Construction
CEMEX Picks Delair for Digitalization of Construction Operations
Delair has signed an agreement in France with CEMEX, one of the global leaders for supplying products to the construction industry
Commercial
Commercial
South Dakota Civil Air Patrol Use sUAS in SAR Missions
Civil Air Patrol’s first two searches using small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) are in the books after a pair of South Dakota Wing missions. The wing began deploying drones with a missing-person search in Custer State Park in Custer County, on the state’s western border, after a 22-year-old
Commercial
Wing and FedEX Launch America’s First Commercial Drone Delivery Service
https://youtu.be/wCTKwkYzVzo On October 18, in a first for drone delivery in the U.S., Wing is delivered packages, over-the-counter medication, snacks and gifts to residents of Christiansburg, Virginia. With an expanded Air Carrier Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Wing today became the first company to
Commercial
World’s First Full-Scale Air Taxi VoloPort Unveiled in Singapore
The world’s first full-scale air taxi vertiport has been unveiled on Monday at the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) World Congress in Singapore. The VoloPort is the outcome of an exciting collaboration between Volocopter, the German urban air mobility and air taxi pioneer, and Skyports, the vertiport developer, owner and
Commercial
Indoor Drone with Customized Electronic Modules
Just how dependent unmanned flying is on high-quality and functioning printed circuit boards, components and solder joints is shown by flying in enclosed spaces. "Many UAS are equipped with standard components. But flying in enclosed spaces also requires good communication and navigation transmission as well as powerful, dimmable, small
Commercial
Skyports and Flock Partner for Fully-Insured Drone Deliveries
Flock has announced that it has become as the exclusive risk partner of Skyports for its drone insurance. The collaborative partnership will enable Skyports to further the development of their drone delivery services, starting with initial ‘Beyond Visible Line of Sight’ (BVLOS) test flights in the UK, Belgium, Sweden and
Commercial
XAG Drone Fleets Fly Large-scale Cotton Defoliation Operation in Xinjiang
As a global leading agriculture technology company, XAG has initiated its Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) spraying operation - "Take Off for Harvest Time" for the third consecutive year in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Since late August, over 1500 drone pilots and 1000 crop protection teams
Transport
Dozens of Drones Spotted Near Virginia Prisons
In late August, as security staff was leaving Buckingham Correctional Center, they found a small white drone sitting on the side of the road with a package attached to it. They were told by a shift commander to leave it alone since it was outside the prison’s perimeter and
Transport
Workhorse Partners with USOG for Drone Delivery of Medical Supplies
Workhorse Group Inc., an American technology company focused on providing sustainable and cost-effective electric-mobility solutions to the transportation sector has partnered with Unmanned Systems Operations Group, Inc. , a provider of end-to-end, unmanned mobile medical delivery logistics, to launch an initial pilot drone delivery program in the San Diego area. The
Agriculture
New Spraying Drone Deals with Spray Drift
Drones designed to spray broad- acre agricultural crops usually use fine droplets with a low water-to-chemical ratio to try and make up for their limited fluid carrying capacity. This greatly limits their use, because extremely low water volumes are off-label and fine droplets are prone to drift, where they might
Commercial
AAR Selects French Aircraft Drone Inspection Solution
Donecle has announced that AAR, a leading independent MRO provider in North America, has selected its automated drone solution to improve the efficiency and reliability of visual inspections during base maintenance. - Donecle provides its drone to AAR to assist general visual inspections on both Airbus A320 and Boeing 737
Accidents
Second Airbus Zephyr Crashes During Test Flight
An Airbus Zephyr high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) has crashed while on a test flight in Australia, marking the second crash this year. In a statement sent to Air Force Technology Airbus confirmed the crash occurred on 28 of September. The UAS was being launched from an airstrip