Skyfish has announced the formal launch of their advanced autonomous work drone platform. This includes work drones, Skyfish M4 and Skyfish M6, a long-lasting battery system and a unique ruggedized remote controller. Continue reading
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GA-ASI Integrates Legion Pod Onto Avenger
Avenger with Legion Pod
In a recent flight test, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. integrated a Lockheed Martin Legion Pod onto an Avenger Remotely Piloted Aircraft demonstrating enhanced autonomous sensing capabilities for an unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
FAA Approves First Fully Automated Commercial Drone Flights
American Robotics, a developer of fully-automated commercial drone systems, has become the first company approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate automated drones without human operators on-site. The company’s Scout System features advanced acoustic Detect-and-Avoid (DAA) technology that enables its drones to maintain a safe distance from other aircraft at all times. Continue reading
uAvionix Launches pingStation 2 Dual-Frequency ADS-B Receiver
uAvionix has launched its upgraded dual-frequency ADS-B receiver, pingStation 2. The high-integrity, low-cost ADS-B ground station provides for networkable low-altitude airspace and airport surface monitoring, as well as Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Ground Control Station (GCS) integration for Detect & Avoid (DAA) capability. Continue reading
Singapore to Set Up Designated Drone-Flying Areas
On Friday Jan 15 the Singapore Transport Ministry accepted a panel’s recommendation to provide common flying spaces to increase interest in the activity. Minister for Transport Ong Ye Kung said more details on how such spaces will be set up and where they will be located would be settled on in the coming months. Continue reading
Quantum Internet Signals Beamed Between Drones a Kilometre Apart
Entangled photons have been sent between two drones hovering a kilometre apart, demonstrating technology that could form the building blocks of a quantum internet. Continue reading
FAA Announces $5.8M in 33 UAS Research Grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced $5.8 million in research, education and training grants to universities that comprise FAA’s Air Transportation Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), also known as the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE). Continue reading
