French drone manufacturer Aeraccess unveiled its new Hawkeye man-packable micro UAS at the Milipol internal security fair near Paris. Continue reading
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uAvionix Gets $5M Series B Funding
Avionix Corporation – a provider of communications, navigation, and surveillance (CNS) solutions for manned and unmanned aircraft – announced that it has closed a $5 million round of funding led by new investor Airbus Ventures and with continuing participation from existing investors Playground Global and Redpoint Ventures. Continue reading
Singapore Army’s UAVs Deployed in Afghanistan
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) from Singapore’s UAV Command have been deployed in the fight against terror in Afghanistan, Second Minister for Defence Mr Ong Ye Kung said on November 24. Continue reading
Insitu Flies ScanEagle for Disaster Relief and Fire Suppression Missions
Insitu Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, used its ScanEagle unmanned aerial system (UAS) in assisting with several recent disaster recovery operations in Texas, and fire suppression operations in Oregon and California. Continue reading
SimActive Introduces New Technology for True Orthos
SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software,has announced Correlator3D version 7.1 with revolutionary technology for true orthos. Users can now automatically generate enhanced true orthomosaics through a technological breakthrough that significantly minimizes artifacts. Continue reading
ASSURE Publishes UAS Airborne Collision Severity Evaluation Report
Studies by a consortium of leading universities, through the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE), have begun to bring better understanding to the physical damage associated with small unmanned aircraft – or drones – colliding midair with commercial and business aircraft.
UTM System Put into Commercial Use in South Korea
Screens show LG Plus’ Smart Drone Cloud Control System at the company’s head office in Yongsan, central Seoul – LG Uplus
Terra Drone Co., Ltd., a Japanese commercial drone service company, has commercialised UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) system for the first time in Korea collaborating with LG U+, a South Korean cellular carrier owned by LG Corporation. Continue reading
New Law Requires UK Drone Users to Sit Safety Tests
Drone users in the UK may have to take safety awareness tests under legislation planned by the government. Drones weighing more than 250g could also be banned from flying near airports, or above 400 ft, in a crackdown on unsafe flying. Continue reading