Jonathan Downey, 32, CEO of San Francisco-based Airware.com, has been named USA TODAY’s Small-Business Innovator of the Year. He was chosen from among 10 finalists by a team of USA TODAY editors and last year’s winner, Porch.com CEO Matt Ehrlichman.
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Boeing Still Backing Stalled CHAMP and UAV Projects
Despite all the hype surrounding the high-power microwave energy weapon known as CHAMP, interest in the computer-frying device assembled and tested by Boeing Phantom Works and the US Air Force Research Laboratory appears stalled. Continue reading
Connecticut DoT Tests Drones for Bridge Inspections
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CDOT) is testing an unmanned aerial vehicle to inspect the underside of the northbound Gold Star Memorial Bridge in New London on December 15th..
NORAD and US Air Force Ready to Track Santa
NORAD and the US Air Force are once again ready to track Santa as he makes his way around the world. Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs USAF General Paul Selva told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Dec. 9. “I don’t have a complete intelligence report, senator, but I understand that the reindeer have in fact been fed their quantity of oats and are prepared for the delivery of all those gifts to those who have been nice and not naughty,” Selva said, in response to a question from Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.). Continue reading
Indian Police Drones Locate 200 Stranded by Floods
In Chennai, a city of 4.6 million people on India’s southeast coast, City Police used drones to locate people stranded in certain pockets of the city, which were seriously affected by the flooding.
Japanese Drone Operations Management Platform
Tokyo-based Clue has announced the launch of a data management service for drones called DroneCloud. The service will offer a platform to manage drone data, such as tracking who operates which drone, managing projects and team members operating drones, as well as managing and sharing drone flight data. Continue reading
BoxBotix 3D-Printable Robotics System
Rocketship Systems Inc., a manufacturer of components for the unmanned aerial systems market, has announced the development of BoxBotix, a new 3D printable robotics system that supports multiple configurations, including copter, plane and rover. BoxBotix is an open source, modular framework that is designed to be easy to hack, make, use and sustain. Continue reading
FAA Grants Terrafugia sUAS Exemption for Sub-Scale Flight Testing
On 1 December the FAA granted Terrafugia an exemption to operate small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) in the TF-X configuration for research and development (R&D) purposes. Continue reading