Russian tech company Hoversurf is launching a new ducted fan version of its S3 2019 Hoverbike at CES this week. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Wing Trials in Australia Raise Noise Complaints
Drone delivery is the new frontier of customer convenience in Australia – but not everybody is impressed. A trial conducted by Google spin-off company Wing is taking place in Canberra, and some neighbours of the suburb of Bonython are not happy. Continue reading
New Drone Registration Laws for Ireland this Year
Drone registration laws have been in effect in Ireland since 2015, however, they are due to get an update that will come into effect this year. Continue reading
Solar-Powered Drones Help Pojoaque Pueblo Monitor Vast Land Holdings
Wildflower International employees pose with their Silent Falcon drone at their office in Santa Fe. From left, Karen Sandoval, Laura Salazar, Michael Wahl, Rob Scism, all flight crew members, and Jenna deCastro the outside account executive for DOE.
Under a new partnership with Santa Fe-based Wildflower International, unmanned aerial systems made by Albuquerque-based Silent Falcon UAS Technologies will assist the Pojoaque Pueblo in managing its roaming herd of wild bison, map cultural sites on Pojoaque land, and improve fire control and search-and-rescue efforts. Continue reading
UAV-Based Thermal-Imaging Protocol to Find Toylike “Butterfly” Land Mines
A type of land mine called the “butterfly” has a particularly insidious reputation for two reasons: It is known for killing or crippling children who may pick up what looks a lot like a green plastic toy, and its mostly nonmetallic construction means it often evades traditional mine detectors. Butterfly mines’ light-touch detonators go off easily if stepped on by a fighter—or farmer—and their relatively small charge often maims people without immediately killing them. Continue reading
DroneUp and SkyWatch.AI Team to Provide Automated Insurance
DroneUp has announced that it is collaborating with SkyWatch.AI to provide on-demand, automated flight insurance coverage to Part 107 pilots when they execute commercial missions delivered in the DroneUp app. Continue reading
AgEagle Unveils New FarmLens Mobile App
AgEagle Aerial Systems, Inc. a provider of advanced drone imagery-based data collection and analytics solutions for the sustainable agriculture and precision farming markets, announced that it will extend the powerful reach and capabilities of its proprietary FarmLens platform to mobile devices with the launch of its new FarmLens mobile app. Continue reading
Trinity Flies 8km BVLOS in Disaster Control Exercise
In November 2018 the Quantum Systems Trinity performed an 8km long BVLOS flight within the framework of the CopKa disaster control exercise north of Munich. It is particularly worth mentioning in this context that the flight took place in the no-fly zone of the Munich Airport beyond visual line of sight. Continue reading