International aviation services provider Bristow is carrying out the UK’s first trial of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for lifesaving operations in maritime and land environments, in partnership with the Schiebel Group. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Drone Performs Airport Navigation Systems Evaluations at Mineral Wells Airport
CANARD Drones, a Spanish company, flew a specially-equipped UAS at the Mineral Wells Regional Airport (KMWL) to demonstrate their system’s capability to evaluate and calibrate the airport’s Instrument Landing System. Continue reading
Xcel Energy to Transform Transmission Inspections with AI-Based Collaborative Intelligence
eSmart Systems, Xcel Energy and EDM International announce the first phase of a strategic initiative to deploy AI-based Collaborative Intelligence for 3,300 miles of Xcel’s transmission lines to dramatically improve inspection processes with the goals of improving asset information, reducing operational costs, decreasing failure rates, and extending asset life.
Irish Aviation Authority Questions Dublin Food Drone Delivery Service
The Irish Aviation Authority says that Manna Aero may not get permission to launch a full food drone delivery service in Dublin, as it hopes to do. The regulatory view may pour some cold water on one of the biggest drone service launches in Europe this year. Continue reading
Threod Systems at UMEX 2020
Threod Systems has announced its’ participation at UMEX 2020 exhibition. The show is taking place in ADNEC Centre, Abu Dhabi, from 23rd to 25th of February. It is the 4th edition of the unmanned systems exhibition and conference dedicated to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), robotics, components, drones, and more. Continue reading
Lufthansa Helps Drone Transport for Medical Samples
The joint research project Medifly, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Transportation and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI), successfully demonstrated the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for acute transportation of medical samples in Hamburg. Continue reading
Drone Delivery Canada Starts Testing Heavy-Lift, Long-Range Cargo Delivery Drone
Condor
Drone Delivery Canada has announced that it will begin the commercialization of the Condor. The Condor has a lifting capability of 180 kgs (400 lbs) of payload, a travel range of 200 kms and an operating speed of 120kph. Continue reading
Drones to Deliver Spares to Wind Turbines at Sea
Together, ESVAGT, Siemens Gamesa and Ørsted are developing a drone-based solution for the delivery of spare parts and tools from vessel to offshore wind turbine. Continue reading