Walmart is seeking an auxiliary use permit for a drone delivery and launch hub in the city of Pea Ridge, according to a letter from Benoit Miquel, new deployments manager of Zipline International Inc.. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
ADAC Air Rescue Reserves Two VoloCity eVTOLS
L-R: Frédéric Bruder, Managing Director of the non-profit ADAC Luftrettung, and Florian Reuter, CEO of Volocopter holding the signed contracts.
Volocopter and ADAC Luftrettung announced that ADAC Luftrettung has reserved two VoloCity electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Continue reading
China’s First National Standard for UAS Express Delivery Service Effective from January 1, 2021
The Specification for Express Delivery Service by Unmanned Aircraft (the “Standard”) issued by the State Post Bureau of PRC will be effective from January 1st, 2021. Continue reading
Black Bee Drone ‘Just Because it Looks Cool’
Latvia-based company Dartz Motorz designed the Prombdrone Black Bee with the simple intention of just looking cool. Continue reading
Flylogix UAS BVLOS Flight Over North Sea with uAvionix ping200X
The aerial economy supporting industries like agricultural and gas/oil line inspections relies heavily on large aircraft, which demand enormous amounts of fuel to safely transport people to and from jobs. Flylogix sees a cleaner and more efficient future with UAS performing some of these tasks. Continue reading
Canada Selects Elbit’s Hermes StarLiner UAS for Environmental Protection
Elbit Systems announced that following a competitive procurement process, Public Services and Procurement Canada, on behalf of Transport Canada, selected the Hermes StarLiner Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to support maritime environmental protection missions in the Arctic and along the Canadian Eastern and Western coasts, as part of the Canadian National Aerial Surveillance Program. Continue reading
Drones for Safety Inspection of Ships Pass Test
Surveys for classification of vessels are currently carried out by human specialists who move through the ships’ many different tanks to check whether the metal hull has started to corrode– and, if so, how serious the damage is. Continue reading
Flyability Raises $11M in Series B Funding
Flyability has announced the closing of its 11M USD Series B, bringing the total amount raised by the company to 16M USD since its founding in 2014. Continue reading