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The FAA’s Aviation Rulemaking Committee on Micro UAS is recommending standards that could clear the way for commercial drone flights over populated areas and help speed the introduction of package delivery drones and other uses not yet possible. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the recommendations, which were sent to the FAA late last week. The agency is not bound by the recommendations and can make changes when it writes final rules. Continue reading
Sagem has been contracted to supply its Patroller system to the French army as the service’s new tactical unmanned air vehicle, some two months after Paris confirmed its selection of the type. Continue reading
An Israeli-made unmanned air vehicle operated by Azerbaijan was shot down in early April over the Nagorno-Karabakh region of the South Caucasus. Continue reading
3W International is participating in this year’s Xponential, formerly AUVSI, where it will introduce an expanded range of engines. Besides the previously exhibited Heavy Fuel (HF) engines, the German engine manufacturer will also exhibit a portion of its petrol engines as well as a complete engine unit.
DJI has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Yuneec International, alleging that Yuneec copied “key achievements” of its research and development efforts. The lawsuit seeks to stop Yuneec from selling its products with disputed features just as the U.S. market for commercial small unmanned aircraft systems is poised to expand. Continue reading
At the conclusion of last week’s defense exhibition Defexpo 2016 in Goa, India last week, Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) announced that it has finalized new sales worth hundreds of millions of dollars in Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), air defense and radar systems, among others.
The Federal Aviation Administration is working on new technology that can detect and identify drones and drone pilots who fly near airports, according to a contract obtained by Motherboard using the Freedom of Information Act. Continue reading
BlueBird’s ThunderB tactical unmanned air vehicle performed a record 25.5h flight on 17 March, as part of a demonstration for an undisclosed customer.