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Pix4D has announced the signing of an exclusive reseller partnership with Beijing Skymap Technology Co., Ltd. a high-tech enterprise integrating software sales, service, research and development, and project integration in mainland China. Continue reading
Parrot and AirData UAV are announcing a new partnership to benefit drone pilots and fleet operators. Parrot welcomes AirData to FreeFlight 6 through an integration with the AirData platform. The Parrot and AirData teams have collaborated to provide comprehensive crash prevention intelligence and live streaming to ANAFI pilots. Continue reading
Axon a global supplier of connected public safety technologies and DroneSense, a software platform for drones in public safety, have announced a strategic partnership to provide public safety agencies with an end-to-end drone software solution, including piloting, administration, evidence management and live streaming. Continue reading
ANRA Technologies has announced SmartSkies DELIVERY, an end-to-end mobile and web-based software solution providing drone delivery services for commercial, government, and medical applications. The solution connects all the necessary stakeholders by providing the vital information and data exchanges necessary for safe, compliant, and efficient cargo and package deliveries. Continue reading
The Ingenuity team has identified a software solution for the command sequence issue identified on Sol 49 (April 9) during a planned high-speed spin-up test of the helicopter’s rotors. Over the weekend, the team considered and tested multiple potential solutions to this issue, concluding that minor modification and reinstallation of Ingenuity’s flight control software is the most robust path forward. Continue reading
Figure 1: BSTs networked modular approach for UAS system monitoring
According to a study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the U.S. Air Force “Remotely Piloted Aircraft” (RPA) or “Unmanned Aircraft Systems” (UAS), represent a low cost, high mission capable asset when compared to manned airplanes. The UAS reduced operation and maintenance costs remain a key catalyst for their expanded deployments. Yet UAS suffer some of the same vulnerabilities and limitation as manned aircraft, including reliability issues.[1] Continue reading
Skydio has announced the U.S. Army elected to continue with the Skydio X2D SRR system to complete remaining integration and documentation requirements within the Other Transaction Agreement Prototype Phase. Continue reading
Astra UTM has announced that it has signed an agreement with Fintraffic Air Navigation Services to implement the initial UTM-centric services in Finland. Astra UTM will be delivering the Situational Awareness and Briefing Facility systems for Fintraffic ANS’s Digital Business Platform which is a collaborative initiative under Traffic Management Company Fintraffic Ltd. Continue reading