A batch of independently developed large civil unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) rolled off the production line on Monday in China. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Amazon Pauses Drone Deliveries for Software Changes after Oregon Test Crash
Amazon confirmed that it voluntarily paused its Prime Air drone deliveries in Texas and Arizona, but downplayed the role of a reported crash of two drones in December at an Oregon testing facility as a factor in the decision. Continue reading
Windracers Unveils ULTRA MK2 Cargo Drone
– Windracers, the low-cost logistics champion, unveiled its next generation of self-flying cargo aircraft, Windracers ULTRA MK2, at the ME London hotel in Central London. Continue reading
Pioneering Wildfire Mitigation: Drone America and UAS Center at SBD Partner for Safer Communities
– Drone America has announced a groundbreaking partnership with the UAS Center at SBD. This collaboration aims to revolutionize wildfire prevention and mitigation through advanced drone technology, building a safer and more resilient future for our communities. Continue reading
Flying Lion Reaches Milestone with over 50,000 Drone as First Responder (DFR) Flights
Drone service provider, Flying Lion, Inc., has announced a major Drone as First Responder (DFR) milestone when the organization reached 55,773 DFR flights by the end of 2024 – of which over 35,000 were flown Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS.) Continue reading
Russian Troops Test New ‘Trump’ Transport Drone
As reported by Russian Weapons on January 9, 2025, the Russian military-industrial complex has developed a tactical transport unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) called the TraMP, an acronym for “transport aviation multipurpose platform.” Continue reading
NASA Small Business Funding Enables Aircraft Inspection by Drone
A small business called Near Earth Autonomy developed a time-saving solution using drones for pre-flight checks of commercial airliners through a NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and a partnership with The Boeing Company. Continue reading
Wingcopter, ITOCHU and ANA Test Drone-Based Transport of Research Blood in Japan
– ITOCHU Corporation, Wingcopter‘s partner in Japan, haa tested the transport of research blood1 using Wingcopter’s delivery drone in a research project. Together with ANA Holdings and the local blood center of the Japanese Red Cross, research blood was flown between the cities of Urasoe and Nago in Okinawa Prefecture. Continue reading