Skydio has announced that the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) has granted Skydio an unprecedented, nationwide approval to remotely fly drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS). Continue reading
Category Archives: BVLOS
T-Mobile and Valmont Industries Complete 77-mile,3-hour 5G BVLOS Drone Flight over Tural Texas
Valmont Industries Inc. and T-Mobile announced the completion of an industry-first long-distance BVLOS drone inspection flight enabled by 5G. Continue reading
Honeywell Introduces New Small Satcom System Versawave with 5G for BVLOS
Honeywell has unveiled VersaWave, a new small satcom system with 5G, for the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) industry. VersaWave combines satcom, cellular (i.e., 5G, 4G, 3G), Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth connectivity in an extremely small, lightweight package. Continue reading
Percepto Gets FAA Waiver to Scale Shielded BVLoS Commercial Drone Operations Nationwide
Percepto, an autonomous inspection and monitoring solutions provider, has announced receipt of an unprecedented waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Continue reading
UK CAA Announces BVOLS Airspace Sandbox Trial
As part of its work to enable the safe integration of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPAS) flying Beyond the Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) the UK CAA has developed an airspace policy concept using Temporary Reserved Areas (TRA) of airspace. Continue reading
First Trial Firing of a Thales Lightweight Multirole Missile from VTOL Drone
A new versatile drone system capable of multiple types of combat mission over land, sea and air has completed a highly successful first trial firing of a Thales Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM) to bring the potential of unmanned air combat a step closer to reality. Continue reading
uAvionix Announces truSky ADS-B Spoofing Detection for SkyLine UAS BVLOS Operations
uAvionix has announced that it is introducing truSky ADS-B “spoofing” detection for its SkyLine Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) services. The innovation provides pilots and controllers confidence by validating that an individual aircraft ADS-B signal is indeed coming from an aircraft and not being broadcast as a means to fake or spoof the signal. Continue reading
Drone Delivery Canada Adopts Detect and Avoid System for Medical Delivery Route
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. has announced that it has purchased from Canadian UAVs the first Sparrowhawk radar ground based detect and avoid system for deployment on DDC’s Care by Air delivery route. Sparrowhawk has been previously approved by Transport Canada to support beyond visual line of sight operations. Continue reading