Japan’s regulatory environment, commitment to UAV cargo delivery and maturing 5G infrastructure are prime reasons why Asia’s largest logistics real…
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Drones Defend Nature
Drones are increasingly being deployed as part of wildlife conservation efforts.
Teledyne Acquires FLIR for $8 Billion
Teledyne Technologies has acquired FLIR Systems in a cash-stock transaction valued at approximately $8 billion. Teledyne specializes in instrumentation, digital…
Geneq Inc. Releases SXtab RTK, a New Rugged Tablet for Field Professionals
Geneq is pleased to announce the SXtab RTK, the latest tablet model in the SXtab series. This rugged and versatile…
Research for Rules
In this issue’s Law-Tech Connect™ column, Dawn Zoldi does a great job detailing the large number of organizations involved in…
Canada’s New Drone Can Better Surveil Its Challenging Arctic Environment
After years of experimentation and analysis, the government of Canada has procured a new Hermes 900 StarLiner from Israeli UAV…
Five Good Questions: Michael Blades, Frost & Sullivan
Q: What key UAS technology trends have you been seeing? A: Autonomy and AI are the two things we see really driving…
Tronics High-performance Accelerometer Released
TDK Corporation announced the release of Tronics AXO315, a miniature high performance 1-axis closed-loop MEMS accelerometer with a 24-bit digital…
Reno Fire Department Looks to Add Drones for River Search and Rescue
When someone falls into the fast-moving Truckee River that runs through Reno, Nevada’s downtown corridor, it takes precious time for…
OOPs…There It Is!
Today, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) dropped both the much awaited final rule on Remote Identification (RID) and the Operation…
3, 2, 1—Done! Remote ID Rule is Final
Four days before the new year, after 53,000 public comments on the draft rule and almost one year after the…
Converted Alpin UAV Completes First Successful Flight in Turkey
The Alpin UAV, a converted system modeled after the manned Heli-Sport Italian CH7 helicopter, recently completed its first test flight…
HAPS/HALE: Seeking Solar’s Sweet Spot
A “signal” event recently energized high altitude pseudo-satellites. Technology and business issues remain.
Skydio Announces Software Upgrade, New Training Program
Skydio Autonomy Enterprise Foundation (AEF) software is now available for the Skydio 2, optimizing the UAS for a variety of…
A Holiday Gift? Unwrapping Unmanned Impacts in the Omnibus Spending Act
On the cusp of Christmas, Congress offered up the best gift of all: a bipartisan appropriations act. Much coverage has…
HAPSMobile and APB Raise Battery Energy Density
This past September, HAPSMobile®, a SoftBank subsidiary established in 2017, flew AeroVironment’s huge yet elegant Sunglider® solar vehicle into the…
