Draganfly Innovations has announced that they have signed an agreement with SureFire LLC to integrate and test their LED technology as a complete system with Draganfly’s UAV’s.
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Oil Spill-Mapping Swarms of Drones
Inspired by bird and insect behaviour, engineers create software to enable teams of common UAVs to work together. Continue reading
Harris to Help Develop First US BVLOS Network
Harris Corp. has received a two-year grant to help develop a first-of-its-kind solution to enable beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) operations for unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
‘Bee’ Drone is a Robotic Flower Pollinator
A student in Georgia wanted more people to understand the significance of bees to human life — so she created what’s essentially a “bee drone” to be a functional teaching tool that couples technology and design. In North America alone, honeybees’ role in pollination enables the production of at least 90 commercially grown crops, including apples, blueberries, melons and broccoli. Continue reading
First BVLOS Operations in Canada
Today, Ventus Geospatial, a C-ASTRAL BRAMOR gEO, ppK and gAS operator, will be conducting the first Transport Canada (TC) approved UAV test flight beyond a pilot’s visual line of sight (BVLOS) in non-military airspace. Continue reading
Leonardo to Supply Radar for French Army Patroller
Leonardo has been selected, after an international competition, by Safran Electronics & Defense to provide the PicoSAR AESA (E-Scan) radar for its Patroller UAV. The radars will be used by the French Forces, which selected the Patroller in April 2016. Continue reading
Maser Consulting Teams with Pulse Aerospace
Maser Consulting P.A., a nationwide consulting and engineering design firm, has announced that it is teaming with Pulse Aerospace, a developer of helicopter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) platforms in the United States. Continue reading
Affordable Ready-to-Fly Hybrid VTOL Drone
UAVenture has partnered with Flyingwings to develop the Falcon Vertigo, the first in a range of ready-to-fly hybrid vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drones. Continue reading