Singular Aircraft has been performing flight demonstrations of the brand’s flagship, fully autonomous UAV Flyox I in Barahona, Dominican Republic, over the span of 8 days. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Volocopter Presents Heavy-Lift VoloDrone
Christoph Hommet, Chief Engineer VoloDrone
Volocopter, a pioneer in Urban Air Mobility, this week presented the demonstrator of its VoloDrone. This marks the company’s expansion into the logistics, agriculture, infrastructure and public services industry. Continue reading
US Interior Department to Stop using Non-Essential Chinese Drones
The federal agency responsible for maintaining America’s vast federal lands, is halting the use of non-essential Chinese-made drones, following pressure from members of Congress. Continue reading
NUAIR Hosts Drone ‘Fly-In’ for 100+ New York Public Safety Officials
On October 29, NUAIR hosted its first New York UAS Public Safety Fly-In, bringing more than 100 public safety officials from across New York State to the State Preparedness Training Center (SPTC) in Oriskany, New York. Continue reading
New Design for Uber Eats Delivery Drone
On Monday, Eric Allison, head of Uber Elevate, revealed a new Uber Eats delivery drone design onstage at Forbes Under 30 Summit in Detroit. The company plans to use this design when it starts testing meal delivery in San Diego next summer. Continue reading
GE Aviation and Hybrid Project Team on Commercial High-Endurance VTOL UAV
GE Aviation has announced a teaming agreement with Hybrid Project to provide a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) UAV designed for high endurance commercial applications at scale. Flight testing will commence in Q4 this year with commercial availability targeted for Q1 2020. Continue reading
Drone Used for Runway Safety Checks at Edmonton Airport
A Microdrone md4-1000 used in the surveys at EIA (credit: EIA).
UPS Expands Medical Drone Service to University of Utah Health
UPS Flight Forward will now begin drone flights at the University of Utah Health campus in Salt Lake City. The University of Utah is the first hospital campus expansion after the service was launched at WakeMed’s flagship hospital in Raleigh, N.C. Continue reading