“Down to Earth,” a surveying reality series that shows how real surveyors collect data and turn it into real deliverables,…
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LongShot UAV Carrying Air-to-Air Weapons: DARPA Launches Design Phase
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA’s) LongShot program seeks to increase engagement range and effectiveness of air-to-air weaponry…
Urban Air Mobility Gets a Foot on the Ground with Coventry’s Urban Air Port
The Urban Air Port’s Air-One concept represents a “pop up” urban airport and charging hub for electric vertical take-off and…
Drones Could Counter Locust Threat in Africa, As China Ag Drone Use Booms
As African countries prepare for the looming arrival of what has become an annual locust crisis, Chinese drone manufacturer XAG…
Flylogix, Oil Spill Response Ltd. Partner on BVLOS Flights
UK-based Flylogix and Oil Spill Response Ltd. (OSRL) have partnered to explore deploying long-range drones beyond visual line of sight…
senseFly Introduces eBee Geo Fixed-Wing Mapping Drone
senseFly recently launched the eBee Geo, an option for surveyors and GIS professionals who are new to deploying fixed-wing drones…
Just Tell us About Autonomous Aircraft, Ready and Super-Powered (JTAARS)!
Since the early 1900s, the U.S. Army has been asking folks to sign up “now.” A few weeks ago, it…
HOOAH! The U.S. Army is Looking to Fly High
The origins of the Army’s famous battle cry, “Hooah!” are up for debate. Some say it comes from a World…
Thales, H3 Dynamics Trial Drone Flight Monitoring System
Late last year, Thales and H3 Dynamics tested a real-time autonomous drone flight monitoring system in Singapore. H3 Dynamics’ DBX…
Wingcopter Raises $22M, Focuses on Health Care Delivery Applications
German-based Wingcopter recently secured $22 million in Series A funding, which the company will use to strengthen its position in…
SeeTree’s Agricultural Drone Operations Insured by SkyWatch.AI
With global operations underway, SeeTree continues to mitigate risk by selecting SkyWatch.AI Drone Insurance as their primary insurance provider. Currently…
Drone Identification Service Takes to the Air In Switzerland
ANRA Technologies has launched SmartSkies DroneID in partnership with the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) and Swiss U-Space…
Identify Friend or Foe (IFF) Capability for Small, Tactical, Attritable Defense UAVs
uAvionix has launched a lineup of Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) solutions for small, tactical, and attritable UAV defense platforms….
New MEMS IMU for Unmanned Vehicles Will Deliver Order of Magnitude Improvement in Inertial Accuracy
Honeywell announced that recent findings from its research labs show that its newly developed inertial sensors can deliver greater than…
NOAA Contracts for BVLOS Navigation Technology to Map 95,000 Miles of Coastline
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has selected Black Swift Technologies to develop commercially viable technology enabling GPS-denied navigation…
Loon Balloon Deflated
In a decision with multiple implications, Alphabet, the parent company of Google known for innovative technologies, has canceled Loon, its…
American Robotics Approved to Operate Automated UAS With No Human Operators On Site
American Robotics recently became the first company to receive FAA approval to operate automated drones without human operators on site—marking…
