Business
Woolpert Selects Kespry Systems for Surveying
Kespry Inc. has announced that it has been selected by Woolpert to provide commercial drone systems to support the company’s site surveying and mapping needs.
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Commercial
World’s Smallest Commercial LWIR Thermal Drone
The German high-tech company TeAx technology has designed and engineered the smallest and most lightweight solutions within the context of the commercial drone industry. “Offering clients with reliable thermal imaging technology for drones as one part of our business lanes, we typically provided them with solutions from the market
Events
UAE Drones for Good Award Judges Named
The Organising Committee of the UAE Drones for Good Award launched by Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has revealed the names of the experts in the Judging Committee which will evaluate the participating projects and select the winners
Business
AAI Wins $97M US Army Shadow Retrofit Contract
AAI Corp has been awarded the US Army contract worth $97 million for the full-rate production of tactical data link retrofit for the Shadow tactical unmanned aircraft systems. “AAI Corp was awarded a $97,109,000 modification to contract W58RGZ-15-C-0047 for the Shadow tactical unmanned aircraft
Research
Fireproof Aerial Robot System (FAROS) from Korea
This video demonstrates the FAROS (Fireproof Aerial RObot System) for fire disaster. The drone can climb the wall to pass through narrow and smoky area. It has a 2D-LiDAR sensor for self-localization. Its pose estimation result is visualized on V-REP simulator. The drone also has fire-proof
Commercial
UAV Explores the Heart of a Glacier
Search and Rescue: The term conjures images of dangerous work under stressful conditions with high stakes at hand. In the future, drones will likely be a tool for SAR professionals, perhaps something like a crevasse-penetrating concept. Flyability, an industrial drone manufacturer, released the video below, showing a UAV probing
Agriculture
Hermes 450 Escorted by Manned Plane on Crop Inspection
Imagine a 1,200 pound Hermes 450 UAV zipping through the skies with its camera lens taking photos of the crops below – while a manned plane flies along next to it. That hasn’t been spotted in the skies of North Dakota ... yet. But that will all change if a
Regulations
FAA Registers 300,000 Unmanned Aircraft Owners During First 30 Days
Nearly 300,000 owners have registered their small unmanned aircraft in the first 30 days after the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) online registration system went live. Owners who registered in the first month received a refund for the $5 application fee. “I am pleased the public responded to our
Research
Autonomous Landing on a Moving Car
An unmanned, electric, autonomous aircraft travelling at 75 kilometres per hour lands gently on the roof of a moving car. For the first time, researchers at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) have successfully demonstrated a technique developed for this purpose. The system is designed
Military
French Army Selects Sagem Patroller
The French Army and the procurement office have selected the Sagem Patroller for the tactical unmanned aerial vehicle over the Thales Watchkeeper, with the pick due to be formally approved at a ministerial investment committee meeting next month, French media reported. “As part of the program for the tactical drone
Regulations
Two LA Drone Pilots Face Fines and Prison
Two men charged with flying drones near an airport and hospital heliports in Los Angeles could be looking at fines and jail time. City Attorney Mike Feuer announced on January 20th that his office has filed two criminal cases against drone operators, the first under the City’s new ordinance
Military
Blackjack Ready for Fleet Operation
The US Navy and Marine Corps’ RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft system received the official green light for operation Jan. 13, marking a major milestone for the program. Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Aviation Lt. Gen. Jon Davis, announced the program has achieved Initial Operational Capability, which confirms that the