The US Army is missing a $1.5 million drone that disappeared while on a training flight at Fort Huachuca in southern Arizona.
DARPA Announces OFFSET Proposers Day
DARPA’s Tactical Technology Office (TTO) is hosting a Proposers Day to provide information to potential applicants on the structure and objectives of the new OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program. Continue reading
New Drone Financing and Insurance Packages
Juniper Unmanned, Inc has announced that it has partnered with Ascentium Capital LLC and Airsure Limited to offer new drone insurance and customized finance packages in the United States. By combining Juniper’s training and support services, customers can spread payments over 2-3 years, and experience savings on insurance by as much as 50%.
GAO Issues Report on Unmanned Aerial Systems
The Government Accountability Office has issued a Report to Congress on the Air Force and Army unmanned aerial systems personnel strategies. The report (GAO-17-53) is titled “Unmanned Aerial Systems – Air Force and Army Should Improve Strategic Human Capital Planning for Pilot Workforces”, Continue reading
SRC Wins $65 M US Army Anti-Drone Contract
The U.S. Army has awarded a $65 million contract to SRC Inc. of Cicero to develop a system that can detect and defeat one of the newest threats on the battlefield — small, slow and low-flying drones.
SolAero to Power Bye’s StratoAirNet Solar-Electric UAV
SolAero Technologies Corp. has announced an important product development and manufacturing collaboration with Bye Aerospace to power Bye’s StratoAirNet solar-electric unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) with SolAero’s high-efficiency solar cells and flexible solar modules. Continue reading
Avion Unmanned Launches Online UAS Training Portal
After countless hours and iterations, the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Training Team at Avion Unmanned announces the long-awaited launch of their Online UAS Training Portal. Designed and developed to prepare groups and individuals in the commercial sector, as well as law enforcement, for the challenges they face in the operation of UAS (drones) in the National Airspace System (NAS), the UAS training portal offers self-paced remote training that encompasses recently released Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) UAS regulations. Continue reading
New High Performance Fixed Wing Aircraft for Commercial Grade Surveying
Baam.Tech has announced their company launch as well as the launch of their brand new fixed-wing aircraft, the Futura. The Futura was designed specifically for the commercial surveyor and centred around the strong belief that current commercial UAV systems fall short to accomplish timely and accurate data collection in the field.