Commercial
A British survey drone crashed into a house and fell outside due to GPS interference, according to a report by the U.K.’s Air Accident Board. The 25-pound drone fell from sufficient height to cause serious injury or death, but fortunately no one was present at the time. A
Commercial
Amazon is preparing to roll out a fleet of drones in the UK that rapidly deliver packages during the pandemic after the Government gave the green light to trials for medicine drops earlier this year. Figures compiled by The Telegraph using data from LinkedIn suggest Amazon has almost doubled its
Military
SpearUAV has unveiled its Ninox family of encapsulated drones. Instantly launched and intuitively operated, the drones provide on-demand and on-the-move intelligence capabilities that create new dimensions on the battlefield. Compared to traditional drones of similar capabilities, Ninox offers both operational affordability and flexibility: the drones can be launched manually or
Military
The Taiwan military said Friday (Aug. 7) that the development of its domestically made "Teng Yun" (Cloud Rider, 騰雲) drone is right on schedule. Resembling the American MQ-1 Predator, a prototype of the medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) drone was first exhibited in 2015. An improved model has been in
Regulations
Japan will ban from next month drone flights over 15 U.S. military facilities in the country including its major bases without prior permission from authorities, as a measure against potential terrorist acts, the Defense Ministry. The 15 sites include Yokota Air Base in the suburbs of Tokyo and the
Military
Logos Technologies recently received approval to disclose that it has been awarded a $6.7 million contract from the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to develop, deliver, and perform proof-of-concept flight tests on a wide-area motion imagery (WAMI) sensor. The sensor system will be called Cardcounter and is
BVLOS
SqwaQ has revealed that it has successfully demonstrated its patented airborne LTE drone communications technology for multiple partners. The technology enables drones, helicopters, air taxis and other connected aircraft to share the same airspace rather than being segregated. This eliminates the need for UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) restrictions and resolves
Business
The United States is negotiating the sale of at least four sophisticated aerial drones to Taiwan for the first time, according to six U.S. sources familiar with the negotiations, aircraft that can keep watch over huge swathes of sea and land. The SeaGuardian surveillance drones have a range of
Drone Racing
This heavily censored picture emerged August 7 on the Twitter account of @OsitaLV — who has previously been a solid source with DJI leaks. It appears to be a DJI-branded drone with features that resemble an FPV-style racing drone. Here are some sample comments on Twitter: Assuming this is the top
Transport
Volansi, Inc., the California-based cargo drone delivery service provider developing autonomous VTOL UAVs, has announced it has signed a teaming agreement with the N.C. Department of Transportation to begin commercial, middle-mile drone delivery projects in North Carolina. Volansi and the N.C. Department of Transportation will work together with
Testing
Aircraft play an essential role in how we study and understand Earth’s surface, climate, and atmosphere. Now, a new commercial unmanned aircraft system (UAS) aims to bring about a powerful way to observe our planet for days or weeks on end. With the help of NASA’s Ames Research
Research
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding $3.3 million in research, education and training grants to universities that comprise FAA’s Air Transportation Center of Excellence (COE) for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), also known as the Alliance for System Safety