Testing
Nokia Trials UAS for Cell Tower Maintenance
Nokia has showed off how it plans to use drones to replace some of the inspection and maintenance work on cell towers which is currently done by human technicians.
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Regulations
NASA 2015 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management Convention
NASA and the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International will cosponsor the 2015 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Traffic Management Convention: A New Era in Aviation. The event will be held Tuesday, July 28 through Thursday, July 30, at NASA's Ames Research Center in
Business
Sony Enters Commercial UAS Business
Sony Mobile Communications and ZMP Inc. have agreed to collaborate on the development and launch of enterprise solutions using autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles for image captured combined with cloud-based data processing. Sony’s camera, sensing, telecommunications network, and robotics technologies will be merged with ZMP’s expertise in automated
Accidents
Gray Eagle Crash in Southern Iraq
Photos posted on Jul. 21 on Twitter show a crashed (largely intact) MQ-1C Gray Eagle with U.S. Army markings. The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) is known to operate 12 Gray Eagles (along with a fleet of smaller RQ-11B Raven and RQ-7 Shadow RPAS, that
Largest Amphibious UAV Completes Maiden Flight
On the 15th of May, 2015 Singular Aircrafts’s Flyox I, currently the largest UAV in the aviation market, completed its test flight in Hofn, Iceland. The flight was conducted 457 km away from Rejjavik and while other commercial aviation traffic continued at Hofn, such was the confidence in the
Business
Draganfly Acquired by TRACE Live Networks
TRACE Live Networks, developer of The TRACEr1 – a visually intelligent camera capable of following its owner almost anywhere and live-streaming captured footage to the Internet – announced that it has acquired commercial sUAS (small Unmanned Aerial System) specialists, Draganfly Innovations Inc. Founded in 1998 and located in Saskatoon, Canada, Draganfly
Events
Drone World Expo Conference Sessions
Drone World Expo's educational program, designed with guidance from the event's esteemed Advisory Board, will provide a road map for commercial drone use and key insights into measuring and maximizing the value drones can add to commercial businesses and civil organizations. The conference, which is offered
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Drone Rangers by The Economist
Economist Films: Meet the people pioneering new careers as drone pilots, from the South African savannah to the building sites of California. “Drone Rangers” is the first film in the Economist's new “Future Works” series, which looks at the jobs of tomorrow being done today. Economist Films is
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Flying Legends 2015 Friday
The 22nd Edition of this world famous aerial spectacular was held at the iconic Duxford airfield on the 11th and 12th July. Flying Legends featured world class, unrivalled, choreographed displays featuring unique aircraft types rarely seen together in the UK skies or anywhere else. Flying Legends culminated in the finale
Delair-Tech Connects UAS to Telefonica 3G Network
Delair-Tech, a French operator in the civil drone sector in BtoB, and Telefonica Business Solutions, a leading provider of a wide range of integrated communication solutions for the B2B market, have signed a unique partnership to connect DT18 and DT26X drones to a 3G network. Thanks to strategic roaming
Iowa Air National Guard Gets Reaper Facility
The US Army issued a $7.9 million contract to build an MQ-9 Reaper mission control, intelligence, and targeting facility for the Iowa Air National Guard's 132nd Wing in Des Moines, according to a July 9 Pentagon contract announcement. The 33,000 square foot center will support
Duncan Aviation Joins Robotic Skies Network
Business aircraft maintenance and completions firm Duncan Aviation announced that it has joined the Robotic Skies network of service centers that provide certification, maintenance and repair for the emerging commercial unmanned aircraft fleet. Duncan adds 17 new locations throughout North America to the Robotic Skies network, raising the global footprint