UAV Factory has announced the release of the Penguin C Mk2 system – the company’s most advanced small tactical UAS. The Penguin C Mk2 has successfully completed its validation flight program and the company has started deliveries to customers. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Dog Flies Drone in Pennsylvania Coal Mine
Exyn Technologies, a pioneer in autonomous aerial robot systems for complex, GPS-denied industrial environments, has announced the first dog, Kody, Exyn’s Chief Dog Officer, to successfully fly a drone at Number 9 Coal Mine, in Lansford, PA. Continue reading
Pollution Monitoring in the Port of Antwerp, Belgium
Port authorities in Antwerp, Belgium, are making use of European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) to support its day-to-day monitoring of port operations and rapid response to pollution incidents in the port area. Continue reading
Canadian Drone Company Expands to Airport
IN•FLIGHT Data, one of Canada’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) operators, has taken the next logical step in its evolution, relocating its operations and headquarters to the Calgary/Okotoks Air Park. Continue reading
Volocopter, ADAC Luftrettung Release Study on eVTOL and Air Rescue Operations
Volocopter has released the first worldwide study in partnership with ADAC Luftrettung on the role of eVTOL platforms in air rescue operations. The study was has spanned nearly two years of research and technology demonstrations across Bavaria and the Rhineland and has tried to determine if an aerial mobility focused rescue service system can expedite the transport of doctors and other medical professionals. Continue reading
Electricity Company of Ghana Deploys Drones for Inspections
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has introduced the use of drones to assist and enhance its operational efficiency across the country. Continue reading
Blue Bear Demonstrates Simultaneous Remote Launch Swarming Technology
Blue Bear has successfully demonstrated 7 UAS simultaneously taking off with its push button ‘remote launch’ technology, which allows a remote operator, virtually anywhere in the world, to be able to command a fleet of VTOL Fixed Wing UAS to take off and transition into individual or cooperative swarming missions. Continue reading
Crop-Dusting Drone Gets FAA Test Approval
Pyka, a California-based tech startup, develops autonomous electric airplanes that may be spraying fields as the technology matures into the next decade. Continue reading






