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Army Futures Command's Future Vertical Lift cross-functional team, in conjuction with The U.S. Army Program Executive Office - Aviation, Aviation Capabilities Development and Integration Directorate, and the Manuever Battle Lab, conducted flight tests and manuevers on February 25-26, 2021 at Leyte West Airfield, Fort Benning, Georgia. The Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) Rodeo occuring on March 2-5, 2021 is the capstone event for a yearlong capabilities assessment of four commercial UAV systems conducted by five brigade combat teams. The Army is conducting a "buy, try, inform" approach to rapidly develop informed requirements for an RQ7 Shadow replacement. (U.S. Army Photo by Mr. Luke J. Allen)

April 15, 2021Air, Military

How Do You Spell Joint? A-R-M-Y: A DOD Update on Unmanned Systems Defense

By Dawn M.K. Zoldi (Colonel, USAF, Retired)

In a March 4, 2020 Policy Memo (PM), the new Secretary of Defense (SecDef), General Lloyd Austin, unveiled his top…

April 15, 2021Air

Cyberhawk Performing Utility Inspections for SP Energy Networks

By Renee Knight

Cyberhawk recently signed an agreement to deliver drone-based inspection services for SP Energy Networks’ 2,400 electricity transmission structures in Central…

April 14, 2021Air

UPS Flight Forward to Deploy eVTOL from Beta Technologies

By Renee Knight

In the next few years, eVTOLs from Beta Technologies (BETA) will quietly take off and land on-property at UPS facilities…

April 13, 2021Air

DroneSense Awarded SaaS Contract from Texas Department of Public Safety

By Renee Knight

After working with DroneSense on a trial basis over the last few years, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)…

Graphics showing the featured extraction of Mobile- and Drone-Based LiDAR Services for Highway 14A near Deadwood, SD. (009007_0024)

April 8, 2021Air, Survey

Houston Engineering Deploys Drone-Based LiDAR for Road Surveys

By Renee Knight

For years, the team at Houston Engineering has deployed drones to collect data for a variety of projects, quickly providing…

Wisk's all-electric, self-flying air taxi during a recent test flight in New Zealand. Photo credit: Wisk Aero, LLC

April 5, 2021Air

Wisk Set to Start Transport Trial In New Zealand

By Renee Knight

Urban air mobility (UAM) company Wisk is slated to begin the implementation phase of its Transport Trial in New Zealand…

March 31, 2021Air

A2Z Drone Delivery, DroneUp Complete Residential UAS Delivery

By Renee Knight

The RDS1 tethered freefall drone delivery system from A2Z Drone Delivery, along with drone services provider DroneUp, recently completed its…

March 30, 2021Air

Volansi Receives BVLOS Approval for Drone Delivery in West Africa

By Renee Knight

Volansi recently received approval to fly BVLOS drone delivery missions in Senegal. This makes the company the first cargo drone…

March 29, 2021Air

Martin UAV Launches Upgraded V-Bat 128

By Renee Knight

Martin UAV recently released the newest version of its V-BAT VTOL drone, the V-BAT 128, which comes with more power,…

March 28, 2021Air

New SAR Drone Finds Victims Via Their Cell Phone

By Renee Knight

The new Revector Detector Drone (RDD) can locate missing people through their cell phones. The lightweight search and rescue (SAR)…

March 24, 2021Air

Company Says Its Drone Delivery Stations Will Be Essential For Last-Mile Delivery

By Kevin M. Baerson

Whether a delivery drone lands, lowers a winch or parachutes its cargo, these close encounters with people and property must…

March 17, 2021Air

Skydio Drones Now Available to Public Safety Workers Through Axon Air

By Renee Knight

Connected public safety technologies company Axon is now offering Skydio drones to the public safety industry via Axon Air, the…

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