Advanced Aviation Solutions (ADAVSO), LLC has announced its selection as the first company in the United States approved by the FAA to legally operate commercial Unmanned Aircraft Systems for precision agriculture. Continue reading
ICAO to Publish ‘Manual on RPAS’ in March 2015
The International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) new Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Panel aims to deliver standards for unmanned aircraft to the organisation’s governing council in 2018. Once approved, the standards will guide ICAO’s 191 member states in setting their own national regulations. The overall process of producing RPAS standards is expected to take a decade or longer. Continue reading
US Special Ops Seeks New UAV Contractor
The US Special Operations Command is looking for a new contractor to provide and manage a fleet of medium-range unmanned aerial vehicles,, and has put out the call to industry ahead of an early 2015 lapse in its contractor-provided ISR support.
Flexrotor Gets Launch Order from Helicopter Operator
Precision Integrated Programs of Newberg, Oregon, an aviation services company, has placed a launch order for Flexrotor, Aerovel’s exceptional long-endurance VTOL UAV. Delivery of aircraft and support equipment is scheduled for spring 2015.
Qualcomm Demonstrates Flying/Rolling UAS at CES
At CES 2015, Qualcomm Research is introducing its latest innovation in robotics through the Snapdragon Cargo—a flying and rolling robot with an integrated flight controller—powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. Continue reading
Russia’s Arctic Group to Flight Test Orlan-10 UAS
The first trial flights in low temperature conditions of the Orlan-10 UAS, just delivered to a unit of the Eastern Military District in Chukotka, are planned in early 2015.
Consumer UAS a $1B Global Sector by 2018
The global market for drones will climb to at least $1 billion by 2018, according to the latest numbers from the Consumer Electronics Association.That’s up from a global market forecast of $130 million for 2015, up 50 percent, with sales of about 425,000 units. That’s according to a presentation by Shawn DuBravac, the CEA chief economist, during a wide-ranging briefing on the state of the electronics industry in advance of the International CES technology show. Continue reading
Total sUAS Market to Exceed $8.4 Billion by 2019
The Small Unmanned Arial Systems (sUAS) market will surpass US$8.4 billion by 2018 according to new research published by ABI Research entitled Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) Solutions Ecosystem. Continue reading