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MD of ECG Kwame Agyeman-Budu (centre) showing the Drone equipment to the audience
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 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
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
Quaternium has partnered with the pioneer EFI manufacturer Löweheiser, to complete a hovering flight of 10 hours and 14 minutes with its fuel-electric multirotor HYBRiX. Continue reading
FoxFury Lighting Solutions has announced the launch of the Made in USA D10 lights for small format drones. The D10 is an ultra-lightweight, small format drone light that meets global night flight requirements. Continue reading
Pipistrel has selected Honeywell’s Compact Fly-By-Wire system for the Nuuva V300 cargo unmanned aerial vehicle, choosing a modern, lightweight, highly capable system with a proven architecture ideally suited for its autonomous cargo UAV. Continue reading
Use of unmanned aerial vehicles or drones in agriculture is expanding in China at a speed unmatched in other countries thanks to advances in autonomous navigation technology and the presence of competent operators, or pilots, capable of filling gaps between functional capabilities and actual needs. Continue reading
Under the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP), earlier this week Iris Automation conducted a live drone flight demonstration for the City of Reno Fire Department of its Casia onboard Detect-and-Avoid (DAA) collision avoidance system, which enables safe beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations. Continue reading