The San Diego-ported Carl Vinson last week became the first aircraft carrier in the U.S. fleet to install an unmanned aerial vehicle command centre, the US Navy says. Continue reading
NASA Success for Complex Drone Traffic Management Test at FAA Test Sites
San Francisco Bay Area reporters interview NASA researchers and observe the FAA test sites fly 24 drones to test air traffic management platform at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California
In the first and largest demonstration of its kind, NASA and operators from the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) test sites across the country flew 22 drones simultaneously to assess rural operations of NASA’s UAS traffic management (UTM) research platform. Continue reading
The Founding Fathers of DJI
The photo above was shot in Shenzhen, Lotus Hill Peak and on it are young and enthusiastic founders of DJI. DJI’s initial entrepreneurial team – from right to left: Wang Frank, Chen Jinying, Lu Zhihui and Chen Chuqiang – were essential for the initial two-year existence of DJI. Continue reading
FAA Enables Section 333 UAS Registration Online
What’s not to like about an automated government system that’s faster, simpler and more user-friendly than the paper-based system it supplements? Continue reading
FAA Grants First Approval for Commercial Drones Night Time Flights
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued the first approval for flights of small commercial drones at night, according to lawyers for the operator, in the latest sign of how quickly U.S. regulators are moving to authorize expanded uses of unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
3W International Introduces Complete Propulsion Systems at Xponential 2016
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German engine manufacturer 3W International will introduce its design for complete propulsion systems for the first time at the leading trade show in New Orleans. Moreover options will be introduced concerning special mounting plates for mounting different engines on the same engine chassis or the identical firewall. Continue reading
World’s First Pop-Up Drone Café
The world’s first café using the tiny domestic unmanned aircraft as servers has opened in a Dutch university. The pop-up Drone Café will be serving up all weekend as part of celebrations for the “Dream and Dare” festival marking the 60th anniversary of the Eindhoven University of Technology. Continue reading
Senate Bill Reinforces Federal Control Over Drones
Legislation passed by the U.S. Senate could pave the way for the commercial deployment of drones in the national airspace, besides addressing safety issues by, for example, providing for a pilot that would find ways to lock down errant drones if they are close to airports. Continue reading