UMS SKELDAR has successfully achieved the remote automatic flight of its V-150 Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) platform. Continue reading
Woolpert Establishes UAS Hub in New Jersey
600 Aviation Research Boulevard
Woolpert is opening an office that will serve as the firm’s aviation research and unmanned aircraft systems hub in the National Aviation Research and Technology Park in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. The space will support Woolpert’s full suite of UAS and urban air mobility personnel, technology and equipment, which includes platforms, sensors and advanced data processing systems. Continue reading
A2Z Drone Delivery Launches Free-Fall Delivery System
A2Z Drone Delivery, LLC, developer of a patented tethered free-fall drone delivery mechanism, is launching its flagship product, the RDS1 (Rapid Delivery System) which maintains a safe hover of up to 150 feet (45.71 meters) while its delivery mechanism controls the payload’s free-fall for a safe and accurate touchdown. Continue reading
Seagull Downs Drone Over School During Roof Survey
A black-headed seagull brought down a drone over a school in south west Scotland during a roof survey which was being carried out at Stranraer Academy in July. Continue reading
US Bans Use of Grant Funds for Certain Foreign Drones
The Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) announced last week that it had issued new guidance banning the use of agency grants to purchase drones and other unmanned aerial systems from foreign groups deemed threats.
Drone Saves Surfer from Shark in New South Wales
World championship tour surfer Matt Wilkinson had a close encounter with a shark last week while surfing at Sharpes Beach at Ballina, New South Wales. Continue reading
RAF Tests Drone Swarms Against Air Defenses
Leonardo, in a joint partnership with the Royal Air Force’s Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO), successfully conducted a live trial of a ‘swarming drones’ capability. Continue reading
uAvionix Receives Patent for UAS Remote Identification
uAvionix announced that it has been granted a new patent critical to safe and secure integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into National Airspace Systems (NAS). Continue reading