The FAA UAS Symposium – Remotely Piloted Edition will take place as two unique episodes on July 8 -9 and August 18 – 19, 2020 to address the latest developments across all regulations and operations. Continue reading
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ePropelled Signs UAV Propulsion Tech as Distributor
ePropelled, a supplier of magnetic engineering technology for electro-magnetic motors, announced that it has signed an agreement to bring UAV Propulsion Tech on as a distributor of their electric motors to market its products to the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) / Urban Air Mobility (UAM) industry. Continue reading
telent and DGS to Install Anti-Drone System at Bristol Airport
telent, in collaboration with its technology partner Digital Global Systems (DGS), has agreed a three-year contract to install the CLEARSKY Drone Threat Management system at Bristol Airport, marking the first UK deployment of the system. Continue reading
GA-ASI Gets $7M US Navy MQ-9 Service Contract
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, is awarded a $7,432,050 modification (P00006) to previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract N00019-18-C-1063. This modification provides for Group 5 unmanned air system intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services. Continue reading
AI Powered Optical Detection, Identification & Tracking Software
DroneShield Ltd has announced the release of its camera based software for drone detection, identification and tracking, DroneOptID. Continue reading
Near Earth Gets NASA Contract for Contact Inspection Drone Systems
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NASA has awarded Near Earth Autonomy (Near Earth) an SBIR Phase II Contract to Enable Aerial Close-Proximity and Contact Sensing for Inspection of Industrial Infrastructure. Continue reading
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Lands on Drone Ship
The first stage of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket landed successfully on the company’s drone ship, “Of Course I Still Love You.” Continue reading
US Customs and Border Protection Flew Predator Over Minneapolis
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on May 29 flew a Predator over Minneapolis as protesters demonstrated against police brutality, according to publicly available flight data. Continue reading