Events
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Cascade Chapter will host the Future Robotics Forum at OMSI in Portland October 19-21, including an evening benefit for STEM education grants throughout the Pacific Northwest. The Future Robotics Forum will host business leaders and inspiring speakers of over two dozen
Commercial
General Star Management Company has announced the availability of CGL coverage specifically designed to protect the manufacturers, distributors and operators of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), more commonly known as “drones.” In addition, contingent coverage for unmanned aircraft systems operations conducted on behalf of the insured is available. Protection afforded by
Business
After more than two years’ work Airbus Defence and Space has become the world’s first company to be approved by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the design and development of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) intended for civil type certification. The company’s existing Design Organisation Approval (DOA)
Testing
Package delivery giant United Parcel Service Inc. began testing last Thursday the use of drones to make commercial deliveries of packages to remote locations. Working with Danvers, Mass.-based drone maker CyPhy Works, UPS staged a mock delivery of urgently needed medicine from Beverly, Mass. to Children’s Island. As
Speaking before an audience of aviation and military experts assembled at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Bell Helicopter unveiled the Bell V-247 Vigilant tiltrotor. The Bell V-247 tiltrotor is an unmanned aerial system (UAS) that will combine the vertical lift capability of a helicopter with
Interdisciplinary collaboration across sector boundaries: the Nordex Group has formed a partnership with Lufthansa Aerial Services (LAS) for drone-supported inspection of its wind turbines. In doing so the manufacturer intends to draw on the experience of a global aviation expert that has know-how in research, development and automation
Business
Kazakhstan is expected to shortly sign an agreement with Israel's Elbit Systems to undertake assembly of Skylark and Hermes unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the Central Asian country.A representative of Kazakhstan's state-owned defence equipment manufacturer Kazakhstan Engineering, Zhanty Mamashev, told journalists in the Kazakh
Business
South Korea’s largest full-service carrier Korean Air Lines Co. and the world’s leading aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co. have teamed up to develop unmanned combat helicopters. Korean Air announced on Thursday that its parent company Hanjin Group Chairman Cho Yang-ho and Boeing Chairman Dennis Muilenburg signed a
Military
The capability to operate in non-permissive environments against enemy air defenses, manned-unmanned teaming to extend the reach of sensors and autonomy will be key future attributes of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), industry and government experts said September 20 at the Air Force Association (AFA) Air, Space and Cyber
Military
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is carrying out ground tests of its newly built Certifiable Predator B unmanned air vehicle, ahead of a flight campaign at the US Army’s Yuma Proving Ground throughout 2017 and 2018. Aircraft integration finished on 29 August, with the first completed system then moved to
Technology
A new robotics startup has launched a sprightly little quadruped robot that is able to scale fences, manipulate door handles, turn back flips, climb stairs and jump up and down while keeping its balance, almost like a robot version of Jiminy Cricket. The Minitaur is a four-legged robot measuring
Business
Three years ago, the U.S. Navy began testing Northrop Grumman's newest version of the Fire Scout, a helicopter drone derived from the Bell 407 utility helicopter, for use in active naval operations. Now it's time for Northrop Grumman to start cashing in. What Fire Scout