Malawi has launched Africa’s first air corridor to test the use of drones, or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, in humanitarian missions in partnership with the UN children’s agency, Unicef. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Survey on UAS/RPAS/Drone Operations
Currently, the UAS/RPAS/Drone community, as well as regulatory authorities and the press, make suppositions concerning the drone market (the market sectors involved), as well as the flight operations actually taking place in these market sectors. Continue reading
Amazon Filed a Patent for a Multi-Level Drone Beehive
Amazon filed a patent application to make a multi-story beehive-like fulfilment center that would allow drones to deliver packages in densely populated areas. Continue reading
The AquaNAS Droneport System
The AquaNAS Droneport System is a patent pending network of floating UAV takeoff and landing platforms. The system is designed with a number of intuitive safety and logistics features which are equipped to accommodate and provide flight support services to UAVS under 55 lbs. Continue reading
Aviation, Telecommunications History Made in Mock Disaster Exercise
Chase plane view of following unmanned aircraft system
In mock drill, UAS with first-of-its-kind “flying cell site” delivers wireless service to first responders in a “communications-denied” environment.
FAA Establishes Drone I.D. Rulemaking Committee
The FAA is setting up a new Aviation Rulemaking Committee that will help the agency create standards for remotely identifying and tracking unmanned aircraft during operations. The rule-making committee will hold its first meeting June 21-23 in Washington, DC. Continue reading
Israel Defense Forces to Buy Mass-Market Drones
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will equip the majority of its combat companies by the end of this year with small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) designed for the consumer and commercial markets, a senior military source has told Jane’s. Continue reading
Delair-Tech Performs Power Line Inspection in Washington State
Delair-Tech has announced that it has performed a series of test acquisitions for Puget Sound Energy (PSE), a Washington state energy utility providing electrical power and natural gas primarily in the Puget Sound region of the northwest United States, using LiDAR and photogrammetry sensors to demonstrate the added value of its UAVs for electric line inspections and digitization. Continue reading