Agriculture
On land north of Toronto that previously burned in a wildfire, drones are hovering over fields and firing seed pods into the ground, planting native pine and spruce trees to help restore habitat for birds. Flash Forest, the Canadian startup behind the project, plans to use its technology to plant
Business
The U.S. Air Force has issued a broad agency announcement to seek technical proposals for a potential $400M program that aims to advance prototyping and experimentation work on Skyborg unmanned air vehicles. A notice posted Friday says the Skyborg Prototyping, Experimentation and Autonomy Development program aims to develop low-cost
Electronic Sub-Systems
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) contracts with Delta Digital Video for delivery of rugged airborne video encoders in support of continued production for the MQ-9 Reaper and MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System avionics, datalinks and software. Delta Digital Video’s highly successful Model 6800R rugged HD Video Encoder
First Responders
Everdrone announced it is now deploying a drone system that delivers Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) to the scene of cardiac arrests. In doing so, bystanders will now have the ability to initiate life-saving measures while awaiting professional medical care. Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests affect some 275,000 individuals in Europe each
Mapping & Surveying
WingtraOne provided an interesting option for us for many of our research objectives. Its VTOL allowed us to operate from the glacier and from one of the rock ledges.
Commercial
PowerVision Robot Corporation has announced the PowerEgg X. A new design that can easily be equipped with weatherproof accessories (waterproof case and landing float), allowing it to take off and land on water, as well as fly in heavy rain. Wally Zheng In addition to its game-changing weatherproof features, the
A group of Huntsville Center professionals gathered Feb. 27, 2020, at the Rocket City Radio Controllers complex in southeast Huntsville to evaluate the capabilities of three different unmanned aircraft systems to find ways to make range projects more efficient and less costly. The group included professionals with different technical specialties
Accidents
The drone which went missing in Latvian airspace at the beginning of May, was found in a forest massif in Garkalne district on Friday, May 15. An eyewitness reported the location of the drone. After receiving the information, the experts of the State Aviation Agency (CAA) and the representatives of
Commercial
Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee are demanding information from Homeland Security officials on how a Chinese company’s drones are being used by public safety agencies during the virus outbreak. SZ DJI Technology Co., the world’s largest civilian drone maker, announced last month it was giving 100 drones
Commercial
In a collective effort to restore Australia from wildfire devastation, XAG has joined the first-ever post-fire drone seeding operation on Lake Cobrico, Victoria. This project was funded by Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) and managed by Heytesbury District Landcare Network (HDLN). It is the first time that
Business
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, is awarded a $9,162,847 modification (P00002) to cost-plus-fixed-fee order N00019-19-F-0280 against previously issued basic ordering agreement N00019-15-G-0026. This modification provides systems engineering and program management support for the development, integration, test and delivery of two radar altimeters and two integrated avionics
Research
Scientists have used the principles that guide a mosquito’s nocturnal flight to develop a quadcopter equipped with an elegant collision-avoidance sensory system. Their research, published in Science, demonstrates how the mosquito avoids obstacles in the dark by sensing changes in the airflows generated by its flapping wings. The international