Uber and U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, Army Research Lab, announced today a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement, or CRADA, establishing an ongoing plan to partner around developing and testing the vehicles used in Uber’s proposed urban aviation ride-share network. Continue reading
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FAA Selects 10 Drone Programs for Testing
Accompanied by technology innovators and government leaders from across the nation, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced the 10 state, local and tribal governments who will conduct flight tests as part of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program. Continue reading
NASA’s Urban Air Mobility initiative
There was a time when people and goods were moved through the crowded city on the ground, restricted to the busy street surfaces by necessity and gravity. Continue reading
Uplift and HouseLens Offer Real Estate Drone Services
HouseLens and Uplift Data Partners are joining forces to boost availability of affordable drone services for residential real estate. HouseLens provides comprehensive visual marketing services for commercial and residential real estate, while Uplift Data Partners focuses on drone imaging for the same market. Continue reading
GA-ASI Begins Demonstration Flights in Japan
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced the first flight of the Guardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) in Japan during an opening ceremony on Iki Island. The demonstration flights, taking place over the next three weeks, intend to promote the civil and scientific applications of the RPA. Continue reading
First Flight of MQ-9 between Two European Countries
Within the framework of the summit UNVEX S & D, a Reaper MQ-9 will fly between two European countries. A milestone since it will be the first time that an unmanned vehicle of this size –MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) – performs an exercise of these characteristics between two different nations, thanks to the collaboration resulting from the agreement between Air Forces of France and Spain. Continue reading
UAVOS and JetLease to Convert Pipistrel Sinus into OPA
The world’s largest private leasing company, JetLease, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UAVOS Inc, the Mountain View, Ca.-based company specialised in the design, development and manufacturing of unmanned vehicles and autopilot systems, to provide a range of finance and leasing options for the innovative optionally manned fixed wing aircraft Albatross-2.2. Continue reading
DeTect Installs Ground Based Sense-and-Avoid Radar at Aerodrome in Spain
DeTect, has completed the commissioning of a HARRIER Ground Based Sense-and-Avoid (GBSAA) radar at the Rozas Aerodrome in Lugo, Spain. Continue reading






