Military
The Heron I has flown its first operational mission in Mali on behalf of the German military as part of a contract with Airbus Defence and Space. The first operational mission took place on 1 November from Gao airport and lasted five hours and 40 minutes. Airbus said it occurred
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) has unveiled a new vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) prototype at the Airshow China 2016 exhibition in Zhuhai. Designated the QY-1, the prototype on display features a constant-taper pod and boom fuselage - supporting a folding
Accidents
An Air Combat Command accident investigation board report released Thursday said the Predator, forward deployed from the 432nd Wing at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, crashed on Oct. 17, 2015, after "experiencing electronic systems failure and loss of control due to a lightning strike." The remotely piloted aircraft
Military
The threat of unmanned aerial systems (UAS’s) to American interests within the continental United States and outside our borders is an ongoing concern. Continued and rapid improvements in technology not only are increasing the availability of these unmanned technologies, but also are: * Allowing greater UAS payloads (i.e., payload
Commercial
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts has received federal permission to fly drones over its theme parks. The Federal Aviation Administration issued a waiver this week allowing Disney to use drones through November 2020. Disney asked for permission last year to fly the drones at Disneyland and Disney World for entertainment
Singapore is looking to expand its use of drones to support public services, for instance, to help monitor dengue-ht areas and construction sites. The Ministry of Transport announced that it had awarded a main contract for the deployment of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones, to three key vendors,
Commercial
C-ASTRAL Aerospace has launched the new Bramor ppX long endurance small UAS in the US market, together with the ppX-LRS (Long Range Solar) version, developed in conjunction with the Sunnyvale, CA, thin film solar cells leader Alta Devices. The ppX UAS builds upon a decade of operational experience
Events
In two weeks, Drone World Expo will bring together thousands of commercial drone professionals to see products and services on an expansive show floor and hear from 120 thought leaders and industry experts. The trade show and conference will take place at the San Jose Convention Center from Tuesday, November
On the 1st of November 2016 Octopus ISR Systems (Europe) and SkyIMD (USA) signed a strategic partnership agreement. From now on, SkyIMD will be offering the Epsilon range of gimbals integrated in their FAA/EASA/ANAC certified pods for manned aviation customers; they will also distribute Octopus ISR Systems products
Many weeks of slow and costly slogging through ice and fog might have been in store for a workboat fleet, sent a thousand miles from the nearest port to retrieve massive anchors from mooring sites spread across the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas. But the lead ship was equipped with Flexrotor,
C-Astral Aerospace and Alta Devices announced that Alta’s world-record-breaking solar technology will be used to significantly extend the endurance for the most sophisticated of C-Astral’s next generation unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Details of the agreement are not being disclosed. C-Astral’s latest system,
Business
The global market for drone services is valued at $127 Billion by 2020 according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. Sales of consumer and prosumer drones are soaring and the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) forecasts there will be more than 1.3 million licensed drone pilots by 2020 in the U.S. alone. Skytango