Testing
Portugal-based startup Quarkson has just announced a successful test flight of its SkyOrbiter LA25 platform. Quarkson founder and CEO Miguel Ângelo called the pressure-filled test a “success” and said it has brought the company closer to its objective, which is to use the platforms to “make available high
Commercial
The U.S. Air Force has recently released this photo which shows an MQ-9 Reaper fitted with twin pods containing the Gorgon Stare system at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, prior to take off on March 20th. Hosted and flown on General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft, Gorgon Stare
"Our new technology allows safe operation of drones beyond the operator's line of sight, which is crucial for commercial use of drones, such as parcel delivery," says Prof. Davide Scaramuzza, co-inventor and Director of the Robotics and Perception Group at the University of Zurich. The
Software
Rapid Imaging Software, Inc.has introduced SmarTopo Harvest. This new technology is integrated into the SmarTopo Obstacle Management System. SmarTopo delivers obstacle survey and detection technology plus powerful data management tools for a complete obstacle management system. SmarTopo is certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to a level 1B.
Testing
A test to prove an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can be refuelled in flight could happen by the end of this month, according to officials with Naval Air Systems Command. The test would pair a Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator (UCAS-D) with a contracted
VisionMap – a provider of digital aerial automatic mapping systems – will introduce new 3D capabilities to its popular aerial cameras, MIST and A3 Edge, at LAAD 2015. The new capability, called 3D Edge, is performed by an image processing system located on the ground, along with 3D modeling software. The images
Regulations
Bechtel has been granted permission for commercial use of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) technology by the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The permission allows Bechtel to operate UAS technology on projects in the United States to enhance construction processes within the virtual project delivery approach. “The use of UAS
Regulations
The “summary grant” process the Federal Aviation Administration used last week to issue 30 Section 333 unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) is another example of how the agency is using a flexible regulatory approach to accommodate this rapidly evolving technology. The new approach will speed up Section 333 exemption approvals for
Amazon has just made it known that the Federal Aviation Administration has granted them provisional use of drones. It is a “summary grant” that allows for the e-commerce company to operate 30 Section 333 unmanned aircraft systems. Indeed, this new approach to regulation will help to speed along exemptions
DJI, the largest manufacturer of consumer multirotor drones in the world and a keen proponent of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) being used in industry, has said it does not believe Amazon's drone delivery dreams are feasible in the near future. "What a lot of people are asking
Regulations
The Federal Aviation Administration has recently approved 30 more commercial unmanned aircraft systems exemptions, bringing the total number of approved operations to 99. Newly approved companies include insurance giants USAA and AIG as well as AeroVironment and senseFly. UAS will help insurance companies respond faster to claims following natural disasters,
Agriculture
Swiss manufacturer, senseFly, has optimised its eBee Ag drone solution, adding powerful new software that makes it easy for agricultural professionals to capture high-resolution photos of their fields, analyse crop health and create accurate prescriptions to load into their precision farming equipment.The eBee Ag now runs a new