JD Events, producers of Drone World Expo, has announced the launch of Commercial Drone Week, which will include meetings, conferences, networking, tours, demos and receptions to continue face to face conversations around its flagship event.
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AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2017 – Exclusive Speaker Interviews – Tyler Collins
We wanted to know more about some of the speakers and panelists at his year’s AUVSI EXPONENTIAL, which takes place May 8 – 11 in Dallas. Next up is Tyler Collins, VP of Airspace Services – LATAS at PrecisionHawk , who will be presenting a session on BVLOS and the FAA Pathfinder Program.
Tyler heads product development and partnership initiatives for PrecisionHawk’s LATAS platform, a low altitude traffic and airspace safety platform, which has received significant interest as a means to encourage widespread adoption of UAVs through the FAA Pathfinder Program and the NASA UTM project. Continue reading
AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2017 – Exclusive Speaker Interviews – Dyan Gibbens
We wanted to know more about some of the speakers and panelists at his year’s AUVSI EXPONENTIAL, which takes place May 8 – 11 in Dallas. First up is Dyan Gibbens, Founder and President, Trumbull Unmanned, who will be a panelist on the ‘Women in Robotics’ session, as well as running a panel on ‘Unmanned Operations for Oil & Gas’ and moderating a Keynote Panel on ‘Unmanned Systems Shaping the Enterprise’. Continue reading
French Start-Up Unveils Inflatable UAVs
French start-up company Airvada presented its range of innovative DIODON inflatable unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) at SOFINS, near Bordeaux. Continue reading
Mitsubishi’s First Anti-UAV System
A new countermeasure tool to ward off illegal UAVs was unveiled by Mitsubishi Electric at the LIMA 2017 exhibition being held in Langkawi, Malaysia. Labelled the Drone Deterrence System, it began to be developed in 2014 and made its first sale in Japan in 2016, said a company representative.
Turkey’s Anti-Drone Jammer System Targets Asia-Pacific
Turkish defence company Aselsan has unveiled a man-portable ‘anti-drone jammer’ system at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) 2017 exhibition, and is positioning the product for the export market for the first time, a company official told Jane’s. Continue reading
Drone World Expo 2017 – Registration Now Open
Registration is now open for Drone World Expo 2017. From October 3-4, the 3rd annual Drone World Expo will once again gather thousands of thought leaders, end-users and decision makers in the commercial drone industry at the San Jose Convention Center. Continue reading
Astral Aerial Wins IATA Innovation Award for ‘UTM Concept for Africa’
As IATA wrapped up its 11th World Cargo Symposium in Abu Dhabi on Friday, it announced that conference participants chose Astral Aerial Solutions as the winner of its 2017 Air Cargo Innovation award, amongst five finalists that had been narrowed down by a panel of judges. Continue reading