Under an agreement signed by Teréga, a gas operator and accelerator of the energy transition, and Thales, a global technology supplier, Thales will deploy a solution based on long-range UAVs to monitor Teréga’s gas pipeline network. Continue reading
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Japan Airlines Tests Drone Delivery in Mountains
Japan Airlines Co. last week flew a drone carrying emergency relief goods within a city in a mountainous area of western Japan as part of tests aimed at operationalizing logistics services using unmanned aircraft, although the flight was cut short due to adverse winds. Continue reading
Drone-Based Shading Analysis Aids Solar Installations
Innovative drone-based tools are substantially changing the solar workflow. Drones can help solar contractors collect on-site, real-time data without cumbersome tools like ladders and tape measures. They boost safety by avoiding roof climbs prior to construction. Continue reading
China uses Drones to Guide Helicopter Missile Strike
A drone was used to guide a helicopter to conduct beyond visual range (BVR) strike at sea during a live-fire drill by an army aviation brigade under the PLA 71st Group Army recently. All targets were accurately hit under the harsh conditions of dense fog. Continue reading
uAvionix to Provide BVLOS C2 Infrastructure to North Dakota’s UAS Network
uAvionix has announced its participation in the deployment of Vantis, North Dakota’s statewide Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) infrastructure and network led by the Northern Plains UAS Test Site. Continue reading
New Russian Drone Control Station Spotted in Ukraine
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine has reported that it had spotted a modern Russian Navodchik-2 ground drone control station for unmanned aerial vehicles in Ukraine. Continue reading
GA-ASI Gets $93M Contract to Develop AI for Smart Sensor Prototype Unmanned Aerial Platform
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, was awarded a $93,293,554 hybrid (cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price) contract for research, development, test and evaluation of artificial intelligence for the smart sensor prototype unmanned aerial platform. Continue reading
Embry-Riddle Studies Hyperlocal Weather Prediction for Drone Operations
Embry-Riddle researchers have designed a General Urban area Microclimate Predictions tool, or GUMP, to better predict the effects of weather on UAS
A wide variety of services exist for macro weather prediction, but when it comes to how wind and storms impact unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones — namely those meant for drone package delivery and air taxis — more localized forecasts are needed. That’s where researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University come in, as they contribute to a NASA project to develop tools for assessing and predicting hyperlocal weather conditions. Continue reading