The culmination of almost a decade of experience in designing, building and flying multiple types of drones in some of the most complex and challenging situations and environments on the planet. The ‘Ultra’ represents the latest in drone technology and safety features. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
FlytBase & Firnas Aero to Provide Turnkey Solutions for Aerial Security Patrols in Saudi Arabia
FlytBase and Firnas Aero have recently partnered together, to combine FlytBase’ cloud-connected solution and Firnas Aero’s expertise in helping enterprises adopt drones. With a focus on the Middle East, the partners plan to deploy drone fleets for residential and commercial security, as well as public safety and disaster response. Continue reading
Virgin Atlantic Flight within 300 ft of Drone at Gatwick
A Virgin Atlantic flight with 455 passengers came within 300 ft of hitting a drone just seconds after taking off from Gatwick, a near-miss report reveals. Continue reading
Parrot Partners with WISeKey on Drone Security
Parrot has announced that it is partnering with WISeKey International Holding Ltd, a global cybersecurity and IoT company, to integrate advanced digital security solutions into Parrot’s growing range of ANAFI drones. Continue reading
Emesent Launches Autonomous BVLOS Underground Drone Flight
Emesent, an Australian drone autonomy company, announced a major breakthrough in the journey to fully autonomous flight systems, with the launch of Autonomy Level 2 (AL2) for Hovermap, the world’s first plug-and-play payload for industrial drones that provides autonomous beyond line of sight, GPS-denied flight. Continue reading
EHang Performs Aerial Sightseeing Trips in East China
EHang Holdings Limited announced that it has conducted aerial sightseeing trial flights in Yantai, a coastal city in East China. An EHang 216 took four passengers to the air for aerial sightseeing trips over the sea around the beautiful Fisherman’s Wharf in Yantai city, one of the many AAAA national tourist attraction locations throughout China. Continue reading
Flirtey Granted New Patent for Safety of Drone Delivery
Flirtey Eagle
Flirtey has announced that it has been granted a new patent critical to the safety of drone delivery. This granted patent describes safety-enhancing technologies such as landing a drone safely in the event of failure by using a parachute and steering the drone towards a safe location. Continue reading
Hybrid Drones Open New Opportunities for Farmers
Drone spraying has been widely used in Southeast Asian countries such as China and Japan with great results. Now the trend is spreading to the US and Europe as well. Continue reading