Maui Electric Company will be using unmanned aircraft, or drones, and a helicopter for routine aerial power line inspections from Monday, Aug. 26 to Friday, Aug. 30, throughout the island of Maui. The inspections are weather permitting. Continue reading
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Portuguese Army Requires Small UAS
Portuguese Army has already several RQ-11B Raven DDL
The Portuguese Army is looking to acquire additional NATO Class 1 (under 150 kg) hand-launched unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to enhance tactical situational awareness of its troops. Continue reading
AirMap Demonstrates Dynamic Flight Plan Modification Capabilities During European U-space Trials
On August 13, 2019, AirMap and SESAR JU GOF USPACE partners completed a successful demonstration of the ability to dynamically modify a drone flight plan in-flight within a UTM system during an exercise simulating a marine search and rescue operation. Continue reading
Drones Help Farmers Save an Endangered US River
United States Department of Agriculture engineering technician Kevin Yemoto guides a drone into the air at a research farm northeast of Greeley, Colorado
A drone soared over a blazing hot cornfield in northeastern Colorado on a recent morning, snapping images with an infrared camera to help researchers decide how much water they would give the crops the next day. Continue reading
Commercial Drone Alliance, DRONERESPONDERS Partner on Public Safety Programs
The DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety Alliance – a 501(c)3 non-profit program of AIRT, Inc. – and the Commercial Drone Alliance, an independent 501(c)6 organization working to collectively merge policy with innovation in the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) industry – have announced a partnership to assist public safety UAS programs in implementing UAS technologies to yield lifesaving benefits. Continue reading
Ukraine and Turkey to Develop New Heavy Strike Drone
The Ukrainian and Turkish defense industries are pooling their efforts to develop the new Akinci heavy strike drone, Ukraine’s state military manufacturer UkrOboronProm said on Aug. 20. The new aircraft is being designed as part of a recently-launched joint production project between UkrSpetsEksport, an UkrOboronProm affiliate company, and Turkish arms producer Baykar Defence. Continue reading
Drone Aviation Delivers Aerostats to US Border Patrol
Drone Aviation Holding Corp, a manufacturer of specialized tethered aerial monitoring and communications platforms, has announced that it has delivered an initial set of WASP unmanned aerostat systems in support of the United States Border Patrol (USBP); U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Continue reading
Taiwan Displays Anti-Radiation Loitering Munition
Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science & Technology (NCSIST) – the country’s principal defence science research and development agency – showcased the production-ready version of the Chien Hsiang anti-radiation loitering munition and its mobile launcher vehicle for the first time at the 2019 Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE), which was held in Taipei from 15 to 17 August. Continue reading