The world’s largest maker of recreational aerial drones is shutting the DJI flagship retail store in Hong Kong, weeks after city authorities tightened regulations for pilots to qualify them to fly the gadgets.
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SCHIEBEL CAMCOPTER S-100 Completes Successful Flight Trials for US Navy
Schiebel Aircraft and Areté Associates successfully showcased the CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) combined with Areté’s Pushbroom Imaging Lidar for Littoral Surveillance (PILLS) sensor to the US Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR). Continue reading
Marine Advanced Robotics and Planck Aerosystems Form Strategic Alliance
Marine Advanced Robotics and Planck Aerosystems have established a strategic alliance to provide a multi-domain robotic team that includes an unmanned surface vessel (USV) equipped with a small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) that operate together for advanced mission profiles. Continue reading
New York Hosts Two-Day Drone Summit for Public Safety Officials
On July 28 and 29, NUAIR and the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) held a two-day unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) Summit for New York State public safety officials. Continue reading
Why Does Russia Want a Two-Seat Stealth Fighter ? Because it’s Drone Needs Help
It’s pretty obvious why the Russian air force is keen to develop a two-seat version of its single-seat Su-57 stealth fighter. The air force plans to pair the Su-57 with the S-70 Okhotnik drone. Continue reading
Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Shooting Tulsa County Sheriff’s Drone
A Tulsa County man has been sentenced to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to shooting a drone owned by the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office. Continue reading
Lilium Announces $1 BN Strategic Alliance with Brazilian Airline Azul
Lilium GmbH has announced that it intends to enter into a $1 billion commercial deal and strategic alliance with leading Brazilian airline Azul S.A . It also announced the appointment of Gabrielle Toledano and Henri Courpron to the Board of Directors of Lilium N.V. upon completion of Lilium’s business combination with Qell Acquisition Corp. Continue reading
DHL Abandons Parcelcopter Delivery Drone Project
DHL was the first parcel service provider in the world to directly integrate a parcelcopter logistically into its delivery chain but has reportedly discontinued the Parcelcopter project. In response to a question from WELT AM SONNTAG, DHL spokesman Alexander Edenhofer said: ” We are not continuing the parcel copter project .” Continue reading