In recent years, the UAV / RPA industry has seen an increasing amount of interest in using VTOL platforms, a hybrid between fixed-wing and rotary-wing platforms, due to the versatility they offer to the operators. To respond to this interest, UAV Navigation has developed a specific flight control solution for VTOL platforms. Continue reading
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UK Royal Mail Trials 70 Mile BVLOS Flights to Scilly Isles
This week, the UK Royal Mail announces a trial of the first out-of-sight, autonomous scheduled drone flights between the UK mainland and an island. The trial will see the Company use Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) flights to deliver Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), COVID testing kits and other mail to the Isles of Scilly. Continue reading
Aerodyne Welcomes Japanese Investment
Aerodyne Group, a global drone services company headquartered in Cyberjaya, Malaysia announced that it has welcomed Real Tech Fund, KOBASHI HOLDINGS, and ACSL as strategic partners. Aerodyne Group is a DT3 (Drone Tech, Data Tech, and Digital Transformation) drone-based enterprise solutions provider, and a pioneer in the use of artificial intelligence as an enabling technology for large-scale data operations, analytics and process optimization with presence in 35 countries. Continue reading
AeroVironment Announces Chairman Succession Plan
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously elected President and Chief Executive Officer Wahid Nawabi to succeed Tim Conver as chairman upon Mr. Conver’s planned retirement from the Board of Directors, effective at the company’s 2021 annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Nawabi joined AeroVironment in 2011 and assumed the role of president and chief executive officer in May 2016. Continue reading
Snowdonia Aerospace Centre to Deploy Altitude Angel’s GuardianUTM Enterprise Platform
UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology provider Altitude Angel, has announced that the Snowdonia Aerospace Centre (SAC) has become the second UK airport to deploy its GuardianUTM Enterprise platform. Continue reading
Delta Drone Draws Down €1M of Nominal Value
In accordance with the authority granted to the Board of Directors by the Extraordinary General Shareholders’ meeting of Delta Drone dated 24 April 2020 pursuant to its sixth resolution, the Board of Directors dated 14th October 2020: Continue reading
Asylon and Boston Dynamics Integrate Ground Robots into DroneCore
Asylon, Inc. has announced its partnership with the world-leading robotic research and development company Boston Dynamics to integrate their unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), Spot, into the Asylon DroneCore Robotic Perimeter Security platform. Continue reading
TSA Tests Drone Detection Tech at Miami International Airport
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) selected Miami International Airport (MIA) for its initial test of technologies that will detect, track, and identify (DTI) drones entering into restricted airspace. Drones, also known as Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), pose a threat to aviation security when flown into certain restricted airspaces. Continue reading







