China's new CH-5 — or "Rainbow 5" — large-sized unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can carry at least eight AR-1 missiles and even the under-development FT-7 small diameter bomb, reports the Beijing-based Sina Military Network. The CH-5, developed by the China Academy
Regulations
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has made Measure the only company with permission to fly more than 300 different types of drones for a broad range of commercial applications. "Measure now has the ability to leverage the vast number of high quality aircraft available for our customers. We don&
Training
A brand new drone training school in the UK UAV Air is the brainchild of four senior airline pilots along with two of the country’s most widely respected drone operators, Cloud12 and UAViate. Will Coldwell, Director & A320 Pilot said, “The commercial drone industry is very new and growing
Commercial
Aerialtronics, a manufacturer of high performance multirotor aerial platforms, announced that it has selected Robotic Skies as its completion and maintenance provider for its line of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Under the partnership, the two companies will collaborate to build a custom maintenance program for the Aerialtronics product line that
Commercial
Skyward has introduced its information management solutio n, the first d esigned for commercial drone operators. By providing this critical business infrastructure, Skyward is powering a global aerial robotics network. The cloudbased solution integrates a drone airspace map with flight planning tools and a digital system of record, supported
Swiss company SKIVE Aviation AG from Rorbas, Switzerland, has invented the world's first aerial robot landing on powerlines. Development was supported by the energy company BKW and a patent has been applied for. The aerial robot touches down on the uppermost wire and drives on the wire on
Business
The Swiss parliament on 7 September voted in favour of an armed forces plan to buy six Elbit System s Hermes 900 unmanned air vehicles, in a deal valued at $256 million. Last year, the Hermes 900 was selected by the Swiss armed forces, but the signing of a contract
Military
Pakistan announced the successful deployment of its home-made 'Burraq' UAS in combat, which delivered laser-guided missiles to kill at least three suspected militants in the restive northwest. The deployment of the missile-firing drone will add a new dimension to the threat to India from its
Commercial
Australian-based Locata Corporation has announced that NASA plans to install a Locata network as the core positioning technology for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) research at its world-renowned Langley Research Centre in Hampton, Virginia. NASA Langley is tasked with performing rigorous and repeatable scientific evaluation of new UAV safety
Video
New Chinese army military equipment and combat vehicles on display during the Chinese military parade in Beijing of September 3, 2015, to commemorate the end of the World War II in Asia. Fast forward to 17.20 for UAS on display. Source: YouTube
Aerial Photography
Aerial MOB — a provider of drone services for feature and TV production — has reached an agreement with Panavision through which the camera and lens systems supplier will recommend Aerial MOB as its preferred drone company in the United States. The recommendation from lens and camera systems giant Panavision could help
Commercial
Gauteng-based ProWings Training is the first flying school in South Africa to be approved by the SA Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) as a commercial remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) training organisation. The authorisation was issued by the SACAA on Friday. ProWings chief executive Ian Melamed today said he and Michael