China plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) and unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, to inspect, repair and preserve the Great Wall. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
TK-5 Firewatch Smart Mapping Integrated on ScanEagle
ScanEagle with TK-5 Firewatch and full motion video payload
Insitu and Overwatch Imaging, have successfully integrated a customized TK-5 Firewatch smart tactical mapping payload on the ScanEagle UAS from Insitu. The Firewatch-equipped ScanEagle will provide real-time fire line maps and wide-area, high-resolution imagery intelligence for wildfire management, disaster recovery, and other applications.
Elecnor-Deimos Delivers D80 TITAN to ONERA, France
Elecnor-Deimos has recently delivered to the French public institution ONERA, the first unit of its unmanned aerial platform D80 TITAN. This delivery is the result of a supply contract awarded to Deimos in 2017 by the aforementioned aerospace R & D body, affiliated to the French Ministry of Defence. Continue reading
Drones Distribute Swarms of Sterile Mosquitoes to Stop Zika
Mosquitoes are one of this planet’s biggest killers, responsible for spreading diseases that affect millions of people around the world. The control of this disease vectors takes on many forms, from fumigation and insecticides to more innovative and environmentally-friendly techniques that involve releasing sterilized or modified mosquitoes into the environment in order to control the native population and the spread of disease. Continue reading
Sky-Power-driven VTOL on 3W-International’s Stand at Xponential 2018
A-techsyn — manufacturer of VTOLs, fixed-wing UAS, target-acquisition drones, and communications and autopilot systems — will introduce the first VTOL equipped with one of 3W-International-performance-partner Sky Power’s engines at Xponential 2018 as part of the 3W-Interntational exhibition stand. Continue reading
Xcel Energy Becomes First Utility to Fly Drones BVLOS
The Federal Aviation Administration granted approval to Xcel Energy for drone flights beyond the operator’s line of sight. Through its new Part 107 waiver, the company claims it will be the first utility in the nation to routinely fly drones BVLOS when it begins surveying transmission lines near Denver. Continue reading
Cyberhawk to Digitise Major US Construction Project
Cyberhawk has been awarded a three-year contract by an oil and gas supermajor to provide a digital asset management solution during the construction of its new world-scale petrochemical complex in the USA. Continue reading
Ehang Test Flight in Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam
The drone came a few meters high and went under more of the corner flag to the Centre spot and back. It is the first flight of its kind in Europe. The drone is the 216 Ehang, made in China. Continue reading