Commercial
Nordic Unmanned revealed the ground-breaking Staaker BG-300 Railway Drone application, which alternates between an unmanned aerial vehicle and unmanned ground vehicle whilst on railway tracks to perform rail maintenance and inspection. Inspection and condition-based rail maintenance are key factors when planning for increasing the capacity and use of a train
Commercial
UAV Factory LLC has announced the release of its production-ready Penguin C Mk2 Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) long-endurance aircraft. Based on the operationally proven and reliable catapult-launched Penguin C UAS, the Penguin C Mk2 VTOL platform is a complete, turnkey solution providing unmatched endurance and performance. The Penguin C
Testing
Swift Tactical Systems, a subsidiary of Swift Engineering, recently completed over two dozen flights at Leach Field, 1V8, Alamosa County, CO, to collect data on the high-altitude density performance of the Swift021 VTOL UAS to validate real-world capabilities. Swift021 VTOL Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) high-density altitude capabilities: * Demonstrated operations during
Commercial
Draganfly Inc. has announced that it is launching its new, North American designed and built, Draganflyer Commander2 drone system.One of the most important features of the new Draganflyer Commander2 system is that it has been exclusively designed, developed, and manufactured in Canada, and fully complies with “Built-in-North America” requirements
Agriculture
Unveiling a plan for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a pilot program in order to inhibit the proliferating number of illegal cannabis growers in Nevada County, California. Craig Griesbach, director of housing, and Jeff Merriman, director of code compliance, co-lead a presentation of the high
Commercial
The world’s largest maker of recreational aerial drones is shutting the DJI flagship retail store in Hong Kong, weeks after city authorities tightened regulations for pilots to qualify them to fly the gadgets. DJI’s three-storey store at Tower 535 in Causeway Bay, measuring 10,000 square feet (929
Mapping & Surveying
Fugro RAMMS, the world’s smallest and lightest ‘deepwater’ airborne lidar bathymetry (ALB) system, can now be deployed from vessels of opportunity using a Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 uncrewed aerial system (UAS).
Transport
DHL was the first parcel service provider in the world to directly integrate a parcelcopter logistically into its delivery chain but has reportedly discontinued the Parcelcopter project. In response to a question from WELT AM SONNTAG, DHL spokesman Alexander Edenhofer said: " We are not continuing the parcel copter project
Commercial
Wingtra has launched WingtraOne GEN II—a next-generation VTOL drone with an oblique payload and advanced reliability algorithms. After six years in development and 100'000 flights, Wingtra is launching WingtraOne GEN II, a next-generation VTOL drone that offers industrial reliability and mapping versatility with a new oblique camera
Commercial
Graham Burton from Pontypridd is the mastermind behind the Facebook group called Drone SAR for Lost Dogs UK which has helped locate thousands of lost pets. He started the group in 2017 after hearing of a lady in Devon who was being asked for £800 per day from a drone
Commercial
senseFly, a global supplier of fixed-wing mapping drones – in collaboration with drone engineering and consulting specialists AL Drones and geotechnology company Santiago & Cintra announced that the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) has approved Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flights to be carried out in Brazil using senseFly’s
Commercial
UK-based startup Ellipsis Earth believes it can help to start cleaning it up plastic pollution. Using drones fitted with cameras, Ellipsis maps the location of plastic pollution. Through computer software and image recognition, it's then able to identify the type of plastic, its size, and in some cases,