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The Canadian Coast Guard was in Oklahoma recently, albeit virtually. Kongsberg Geospatial announced today they successfully conducted Phase 1 trials of the Martin UAV V-BAT on behalf of the Canadian Coast Guard at a UAS test facility operated by the Chocktaw Indian Nation of Oklahoma, in rural southeastern Oklahoma. Continue reading
Transport Canada has granted RPV Aviation a Special Flight Operating Certificate (SFOC) to fly BVLOS (beyond the visual line of sight of the drone’s pilot) with FIXAR 007 fixed-wing VTOL (vertical take-off and landing). Continue reading
AL DRONES partners André Arruda and Lucas Florêncio during tests with the senseFly eBee X
senseFly, a global supplier of fixed-wing mapping drones – in collaboration with drone engineering and consulting specialists AL Drones and geotechnology company Santiago & Cintra announced that the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) has approved Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flights to be carried out in Brazil using senseFly’s flagship eBee X fixed-wing drone. Continue reading
AeroVironment, Inc. announced it was awarded a competitive task order valued at approximately $22 million on May 21, 2021 from the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) for ISR services using JUMP 20 medium unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) at an undisclosed customer location. Continue reading
Verizon and Skyward testing cellular connected drones in Florida
Skyward, a Verizon company, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to test cellular-connected drones. Continue reading
A Pegasus Imagery PV-02 EOS lifts off for takes off vertically like a quadcopter before transitioning to horizontal flight
Kongsberg Geospatial, developers of the TerraLens Geospatial Software Development Kit (SDK), and Pegasus Imagery Ltd. an aerospace company developing advanced autonomous aircraft and sensor systems, announced that they have signed an MOU to work together to advance the development of safe, autonomous Unmanned Aircraft. Continue reading
IN-FLIGHT Data has announced its strategic partnership with Airial Robotics from Germany. Starting June 2021, IN-FLIGHT Data is the Approved Canadian Distributor and North American Reseller of the entire line of Airial Robotics drones, from 4 kg to an eye-popping 600 KG max take-off weight. Continue reading
Volatus Vedette
Volatus announced that it has been granted a Special Flight Operating Certificate (SFOC) from Transport Canada to conduct remotely piloted aerial operations across the country, beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) of the pilot. Continue reading