Regulations
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued the first approval for flights of small commercial drones at night, according to lawyers for the operator, in the latest sign of how quickly U.S. regulators are moving to authorize expanded uses of unmanned aircraft. Responding to pent-up industry demand for more
Propulsion
German engine manufacturer 3W International will introduce its design for complete propulsion systems for the first time at the leading trade show in New Orleans. Moreover options will be introduced concerning special mounting plates for mounting different engines on the same engine chassis or the identical firewall. 'The market
Commercial
The world's first café using the tiny domestic unmanned aircraft as servers has opened in a Dutch university. The pop-up Drone Café will be serving up all weekend as part of celebrations for the "Dream and Dare" festival marking the 60th anniversary of the Eindhoven
Legislation passed by the U.S. Senate could pave the way for the commercial deployment of drones in the national airspace, besides addressing safety issues by, for example, providing for a pilot that would find ways to lock down errant drones if they are close to airports. The new rules
Business
Sentera, LLC, a global provider of software, sensor, and drone technologies to the infrastructure inspection industry, has signed a distribution agreement with TESSCO Technologies Inc., a U.S. provider of product solutions required to build, use, and maintain Towers, Wireless Communications, Utilities, Mining, Oil & Gas, Renewable energy systems and
Military
The inaugural launch of a ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle in Helmand, Afghanistan marked new intelligence gathering capability for the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces. The Helmand ScanEagle site is the first of eight in Afghanistan that will be operational in the next two and a half years. “The ScanEagle
Nearly a million acres of Douglas fir trees in the Pacific Northwest are dying of a disease that is spreading rapidly throughout the region. Douglas firs are among the most important tree species for carbon sequestration, foot soldiers in the fight against climate change. Sick trees stop growing and absorbing
Video
Produced by Finnish independent filmmakers Misty Friday Films, the chainsaw-wielding drone is the star of “KILLERDRONE! Flying chainsaw”.. Source: YouTube
Commercial
In 2015, Canada released a Notice of Proposed Amendment (“NPA”), proposing a new risk-based regulatory framework for small unmanned aircraft systems (“sUAS”) that weigh less than 55 pounds (25 kg) and are operated within visual line-of-sight (“VLOS”). Although Canada and the U.S. have engaged to coordinate
Events
Drone World Expo has announced partnerships with several leading groups whose members are commercial users, or are enabling commercial use of drones including the Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA), American Farm Bureau Federation, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and MAPPS. Drone World Expo will be working closely
Regulations
On April 19, 2016, FAA hosted the first day of its 2016 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Symposium. The purpose of the Symposium is to provide a forum for UAS industry and stakeholders to provide input to FAA decision-makers on topics related to UAS integration. FAA Administrator Michael Huerta opened the
C-UAS
Grant Jordan and his co-founders are announcing the public launch of SkySafe, a drone protection startup that wants to help facilities secure critical airspace. After graduating from MIT with a degree in computer science, Jordan spent four years at the United States Air Force acquiring a particular set of