In May, the US National Park Service, Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition and other groups coordinated a first-of-its-kind health check-up for Sequoia National Park’s General Sherman, the world’s largest known living tree. Continue reading
Event 38 and AviSight in Select Elsight’s BVLOS Connectivity Solution to Achieve Precise Data Collection in Oil & Gas Pipeline Inspections
Event 38 and AviSight, a provider of critical infrastructure inspections, announced the use of Elsight‘s Halo, an AI-based UAV connectivity solution, to enable beyond the visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) inspections with precise data collection in extensive oil & gas pipeline inspections over difficult terrain. Continue reading
Baykar Among Top Ten Exporting Companies in Turkey
The Baykar company, which manufactures unmanned aerial vehicles, is one of the ten leading exporting companies in Turkey. Continue reading
Patria Acquires Nordic Drones
Patria has signed a bill of sale for the acquisition of the entire share capital of Nordic Drones Oy, a Finnish drone pilot trainer and manufacturer of drones designed for professional use. Nordic Drones has designed and delivered complete solutions and user training for various technical aerial photography as well as mapping, measurement, inspection, control and authority tasks for the needs of more than 100 companies and organizations. Continue reading
Volunteers in Switzerland use Drones to Save Fawns from Agricultural Machinery
In the lush fields of the Swiss town of Forel, volunteers use drones to find fawns nestled beneath tall grasses, preventing farmers from inadvertently harming them with heavy agricultural machinery. Continue reading
DJI Rebrands as Anzu to Avoid Federal Bans
China’s Da-Jiang Innovations Science & Technology Co. (DJI) stands to lose its 58 percent share of the domestic commercial drone market should the House of Representatives pass Rep. Elise Stefanik’s (R., N.Y.) Countering CCP Drones Act. Fortunately for China’s top drone manufacturer, the company already has a workaround in place. Continue reading
Skyports Partners with Unified Aviation to Accelerate Global Vertiport Roll-Out
Skyports Infrastructure (Skyports), a supplier of vertiport infrastructure for the advanced air mobility (AAM) industry, has partnered with Unified Aviation, the vertical aviation specialists, to provide a cost-effective, versatile infrastructure solution for air taxi take-off and landing. Continue reading
GA-ASI Employees and Programs Win Seven AIAA Awards
Employees and teams from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) were honoured with seven awards from the San Diego Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) in the categories of lifetime achievement, outstanding aerospace engineering and engineering management, and community support at both the company and individual levels. Continue reading