The Office of the Inspector General of the US Department of Transport has just published the report of its performance audit to assess the effectiveness of FAA’s UAS registration system security controls, including controls to protect PII, and to determine whether FAA’s contingency planning limits the effects caused by the loss of DroneZone during disruptions of service. Continue reading
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Black Swift Technologies Gets USAF Contract to Develop Tactical Weather Drone
Black Swift SØ
Black Swift Technologies (BST), a specialized engineering firm based in Boulder, CO, announced that it has been awarded a USAF SBIR Phase II contract to develop an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to autonomously conduct atmospheric profiling supporting more accurate cargo drops and improved localized weather forecasts supporting Air Force, Army and Special Operations Forces (SOF) operations.
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Defibrillator by BVLoS Drone Trial in Wales
Immediately before lockdown, a team from Snowdonia Aerospace, with partners SwiftFlight Avionics, University of Manchester and the Welsh Ambulance Service, completed a successful flight demo that showed proof-of-concept for beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) delivery of a defibrillator by drone to a remote, rural location that would be difficult to reach with an ambulance in a timely fashion. Continue reading
AUVSI Publishes Interactive Report on Part 107 Waivers
The AUVSI has just made a new interactive report available entitled ‘Analysis of Part 107 Waivers Granted by FAA‘
Citadel Defense Launches New AI and Machine Learning Software to Detect and Defeat Drones
Citadel Defense, a supplier of combat-proven counter drone technology to militaries, governments, and commercial organizations, has expanded its AI solution to detect, identify, and defeat unmanned systems in the air, on land, or at sea. Continue reading
Dealmakers Use Drones to Help Complete Transactions
Dealmakers are starting to use drones to help facilitate transactions while observing social distancing. According to insiders, the company Coty Incorporated and suitors for Coty’s professional beauty unit, which can cost up to 8 billion USD, are now considering the use of flying drones across their manufacturing facilities. Continue reading
Skyward Adds Live Flight Tracking for Drone Operations
Verizon Skyward has announced a new service for users of its Aviation Management Platform, Live Flights, that tracks all of a company’s drones in near real time, from anywhere. Continue reading
Drone Delivery Canada to Start Commercial Testing of Heavy-Lift, Long-Range Cargo Delivery Drone
Condor
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. has announced that it will begin the commercial testing of the Condor. The Condor has a lifting capability of 180 kgs (400 lbs) of payload, a travel range of 200 kms and an operating speed of 120kph. The multi-package payload compartment is designed to carry approximately 20 cubic feet of cargo. Continue reading