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NASA and the Silicon Valley chapter of the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) are partnering to cosponsor the 2015 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Traffic Management Convention: A New Era in Aviation, July 28-30, at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California. Continue reading
The Tern program, which seeks to develop long-range drones that can launch from the deck of a ship, has already got a couple of spinoffs.
Textron Systems Support Solutions, a subsidiary of aerospace and defense firm Textron Inc., has announced the introduction of its new unmanned systems training course catalog. Building on the company’s decades of experience and millions of service hours devoted to training and deploying skilled unmanned systems operators and maintainers around the world, this new catalog offers a comprehensive range of unmanned systems coursework.
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Sky Sapience have signed an agreement for the development, marketing and production of new tethered hovering aerial systems.
The U.K. budget airline EasyJet is known more for its bright orange logo and cheap flights than cutting-edge technology. Its new venture may go some way to change that though. Bloomberg found out how the company plans to use drones to check airplanes for damage. Continue reading
A company in Germany is offering a new solution to the problem of drone collision: a collision avoidance unit which works with different sensors, does not need GPS-positioning and can be fitted into almost any rotary wing or multirotor platform.
IntelinAir has announced the launch of its new unmanned aerial system (UAS) technology, powered by its patented robust adaptive flight control technology delivering precision data collection and advanced data-analysis for actionable intelligence. Continue reading
After a rigorous competition, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected a Mississippi State University team as the FAA’s Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (COE UAS). The COE will focus on research, education and training in areas critical to safe and successful integration of UAS into the nation’s airspace. Continue reading