With the help of Huntsville, Alabama-based Avion Unmanned, Huntsville Utilities will soon be able to employ unmanned aerial systems (UAS)…
Inspections
Measure Partners with AES to Inspect Energy Infrastructure
Measure, a drone as a service provider, will fly unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to inspect The AES Corporation’s energy infrastructure in 17 countries.
Cyberhawk Completes First UAS Rail Station Inspection for UK Rail Network
Earlier this year, Cyberhawk Innovations completed its first internal and external structural inspection for the UK rail network using unmanned aerial systems.
Texas Researchers Look to UAS for Highway and Railroad Inspection
The University of Texas at Arlington will lead a collaborative effort to determine the best ways to use UAS for these inspections as well as to develop safety guidelines.
Trimble UX5 Monitors Beach Restoration Efforts
For the first time, a team from Florida Atlantic University’s Geosciences Department is using an unmanned aircraft system to monitor ongoing beach restoration efforts.
Cyberhawk Working with SSE to Inspect Wind Turbines
Cyberhawk Innovations has begun flying unmanned aircraft systems to perform close visual wind turbine inspections. Cyberhawk is working with SSE Plc, one of the UK’s largest energy companies, to inspect more than 600 blades using UAS.
Silent Falcon Completes Oil and Gas UAS Inspection in New Mexico
The solar electric Silent Falcon Unmanned Aircraft System recently completed oil and gas inspections at a facility in New Mexico….
Fly Like the Wind
Inspecting wind turbines can be a costly, time-consuming task—which is why many wind farm owners are turning to unmanned aerial systems instead of traditional methods to get the information they need.
Insitu ScanEagle completes successful BNSF Railway inspection
This marks the first commercial beyond visual line of sight operation with a UAS in the contiguous 48 states.
Cyberhawk Uses ROAV for First Maersk Oil Tank Inspection
Cyberhawk Innovations recently used its remotely operated aerial vehicle to inspect a cargo oil tank on an operational Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel.
Cyberhawk Announces Wind Turbine Inspection Service
Cyberhawk Innovations recently launched a commercial scale inspection solution for wind turbine blades. The service combines Cyberhawk’s engineering expertise and…
Cyberhawk Innovations Global Asset Management Partnership
The Asset Management Partnership is available to utility companies and proven providers to the utilities sector.
Unmanned Experts Partner with Cyberhawk Innovations
The partnership is designed to bring critical infrastructure inspection to the U.S., or CII, for companies that require regular, comprehensive surveys.
New Mexico State University Selected to Perform First Bureau of Reclamation Dam Inspection Using a UAS
The inspections will take place at the Elephant Butte Dam in New Mexico in a few months.
ING Robotic Aviation Uses Responder UAS for Turbine Blade Inspections
The company worked with Capstone Infrastructure to complete the project in June, proving UASs could reduce the time, money and risk involved in inspecting wind turbine blades.
FAA Awards Sky-Futures USA an Exemption to Use Drones for Oil and Gas Inspections
Sky-Futures USA was recently awarded a Section 333 Exemption from the FAA, allowing them to use drones for oil and…
Total Safety Receives Exemption from FAA, Allowing the Company to Use Small UASs for Flare Inspections
Total Safety U.S. Inc. recently announced that the FAA granted the company a regulatory exemption for the commercial use of…
