Robotic Skies Inc., the global maintenance network for commercial unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS”), announced that it has hired Andy Osantowske as Director of Operations.Andy is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Robotic Skies global network of maintenance service centers. He holds a private pilot certificate, a
Commercial
The North Dakota Department of Transportation received a four-year waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration to fly drones over people beginning this week. The drones will conduct normal DOT duties, such as inspecting roads and bridges and acting as a first responder to emergencies, according to Russ Buchholz, the
Russia has unveiled a combat surveillance drone intended to resemble a menacing owl spreading its wings. The avian imposter was showcased at the Defense Ministry’s annual military expo in the outskirts of Moscow on Tuesday. Footage from the event published by the ministry’s Zvezda news channel show the
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One year after its foundation, Schiebel Pacific Pty Ltd (SPL) celebrates the opening of its new office and workshop at the Albatross Aviation Technical Park (AATP) in Yerriyong, New South Wales, and announces its cooperation with Air Affairs Australia Pty Ltd (AAA). This new SPL facility at the AATP firmly
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The shop floors of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc.’s buildings in Sacramento are bustling with activity as the factories are expanding into new space and the company is filling more orders for target drones for the military. Earlier this month, San Diego-based Kratos (Nasdaq: KTOS) received new
In the sky above Kansas City drifted unknown floating objects peculiar enough that the National Weather Service felt compelled to tweet, “We honestly have no explanation for the floating objects over Kansas City,” along with a blurry picture of two orbs set above the clouds. As much as the internet
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Altitude Angel, a global unmanned traffic management (UTM) provider, is to join the Swiss civil aviation authority (FOCA) development programme to establish a U-Space regulatory framework. FOCA established the Swiss U-Space Implementation (SUSI) platform and invited businesses from across the globe to help advance its understanding and regulatory
German unmanned systems manufacturer Quantum Systems and missions systems integration partner ESG jointly debuted a pair of small mock-up ISR UAVs – Vector and Scorpion at Le Bourget. Sharing a range of common features including a glass fibre airframe, detachable EO/IR gimbal, mesh IP encrypted data link and a
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Airbus and the Hauts-de-France region have signed a framework partnership agreement to assess the economic development potential of air deliveries on a regional scale. This agreement was signed in the presence of Xavier Bertrand, President of the Hauts-de-France region, Antoine Bouvier, Head of Strategy at Airbus,
Accidents
Syrian air defense systems have intercepted and shot down an unmanned aerial vehicles launched by members of al-Nusra Front in the country’s western-central province of Hama. Syria’s official news agency SANA reported on Saturday that Syrian army reconnaissance teams were able to detect the aircraft as
Testing
Textron has confirmed that it has completed test flights of the Block III upgrade configuration for its Shadow UAV, which when introduced will add more capability and reliability to the U.S. Army’s in-service fleet. Conducted at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, the five-week test
Testing
The Patroller tactical drone, developed and produced in France by Safran Electronics & Defense, has started the final phase of the industrial qualification at the Istres DGA flight test center in southern France. Patroller has already made more than 220 flights, clearly demonstrating that it meets all assigned criteria: automated