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UAS Center at SBD Supports Drone-Enabled Bridge Inspections

The Inland Valley Development Agency (IVDA) engaged a team of professional drone pilots to work with a certified structural engineer on an aerial inspection of San Bernardino’s Mountain View Avenue bridge. The collaboration was made possible through the UAS Center at SBD, located at the San Bernardino International Airport, which encourages the adoption of drone technology by public sector entities. Continue reading →

Ex-Microsoft Execs Weaponizing Crop-Dusting Drones in Ukraine

At an unassuming industrial estate in northern Ukraine, two former Microsoft executives and a team of engineers are producing military drones that can travel over long distances and carry large payloads. Continue reading →

China Claims AI-Controlled Drone Outsmarted Human-Operated UAV

China claims to have conducted an aerial clash in which an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operated by artificial intelligence (AI) outsmarted a drone operated by a human pilot on the ground. Continue reading →

Russia’s Boomerang Copter-Class Small FPV Drones

One year into the Ukraine conflict, Moscow has introduced a VR-controlled Unmanned Aerial Vehicle that is expected to give it additional firepower in the skies. Continue reading →

Using Self-Rotation in UAVs to Extend the Sensor Field of View

Researchers in Hong Kong have published a paper demonstrating the utilization of self-rotation in UAVs to extend the sensor field of view (FoV) without consuming extra power. Continue reading →

Airwayz Partners with Royal NLR to Accelerate Drone U-Space Adoption

Dynamic UTM/USSP provider, Airwayz, has announced that it is collaborating with NLR – Netherlands Aerospace Centre to support the development of the drone industry across Europe. The partnership will see Airwayz and NLR combine efforts to perform trials together, research best practice, accelerate R&D, and – where appropriate – respond to industry RFPs (Requests for Proposals) together. Continue reading →

Is Iran Contributing to Russian Drone Manufacturing ?

Is Iran Contributing to Russian Drone Manufacturing in Yelabuga? A Russian drone manufacturer, established in same city as visited by Iranian drone delegation, also advertises Western drone components. Continue reading →

Drone Delivery Canada Gets Government Contract for Heavy-Lift Drone Trials

Drone Delivery Canada Corp. has announced that, with the assistance of its sales agent Air Canada, it has signed a contract with the Canadian Government to work with Transport Canada in operating and evaluating DDC’s proprietary drone delivery platform using DDC’s heavy-lift Condor remote piloted aircraft, the largest drone currently being developed by DDC. Continue reading →