Drone Racing
The Drone Racing League (DRL), the world's premier, professional drone racing property, announced it has been accredited by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as the first unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) event organizer. A leader in drone-event safety, DRL also announced its participation in FAA's Partnership
Business
Dedrone, a supplier of airspace security systems, and Swisscom Broadcast, a European telecommunications leader, have announced a partnership to protect people, property, and information from the threat of unauthorized drones. As part of this cooperation, the Swiss company will implement Dedrone's market-leading counter-drone solution for its
Military
Turkey's Defence Industries Research and Development Institute (SAGE) and DASAL ( Joint venture between Altinay and ASELSAN) presented their UAV + ammunition solution. DASAL's UAV will carry SAGE's Togan ammunition to the target zone. It can carry eight Togan at once. This video shows that the
Propulsion
Rolls Royce believes that its all-electric ‘Spirit of Innovation’ aircraft is the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft, setting three new world records. They have submitted data to the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) – the World Air Sports Federation who control and certify world aeronautical and astronautical records – that at
Transport
Melbourne-based drone logistics company Swoop Aero has obtained BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line Of Sight) approval for medical logistics operations in Queensland. The approval from Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) allows Swoop Aero to operate in a fully integrated airspace with an aerodrome based hub at the local
Business
IPO-bound Delhivery has acquired California-based Transition Robotics, a startup developing Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) platforms. Delhivery has taken over all of the acquired company’s intellectual properties registered in the United States, including those concerning aerial photography, remote sensing, inspection and surveys. Founded in 2011 by Jeff Gibboney,
Business
Plymouth Rock Technologies Inc., the Massachusetts-based UAS developer, has announced a procurement partnership with German Wankel engine manufacturer Sky Power GmbH. PRT makes both multi-rotor and fixed-wing UAS, which it markets for use in commercial, military and law-enforcement applications. Its XV fixed-wing VTOL system, capable
Business
DroneUp, LLC, an aviation technology provider, announced that it has acquired AirMap, Inc., a digital airspace and automation company serving the global aerospace economy. AirMap's Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) service is the most comprehensive airspace management software solution in the world. The acquisition comes on the
Business
Airobotics, an Israeli manufacturer of autonomous Unmanned Aircraft (drones) and Aerial Data Platforms, and Solar Drone, an Israeli company specializing in solar farms services, have signed a binding agreement under which Airobotics will develop and supply to Solar Drone a unique solar panel cleaning drone system. The fully automated system
Accidents
At about 7:55 a.m. on Dec. 6 on Holloman Air Force Base an MQ-9 Reaper crashed on the runway during takeoff. Officials with the 49th Wing say no injuries were reported and base access was not restricted. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Holloman Air
Propulsion
Electric Sky, Inc. announced that it has begun building the world’s first Whisper Beam transmitter for wirelessly powering in-flight UAVs, with funding from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Past wireless power for UAVs used lasers or microwaves, which start strong but get weaker as
Business
The air taxi startup Volocopter wanted to come to the New York stock exchange Nasdaq with a big deal, but the plans failed. The crowdfund investors are now going almost empty-handed. The 750 crowdfund investors had been waiting for the news since the summer. The email in which the