Komatsu and Skycatch jointly announced the global availability of the Explore1 high precision RTK drone, Edge1 GNSS base station, on-premise data processing and aerial analytics unit, now available through the Komatsu global distribution channels. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
SlantRange and Microsoft Partner on Scalable Crop Analytics Solutions for Agriculture
SlantRange, Inc., provider of remote sensing and analytics systems for agriculture, announced a new partnership with Microsoft to bring a new set of powerful and scalable aerial measurement and data solutions to the global agriculture market. Continue reading
Elbit to Provide UAS to EU Maritime Safety Agency
Elbit Systems Ltd. has announced that it was awarded a framework contract to provide maritime Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) patrol services to be provided by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to countries in the European Union. Continue reading
Hybrid VTOL Fixed Wing Aircraft for Shipboard Operations
A hybrid quadrotor (HQ) UAS platform with the ability of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) and conversion to fixed wing (FW) flight allows for operations from ships, where launch and recover space is constrained while maintaining the range and endurance of a FW aircraft. Continue reading
SAFIR Consortium to Peform U-Space Drone Demonstrations In Belgium
The SAFIR consortium, a group of 13 public and private organizations, has been selected by Single European Sky ATM Research Joint Undertaking (SESAR JU) to demonstrate integrated Drone Traffic Management for a broad range of drone operations in Belgium. Continue reading
Sky Guys Partner with DataWing Global to Enter US Market
The Sky Guys, a Canadian unmanned aerial system (UAS) solutions provider, announced that they have partnered with DataWing Global to provide turnkey aerial data solutions to their respective clients across a wide range of sectors within the North American market. Continue reading
UK CAA Issues Safety Notice on DJI Matrice 200 Series In-Flight Power Failures
The UK CAA has issued a Safety Notice which applies to operators of the DJI Matrice 200 series multi-rotor small unmanned aircraft.A small number of incidents have been recently reported where the aircraft has suffered a complete loss of power during flight, despite indications that there was sufficient battery time still remaining. Continue reading
IAI and Airbus Maritime Heron Completes 200 Flight Hours in Civilian European Airspace for FRONTEX
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in partnership with Airbus DS Airborne Solutions, a subsidiary of Airbus DS successfully completed 200 flight hours with the maritime Heron Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems as part of marine patrol and coastal guard missions on Crete, Greece. The Heron flew in European civilian airspace under a civilian code. Continue reading