rugged unmanned aircraft system (UAS) designed to support close-range intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance…
Airobotics Offers Fully Automated On-Demand Industrial UAS Solution
Airobotics, the first company granted authorization to fly fully automated drones without a pilot, displayed its system during AUVSI XPONENTIAL…
Consortiq launches UAS operations portal CQNet at AUVSI XPONENTIAL
Consortiq has launched its UAS operations portal that uses real time data and analytics. At the AUVSI XPONENTIAL in Dallas…
Microdrones Welcomes Dr. Mohamed Mostafa to Team, Celebrates a Big Year
At AUVSI XPONENTIAL in Dallas, Texas, Microdrones announced the addition of a new team member, Dr. Mohamed Mostafa. Dr. Mostafa…
General Overview: Drones Held Hostage?
Multiple sources tell me that our drones have been held hostage by our own FBI, which begs the question: “Who…
Improving UAS Collision Avoidance with Raw GPS Data
Broadcasting the raw data enabling ADS-B to generate position—data already existing in GPS receivers—could greatly improve collision avoidance and boost…
Advertising Drones Deliver
Aspiring entrepreneurs are offering drone-enabled promotions using techniques ranging from flourishing custom banner ads to delivering product models at meetings…
Coming to America
The French Heliceo company is bringing it’s ‘Foxy’ brand of innovative and modular unmanned surveying and topography systems to the USA.
Evolution: Satellite Firms Adapt to Serve Drones, Connected Cars
A breakthrough metamaterials antenna and satellite constellations designed to connect with smaller systems are making satellite-powered communications an alternative for drones and connected cars.
Hovering in High Performance UAS-based LiDAR Space
System integrators around the world are on the hunt for low cost, high performing, high accuracy airborne solutions to meet the rapidly growing unmanned aircraft system (UAS)-based LiDAR market.
HAZON Solutions Releases Drone Management Software
HAZON Solutions recently launched HAZON Drone Management Software (DMS). The Web-based tool makes it easy to safely and efficiently…
senseFly releases Corridor solution for UAS mapping
Mapping drone manufacturer senseFly recently introduced Corridor, a new platform enhancement designed to simplify linear infrastructure and site mapping. Corridor…
