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Parrot's Two New Professional Drone Dolutions
Parrot has announced the release of two new platforms: the senseFly eBee X and the Parrot ANAFI Work.Launched with the promise that “it’s not about the drone,” but instead about overcoming business challenges, these reliable aerial solutions offer highly accurate insights, whatever the user’s level of drone
Business
Australia Signs New Military Drone Contracts
The Australian federal government has signed two contracts to further develop the Australian Defence Force’s unmanned aerial system (UAS) capabilities. Defence minister Christopher Pyne said the Defence Innovation Hub contracts, signed with UAV Vision and Textron Systems Australia, would enable Australia to remain at the forefront of surveillance, intelligence
Military
UAVOS/Bharat Drone Systems on Display in India
At the annual Indian exhibition UAV INDIA 2018 CIVIL & MILITARY, being held on September 6&7 in New Delhi, Bharat Drone Systems Pvt together with UAVOS Inc., a company specialized in unmanned solutions, will demonstrate new examples of unmanned aerial systems (UAS): unmanned vertical takeoff and landing vehicles
C-UAS
Liteye Gets $18M USAF Contract for Counter UAS systems
Liteye Systems has received an $18 million follow on contract for delivery of numerous containerized anti-unmanned aircraft systems, or C-AUDS for short, from the US Air Force. These systems will all deliver in the next 120 days. This is the 5th contract for C-UAS systems and services
Business
GA-ASI Expands Team Reaper Australia
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has announced the further expansion of Team Reaper Australia. Sentient Vision Systems, Team Reaper Australia’s newest member, is the only Australian provider of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) solutions that has been an integral part of every Australian Unmanned Aerial System (UAS)
Business
Indian Army Orders SpyLite Mini UAS
Cyient Solutions & Systems Pvt. Ltd. (CSS), a joint venture between Cyient Ltd. and BlueBird Aero Systems, Israel, has announced that it has received its first supply order from a unit of the Indian Army for SpyLite mini UAV systems for high altitude aerial surveillance. CSS offered, and successfully demonstrated,
Propulsion
Elektra Solar Completes First Flight with Autopilot
Elektra Solar GmbH commissioned its new redundant autopilot system on 30.08.2018 and successfully demonstrated several autonomous flights with its high-altitude long endurance aircraft Elektra Two Solar. For safety reasons, another pilot was on board, but not had to intervene at any stage of the flights. With no
Business
UMS SKELDAR Partners with Airflite for MRO in Australasia
UMS SKELDAR has agreed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airflite Pty Ltd to provide exclusive Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) and technical support services for the rotary unmanned UAV portfolio including the NATO-compliant flagship VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) SKELDAR V-200 and its variants. The agreement
Business
Autel Seeks Ban on DJI Products in USA
China-based DJI is accused of using Autel’s patented features for following a flight path while avoiding obstacles, rotor assembly, and a way to switch out battery packs to minimize lag time between flights. Autel wants the U.S. International Trade Commission to ban imports of models of DJI’
Accidents
Houthi Rebels in Yemen Down Armed Saudi CH-4B
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed that on Thursday that the group’s fighters have shot down a CH-4B armed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the Royal Saudi Air Force. According to a statement issued by the Houthi’s media on 30 August, Saudi CH-4B armed UAV was shot
Events
FAI International Drones Conference and Expo 2018
The 2018 FAI International Drones Conference and Expo finished on Sunday after a weekend of “intense, exciting and innovative discussion”. Over three days Drone Sports, Safety and Innovation were the three subjects under discussion in the conference hall, where 35 speakers from across the world of drones and aviation spoke