Commercial
Vantage Robotics has announced that the FAA has granted another waiver for using Snap in commercial operations over people. The Part 107.39 waiver granted to Rutherford County, Tennesee is a landmark first for a county government in the United States. Ordinarily, the FAA prohibits flying drones commercially over people.
Commercial
London’s City Hall played host yesterday to a meeting of leading drone industry stakeholders who gathered to discuss how best to harness UK expertise to enable the delivery of ‘Beyond Visual Line of Sight’ (BVLOS) and ‘Vertical Take-Off and Landing’ (VTOL) Drone Flights and ‘Unmanned Traffic Management’ (UTM)
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Here's a list of 10 unusual aircraft to keep your eyes on. Featured Unusual Aircraft: #10 Workhorse SureFly http://sureflyaero.com/ #9 Rutan Defiant Burt Rutan's #8 Vertical Aerospace eVTOL https://www.vertical-aerospace.com/ #7 Cobalt Valkyrie CO50 http://www.cobalt-aircraft.com/ #6 Kaman
Regulations
The Draft International Standards for Drone Operations developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) were formally released Wednesday for public consultation, with drone professionals, academics, businesses and the general public being invited to submit comments by January 21, 2019. A final adoption of the standards is expected to be
UMS SKELDAR has joined forces with partner ESG to complete a range of successful exercises with the German Armed Forces demonstrating for the first time the capability of Manned – Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) between the Unmanned Mission Avionics Test Helicopter (UMAT), based on the SKELDAR R-350, and the Bundeswehr
Insitu Inc., Bingen, Washington, was awarded a maximum $18,000,000 modification (P00018) for an existing non-competitive, single award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (H92222-16-D-0031) for mid-endurance unmanned aircraft systems (MEUAS 1.5B) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) services. An increase of $18,000,000
Commercial
Even though Thanksgiving isn't here yet, that is not stopping many in the Grand Valley from decorating for Christmas. Instead of doing things by hand, some are turning to technology to help them reach places they have never been before. This is the first year they will actually
Researchers in the Netherlands have developed a flying drone after studying the flight behaviour of insects. The DelFly Nimble weighs just 29 grams and measures 33 centimetres in wingspan. Its four flapping wings beat 17 times per second. Designer Matej Karasek explains 'there are two tiny motors and each
When a patient who needs an organ transplantation is finally matched with a donor, every second matters. A longer wait between when an organ is removed from a donor and when it is placed into a recipient is associated with poorer organ function following transplantation. To maximize the chances of
ZeroZero, aka Zero Zero Robotics, is back with the next version of its intelligent flying camera. The Hover 2 drone, which uses advanced AI to fly autonomously, features an upgraded Snapdragon processor and a new pop-up radar system to help it track subjects and avoid obstacles. And it still
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Over the past several weeks Altscope/Airbus has looked more closely at risk, sharing in-depth briefings on what was discussed in Airbus' UTM Blueprint. So how do these topics affect what the future skies actually look like? This newly released video shows how they envisage ensuring the future
Military
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has been notified that the Government of Belgium has approved Belgian Defense to begin negotiations with the U.S. Government to acquire the MQ-9B SkyGuardian Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). “We look forward to providing our unmanned aircraft systems to meet Belgium’s