Barcelona Drone Center has become a strategic drone test site for the European Space Agency – Business Incubation Centre (ESA-BIC)
Norwegian Railways Hires Drones for Maintenance Monitoring and Risk Assessment
The Norwegian Governments’ Agency for Railroad Services – Jernbaneverket – has signed nationwide framework agreements for drone services with the Iris Group on 8 December 2016.
Too Much Wind Caused Facebook’s Aquila Crash
Following an official investigation into the crash landing, America’s National Transportation Safety Board found that wind and turbulence caused part of the wing to snap during flight.
EASA and Vodafone Discuss Drone Traffic Control
Vodafone is considering a move into the business of managing drone traffic, after meeting European aviation safety authorities about adapting its network to track and identify unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
French Postal Service Begins Drone Deliveries
Mapping Sharks in Real Time
In 2016 there have been 33 reported shark attacks across Australia, two of which were fatal. Both of these tragic events took place in Western Australia. It is somewhat fitting, therefore, that two key Perth- based consultancies have teamed up to create safer beaches with the latest technology and—crucially—without harming the important and endangered animals themselves.
Malawi and UNICEF Announce Humanitarian Drone Testing Corridor
The Government of Malawi and UNICEF have announced the establishment of an air corridor to test potential humanitarian use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Continue reading
US Marine Corps Issues RFI for Group 2 UAS
The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has issued a request for information (RFI) for a new long-endurance Group 2 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for use by the US Marine Corps (USMC). Continue reading