Walt Disney Parks and Resorts has received federal permission to fly drones over its theme parks. The Federal Aviation Administration issued a waiver this week allowing Disney to use drones through November 2020. Continue reading
Singapore Expands Public Sector Drone Use
Singapore is looking to expand its use of drones to support public services, for instance, to help monitor dengue-ht areas and construction sites. Continue reading
C-ASTRAL Launches Long Endurance ppX sUAS
C-ASTRAL Aerospace has launched the new Bramor ppX long endurance small UAS in the US market, together with the ppX-LRS (Long Range Solar) version, developed in conjunction with the Sunnyvale, CA, thin film solar cells leader Alta Devices. Continue reading
Drone World Expo Features Speakers from Facebook, Southern California Edison, UK Civil Aviation Authority
In two weeks, Drone World Expo will bring together thousands of commercial drone professionals to see products and services on an expansive show floor and hear from 120 thought leaders and industry experts. The trade show and conference will take place at the San Jose Convention Center from Tuesday, November 15 – Wednesday, November 16 with pre-event education programs scheduled for Monday, November 14. Continue reading
Octopus ISR Systems and SkyIMD Sign Strategic Partnership
On the 1st of November 2016 Octopus ISR Systems (Europe) and SkyIMD (USA) signed a strategic partnership agreement. From now on, SkyIMD will be offering the Epsilon range of gimbals integrated in their FAA/EASA/ANAC certified pods for manned aviation customers; they will also distribute Octopus ISR Systems products and provide customer support for unmanned industry customers within the US. Continue reading
Aerovel Flexrotor Guides Fleet Through Arctic Ice
Many weeks of slow and costly slogging through ice and fog might have been in store for a workboat fleet, sent a thousand miles from the nearest port to retrieve massive anchors from mooring sites spread across the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas. But the lead ship was equipped with Flexrotor, a small unmanned aircraft built specifically for long-range imaging reconnaissance at sea.
C-Astral to Provide Solar Cells for New, High Performance, Long Endurance UAVs
C-Astral Aerospace and Alta Devices announced that Alta’s world-record-breaking solar technology will be used to significantly extend the endurance for the most sophisticated of C-Astral’s next generation unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Details of the agreement are not being disclosed. Continue reading
Global Marketplace for Drone Operations to Offer Real-Time Map and Footage Auditing
The global market for drone services is valued at $127 Billion by 2020 according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. Sales of consumer and prosumer drones are soaring and the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) forecasts there will be more than 1.3 million licensed drone pilots by 2020 in the U.S. alone. Continue reading