Testing
Nova Systems has successfully completed the second stage of flight trials for the first UAS Traffic Management (UTM) trials in Singapore. The two-year project is focused on enabling safe and efficient Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) delivery operations and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) within Singapore’s densely populated urban environment.
Business
Ciconia and RelmaTech are working together to deliver a unique onboard Control & Collision Avoidance System (C&CAS) that uses proven Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) radio technologies to enable proximate aircraft to avoid mid-air collisions by being able to ‘see’ and communicate with each other. The companies have
Commercial
The Iranian Minister of Information and Communications Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi has unveiled a plan to use unmanned aerials vehicles as a new way to deliver mail in the country. In a post on his Instagram page, Azari Jahromi said the good news that he had promised people would
Accidents
A US Navy surveillance drone suffered major damage during a takeoff attempt while operating in the Middle East, Navy officials confirmed to USNI News. The service’s $180-million RQ-4A Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Demonstrator (BAMS-D) was attempting to take off from a runway in U.S. Central
Propulsion
Lagos is the commercial hub of Nigeria and one of the most populous cities in Africa. It is estimated that over 21 million people live and work in Lagos State despite its size. Also, due to a steady influx of people from neighbouring states and countries, its population is projected
Testing
Aeronautics Group’s Orbiter 4 unmanned aerial system has completed a record-breaking 25 hour flight, setting a new endurance record for the company’s flagship platform. “The flight was performed at mission altitude carrying the T-stamp EO payload with laser capabilities,” the company said in a statement on
Testing
The US Air Force Research Laboratory’s Center for Rapid Innovation (CRI) has successfully completed initial flight tests for a revolutionary Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) with a customizable suite of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) tools that supports extended missions. This series of flight tests began in Feb. 2019 at
Commercial
U2 frontman Bono on Tuesday, December 10, led the launch of a national-scale drone blood delivery system in the Philippines. Under the service, blood and other medical products would soon be delivered to health facilities in the country by drone. The artist was among those who spoke about the
Business
PrecisionHawk, Inc., a provider of drone technology for the enterprise, announced a $32 million investment from venture investors including Millennium Technology Value Partners, Third Point Ventures, Eastward Capital Partners, and others. The financing will fuel continued innovation in PrecisionHawk’s software tool, PrecisionAnalytics that uses artificial intelligence/machine learning, to
Business
Altitude Angel, a UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) technology provider, has announced it has been awarded the contract to provide Netherlands’ ANSP, Luchtverkeersleiding Nederland (LVNL), with its first nationwide UTM platform following an open and competitive tender process. The solution presented by Altitude Angel, which proved impossible to fault during the
C-UAS
More than a week after the start of the 30th Southeast Asian Games, authorities have revealed that they had to shoot down seven unidentified drones during the games' opening ceremonies at the Philippine Arena as they were suspected to pose danger to attendees. According to an exclusive report by
Testing
Turkey’s newest armed drone, the Bayraktar Akıncı (Raider), successfully completed a 16-minute maiden flight on December 6, 2019. The flight was undertaken from the Turkish Army’s Çorlu airfield in Turkey’s northwestern Tekirdağ province. The aircraft made a fully automatic takeoff and landing during the brief test.