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UK Expands 'No-Fly' Zone to 5 Kms Around Airports
New legislation to extend the ‘no-fly’ zone around UK airports came into force 13 March 2019. It is now illegal to fly a drone within 5km of an airport, with major penalties for those who break the law. The government has acted to bring the law change in ahead
Commercial
Airbus’ Skyways Trials Shore-to-Ship Deliveries
Airbus has begun shore-to-ship trials in Singapore with its Skyways parcel delivery drone. Airbus claims that this marks the first time drone technology has been deployed in real port conditions to deliver a variety of small, time-critical maritime essentials to working vessels at anchorage. The maiden shore-
UAM/UTM
Unifly Launches e-Identification and Drone Tracking
At the World ATM Congress in Madrid Unifly presented an e-Identification and tracking solution for drones. The device works in a completely independent fashion, with its own power source and sensors for position, altitude, temperature, pressure, speed and direction. As soon as the pilot attaches it to a drone,
US Army Starts Manned-Unmanned Training Programme
The US Army launched a manned-unmanned aircraft teaming demonstration programme on 14 March which is intended to help rotorcraft pilots better coordinate with autonomous drones in combat. Called the Advanced Teaming Demonstration Programme (A-Team), manned-unmanned teaming systems that are engineered could be installed on the service’s
Swarming Drone Hackathon Challenge
The UK's Dstl (Defence Science & Technology Laboratory), in partnership with the AFRL (US Air Force Research Laboratory), are hosting the 'Swarm and Search AI 2019 Fire Hack'. Simultaneous competitions in the UK and US will explore new and more efficient ways to plan and execute
Agriculture
Chinese Startup Focusses on Agritech
Back in 2009 Justin Gong and a group of friends he calls "The Geeks" designed their first drone. For the 21-year-old Chinese business student, the prototype was a means to an end. As a freelance cameraman and passionate nature lover, he could use the technology to
Commercial
'Grasshopper' Cargo Drone Leaps 6.5ft into the Air
A drone has been likened to a grasshopper because of its unique ability to leap into the air using its specially designed legs. The cargo-carrying automated vehicle is equipped with legs that let it jump 6.5 feet (two metres) into the air, taking off almost vertically. The craft,
UAM/UTM
Echodyne to Provide Radar for NASA UTM Program
Echodyne, the manufacturer of innovative, high-performance radars for government and commercial markets, announced that its radar platform has been selected by two Technology Capability Level 4 (TCL4) awardees of NASA’s UAS Traffic Management (UTM) program - Lone Star UAS Center of Excellence & Innovation at Texas A&M
Russia Deploys 5 Eleron UAVs to Tajikistan
Servicemen of Russia’s 201st military base in Tajikistan have received advanced Eleron drones to form a battalion of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), the press office of the Central Military District said in a statement circulated on Wednesday. "Five newest Eleron systems have arrived for the Russian military base
Commercial
eBee X Adds RedEdge-MX for Crop Analysis
senseFly, a provider of fixed-wing drone solutions, and MicaSense, a producer of drone sensors for agriculture, have announced a new dual solution for efficient, in-depth crop analysis—the senseFly eBee X with MicaSense RedEdge-MX. “We know from agricultural customers such as agronomists, crop consultants and researchers that
Commercial
Clogworks Expands Dark Matter UAV Range
The Clogworks Dark Matter UAV range has been specifically designed to suit the needs of commercial operators. They are modular heavy-lift drones capable of carrying a variety of payloads and displaying several configurations. Paired with bespoke accessories, finished are the times when operators needed to buy a UAV per