Commercial
PrecisionHawk Inc., Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) manufacturer and Aerial Data Processing and Analysis Company, has announced a solution, known as LATAS (Low Altitude Tracking and Avoidance System,) for the safe integration of drones into the National Airspace.As an automated air traffic control system for UAVs, LATAS has the ability
Commercial
U.S. unmanned jets fielded to catch border trespassers have not proved their worth -- with an annual cost of $62.5 million and few apprehensions to show for it, according to a federal watchdog report. The study, released Tuesday, also found the Department of Homeland Security lowballed spending for
Events
An Unmanned Systems Marketplace debuts this year at the annual International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), being held this week in Las Vegas. The marketplace highlights the burgeoning technology in drones, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and other unmanned systems controlled by onboard computers or remotely from the ground. The Unmanned Systems
Business
Big Four firm Deloitte has predicted that more than a million commercial drones will take to the skies in 2015 as technological advances allow for further developments. Deloitte explained that with 700,000 commercial drones currently in use and more than 300,000 ordered globally for 2015, this year will
Commercial
EHANG, makers of the Ghost Drone, announced the company has closed $10 million in Series A funding led by GGV Capital. Angel investors in the round are Xiaoping Xu and Nick Yang, two of China’s most successful entrepreneurs. PreAngel, a fund focused on early stage startups, is also contributing
Commercial
Advanced Aviation Solutions (ADAVSO), LLC has announced its selection as the first company in the United States approved by the FAA to legally operate commercial Unmanned Aircraft Systems for precision agriculture. With the granting of the Part 333 exemption, the company's intention is to rapidly deploy this technology
Business
Precision Integrated Programs of Newberg, Oregon, an aviation services company, has placed a launch order for Flexrotor, Aerovel’s exceptional long-endurance VTOL UAV. Delivery of aircraft and support equipment is scheduled for spring 2015.Precision’s Matt Parker explained that, “We are going after new civil applications at sea and
Testing
Commercial
The HexH2o, produced by Thai company QUADH2O, has an epoxy fibre/carbon fibre waterproof body that floats. This means that users can fly it out to a spot on a reasonably calm body of water, land it, get shots of whatever's lurking below the surface, then take off
Commercial
The Byrobot Drone Fighter is a quadrotor that can shoot infrared beams at other Drone Fighters in an invisible war. You won’t be able to see the battles, but you’ll be able to feel them if you’re on the wrong side. The quadrotors are controlled by a
Business
Russia will go ahead with setting up a Defence Research Agency analogous to America's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, after President Vladimir Putin signed into law a bill on the new body on Tuesday. The law on the establishment of the Future Research Fund, published on the government&
Commercial
Rhino poaching is big business in Nepal, with hundreds killed every year for their valuable horns. The international demand for these animals is what is keeping the trade and the poachers going. To fight the problem, the country's national parks have started using drone technology to stop the