The Saab JAS 39 Gripen (English: Griffin) is a light single-engine multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by the Swedish aerospace company Saab. It was designed to replace the Saab 35 Draken and 37 Viggen in the Swedish Air Force (Flygvapnet). Continue reading
Public Safety Technology Summit Speakers Preview
Dan Mark, a lieutenant for the city of Aurora Police Department in Colorado, has attended countless conferences during the 34 years he has been a police officer, but says he is a big fan of the summits put on by Foundation Research Associates (FRA). That’s why he has agreed to co-chair the Public Safety Technology Summit, Feb. 27-28, at The Mayfair at Coconut Grove. Continue reading
Concept of Operations for Safe European Drone Traffic: Registration for Workshop Now Open
CORUS gathers experts from aviation (manned and drone), research and academia to develop and write a concept of operations for U-Space, the European system for management of drones. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Gets $19.6M US Navy Fire Scout Contract
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, is awarded a $19,590,756 modification (P00020) to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-17-C-0033). This modification provides for the procurement of software design and system integration, qualification testing, and cybersecurity activities as well as engineering services in support the MQ-8 Fire Scout Unmanned Air System. Continue reading
‘The Economics of Using Drones for BVLOS Inspections’
PrecisionHawk and Skylogic Research have just published a whitepaper in which they highlight the economic benefits of using drones for BVLOS operations across various industries. Specifically, the report details how the economics of BVLOS compare with visual-line-of-sight drone operations, as well as more traditional methods such as manual inspections or the use of manned aircraft. Continue reading
FLIR Systems Acquires Aeryon Labs for $200M
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced that it has acquired Aeryon Labs Inc., a developer of high-performance unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for the global military, public safety, and critical infrastructure markets for $200 million. Aeryon’s vertical takeoff and landing quad-copter airframes integrate multiple sensors, including FLIR thermal technology, to provide users with immediate high-resolution intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capability. Continue reading
EU Drone Community Issues Madrid Declaration
The RPAS CivOps 2019 conference, the 7th annual European Civil RPAS Operators & Operations Forum, took place in Madrid, Spain on 23 & 24 January 2019. Its theme was ‘Harmonizing National Regulatory Approaches’. Continue reading
Rakuten to Test Drone Deliveries in Japan
Rakuten, one of Japan’s leading e-commerce platforms, has announced that it will start delivering packages via drones in sparsely populated areas during the fiscal year beginning in April, now that the country has eased regulations on such flights. Continue reading