SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., is a “No Drone Zone” for Super Bowl LVI. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will prohibit drones within a 30-nautical-mile radius of the stadium up to 18,000 feet in altitude. Continue reading
Focke-Wulf 200 Condor | When Airliners Go To War
The FW 200 Condor was never originally intended for military use, it started its career as a long-range commercial airliner, one that showed great promise. However, the outbreak of the second world war saw it used by the German Luftwaffe as a long-range reconnaissance and maritime patrol aircraft. Continue reading
FlyNex and Drone Harmony Combine Technology to Digitize Infrastructure with Drones
Swiss software company Drone Harmony specializes in automation software for data acquisition with drones. Together with FlyNex, a Germany-based drone management platform, both companies now joined forces to provide a fully integrated drone workflow solution to conduct data retrieval processes with drones. Continue reading
Silent Arrow Autonomously Delivers 1,026 Pounds of Cargo in First Overseas Deployment
Silent Arrow has announced that the Air Force of a U.S. allied government in the Middle East has conducted the first overseas deployments of the Silent Arrow GD-2000 cargo delivery drone under a $1.5M operational evaluation contract. Continue reading
FAA and AURA to Support UAS-to-FAA ATC Voice Communications
AURA Network Systems and the Federal Aviation Administration have entered into a four-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to help determine performance standards for Air Traffic Control (ATC) voice communications supporting unmanned aircraft systems within the national airspace system (NAS). Continue reading
Commaris Announces First Partnership with Commercial Drone Dealer
Commaris, a brand of Terrafugia, Inc. delivering unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for commercial operations, has announced its first dealer partnership with American drone provider, Homeland Surveillance & Electronics, LLC (HSE-UAV). Continue reading
Apple Picking Drone Improves with AI
Tevel Aerobotics is combining airborne patented robotics platform, with sophisticated algorithms, to create the world’s leading autonomous concept for orchard harvest and management. The company develops a fleet of drones for performing picking, thinning and pruning tasks in orchards. Continue reading
Russia’s Loitering Ammunition KUB-E Cleared for Export
Russian authorities have granted the Kalashnikov Group permission to export its KUB-E guided munitions complex received export permits, which makes it possible to promote this product abroad. Continue reading