Yates Electrospace Corporation has announced the launch of a civilian subsidiary, AVIUS Air Delivery, to provide immediate air response for humanitarian relief efforts, natural disasters and pandemics such as the current COVID-19 crisis, based on the technology of their successful 1-ton, military resupply glider Silent Arrow. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
China’s Geely Auto Delivers New Car Keys by Drone
Geely Auto launched its own proprietary online sales system that offered consumers the complete one stop solution for ordering online that included the modification of vehicle specifications, online financing and insurance as well as giving the option of establishing a home delivery in a contactless solution. Continue reading
Drones to Seek out Surviving Koalas in Bushfire Zones
Queensland University of Technology researchers will apply their innovative method for detecting koalas using drones and infrared imaging in a collaborative project to identify wildlife populations in bushfire affected areas. Continue reading
Virginia Town Where Drone Deliveries are Daily
Futurist Thomas Frey has predicted that drones will become the most disruptive technology in human history. In a quiet residential neighborhood in Christiansburg, Virginia., one happens to be disrupting the work of two landscapers. Continue reading
UPS Flight Forward and Wingcopter to Develop Versatile Drone Fleet
UPS drone delivery subsidiary UPS Flight Forward (UPSFF) said it would collaborate with German drone-maker Wingcopter to develop the next generation of package delivery drones for a variety of use cases in the United States and internationally. Continue reading
Non-Stop Drone Cargo Delivery from ThereCraft
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Startup ThereCraft introduced a drone for non-stop delivery of goods. The development will be used in situations where the cargo needs to be delivered urgently, the company said. Continue reading
Two Men Used Drones to Smuggle Contraband into Fort Dix Prison
Two Hudson County men were charged with using drones to smuggle drugs and other contraband to inmates at the Fort Dix federal prison in Burlington County, authorities said. Continue reading
Aerial Applications Gets $6M of USAF R&D Funding

An unmanned aerial system flies over Camp Bullis, Texas, during a field test Sept. 4. The UAS was equipped with Light Detection and Ranging, multi-spectral sensors and machine-learning algorithms
Aerial Applications, a software company specializing in GPU-accelerated data processing of drone imagery to make maps, has been awarded the US Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II B Strategic Fund Increase Pilot Program. Continue reading




