Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS

Drone Swarm Stars in Magic Act on Britain’s Got Talent

Marco Tempest introduced a swarm of drones in his magic act by on Britain’s Got Talent: Unseen. He claimed that 15 drones are able to pick up micro facial expression to guess the number in a subject’s mind. Continue reading →

Boeing Joins UK CAA’s Innovation Sandbox

Boeing and the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) as part of the CAA’s Innovation Sandbox project. The Innovation Sandbox is intended to help foster collaboration between industry and regulators, with the goal of shaping future regulation of the aviation and travel industries in the UK. Continue reading →

Matternet’s M2 Drone Approved to Start D&R Testing

Matternet has announced it has reached a major milestone in the FAA’s Type Certification process for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). After meeting rigorous FAA requirements, the Matternet M2 drone system is approved to start Durability and Reliability (D&R) testing, one of the final steps to be granted Type Certification. Continue reading →

Estonia Monitors Latvian Border with Threod Systems Stream C UAV

The 2nd Infantry Brigade of the Defense Forces supported the Police and Border Guard Board by monitoring Estonia’s southern border with a Stream C unmanned aircraft system (UAS), produced by Threod Systems to enable the detection of illegal border crossing attempts. Continue reading →

NASA Making Skies Safe for Unmanned Aircraft

NASA’s UAS Integration in the NAS project, used the Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation’s unmanned TigerShark aircraft for its Flight Test Series Six project.

NASA and its partners are taking flying unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) closer to operating in harmony with other aircraft in the National Airspace System (NAS). Continue reading →