The use of unmanned aerial vehicles to inspect wear and tear on wind turbines is coming into its own, and may well be a $6 billion business by 2024, Navigant Research reports.
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Petrack Drones Find Missing Pets
According ASPCA, every year, only about 17 percent of lost pets in shelters are reunited with their families. Return-to-owner rate for electronic searching and ID pets was over 45 percent.
Carbon Fiber Drone Looks Like A Tough Paper Airplane
In everything but material, Carbon Flyer is a fancy paper airplane. It has two propellers and a Bluetooth controller, and the plane’s structure is carbon fibre, giving it a rigidity and strength that paper lacks. In addition, it has a camera and lights, making it far more drone than its folded-sheet appearance suggests. Continue reading
Aerialtronics Selects Robotic Skies as Maintenance Provider
Aerialtronics, a manufacturer of high performance multirotor aerial platforms, announced that it has selected Robotic Skies as its completion and maintenance provider for its line of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Under the partnership, the two companies will collaborate to build a custom maintenance program for the Aerialtronics product line that will be implemented at more than 80 Robotic Skies field service centres located around the world. In addition, Robotic Skies will provide completion and custom configuration services for Aerialtronics systems sold in North America.
Skyward Launches Information Management Solution for Commercial Drone Operators
Skyward has introduced its information management solution, the first designed for commercial drone operators. By providing this critical business infrastructure, Skyward is powering a global aerial robotics network. The cloudbased solution integrates a drone airspace map with flight planning tools and a digital system of record, supported by a team of regulatory and operational experts.
NASA Uses Australian Positioning Technology
Australian-based Locata Corporation has announced that NASA plans to install a Locata network as the core positioning technology for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) research at its world-renowned Langley Research Centre in Hampton, Virginia.
Aerial MOB Forms Alliance with Panavision
Aerial MOB — a provider of drone services for feature and TV production — has reached an agreement with Panavision through which the camera and lens systems supplier will recommend Aerial MOB as its preferred drone company in the United States. Continue reading
South Africa’s First SACAA Approved RPA Flight Training School
Gauteng-based ProWings Training is the first flying school in South Africa to be approved by the SA Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) as a commercial remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) training organisation. Continue reading