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In everything but material, Carbon Flyer is a fancy paper airplane. It has two propellers and a Bluetooth controller, and the plane’s structure is carbon fibre, giving it a rigidity and strength that paper lacks. In addition, it has a camera and lights, making it far more drone than its folded-sheet appearance suggests. Continue reading
China’s new CH-5 — or “Rainbow 5” — large-sized unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can carry at least eight AR-1 missiles and even the under-development FT-7 small diameter bomb, reports the Beijing-based Sina Military Network. Continue reading
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has made Measure the only company with permission to fly more than 300 different types of drones for a broad range of commercial applications.
A brand new drone training school in the UK UAV Air is the brainchild of four senior airline pilots along with two of the country’s most widely respected drone operators, Cloud12 and UAViate. Continue reading
Aerialtronics, a manufacturer of high performance multirotor aerial platforms, announced that it has selected Robotic Skies as its completion and maintenance provider for its line of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Under the partnership, the two companies will collaborate to build a custom maintenance program for the Aerialtronics product line that will be implemented at more than 80 Robotic Skies field service centres located around the world. In addition, Robotic Skies will provide completion and custom configuration services for Aerialtronics systems sold in North America.
Skyward has introduced its information management solution, the first designed for commercial drone operators. By providing this critical business infrastructure, Skyward is powering a global aerial robotics network. The cloudbased solution integrates a drone airspace map with flight planning tools and a digital system of record, supported by a team of regulatory and operational experts.
Swiss company SKIVE Aviation AG from Rorbas, Switzerland, has invented the world’s first aerial robot landing on powerlines. Development was supported by the energy company BKW and a patent has been applied for. The aerial robot touches down on the uppermost wire and drives on the wire on wheels. Masts and other obstacles are crossed by flying.
The Swiss parliament on 7 September voted in favour of an armed forces plan to buy six Elbit Systems Hermes 900 unmanned air vehicles, in a deal valued at $256 million. Continue reading