Propulsion
The management of 3W International GmbH noted that in discussions with interested customers at the Xponential 2016 in New Orleans, one topic stood out: Time between overhauling (TBO). Aside from standard engines, the German engine manufacturer presented its complete drive concept to the North American specialist audience. "Our complete
Commercial
Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A. announced the inaugural commercial operation of its RMAX remotely piloted helicopter for agriculture spraying service in the U.S. The RMAX flight was completed this week in California for Napa-based Silverado Farming Company, a leading vineyard management company. During its debut the RMAX
Commercial
Skyvuze Technologies, an agency providing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) insurance, is working alongside organizations on the cutting edge of a new online quoting platform that is scheduled to be launched over the next couple months. The company is located outside of Philadelphia, PA, where their employees engulf themselves in new
Regulations
Remotely piloted aircraft systems, more commonly known as drones, need to be registered with the Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji before being flown. This is part of the message being sent out to the public through the CAAF's public awareness campaign on the potential danger and safety measures
Regulations
The National Telecommunications & Information Administration released Thursday a list of voluntary privacy best practices for commercial and non-commercial drone users, in the wake of concerns that drones could encroach on individual privacy and open a new front in the collection of personal data for commercial use. The privacy
Events
The Russian Helicopters manufacturer unveiled its three new unmanned aerial vehicles, including an upgraded tiltrotor, a multirotor and a helicopter at the HeliRussia-2016 international helicopter industry exhibition. The ninth HeliRussia-2016 exhibition is due to take place between May 19 and May 21 in Moscow. Organized by Russia'
Commercial
The Elbit Systems Hermes 450 aircraft took off from the Hillsboro airport on May 20th. to start a summer-long project that will take pictures of farmland in the fertile Red River Valley. The test is meant to show whether the larger drone is more efficient to capture imagery of
Icaros Inc., a provider of aerial remote sensing services and software, has announced that Harris Geospatial Solutions, a division of Harris Corporation, will offer the Icaros OneButton family of image processing software as a front-end complement to its ENVI geospatial analytics solution for users extracting information from manned and
Propulsion
A binocular vision-based platform has simulated autonomous aerial refuelling (AAR) between two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in real time, using a boom approach. The platform may be the first step toward a vision-based sensor and navigation system that could enable in-air refuelling of UAVs without pilot assistance.
Military
US Air Force leaders outlined what the next 20 years will look like for remotely piloted aircraft in the Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Plan. “The Small UAS Flight Plan outlines a vision and strategy for the continued development, operation and sustainment of SUAS over the next 20 years,” said
C-UAS
Last month, the Army's Space and Missile Defense Command proved again how effective the High Energy Laser Mobile Test Truck is at destroying unmanned aerial vehicles, quad-copters and even laptops with just a blast of concentrated light. "It completely destroyed the laptops," said Adam Aberle,
Events
For the first time, UAS associations from the entire Nordic Region have joined forces for 3 drone days of demos, exhibition and a conference program covering every inch of the industry. The main reason is to showcase the drone friendly Northern market towards visionary global stakeholders and to create an