Endeavour Energy will replace noisy helicopters with stealthy drones for its annual safety checks of over 13,000 kilometres of power lines in bushfire-prone areas. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Volatus Aerospace Receives FAA Approval for Commercial Agricultural Drone Operations
Volatus Aerospace Corp. announced that it has received authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the USA for Commercial Agricultural Aircraft Operations using drones. The Operating Certificate, issued under FAA Part 137, integrated with an exemption received in September 2023, allows the Company’s US subsidiary, Volatus Aerospace USA Corp., to operate any drone approved for agricultural operations, including drones weighing 55 pounds (25kg) or greater. Continue reading
Skyports Drone Services and Ground Control Launch Drone Survey Project with Network Rail
Skyports Drone Services, a global provider of drone delivery, surveys and monitoring services, and Ground Control, the UK environmental maintenance and biodiversity company, have announced a new drone survey and AI data capture service with Network Rail. Continue reading
RigiTech Onboards Medical Drone Service to Enhance Healthcare Access in The Netherlands
RigiTech, the Swiss drone delivery company, has announced the addition of Medical Drone Service as a new operator using the advanced Eiger drone model to bolster healthcare services. Continue reading
Drone Delivery Flights Carrying Seafood Begin Operation in Shenzhen
A drone delivery route flying seafood from Nan’ao Shuangyong Pier in the east of Shenzhen to the city’s Longgang District in south China began last week. Continue reading
Drone Delivering Frozen Chicken Crashes in Residential Area
A drone delivering frozen chicken crashed into a residential society in Gurugram near New Delhi in India on Thursday, police said. They added that an FIR was registered against the company operating the drone for breaching CrPC Section 144, which was enforced in the city. Continue reading
Radar Drones Could Revolutionise Flood and Drought Management
Experts at Cranfield University are leading a two-year project which combines Synthetic Aperture Radar with uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV). Continue reading
Dragon Drone Show at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore for Chinese New Year
Hundreds of people gathered at the Marina Bay waterfront on the first day of Chinese New Year (Feb 10) to watch a stunning spectacle of drones forming a dragon against Singapore’s skyline. Continue reading