Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS

JetLease Signs MoU with FLYING-CAM

L-R: Tom Rothrauff, President of the Trident Group, David Willems, Business Development Director for UMS SKELDAR, Katy Glynn, Vice President of JetLease, Emmanuel Previnaire, Founder and CEO of FLYING-CAM

The world’s largest private leasing company, JetLease, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with FLYING-CAM, the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) specialist and provider of aerial cinematography for blockbuster movies including James Bond, Harry Potter and Mission Impossible, to deliver a unique portfolio of leasing solutions to FLYING-CAM’s global customer base. Continue reading →

Drones Go Rogue in China Display by Ehang

A Labor Day celebration display created by over a thousand drones dotting the night sky in the Chinese city of Xi’an should have been a sight to behold. And for the 100,000 or so spectators, it was—but not necessarily for the right reason. Continue reading →

Raytheon Key Partner to Develop America’s First Drone-Testing Airspace Corridor

The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance selected Raytheon as a key partner in the development of America’s first and most advanced unmanned aircraft system-testing airspace corridor in New York state. Continue reading →

Ground-Based Sense and Avoid Helps Search & Rescue

Skysense, a provider of airspace surveillance equipment, Wireless@KTH, KTH centre for wireless systems and the Swedish Sea Rescue Society (SSRS), the NGO providing maritime search and rescue in Swedish waters, partner to make drones visible and able to detect manned aircraft. Continue reading →

Norway’s Robot Aviation Acquires Sweden’s UAS Europe

Norwegian company Robot Aviation – a producer of Unmanned Aircraft Systems – has acquired Sweden-based UAS Europe AB. Continue reading →

Insitu Launches Commercial ScanEagle 3

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The ScanEagle 3 is a simultaneous multi-mission capable commercial variant of ScanEagle/Integrator military UAS. Being a commercial variant, the UAS is not covered by U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), allowing accelerated global acquisition by customers. Continue reading →

Five Companies Share AUVSI XCELLENCE Humanitarian Award

Five organizations that flew drones on critical, life-saving missions are winners of the inaugural XCELLENCE Humanitarian Award by the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI). The award was presented on Thursday May 3rd at the AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2018 conference at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.

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AEE Debuts Mach 4 UAV with 40 Minutes of Flight

EE Aviation Technology, Inc. has announced the introduction of its Mach 4 , a multiple payload capable commercial UAV built to provide a best-in-class experience for professionals in law enforcement, search & rescue, inspection and surveying sectors, and more. Continue reading →