Regulations
The “summary grant” process the Federal Aviation Administration used last week to issue 30 Section 333 unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) is another example of how the agency is using a flexible regulatory approach to accommodate this rapidly evolving technology. The new approach will speed up Section 333 exemption approvals for
Amazon has just made it known that the Federal Aviation Administration has granted them provisional use of drones. It is a “summary grant” that allows for the e-commerce company to operate 30 Section 333 unmanned aircraft systems. Indeed, this new approach to regulation will help to speed along exemptions
DJI, the largest manufacturer of consumer multirotor drones in the world and a keen proponent of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) being used in industry, has said it does not believe Amazon's drone delivery dreams are feasible in the near future. "What a lot of people are asking
Regulations
The Federal Aviation Administration has recently approved 30 more commercial unmanned aircraft systems exemptions, bringing the total number of approved operations to 99. Newly approved companies include insurance giants USAA and AIG as well as AeroVironment and senseFly. UAS will help insurance companies respond faster to claims following natural disasters,
Agriculture
Swiss manufacturer, senseFly, has optimised its eBee Ag drone solution, adding powerful new software that makes it easy for agricultural professionals to capture high-resolution photos of their fields, analyse crop health and create accurate prescriptions to load into their precision farming equipment.The eBee Ag now runs a new
Business
The U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has issued an RFP for contractors to operate unmanned aerial vehicles for the purposes of gathering intelligence and conducting surveillance and reconnaissance. Contractors supply the pilots, the aircraft and the support systems. SOCOM's current Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations and
Commercial
DJI updated its Phantom series with two new models, the Phantom 3 Professional and Phantom 3 Advanced. Both models look a lot like the current Phantom 2 Vision+, but include improvements in flight precision and imaging quality. The compact quadcopters are small enough to fit into a backpack or similarly
Regulations
The Federal Aviation Administration has received over 2,000 comments on its proposed rules for commercial drone flights in the U.S. The 2,000th comment was received Wednesday and hundreds more are likely to be filed before the deadline on April 24. Some of the comments assail the FAA
Business
Event 38, a manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles for business announced a key partnership with Dronecenter Tecnologia, a supplier of unmanned aerial systems in Brazil. Under this agreement, Dronecenter will offer Event 38’s flagship E384 drone and custom optical sensors to its clients in Brazil and throughout South America.
Events
The 43rd UAV-DACH Conference takes place from April 14th 13:00h through April 15th 17:00h at the RPAS-Expo of AERO2015 Friedrichshafen, Exhibition Area Hangar A2. The exhibition area RPAS Expo (Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems) provides a comprehensive overview of the capabilities of unmanned flying objects. Visitors are
Video
Leroy Grumman's Legacy Lives on at Paine Field in Everett, Washington I can't think of a better way to celebrate the life of Leroy Grumman than to share a collection of photos and video showing off the three incredible Grumman 'Cats that call Paine Field
Flying is a recurring theme in the Bionic Learning Network. The developers channelled their knowledge gained from the projects on the BionicOpter and the eMotionSpheres into the bionic butterflies. They combine the ultralight construction of artificial insects with coordinated flying behaviour in a collective. Coordinated flying thanks to indoor GPS