F-drones has completed the first commercial BVLOS drone delivery in Singapore on 19 April 2020. The drone delivered 2 kg of vitamins over 2.7 km in 7 minutes, to a ship managed by Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS). Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
UK Delays Applicability Date of EU UAS Regulation
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has announced Updated Guidance New European UAS Regulations. Because of the ongoing disruption caused by the COVID19 outbreak, it has been decided that we will postpone the introduction of the new EU UAS Regulations within the UK by a period of at least four months. Continue reading
Rise in Drones Involved in Air Accidents in Australia
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released its latest Aviation Occurrence Statistics report, covering the 10-year period from 2010 to 2019. Continue reading
Centrik and Flock Team to Reduce Risk in Commercial Drone Operations
Operational management system supplier Centrik and specialist drone and eVTOL insurance provider Flock have formed a strategic alliance to raise safety standards and reduce risk in commercial drone operations. Continue reading
UPS and CVS to Deliver Prescriptions by Drone in Florida
UPS Flight Forward And CVS Drone Delivery
UPS and CVS Health Corporation said that UPS subsidiary UPS Flight Forward (UPSFF) will use drones to deliver prescription medicines from a CVS pharmacy to The Villages, Florida for the largest U.S. retirement community, home to more than 135,000 residents. The service will use Matternet’s M2 drone system. Continue reading
US Dept of Transport Report on Blockchain for UAS
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Volpe Center has just published a report discussing the use of blockchain for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Continue reading
SkySkopes in Successful Missing Person Search in North Dakota
A missing child has been found safely in Minot, North Dakota today, in no small part due to the swift actions of the partnership between the Minot Police Department, the Minot Fire Department, SkySkopes’ UAS teams, and others. Continue reading
Drones to Deliver NHS Supplies to Isle of Wight
Drone designed and built by the University of Southampton
Solent Transport, a partnership of four councils including Portsmouth City Council, will carry out the first UK trials using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to transport vital medical equipment between Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham, Southampton General Hospital and the Isle of Wight’s St Mary’s Hospital.