an independent online news service for the Unmanned Aircraft Systems world
Top dignitaries at the launch event
The Department of Transport (DoT) in Abu Dhabi has launched the first of its kind service in the region, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), at the Gitex Technology Week Exhibition, a major ICT event that opened in Dubai, UAE on October 8. Continue reading
As part of its efforts to use drones to handle some of its operations, online marketplace giant Amazon Inc has filed a patent application in India for exclusive rights on multi-scale fiducials, black and white marks on any object for the self-operating aerial vehicles to identify them from different distances. The proposed drones can also be used to identify other such objects, along with aircraft, plying within Indian skies, said the company. Continue reading
The Center for Advanced Aerospace Technologies (CATEC), located in Seville (Spain), has developed a new worldwide pioneering technology that allows the use of airborne robots and small unmanned aircraft, popularly known as drones, for industrial contact inspections. Continue reading
Boeing plans to acquire Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, a world-class innovator, developer and manufacturer of advanced aerospace platforms under an agreement signed by the companies. Aurora specializes in autonomous systems technologies to enable advanced robotic aircraft for future aerospace applications and vehicles. Continue reading
More than 2,900 commercial drone professionals and providers of drone technology met at the San Jose Convention Center this week for the 3rd Annual Drone World Expo. Continue reading
The US Air Force (USAF) has developed a new chip to secure communications and data between systems such as unmanned aerial vehicles and explosive ordnance disposal robots. Continue reading
A Marine takes control of a small unmanned aerial system during flight testing at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 27, 2017. Photo By: Lance Cpl. Taylor Cooper
U.S Marines with 2nd Marine Division tested remote controlled craft made through additive manufacturing, or 3-D printing, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 26-27, 2017. Continue reading
Silent Falcon UAS Technologies solar electric, fixed wing, long endurance, long range Unmanned Aircraft System has been added to Transport Canada’s list of “Compliant Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)”, a distinction allowing Silent Falcon to issue to its Canadian customers seeking to become Compliant UAV Operators in Canada, Statements of Conformity. Continue reading