Volocopter, flew its Volocopter 2X electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft at Le Bourget Airfield during the Paris Air Forum. Continue reading
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Dedrone Surpasses 1,000 Sensors Sold
Dedrone, a supplier of smart airspace security announced that it has
Wave Engine Corp Gets $1M USAF Versatile Air-Launched Platform Award
The USAF Armament Directorate has awarded the North American Wave Engine Corporation a $1 million contract to build and demonstrate the Versatile Air-Launched Platform (VALP) as part of the USAF’s efforts to develop high-impact technologies critical to the future of aviation and aerial combat. Continue reading
FAA Announces Approved Administrators for Recreational Drone Pilot Safety Test
Sixteen organizations have been selected by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to initially administer the Recreational Unmanned Aircraft Systems Safety Test (TRUST). The test was developed to provide recreational drone flyers with aeronautical safety knowledge and an overview of the rules for operating drones in the National Airspace System. Continue reading
ANRA and Swiggy to Start BVLOS Drone Delivery Trials in India
ANRA Technologies Private Limited, a supplier of integrated airspace management systems, and Swiggy, India’s leading on-demand delivery platform, announced that stakeholders from the India Ministry of Defense (MoD), Directorate General of Aviation (DGCA), and Ministry of Civil Aviation (MOCA), awarded final clearances for the ANRA Technologies led consortia to commence trials for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations in India. Continue reading
University of Washington and Aerovel Collaborate on Flight Control for Flexrotor
Buffeted by wind gusting in moments from 20 kt to nearly calm and back again, an Aerovel Flexrotor, nose to the sky, opens its rear fuselage into a petal of landing legs. It remains doggedly on-station as it prepares for touchdown, and lands gently on a target barely bigger than its leg span. Continue reading
Drones to Monitor Sydney’s 27 Km Water Pipeline
The Warragamba Pipeline delivers 80 per cent of Sydney’s water needs from Warragamba Dam
Keeping Sydney supplied with water means watching over many kilometres of pipeline. Thanks to drones and great troves of data, this company is making that task easier. Continue reading
FCC Reaffirms $2.8M Fine of Drone Device Marketer
The Federal Communications Commission has denied a petition from HobbyKing asking the agency to reconsider its $2,861,128 fine for marketing drone transmitters that did not comply with FCC equipment marketing rules. Continue reading