Testing
A prototype of an Arctic-capable solar-powered drone for monitoring and telecommunications transmissions has successfully performed a 50-hour-long test-flight in Russia. Designers are preparing a three-times-bigger version for tests later this year. The solar powered SOVA (Owl) drone, a collaborative effort of the Tyber Company and the Advanced Research Foundation (ARF)
Commercial
Valmie Resources Inc. (VMRI) announces its joint venture partner – AeroLift eXpress – is preparing to head to Trinidad and Tobago for a meeting with that nation’s civil aviation authority to finalize plans for a demonstration flight of its unmanned aerial transport service. AeroLift is planning the trip in anticipation of
Regulations
The White House launched a new effort Tuesday to help increase the use of drones and showcased how government agencies have become a proving ground for a wide array of new drone concepts and technologies. The workshop, hosted by the Office of Science and Technology Policy, outlined some interesting use
Commercial
Woolpert has tasked its unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones, with monitoring landslide areas and potential landslide areas in northern West Virginia. “This is an active weather time, with West Virginia experiencing historic rains,” said Aaron Lawrence, Woolpert GIS expert and UAS technology developer. “Access to this terrain can be
First Responders
microdrones recently collaborated with the DLRG Horneburg/Altes Land e.V. (German Lifeguard Association) to simulate a mission to rescue a drowning swimmer, demonstrating the life-saving potential of a tactic that combines two cutting-edge technologies: unmanned aerial systems (UAVs) and RESTUBE. Crowds watched in awe from the banks of the
Test Ranges
Google’s Project Wing drone delivery trial has been financially backed by the United States government, which believes the unmanned aircraft systems industry could create as many as 100,000 jobs. As part of the government UAS development project, Project Wing will become operational at one of the Federal Aviation
Commercial
The FAA has registered more than a half million drones flown by hobbyists in the past eight months, its top administrator said at a White House gathering, but commercial drones haven't been tackled yet.Michael Huerta, the Federal Aviation Administration head, disclosed the hobbyist number during the first-ever
Commercial
One hundred new drone industry jobs will be created in Queensland, according to an announcement detailing new funding by the Queensland Government. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the $1m Advance Queensland funding aims to develop and test cutting-edge Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) technologies for adoption by critical industries including agriculture,
Regulations
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) hosted a workshop on Drones and the Future of Aviation—the first-ever event of its kind at the White House—to advance and celebrate the potential of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones. The event gathered experts from government, industry
Commercial
PrecisionHawk, a drone data and safety company based in Raleigh, N.C., announced Phase 1 Pathfinder Results as part of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Workshop on Drones and the Future of Aviation held in Washington D.C. The report, included in the White House
Video
For the first time, unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and holograms are helping fight the wildfires. Flight operators manipulate holographic tactical maps of ScanEagles, helicopters and firefighters to direct resources to where they’re most needed. With Inexa Control software, the engineers hope to use mixed reality technology to one day
Research
UVIONIX Aerospace, a developer of intelligent autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced that in conjunction with partners SETI Institute, NVIDIA and Autodesk, it will be supporting researchers developing new approaches to investigating the potential threat of asteroids. The NASA Frontier Development Lab (FDL) is bringing together talented individuals in