Kittyhawk has announced a collaboration with Jeppesen, a Boeing Company, where the companies have started working toward being to offer digital airspace authorization directly from the FAA into Kittyhawk’s platform. Upon FAA approval, Kittyhawk’s elite enterprise customers will be able to receive digital authorization to operate within thousands of square miles of airspace in near-real time and will be able to send digital flight plan notifications. Continue reading
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AEE Debuts Mach 4 UAV with 40 Minutes of Flight
EE Aviation Technology, Inc. has announced the introduction of its Mach 4 , a multiple payload capable commercial UAV built to provide a best-in-class experience for professionals in law enforcement, search & rescue, inspection and surveying sectors, and more. Continue reading
Intel Unveils New Drone Software Solutions
At AUVSI Xponential 2018, Intel disclosed details of Intel Insight Platform, a digital asset management system enabling effective aerial data management and analyses. It also demonstrated Intel Mission Control – next-generation flight planning software – and new updates for the Intel Falcon 8+ system: additional payloads for greater data capture, as well as distance hold and distance guard, both features of obstacle avoidance. Continue reading
China to Use Drones to Protect Great Wall
China plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) and unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, to inspect, repair and preserve the Great Wall. Continue reading
Echodyne, uAvionix and Kongsberg Geospatial Launch Affordable 3D Radar Counter UAS System
Kongsberg Geospatial, Echodyne Corp, and uAvionix announced that they have integrated their technologies to create a new counter-drone system called “ARGUS CUAS”, an affordable 3D Radar Counter-UAS System. Continue reading
UMS SKELDAR Acquires Hirth Motors
UMS SKELDAR has announced the acquisition of Hirthmotoren GmbH & Co. KG (Hirth Motors), the German-based specialist global engine manufacturer for air, water and land applications. Continue reading
TK-5 Firewatch Smart Mapping Integrated on ScanEagle
ScanEagle with TK-5 Firewatch and full motion video payload
Insitu and Overwatch Imaging, have successfully integrated a customized TK-5 Firewatch smart tactical mapping payload on the ScanEagle UAS from Insitu. The Firewatch-equipped ScanEagle will provide real-time fire line maps and wide-area, high-resolution imagery intelligence for wildfire management, disaster recovery, and other applications.
FAA Begins Nationwide LAANC Beta Test
From Monday this week, the FAA is phasing in a nationwide beta test of the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) that will deploy the system incrementally at nearly 300 air traffic facilities covering approximately 500 airports. Continue reading