The North Carolina Integration Pilot Program (IPP) team plans to use drones for faster and more economical delivery of medical…
FAA Gives State Farm First National Waiver for Damage Assessment Flights
For the first time, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a national waiver of restrictions on drone missions allowing…
Septentrio and Sapcorda to Demonstrate Safe High-Precision GNSS Positioning, Correction Solutions for Autonomous Driving
Septentrio and German company Sapcorda, specialized in safe broadcasted GNSS correction services, announced they will deliver live demonstration of a…
Integration Pilot Program: A Changing Focus
The Florida IPP team has shifted focus to using drones for surveillance and sterile mosquito release.
Bat-Like Sonar Can Help A Robot Navigate
Bats can fly dexterously in the dark in large part because echolocation—the biological version of the sonar that submarines rely…
Petite New Spoofing Detector Aims to Protect GPS/GNSS Receivers in Drones, Vehicles — Even Cell Phones
An Israeli firm is introducing a technology to detect the spoofing of GPS and other satellite navigation signals that is…
Five Good Questions: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ)
Q: Should Congress change the roles of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or other agencies with regard to devising or enforcing…
The “Why’s” of the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act
Congress did a fantastic, bi-partisan job on the technically challenging topic of drones last month when it passed the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act.
KVH Delivers First Precision Gyros Using New Photonic Chip to Automotive Customers
KVH Industries, Inc., just announced that it has integrated its photonic chip technology into its high-precision fiber optic gyro (FOG)…
Intelligent and Autonomous Parachute Safety System for Drones
Today’s industrial drones, along with their payloads and onboard systems, can represent a substantial investment for users. A crashing drone…
Postmates Introduces Serve, a Robotic Delivery Device
On-demand delivery service Postmates recently introduced Serve, an autonomous delivery vehicle. Serve is the “first robotic delivery device created from…
FAA UAS Symposium Scheduled for Feb. 12-14
[UPDATED: The dates for this symposium were changed to June 3-5, 2019.] Presented by the Federal Aviation Administration and AUVSI,…
First Autonomous Shuttles Take to the Streets in Ohio
Self-driving shuttles began traveling around downtown Columbus in December, marking a first for the state of Ohio. The low-speed shuttles…
FLIR Introduces FLIR Neutrino LC for Use on UAS
FLIR recently introduced the FLIR Neutrino LC, a Neutrino midwave infrared (MWIR) camera core that can be used on unmanned…
Busy UK Airport Reopens After “Drone Mayhem” Disrupted Service
After three days of disrupted service caused by drones flying over one of the UK’s busiest airports, a message on…
FAA Announces Key Appointments for Executive Directors of Aircraft Certification and UAS Integration
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently announced Earl Lawrence’s promotion to the Agency’s Executive Director for Aircraft Certification….
LiDARUSA Works With Allegiant Partners for U.S. Leasing
LiDARUSA has announced they now offer leasing options to qualifying U.S. buyers with Allegiant Partners, Inc. Allegiant Partners, now doing…
DoD Announces Unified CUAS Strategy
Anduril Partners with OpenAI to Advance CUAS AI
D-Fend Solutions Raises $31M to Advance Cyber Counter-Drone Technology
DroneUp Secures FAA Part 135 Certification





