A Spanish drone operator on Tuesday received permission to try to rescue three emaciated dogs trapped near a volcano in the Canary Islands, by catching them with a remote-controlled net and flying them out over a stream of lava. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Drone Delivery Canada Project with UBC Commercially Operational
Drone Delivery Canada Sparrow
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. has announced that effective October 18th, 2021, its University of British Columbia drone delivery solution at the Stellat’en First Nation for UBC’s ‘Remote Communities Drone Transportation Initiative’ program is commercially operational. The term of the project is 12 months. Continue reading
Fixed Wing UAVs v Quadcopters for Aerial Surveys
By now, most of us know about the advantages of using UAVs for aerial surveys. They’re fast, cost-effective, and safe. But there are two primary types of drone platforms that are used by surveyors. If you’re thinking about completing an aerial survey, you first need to decide between a fixed-wing UAV or a quadcopter. Continue reading
Drone Catches 70-year-old Starting Forest Fire in Cyprus
During a test flight of a drone of the Institute of Cyprus, footage was taken of a 70-year-old man who got off his vehicles and was setting fire to a rural area of Orounta. Continue reading
Smart Farming with Drones and AI
FlyNex and Pheno-Inspect combine their solutions to digitalize and automatize work processes in agriculture. AI-based image capturing with drones and analysis open up new opportunities for sustainable, digital farming with a simultaneous increase of yields. Continue reading
Aeronautics Completes Successful Orbiter Demo for Finnish Border Guard
Aeronautics Group – a provider of integrated turnkey solutions based on unmanned system platforms, payloads and communications for defense and HLS applications – has concluded a successful evaluation week of the Orbiter system, operating from the Finnish Border Guard’s Turva offshore patrol vessel, demonstrating high capabilities in a marine environment. Continue reading
Wingcopter Appoints SYNERJET as First Partner in South America
Delivery drone manufacturer Wingcopter and SYNERJET Corp have announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement. The agreement will allow the Latin American company to act as a distributor and local technical support provider for the Wingcopter 198, Wingcopter’s new flagship Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), to customers in the region. Continue reading
World’s First Rooftop Drone Delivery Service | Wing
In a world-first, Vicinity Centres has partnered with Wing –an Alphabet company – to pilot a new delivery model, flying goods from shopping centre rooftops directly to Australian customers. Continue reading