North Korea is believed to have a fleet of military drones. And now, South Korean researchers are testing unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, to take on that threat. Continue reading
American International Group Offers Drone Insurance
American International Group, one of the nation’s leading property/casualty insurance carriers, is taking on the emerging risk as more and more US retailers – including Amazon and Wal-Mart – seek and are granted FAA approval to operate drones. Continue reading
Scientific Systems to Develop Visual UAV Control Systems
Scientific Systems Company, Inc. (SSCI) announces it has been awarded a contract from the Defense Applied Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop autonomous visual control systems for small unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) operating in cluttered outdoor and indoor environments without GPS or human operator assistance. Continue reading
DigitalGlobe Helps Create Drone Air Traffic Control
Data mined from DigitalGlobe‘s satellite images are at the center of a system that could change how drones operate in the U.S. and globally. Continue reading
EuropaDrone 2016 – Save the Date
EuropaDrone 2016 is the European event for the GLOBAL Professional Drone Community & Its Supply & Value Chain. Organized by GL events Exhibitions (the largest event organiser in France), in partnership with Blyenburgh & Co, and under the auspices of UVS International. Continue reading
DJI Moves R&D to Silicon Valley
DJI, the leading manufacturer of consumer drones, is building a new research and development center in Palo Alto, Calif., that could hold 75 or more engineers, according to several job listings posted in recent weeks. Continue reading
Sikorsky Tests OPA Version of Black Hawk
The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk has been a staple of U.S. military operations going back more than 30 years, but the Pentagon is now closer than ever to ditching one of the iconic chopper’s most important components: the pilot. Continue reading
Contracting for UAS Operators – Legal White Paper
Numerous businesses today are choosing to outsource their drone operations to professional operators. This is one of the significant observations in a new white paper, “Contracting With and Between UAS Operators” published this week by Global Aerospace, an international aviation and aerospace insurance provider, and Dentons, an international law firm expert in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Continue reading