The search is on to find the next six drone companies to be part of the $1 million first prize Genius NY program and set up shop at the Syracuse Tech Garden. The first six Genius NY finalists are only a few months into their stay at the Tech Garden but are growing fast. Continue reading
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New BVLOS Radar at Springfield Ohio
Crews at the Springfield Beckley Municipal Airport are laying fiber to support multiple UAV test sites.
At the Springfield Beckley Municipal Airport crews will begin installing a new kind of radar in June that will allow air traffic controllers to see a combination of planes and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The Air Force and the State of Ohio are footing the $5 million radar bill in first-of-its-kind testing that both parties hope will lead to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval for beyond line of sight flight. Continue reading
RPAS 2017 – Find Out Where The European UAS/RPAS/Drone Community Is Going
RPAS 2017, the European Civil RPAS Policy, Regulatory & Innovation Forum, is an international conference focusing on remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) operational matters, current & future applications, policy & regulatory matters, current bottlenecks & innovative possible solutions, technical & performance requirements, system & sub-system developments, aerial work customer requirements, novel operations, as well as experience & lessons learned. Continue reading
World’s First Ground-Aerial Outdoor Security Robot
Singapore company Otsaw Digital has announced the O-R3 – the world’s first ground-aerial outdoor security robot that combines an autonomous roving ground vehicle with a surveillance drone, resulting in a mobile system that can launch a drone to follow intruders and track their location. Continue reading
MQ-9 Testing Begins on Budget JDAM Guided-Bombs
The announcement that testing of GBU-38 JDAM guided-bombs delivered using the American hunter-killer MQ-9 Reaper UAV got underway this month is a reminder that drone warfare is getting much cheaper and far more precise. At US$20,000 each, the GBU-38 costs just a fraction of the $110,000 AGM-114 Hellfire missile which the MQ-9 currently delivers, with the additional strength that it can be used in inclement weather. Continue reading
The Drone World Expo 2017 Interviews – Joelle Coretti
In the first of a series of interviews with key figures involved in the success of Drone World Expo, we start out with the Event Director herself, Joelle Coretti.
Joelle has been with JD Events since 2002 and has developed and managed all marketing and media relations for JD Events’ portfolio of conferences and trade shows. Currently, Joelle is focused on audience development, strategic partnerships and conference programming for Drone World Expo and the launch of Commercial Drone Week. Continue reading
Chinese e-tailer Develops Heavy-Duty Delivery Drones
China’s Shaanxi province is famous for being the start of the Silk Road, an ancient trade network where silk and spices were transported by camel across the Asian continent. Soon, the central Chinese province will be recognized for a different form of transport. Continue reading
UAV Inspects 100 Year-Old Bridge
The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway (NYSW), also known as the ‘Susquehanna,’ was formed in 1881 with the task of hauling coal from the Pennsylvanian Northern coalfield to the bustling New York metropolis of that age. Its 500 miles of track cross the northeastern states of New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, following the route of the historic Delaware River and, at times, traversing that fast-flowing state boundary on mighty steel bridges. Continue reading