Intel Shooting Star drones made history for the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony with the Winter Olympics’ first-ever drone light show that also set a Guinness World Records* title for the “most unmanned aerial vehicles airborne simultaneously.” The world record flight was prerecorded for the event. Continue reading
EASA Publishes ‘Opinion’ on UAS in Open and Specific Categories
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the document entitled “Opinion No 01/2018 – Introduction of Regulatory Framework for the Operation of UAS in the Open and Specific Categories”. Continue reading
Israeli Helicopter Downs Iranian Drone Flown from Syria
The Israeli military released on Saturday a video of Israeli attack helicopters shooting down an Iranian drone infiltrating Israeli airspace from Syria. In response to the drone infiltration, Israeli aircraft stuck Iranian targets in Syria, with a barrage of Syrian air-defence missiles bringing down an Israeli F-16 over Israel. Continue reading
CybAero Looks for Missing People
CybAero has announced that the company has signed a collaboration agreement with Missing People Sweden. The agreement allows Missing People to use CybAeros remote controlled drones to find missing people.
China’s Wing Loong II on Display in Singapore
Two China-built UAVs—the Wing Loong I and Wing Loong II—made their Southeast Asian debut at the Singapore Airshow this year. The participation of the UAVs also marks the first time a Chinese military product is being shown at the Singapore Airshow. Continue reading
PrecisionHawk Creates Commercial Drone Pilots Network
PrecisionHawk has announced the acquisition of Droners.io and AirVid. Both platforms enable users to commission drone pilots for commercial jobs. PrecisionHawk will merge the companies under the Droners.io name and platform to form a network of more than 15,000 commercially licensed drone pilots – making it the largest of its kind. Continue reading
Armed Stinger UAV at Singapore Airshow 2018
ST Kinetics showed its armed Stinger UAV, part of its advanced soldier system, at Singapore Airshow 2018. Far from being a conventional UCAV, this is essentially a double quadrotor UAV that mounts a 5.56mm Ultimax light machine gun. Continue reading
Five Projects Named for Singapore’s Drone Estate
Plans to designate one-north, a 200HA business park in Buona Vista, Singapore, as a drone estate were announced by Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan on the sidelines of the Singapore Airshow 2018 on Monday (Feb 5). Continue reading