By now, the world knows that Iran shot down a U.S. Navy RQ-4A operating over international airspace during peacetime with…
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NUAIR Validates Drone Parachute for Flytrex at New York UAS Test Site
Second drone parachute validation by NUAIR and New York UAS Test Site, advancing drone package delivery industry and routine flights…
Can Uber Whup George Jetson?
That’s the question we’ll take on in our next Inside Unmanned Systems’ Drone Beat podcast series. Believe it or not, we’re…
FLIR Offers City-Specific Thermal Imaging Dataset for Autonomous Vehicle Development
City Thermal Image Datasets Enable Researchers and Developers to Accelerate Localized Testing of Thermal Sensors on Self-Driving Systems FLIR…
The Hyper Dynamic Virtual World of Civil Construction
The Cincinnati Gardens in Cincinnati, Ohio, was best known as the home of the Cincinnati Rollergirls, Xavier University basketball and…
Fotokite CEO Chris McCall works with one of the firm's tethered drones.
Photo courtesy of GENIUS NY.
GENIUS NY Accepting Entries for $3M Start-Up Competition
An international competition for unmanned technology start-ups is now accepting entries for the 4th year of its annual contest. The…
DHL Express and EHang Partner to Bring Last-Mile Drone Delivery to China
DHL Express and EHang are working together to create a fully automated and intelligent UAS delivery solution for last-mile delivery…
LiDAR: Going Beyond Photogrammetry
As more drones take to the skies over construction sites, they’re starting to carry advanced technologies, like LiDAR, to provide…
The Trends of Technologies Changing the Industry
Matt Lackey and the team at SAIN Associates, a surveying engineering firm in Birmingham, Alabama, invested in their first unmanned…
Terra Drone India Completes UAS Survey for Water Management in India
Terra Drone India recently flew UAS over 4,200 square kilometers of agricultural land to complete a survey for the Water…
NIST Developing Artificial Intelligence Standards Plan
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is looking for insight into the current state of artificial intelligence (AI)…
New Task Force to Draft Policy, Procedures in Case of Airport Incursions by Drones
Two leading organizations for airports and unmanned aircraft are teaming up to help officials react more quickly and effectively when…
Infrastructure Inspection – UAS Are All Over It
UAS are proving to be a powerful tool for ensuring the success and safety of all sorts of infrastructure. Insights…
Underwater Damage Control
Underwater inspection firms are creating new imaging techniques and applying large-data analytics to track infrastructure deterioration and assess damage. This helps maintenance…
Mastering the Deluge of Data from Drones
The average drone can fly for roughly 30 minutes before its battery drains. Still, in that time, the vehicle can…
With Federal Infrastructure Outlook Murky, States Step Up
Bridge collapses, impossible traffic, water main failures and other crises have made it clear that the nation’s core structures need…
Back to the Future in Fort Worth
Will Rogers was once America’s best-know political humorist. Born in the Cherokee Nation, his Oklahoma-cowboy persona placed him among Hollywood’s…









