Military
Elbit Systems has built the Hermes 900 StarLiner—a UAV that is fully compliant with NATO’s Standardization Agreement known as STANAG 4671. It can be integrated into NATO members airspace and certified for civilian airspace. The StarLiner was announced in 2018 and, like most complex hi-tech large drones,
Business
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced it has been awarded a $10 million contract to deliver dozens of its SkyRaider Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to the United States (U.S.) Marine Corps. Developed for U.S. defense and federal government customers, the FLIR R80D SkyRaider is the company’s most advanced military
Business
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced it has been awarded a $10 million contract to deliver dozens of its SkyRaider Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to the United States (U.S.) Marine Corps. Developed for U.S. defense and federal government customers, the FLIR R80D SkyRaider is the company’s most advanced military
Commercial
Drone footage recorded on June 19 captured a curious blue whale swimming close to a boat off of the coast of San Diego. Local whale watcher Domenic Biagini, owner of Gone Whale Watching, recorded the video and said the whale decided to check out the boat, unprompted. “This was entirely
Commercial
Drone footage recorded on June 19 captured a curious blue whale swimming close to a boat off of the coast of San Diego. Local whale watcher Domenic Biagini, owner of Gone Whale Watching, recorded the video and said the whale decided to check out the boat, unprompted. “This was entirely
Mapping & Surveying
With the democratization of drone technology, landscape architects can play a larger role in creating needed geospatial data sets, rather than just consuming them.
Commercial
Accurate geospatial data is needed to plan and design coastal resilience efforts. Landscape architects use elevation representations to understand flooding, storm surges, and sea level rise. But what happens when there is no unified elevation data? Karen M’Closkey, ASLA, an associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania, discovered this
Business
UAS Drone Corp. announced the completion of its acquisition of Duke Robotics, Inc., the purveyor of an innovative military UAS drone with advanced stabilization technology, pursuant to which Duke Robotics became a wholly-owned subsidiary of UAS Drone Corp. The combined company will focus on Duke Robotics' business, expanding
Business
UAS Drone Corp. announced the completion of its acquisition of Duke Robotics, Inc., the purveyor of an innovative military UAS drone with advanced stabilization technology, pursuant to which Duke Robotics became a wholly-owned subsidiary of UAS Drone Corp. The combined company will focus on Duke Robotics' business, expanding
Video
Three crazy jet-powered machines - the Yak-110, the Jet Waco "Screamin' Sasquatch", and the Shockwave jet truck perform together during the Thursday airshow at EAA AirVenture 2019 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Oshkosh has been canceled for this year and is being replaced by the EAA Spirit of
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Three crazy jet-powered machines - the Yak-110, the Jet Waco "Screamin' Sasquatch", and the Shockwave jet truck perform together during the Thursday airshow at EAA AirVenture 2019 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Oshkosh has been canceled for this year and is being replaced by the EAA Spirit of
Testing
Denmark will begin establishing U-space this year following an ambitious partnership announced today between the country's air navigation service provider, public authorities and international UAS test center. The first test flight is expected in the autumn, with plans to roll out the system to the entire country