Having the technology needed to safely fly BVLOS is one thing; having the place to actually fly BVLOS is another.
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NASA Leveraging TerraPoiNT for BVLOS UAM Testing In GPS-Denied Environments
NASA’s Ames Research Center will leverage NextNav’s TerraPoiNT commercial grade network to capture inflight data on drone navigation, detection and…
Walk Before Running: Speakers Discuss Steps to Drone Delivery, AAM, Automated Vehicles
The road to widespread drone delivery lies through BVLOS flight, full autonomy for AVs lies through ADAS, and the road to advanced air mobility lies through piloted systems, according to speakers at CES 2023.
Iris Automation Receives third BVLOS Waiver for River Rescue Operations in Reno
Iris Automation recently received its third BVLOS waiver on behalf of the City of Reno Fire Department, opening up more options for future autonomous drone river rescue missions.
2022 Top Drone Industry Developments
Looking back on 2022, the drone industry had a banner year. Some of the big developments include positive movement on the regulatory front, COTS drones prevailed on the battlefield and some of the first drone certifications. Will we see more of this in the year to come?
NASA to Utilize Commercially Available TerraPoiNT Network in SF Bay Area to Further Urban Air Mobility Development
NextNav, a leader in next generation GPS, announced that it has been selected by NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon…
Fugro Joins Forces With Carbonix To Develop Remote Aerial Operations
Fugro is partnering with Australian drone manufacturer Carbonix to establish a new long-range drone capability. It is Fugro’s first partnership…
Soaring Eagle Hopes to use BVLOS Work to Help Set Industry Standards
Soaring Eagle Technologies hopes to use its latest beyond visual line of sight flight waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration to push its business forward and help set standards for the industry.
FAA Approves New York’s 50-Mile Drone Corridor for BVLOS Flight
The Federal Aviation Administration has approved New York’s entire 50-mile drone corridor for beyond-line-of-sight unmanned aircraft flights, the office of…
ANRA AWARDED CONTRACT TO TEST BVLOS DRONE OPERATIONS
SmartSkies safely integrating unmanned aircraft systems into the National Airspace ANRA Technologies was selected by Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RI&S)…
A Risk-Based Approach – The UAS BVLOS ARC Final Report
The long-awaited Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) final report dropped on…
FAA BVLOS ARC REPORT RECOMMENDS BROADER BVLOS UV OPERATION
On March 10, the FAA released an extensive “Final Report” recommending potential expansion of BVLOS capability. This step has major…
New State-of-the art Remote Operation Centre (ROC) in Australian base in Canberra
Department 13 drone technology has just established its first Remote Operations Centre (ROC) in Australia. The new ROC will enable…
FAA Approves BVLOS Flights for U.S. Refinery, Marking a First
Delek U.S. Holdings recently received FAA approval to fly Percepto drones BVLOS for inspections on its Tyler, Texas, and El…
FlyingBasket Cargo Drone Tested for Middle Mile Delivery
Italy-based Leonardo, the aerospace, defense and security company; FlyingBasket, a cargo drone designer, producer and operator; and Poste Italiane, Italy’s…
New Company AAC Launches Hybrid-Electric HAMR UAS
After four years of development, Advanced Aircraft Company (AAC) has launched its first long-endurance hybrid-electric UAS. Known as the Hybrid…
ESA and UK National Air Traffic Services to Develop 5G for Hybrid UAV Positioning
The European Space Agency (ESA) awarded a contract to CGI to develop a proof of concept to enhance the navigational…
