UAS VISION
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Our streets are crowded with commuters and delivery vehicles, but when a police car or fire engine approaches with its lights and sirens on, drivers clear the way. In the coming years, drones for deliveries and other commercial tasks will become common in the skies over our communities, and NASA is working to ensure first responder vehicles in the air get the same kind of clearance that they do on the ground. Continue reading
China’s new clampdown on drone sales and even the storage of drone components within the capital of Beijing stands out in a country that effectively built the global market for affordable commercial drones. The unprecedented citywide rules taking effect on May 1 come as authorities tighten drone regulations across the country and enforce flight restrictions more strictly. Continue reading
The United States Marine Corps awarded a $15.5 million contract to Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, for the Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle – Expeditionary Logistics (MARV-EL) Increment 2 program. Continue reading
Windracers has been selected as one of three primary suppliers in the UK Government’s largest ever drone support package for Ukraine. Continue reading
Parcels are arriving in pieces with Amazon’s artificial intelligence-powered delivery drones. The automated mailmen are dropping off packages from 10 feet in the air, rendering the contents of each box susceptible to crashing and smashing. Continue reading
The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) has announced a new partnership with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to advance the study of how drone technology could make organ transport safer, faster and more efficient. Continue reading
As agencies nationwide prepare for major upcoming events, including the FIFA World Cup and America250, counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) planning has emerged as a critical priority. Continue reading
AIR, a manufacturer and developer of smart aircraft, announced the successful first flight of its Production AIR Cargo-Heavy Lift UAS, representing one of the world’s largest VTOL-capable unmanned platforms and a significant step forward in autonomous heavy-lift aviation. Continue reading