On June 19, the FAA sent a questionnaire to everyone who has registered a commercial drone – more formally, an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) – for anything but recreational or hobby use. Continue reading
Russia Creates New Counter-UAV Unit
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the creation of a new unit designed to counter unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), said unit will be established in the motorized rifle complex of the Central Military District, stationed in the Kemerovo region. Continue reading
World Economic Forum Names Delair Technology Pioneer
Delair, a supplier of drone solutions for commercial industries, was selected among hundreds of candidates as one of the World Economic Forum’s “technology pioneers”. Continue reading
Insitu Gets $8M ScanEagle Support Contract for Lebanon
Insitu Inc.was awarded $8,215,759 for firm-fixed-price order N0001918F0487 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-17-G-0001) for the procurement of six ScanEagle unmanned aircraft systems, related support equipment, training, site activation, technical services, and data for the government of Lebanon. Continue reading
Korean 5G Emergency Network uses Airship Drones
South Korean telco KT has unveiled its 5G emergency network service called Skyship that uses airship drones to search for survivors in the aftermath of disasters. Continue reading
Facebook Drops Aquila HAPS project
Facebook has announced on its blog that it was no longer pursuing the completion of its solar-powered drone, Aquila, a high altitude platform station (HAPS) system. Continue reading
China Tests Dove Surveillance Drone
Sources told the South China Morning Post that more than 30 military and government agencies have deployed birdlike drones and related devices in at least five provinces in recent years. Continue reading
Mission Payloads Tested on MQ-25 Surrogate Aircraft
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) announced that it has successfully flown its MQ-25A surrogate aircraft – a Predator C Avenger – outfitted with a representative set of mission payloads, including Electro-optical/Infrared (EO/IR), Electronic Support Measures (ESM), Automatic Identification System (AIS), and Mission Processing. Continue reading