Category Archives: News

Chinese Students UAV Flies for 80 Hours

The unmanned aerial vehicle named “Feng Ru 3-100”, made by Beijing Aeronautical and Astronautical University students, stayed in the air for 80 hours, 46 minutes and 35 seconds without interruption. Continue reading →

UK Royal Mail Trials Drone Deliveries to Remote Island

Drones are being used to deliver post to a remote island in a Royal Mail trial as part of moves to reduce carbon emissions. Continue reading →

India Becomes First Country Spray Nano Urea via Drones

In the presence of Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers and Health & Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya, a practical field trial of Drone Spraying of Nano Liquid Urea was conducted in Bhavnagar, Gujarat. Continue reading →

Aquiline Drones Lays Off 33 Workers in Connecticut

Aquiline Drones, a manufacturer in downtown Hartford, has laid off nearly half its workforce in the city, blaming the manufacturing industry’s difficulty in getting materials and travel restrictions in the pandemic. Continue reading →

Drone Replaces Kite in Atmospheric Electricity Experiment

Finally, someone decided to answer the question that nobody was asking: what if [Benjamin Franklin] had had a drone rather than a kite? Continue reading →

Vanilla UAV Claims World Record 8 Day Flight

Vanilla Unmanned demonstrated 8 days, 50 minutes, and 47 seconds of continuous flight, breaking the world record for unrefueled, internal combustion endurance of an unmanned aircraft. Continue reading →

NYS Thruway Authority Announces Pilot Program for Drone Highway Bridge Inspections

The New York State Thruway Authority announced it will launch a pilot program using drones in partnership with New York based nonprofit NUAIR. The initiative, which is at no cost to the Authority, has the potential to increase efficiency and improve safety while lowering costs for inspections of bridges, culverts, and pavement, along with mapping, surveying and countless other uses. Continue reading →