Consortiq has rolled out several improvements to its award-winning CQNet drone management software over the festive period. Continue reading
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Ethernet/IP Based Thermal Imaging Payloads by TeAx
TeAx Technology, a solution provider for thermal imaging technology within the global drone industry has unveiled another product: ThermalCapture IRnet. It provides an Ethernet interface for live data streaming to new and existing FLIR Tau 2 cores and FLIR Vue Pro / R cores. Continue reading
Boeing MQ-25 Prototype Gets FAA Registration Number
Boeing has received a US aircraft registration for the newly-unveiled demonstrator at the heart of its bid to make up to 72 MQ-25 Stingray carrier-based unmanned tankers for the US Navy. Continue reading
Drone Ballistic Recovery System
Indemnis hopes to put its Nexus ballistic drone recovery system on the market by next summer. Company founder Alan Erickson said the system should retail for between $1,700 and $2,500 and satisfy upcoming FAA regulations for UAS flight over people and in urban areas for Part 107 commercial operations. Continue reading
NV5 Acquires Aerial Mapping Company, Skyscene
NV5 Global, Inc. a provider of professional and technical engineering and consulting solutions, announced today that it has acquired Skyscene, LLC, a provider of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) flight services headquartered in San Diego, California. Continue reading
Aurora Flight Sciences Gets $48M USAF Orion Contract
The US Air Force has awarded a new $48 million contract to Aurora Flight Sciences for the continued development of the Orion Unmanned Aircraft System. Continue reading
AeroVironment’s New Joint Venture and Solar HALE UAS Development Program
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the formation of a joint venture to develop solar-powered high-altitude long-endurance, or HALE, UAS for commercial operations. This category of UAS is also referred to as high-altitude pseudo-satellites, or HAPS. The joint venture will fund the development program up to a net maximum value of $65,011,481. Continue reading
International Drone Racing Association Simplifies Drone Insurance Policy
The International Drone Racing Association (IDRA) has condensed its liability insurance for drone pilots into a single policy that has no drone limit, no deductibles, and offers worldwide coverage for IDRA members. Continue reading