Geo-data specialist Fugro has chosen underwater positioning and communications technology from Sonardyne to support its global fleet of uncrewed surface…
Oil & Gas
Trends: Empowering Energy
A growing number of use cases are enhancing drone efficiencies for fossil fuels, renewables and power generation.
Autonomous Robots to Set Up Shop on the Seafloor
Emerging technologies will soon make it possible for autonomous underwater vehicles to remain on the seafloor for extended periods of…
Terra Drone Japan and Plimsoll UAV in Brazil Join to Establish Terra Drone Brazil
Terra Drone Japan and Plimsoll UAV have joined forces to establish a joint venture called Terra Drone Brazil. Terra Drone…
Terra Drone Acquires Majority Stake in Skeye
Japan-based Terra Drone recently acquired a majority stake in Skeye, a European drone service provider. Skeye will become the…
Avitas Systems Receives FAA Approval to Use Radar to Fly UAS BVLOS
Avitas Systems, a GE venture, recently received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly a drone beyond visual…
Flyability Elios UAS Withstands High Radiation Dose Rate
Exelon Power Labs recently conducted a test that exposed the Elios drone from Flyability to high levels of radiation while…
Cyberhawk Deploys UAS for First ABS Class Survey and Inspection of an Oil Tanker
Cyberhawk recently completed the first full ABS Intermediate Hull Survey 4 on an oil tanker with a drone. Inspections were…
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.
FAA clears Textron Systems to begin Aerosonde SUAS Operations with the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership
Textron Inc.’s unmanned systems division recently received a Certificate of Authorization from the FAA, enabling the company’s Aerosonde Small Unmanned…
