UAS VISION
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With over 270 flight hours of pollution patrolling in Lithuania on behalf of the Lithuanian authorities, Nordic Unmanned identified more than 10 cases of non-compliant vessels, with one shipping company being fined €10.000 for sulphur pollution. This vessel became the first known violator in the world to be fined under the new IMO 2020 regulation, using drone enforcement. Continue reading
Plymouth Rock Technologies Inc., a supplier of detection apparatus and unmanned technologies, has announced that the first PRT X1-H model UAS has been sold and delivered to Aardvark LLP, to perform long range oil pipeline security and environmental operations in remote locations. Continue reading
The experimentation and demonstration campaign of the ECARO (Egnos Civil Aviation Roadmap) project, performed at Grottaglie Airport, has just concluded. Continue reading
uAvionix Corporation announced that, for the second time in as many quarters, it has certified a micro-transponder with the Department of Defense (DoD) Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System Identification Friend or Foe Program Office (AIMS PO). Continue reading
Government Spy Drones recharging their batteries
A group of demonstrators gathered in Springfield, Missouri, last week as part of a movement claiming that birds are actually drones operated by the government. Continue reading
Lars Erik Matsson Fagernæs, Bernhard Paus Græsdal, and Herman Øie Kolden (l-r)
Three Norwegian graduate students enrolled in the MIT Professional Education Advanced Study Program (ASP), spring 2020 was the moment when technology, innovation, and preparation met opportunity and they began working together to transport biological samples using autonomous vehicles. Continue reading
Reign Maker, a drone and data services innovation company, has announced the launch of Nixie, a drone-enabled water sampling and data collection system, designed to drastically increase sampling rates and accuracy while reducing the number of required field personnel and eliminating the dependence on marine vessels. Continue reading