Business
Drone developer Skycatch Inc. has landed $22 million in new funding. The company is still raising its funding, and it has a target of $25 million, according to a regulatory filing. Venture investment in drone companies has soared this year, with large investments in drone makers and other companies that
Events
The INTERGEO Trade Fair from 15 to 17 September in Stuttgart looks set to provide among others with “interaerial SOLUTIONS” platform the most comprehensive overview of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to date. The trend in these systems is moving towards integrated surveying solutions that both cover the complete workflow from
Business
Wright State Research Institute is spinning off a new company around a technology that hopes to create an air traffic control system for drones. The institute, part of Wright State University, is developing a new system designed to be a traffic management tool for drone users of all kinds — allowing
Agriculture
Business
An Indian Army requirement for approximately 600 sets of mini-UAVs is attracting interest from various manufacturers, who must partner with Indian companies to comply with the government’s “Make in India” industrial strategy. The Directorate General of Infantry has issued a request for information (RFI) that will be followed
Video
Six gyroplanes built by German company AutoGyro perform a formation display at the Classics Of The Sky airshow at Tauranga Airport in New Zealand. The AutoGyro GmbH is a world leader in the development, production and distribution of gyroplanes.Since its inception in 1999, the specialist in air exercise equipment
Events
To find out what inspires their interest in UAS and attracts the Advisory Board Members to support Drone World Expo, we scheduled a series of exclusive interviews. Our seventh interviewee is Eric Cheng Director of Aerial Imaging at DJIThroughout his career, Cheng has straddled his passion for photography, entrepreneurship, technology
Testing
The flight test campaign in Italy of the Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle nEUROn has been successfully concluded with the achievement of all established goals, thus allowing an important step forward for the programme. The nEUROn is the European full-scale technological demonstrator for an Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) developed
Military
Russia could be working on a low-observable, F-35-hunting unmanned air vehicle that uses deeply-integrated electronic warfare systems to stay hidden from radars. The tip-off comes from electronic systems producer KRET, which has a curious UAV model on display at the MAKS air show in Moscow.
Regulations
DOT's Inspector General (IG) plans to begin an audit this month of FAA's current processes for approving civil unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations and overseeing their safe operation, noting "the significant and complex challenges" of safely integrating UAS into the national airspace system. UAS
Commercial
Founded in 2013 by Luis Jaime Castillo Butters, the former deputy minister of cultural heritage and cultural industries, Peru’s drone archaeology team has quickly become one of the most active in the world, working to accurately survey and preserve the South American nation’s thousands of valuable archaeological sites.
Testing
Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy successfully demonstrated endurance capabilities with the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter. On a planned 10+ hour flight and range out to 150 nautical miles flight from Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu; the MQ-8C Fire Scout achieved 11 hours with