After becoming the first to begin testing Draganfly’s Pandemic Drone, community push back led the Westport Police Department to opt…
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Microdrones aaS Offers Greater Accessibility, Affordability
Microdrones, the global aerial mapping technology company, is rolling out a major initiative. MdaaS—Microdrones as a Service—provides a broader market…
The FTUAS Foursome
The Aerosonde HQ UAS, from incumbent provider Textron Systems Corp., was first introduced in 2016. It combines the vertical takeoff…
SkyeBrowse and W.S. Darley Partner to Equip First Responders with UAS Solutions
W.S. Darley, a company that manufactures and supplies public safety equipment, will now provide SkyeBrowse 3D modeling software as well…
EasyMile and Velodyne Lidar Announce Three-Year Agreement
EasyMile will use Velodyne Lidar sensors to enhance its fleet of EZ10 autonomous shuttles. The companies recently reached a three-year…
UPS and CVS to Launch Drone Deliveries for Largest Retirement Community in U.S.
These days, enabling social distancing efforts and faster-same day delivery can save lives. That’s why UPS and CVS Health Corporation…
Milrem Robotics and InnoVfoam Partner to Develop Robot Firefighting Systems
Robot firefighting systems are being created to assist and maybe even replace firefighters. Milrem Robotics and InnoVfoam have partnered to…
DroneUp and Partners Test How UAS Can Help Medical Professionals in Coronavirus Response
As the health care industry looks for technologies that can accelerate testing and treatment for coronavirus, DroneUp is working to…
Emerging Inertial Trends and High-Level Performance Examined in Upcoming Webinar
The MEMS-based inertial measurement unit (IMU) represents the single biggest positioning and navigation advance of the last 20 years.
Expanded Detect-and-Avoid System from Casia 360
Iris Automation, a specialist in developing artificial intelligence and safety avionics for collision-avoidance systems, has launched Casia 360 to enable…
Five Good Questions: Dan Gettinger
Dan Gettinger has been co-director of the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College. For 7 years,…
Vigilant Aerospace’s Detect-And-Avoid System Used in Successful Pandemic Response Drone Test Flight
Oklahoma-based Vigilant Aerospace Systems recently demonstrated how its FlightHorizon detect-and-avoid airspace management system could one day be used to enable…
Hybrid Drones Boosted Using AI
Hybrid drones that can convert from vertical take off and landing (VTOL) to fixed-wing flight are becoming increasingly popular for…
Mission-Critical Mapping
Just-Released Quantix Recon Leverages Survey Assets for the Military Sphere Attention toward technology often favors the big, shiny and super-equipped….
Opportunities to Innovate
The Department of Defense is using industry consortia and a contracting mechanism called Other Transaction Authority to attract innovators who…
Getting It Right for Gimballed ISR
Selecting GNSS and Inertial for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Inertial technology coupled with GPS/GNSS plays a critical role in the fast-growing…
Quantum-Systems Offers New Camera Imaging System for its Mapping UAV
Quantum-Systems, a developer of eVTOL fixed-wing drones, is offering professional customers the latest payload option for its small fixed-wing Trinity…
