SPH Engineering has introduced the Remote Water Sampling System, a new UAV-based solution within UgCS Integrated Systems product line. The trial flight was conducted at a Latvian lake to proceed with water sampling for subsequent analysis in a laboratory. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
California Man Shoots BB gun at Police Drone
A Red Bluff, California man was arrested on Tuesday this week after shooting a BB gun at a police drone and admitting to recent burglaries in the area. Continue reading
Swoop Aero Obtains BVLOS Approval in Australia
Melbourne-based drone logistics company Swoop Aero has obtained BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line Of Sight) approval for medical logistics operations in Queensland. Continue reading
Indian Delivery Co Buys Californian Drone Maker
IPO-bound Delhivery has acquired California-based Transition Robotics, a startup developing Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) platforms. Delhivery has taken over all of the acquired company’s intellectual properties registered in the United States, including those concerning aerial photography, remote sensing, inspection and surveys. Continue reading
Airobotics to Develop Solar Panels Cleaning Drone System
Airobotics, an Israeli manufacturer of autonomous Unmanned Aircraft (drones) and Aerial Data Platforms, and Solar Drone, an Israeli company specializing in solar farms services, have signed a binding agreement under which Airobotics will develop and supply to Solar Drone a unique solar panel cleaning drone system. Continue reading
Gas Leak Detection with Drones to Reduce Methane Emissions
The gas network operator MITNETZ GAS from eastern Germany has to check the tightness of around 3,500 km of gas pipelines every year. Gas leaks have devastating consequences: Not only the gas supply then no longer can be guaranteed, but the climate-damaging gas methane escapes. Continue reading
Swoop Aero and UAVAid Partner in Sierra Leone
UAVaid and Swoop Aero have entered into a strategic partnership for air logistics services in Sierra Leone. Continue reading
Drone Delivery Pilot in Swedish Archipelago
Aerit has announced that it will pilot drone delivery services to the Swedish archipelago in collaboration with ICAx, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, and Norrtälje municipality. The announcement follows selection of the project for funding by the Swedish Innovation Agency Vinnova via the “Drones in Service of the Climate for Autumn of 2021” call.