Bayer and XAG has recently collaborated in Hangzhou, China to host a crop dusting drone demonstration on citrus trees. Justin Gong, Co-founder and Vice President of XAG, together with Bayer’s crop scientists and agricultural experts from China, Germany, India, and U.S., attended the joint convention, in which XAG showcased its Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) fruit tree solution based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and 3D flight mode. Continue reading
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NASA’s UAM Grand Challenge
NASA has announced plans for a Grand Challenge series aimed at providing a proving ground where NASA, vehicle providers, airspace technology providers, and the public learn what it really requires to achieve urban air mobility (UAM) and operate air vehicles safely in an urban environment.. Continue reading
China Shows Off UAVs in 70th Anniversary Parade

W-8 hypersonic reconnaissance drone. The drone’s sleek body and high speed is designed to evade radar systems. The craft itself would be used to acquire targets for China’s new missiles, including its anti-aircraft carrier weapons
China showed off its military power and economic prowess during a parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic on Tuesday. Continue reading
FAA Certifies UPS Flight Forward as an Air Carrier
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded air carrier and operator certification to an unmanned aircraft system (UAS, or drone) delivery company, UPS Flight Forward. Continue reading
MicroLink Devices Delivers Solar Arrays for PHASA-35 Demonstration Aircraft
MicroLink Devices, a producer of high-efficiency, flexible solar arrays for satellite and aircraft, announce that it has completed delivery of its first production contract of solar arrays to Prismatic Ltd. for integration into their PHASA-35 high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (HALE UAV). Continue reading
Using Drones for Cleaner, Safer Herbicide Spraying
The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation and its Environmental Analysis Unit have teamed up to fight invasive plants with a new tool: drones. Continue reading
AIRT Receives Motorola Solutions Foundation Grant for DRONERESPONDERS Program
The Airborne International Response Team (AIRT), a Miami-based 501(c) non-profit organization that provides public safety and disaster response support capabilities with drone technology, today announced that it has received a grant from the Motorola Solutions Foundation, the charitable arm of Motorola Solutions. Continue reading






