Back in 2009 Justin Gong and a group of friends he calls “The Geeks” designed their first drone. For the 21-year-old Chinese business student, the prototype was a means to an end. As a freelance cameraman and passionate nature lover, he could use the technology to capture unique shots of animal migration. Continue reading
Author Archives: The Editor
‘Grasshopper’ Cargo Drone Leaps 6.5ft into the Air
A drone has been likened to a grasshopper because of its unique ability to leap into the air using its specially designed legs. Continue reading
Echodyne to Provide Radar for NASA UTM Program
Echodyne, the manufacturer of innovative, high-performance radars for government and commercial markets, announced that its radar platform has been selected by two Technology Capability Level 4 (TCL4) awardees of NASA’s UAS Traffic Management (UTM) program – Lone Star UAS Center of Excellence & Innovation at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, and Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems Unmanned Aviation Safety (NIAS-UAS) Center of Excellence. Continue reading
Russia Deploys 5 Eleron UAVs to Tajikistan
Servicemen of Russia’s 201st military base in Tajikistan have received advanced Eleron drones to form a battalion of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), the press office of the Central Military District said in a statement circulated on Wednesday. Continue reading
eBee X Adds RedEdge-MX for Crop Analysis
senseFly, a provider of fixed-wing drone solutions, and MicaSense, a producer of drone sensors for agriculture, have announced a new dual solution for efficient, in-depth crop analysis—the senseFly eBee X with MicaSense RedEdge-MX. Continue reading
Clogworks Expands Dark Matter UAV Range
The Clogworks Dark Matter UAV range has been specifically designed to suit the needs of commercial operators. They are modular heavy-lift drones capable of carrying a variety of payloads and displaying several configurations. Continue reading
2019 Heritage Flight Practice
Day two of Heritage Flight 2019 is complete. Historic aircraft fly with an F-35 and F-22 at Davis-Monthan AFB during the certification course. Continue reading
Skyborne Technology Acquires Costin Airport- Florida
Skyborne Technology, Inc., a developer, manufacturer and integrator of next generation manned and automated first responder communication, unmanned airship and drone aviation systems has acquired Costin Airport in Gulf County, FL for flight operations, manufacturing and unmanned aircraft systems training. Continue reading





