Commercial
A group of scientists is taking the problem of plastic pollution in the oceans by land, sea and air. While Marco Simeoni, the president of the Race for Water Foundation and his team spend 300 days in a yacht collecting samples of all the plastic pollution found in the ocean,
Commercial
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created a drone that can float on water and communicate with other drones via the cloud. The team behind the project hope that the drones can be used to test the cleanliness of water. Source: BBC Click
Commercial
The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), an organisation that promotes the development of model aviation, has announced the latest addition to its AMA Flight School online learning centre: small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) education with partner Fly Robotics. The Fly Robotics team brings with it an unprecedented portfolio of UAS
Military
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has revived a plan to acquire a larger brigade-level unmanned air vehicle than its battalion-level Elbit Systems Skylark I-LE, according to sources. The requirement has been re-energised following analysis of the IDF’s operations in Gaza in 2014, after which it
Testing
Researchers at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, successfully conducted the agency’s first flight of the X-56A Multi-Utility Technology Testbed (MUTT) on April 9. The 20-minute flight marked the beginning of a research effort designed to yield significant advances in aeroservoelastic technology using a
Testing
Swiss Post, the neutral nation's postal service, has confirmed it is testing delivery-by-drone. Staff at the outfit have confirmed a report in local media detailing collaboration with Matternet and Swiss WorldCargo, the freight division of Swiss International Air Lines. Tests of drone-delivered mail are expected
Events
To find out what inspires their interest in UAS and attracts the Advisory Board Members to support Drone World Expo, we scheduled a series of exclusive interviews. First up is Gregory Agvent, Senior Director, News Operations at CNN. Agvent is responsible for designing and executing the technical, logistical and production
Testing
A new milestone in the history of unmanned aircraft was made last week, as ‘Salty Dog 502′ the first drone designed to operate from US Navy carriers linked to a drogue of an Omega tanker off the coast of Maryland. The autonomous aerial refuelling (AAR) tests performed by the Unmanned
Software
Airware has unveiled its Aerial Information Platform (AIP), an operating system for commercial drones that combines hardware, software, and cloud services to enable enterprises to safely operate drones at scale, comply with regulatory and insurance requirements, and rapidly develop industry-specific drone solutions. The Airware AIP helps companies capture and
Video
A chimp being filmed by a drone at a zoo in theNetherlands decided she wasn't interested in having a close-up and swatted the drone out of the air with a tree branch. The drone was filming part of a TV series about the chimps at the Royal
Testing
The US Office of Naval Research is developing the Ground-Based Air Defense On-the-Move concept, or GBAD, which envisions a 30kW solid-state laser mounted to the roof of a Humvee, capable of felling UAS both small and large. The Humvee's mobility, coupled with the precision
Events
Two leading drone technology companies have committed their support to Drone World Expo (DWE) as platinum sponsors. DJI and DroneDeploy will showcase their newest technologies on the exhibit floor and demonstrate the capabilities live at the event scheduled for November 17-18, 2015, at the San Jose, CA Convention Center.