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 Selects Robotic Skies as Maintenance Provider
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 Launches Information Management Solution for Commercial Drone Operators
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.
Aerial Robot Lands on Powerlines
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.
Swiss Parliament Approves Hermes 900 Deal
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
First Burraq Deployment in Pakistan
Pakistan announced the successful deployment of its home-made ‘Burraq’ UAS in combat, which delivered laser-guided missiles to kill at least three suspected militants in the restive northwest.
NASA Uses Australian Positioning Technology
Australian-based Locata Corporation has announced that NASA plans to install a Locata network as the core positioning technology for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) research at its world-renowned Langley Research Centre in Hampton, Virginia.
UAS on Display at Chinese Military V Day Parade
New Chinese army military equipment and combat vehicles on display during the Chinese military parade in Beijing of September 3, 2015, to commemorate the end of the World War II in Asia. Continue reading