Research
The International Energy Agency (IEA) Photovoltaic (PV) Power System Programme, has released a comprehensive PV inspection methods report, showcasing a number of innovations used to inspect PV onsite with portable test equipment – such as the use of infrared inspection with drones. Australia is represented by the Australian Photovoltaics Institute (APVI)
C-UAS
Liteye Systems, based in Denver Colorado, has been awarded a $5,500,000, multiple-year contract to integrate its Liteye SHIELD C-sUAS payload in the US Army (RCCTO) HEL prototype effort. The Army, acting as the Executive Agent for C-sUAS remains focused on the elimination of UAS threats.
Swarms
Dozens of drones floated through the skies of Tel Aviv on Monday, ferrying cartons of ice cream and sushi across the city in an experiment that officials hope provided a glimpse of the not-too-distant future. Israel's National Drone Initiative, a government program, carried out the drill
In mid-October, UAS Denmark Test Center, one of Northern Europe's leading hubs for drone technology development, is hosting ArcticX2021 – a large-scale international demonstration of a new high-tech surveillance system for remote monitoring of the Arctic. The system has been developed by the IDG consortium with
Transport
Delivery drone manufacturer Wingcopter and SYNERJET Corp have announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement. The agreement will allow the Latin American company to act as a distributor and local technical support provider for the Wingcopter 198, Wingcopter’s new flagship Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), to customers in the
Heavy, reactive and at the same time quiet and inconspicuous - the protagonist of the new issue of "Military Acceptance" - the newest attack drone S-70 "Okhotnik", developed at the Sukhoi Design Bureau. To understand what this machine is capable of, the film crew of the program
Transport
In a world-first, Vicinity Centres has partnered with Wing -an Alphabet company - to pilot a new delivery model, flying goods from shopping centre rooftops directly to Australian customers. Vicinity and Wing have been piloting the world-first service from the rooftop of Grand Plaza shopping centre in Logan, Queensland
Payloads
RedTail LiDAR Systems, a developer of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) mirror-based light detection and ranging (LiDAR) technology, has delivered six LiDAR systems to the 707th Ordnance Company stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. These systems will provide Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians an opportunity to assess how LiDAR can be
Testing
Shield AI, the defense-technology company using self-driving software to enable collaborative teams of robots to operate in GPS- and RF-denied environments, announced that its company, Martin UAV, has successfully flown its V-BAT Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) on numerous missions with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)
Military
A whole range of unmanned aerial vehicles featuring elements of artificial intelligence are currently being developed for Russia’s armed forces. The project that stands out is the S-70 Hunter. The heavy combat drone, developed by the Sukhoi Aviation company, is created in accordance with the Flying Wing aerodynamic
Aerial Photography
Chinese TikTokers are taking it upon themselves to investigate whether or not the troubled real estate giant is resuming work on its construction projects. In videos posted on the Chinese version of TikTok, Douyin, several content creators were seen visiting the construction sites of Evergrande's various real estate
The following three reference publications are now viewable & available online: * The Professional Drone Operations Market This illustrated publication explains, identifies and classifies the professional drone operations market, and categorizes, in function of the payload, the possible flight mission purposes, and supplies multiple real-life examples – This publication contains 10