Unmanned Systems Canada / Systèmes Télécommandés Canada (USC-STC) has announced the appointment of Declan Sweeney to the role of Interim Executive Director (ED), effective immediately. The organization also takes this opportunity to announce a Canada-wide executive search for a permanent ED. Continue reading
Orbital UAV Ships Second Engine Model to Insitu
Orbital Corporation Ltd has announced that it has started shipping the second engine model identified under its Long Term Agreement (“LTA”) with Insitu Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company. Continue reading
Fulmar Chooses UAV Navigation Autopilots
Fulmar is a marinized UAV developed by the Spanish manufacturer Wake Engineering (formerly known as Aerovision). This unique UAV can be launched from a vessel and is currently used by the Spanish Army, among others. Fulmar makes use of a powerful flight control system that was developed by UAV Navigation, yet another Spanish company. Continue reading
ReadyH2 Launches Compressed Hydrogen Gas Distribution Service with Doosan
Doosan DP30 Powerpack
ReadyH2, a newly formed subsidiary of Fortress Solutions and Fortress UAV, announced a new compressed hydrogen gas distribution service. ReadyH2 will immediately begin supporting Doosan Mobility Innovation (DMI) and its hydrogen fuel cell drone technology by providing all hydrogen fuel services to its drone customers and dealers. Continue reading
49th Wing Receives First MQ-9 by Ferry Flight
Some of the team who were directly involved the MQ-9 Reaper ferrying mission posed with the aircraft, Jan. 9, 2020, on Holloman Air Force Base
The 49th Wing received its first MQ-9 Reaper through flight, Jan. 8, 2020. Typically when new MQ-9s are sent to Holloman, they are taken apart to ship and then reassembled when they arrive. Continue reading
Seattle to Get Cannabis Delivery Drones
Seattle based GRN Holdings announced plans to launch a cannabis delivery service in February or March in the greater Seattle area. Continue reading
Environmental Drone Automatically Tests Water Quality
Indra, in a temporary joint venture with the Spanish companies Sixtema and Adantia, has successfully tested the first environmental drone that automates the collection of samples in rivers and coastal areas and offers real-time information on water quality parameters. The system will be ready for launch onto the market this year. Continue reading
Novadem Supplies NX70 Micro-UAVs to Marseille’s Navy Firefighters
The Marseille’s Navy Firefighters Battalion will count in a few weeks among its staff a team specialized in robotics support who will implement a fleet of four Novadem micro-UAVs. Continue reading