Commercial
The Federal Aviation Administration has launched a pilot program to translate into Spanish select web content for users of Unmanned Aircraft Systems . The program is expected to reach the nearly 25.6 million people living in the United States with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) and will focus on Spanish, the
Testing
Northrop Grumman Armament Systems is moving to verify the design and upgrade its Mobile Acquisition Cueing and Effector (M-ACE) system following a test event completed in July. Conducted at the company’s private proving grounds, northwest of Armament Systems’ headquarters near Minneapolis, the event was aimed at demonstrating advanced predictive
Patents
Amazon isn’t just thinking about delivery with its drones. The new patent made public this week reveals an idea for a drone-powered towing system designed for skiers, surfers, skaters, and more. patent filing The concept is not entirely novel. Companies such as Freefly Systems and other creative minds have
Commercial
Austria has begun testing drones on its borders to Hungary and Slovenia. Equipped with live-tracking and heat-sensing cameras, the drones will be used to detect the movements of smugglers and irregular migrants. In Austria, police will use drones to help them monitor irregular movement on the borders to Hungary and
UAM/UTM
Automated flight startup Xwing introduced a system for fully autonomous flight. It’s the first system Xwing has shared publicly since the launch of the company. Xwing was created in 2016 with funding from investors like Stripe cofounders John and Patrick Collison and GitHub CEO Nat Friedman. No fully autonomous,
Commercial
Jamin Fleming from Australia’s Oztech Drones, who has grown up in a large cattle farm, is among the tech-savvy, keen millennial generation who passionately embrace a fulfilling career in agriculture. He is one of the many young talents who have returned to the farming either through inheritance or working
The Pentagon is forming a new task force to investigate UFOs that have been observed by US military aircraft, according to two defense officials. Deputy Secretary of Defense David Norquist will help oversee the task force, which is expected to be officially unveiled in the next few days, according to
Propulsion
HEISHA, a drone charging solution and unattended drone system provider, has launched a new drone-in-the-box hardware platform, D.NEST. Based on HEISHA's Third Generation Charging Pad C500, centering protection from IR upgraded and polished through 3 generations, D.NEST is a reliable and stable automatic drone charging solution.
Research
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding $7.5 million in research, education, and training grants to universities that comprise the agency’s Air Transportation Center of Excellence (COE) for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), also known as the Alliance for System
Commercial
Drone surveillance technology has emerged as an important and cost effective tool for security surveillance over large areas with limited manpower. Mumbai Division of Central Railway in Indian Railways has recently procured two Ninja UAVs for better security and surveillance in Railway areas like station premises, Railway track sections, yards,
Transport
Deuce Drone announced that it completed a technology demonstration of its retail package delivery service using small, unmanned aerial systems for its key retail partners, investors, and local officials. The flights demonstrated key aspects of the service’s customer ordering app, automated drone flight management system, package management system, and
Business
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has signed a Foreign Military Sales contract with the U.S. Air Force for Belgian Ministry of Defense to acquire the MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS). The contract covers the design, development, integration and production of the RPAS with its EO/IR