In order to further improve and advance Long Island’s electric system, PSEG Long Island and ULC Robotics, a technology company based in Hauppauge, are deploying unmanned aerial vehicles to conduct the utility’s inspections of power lines and other important equipment.
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UAV Vision Gets A$2M to Develop Micro Gimbal for Australian Army
UAV Vision has been awarded the fourth-largest Defence Innovation Hub contract, totalling $2 million, for the development of a micro gimbal that will support the Australian Army and demonstrate a sovereign industrial capability.
Drone Crews Help Restore Power after Hurricane Florence
Power companies, including Duke Energy, are putting their drones into action to survey damage from Hurricane Florence. The information they get helps develop a plan to get the electricity back on sooner. Continue reading
Russian Army Trains in Counter-UAV Tactics
Pantsir-S in dynamic display at Army 2018 near Kubinka
The Southern Military District (YuVO) of the Russian Ministry of Defense is developing new counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (C-UAV) tactics, according to the MoD. Special mobile C-UAV teams have already been integrated into all formations of the district. Continue reading
All-Weather LiveSky SENTRY UAS from Hoverfly
Hoverfly Technologies Inc., an American tether-powered drone manufacturer has announced its new all-weather LiveSky SENTRY line of tether-powered UAS. Continue reading
Schiebel Camcopter S-100 Flight Display at Red Bull Air Race
Schiebel’s market-leading CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) entertained an international audience with a flight display at the prestigious Red Bull Air Race in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. Continue reading
Singapore’s HES Energy Systems to Launch Autonomous Zero Carbon Hydrogen Aviation Program in France
HES Energy Systems, developer of high performance hydrogen fuel cell propulsion systems for aerial platforms, is announcing its expansion to France to begin work on the first decentralized hydrogen infrastructure for autonomous fuel cell powered aerial vehicles. Continue reading
NUAIR Alliance and Thales Join Forces on UTM Research
Frank Matus, director of strategy and business development at Thales (left), and Major General Marke F. “Hoot” Gibson (ret), CEO of the NUAIR Alliance
The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR), a coalition of New York and Massachusetts aerospace and academic institutions has signed a multi-year collaboration agreement with Thales. The agreement supports NUAIR’s efforts to safely integrate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into traditional, controlled airspace and supports its ability to conduct operations at its New York UAS test site’s 50-mile UAS traffic management (UTM) corridor. Continue reading