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
Preparing to Contribute to European Harmonization
UVS International & the International Emergency Drone Organisation (IEDO) are pleased to announce that they have entered into a partnership, federating the expertise of both organisations for the benefit of the members of these two non-profit associations.
Hyundai Appoints Head of Urban Air Mobility Division
Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) has appointed Dr. Jaiwon Shin as Executive Vice President and Head of its newly established Urban Air Mobility Division. An internationally renowned aeronautics engineer, Dr. Shin will lead the company into a new era of developing smart mobility products within the aviation industry. Continue reading
Drones Made in Greece
DELAER RX-3 with the AUTH team
Greece has entered a new era in the production of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles – the so-called drones. The MPU RX-4, the fruit of a Greek project to develop and manufacture an innovative robotic UAS, was presented at the Thessaloniki International Fair, taking place 7-15 September 2019. Continue reading
XTEK Gets $24M Australian Wasp AE Maintenance Contract
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has awarded a support contract to XTEK for the maintenance of AeroVironment Wasp All Environment (AE) small unmanned aerial systems (SUAS). Continue reading
Russian Syrian Airbase Downed 100+ Terrorist Drones
Air defense and electronic warfare systems deployed at Russia’s Hmeymim air base in Syria have shot down or disabled over 100 drones during terrorists’ attempted attacks on the military facility over the past two years, Defense Ministry Spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov said on Friday. Continue reading
Drone REGIM Kicks Off
Drone REGIM, a European drone community action, instigated by UVS International within the context of its Global Access initiative, consists of the following 5 Focus Groups and 15 Working Groups: Continue reading