Commercial
Five organizations that flew drones on critical, life-saving missions are winners of the inaugural XCELLENCE Humanitarian Award by the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI). The award was presented on Thursday May 3rd at the AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2018 conference at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. These first
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As divergent as the three keynote speakers who addressed a full house at Xponential 2018 were Tuesday, they shared a common message of optimism for the future of unmanned systems. From a business point of view, PrecisionHawk Inc., chief executive officer Michael Chasen described how his company’s work in
Military
Airbus, Dassault and Leonardo have revealed the first full-scale model of an envisioned European drone at the Berlin Air Show, upping the the visibility ― and scrutiny ― of a project meant to epitomize the continent’s growing military profile. Thursday’s mock-up unveiling was orchestrated with big fanfare on
Propulsion
The 2-disc hybrid Wankel engine SP-480 SRE hybrid is being introduced for the first time to the professional public at Xponential 2018. 3W-International and Sky Power thus continue the tradition of presenting a new Wankel engine at the leading international trade fair. The SP-480 SRE involves
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RPAS 2018 will focus on RPAS-related standards (open & specific operational categories), standard scenarios (specific operational category), as well as RPAS-related matters that will be decided on a national level, but ideally should be harmonised on a European level. At RPAS 2018, the members of civil drone councils
Propulsion
3W-International GmbH's performance partner, Sky Power GmbH, will introduce the first advanced engine to the professional public at Xponential 2018 in Denver. It involves 110 ccm, 2-stroke power plant that has been provided with a new injection and ignition. The basic engine originates from 3W-International.
Business
Fotokite, a Switzerland-based company that developed a kite-like, tethered drone that can stay in the air almost indefinitely, won the $1 million grand prize in the Genius NY business competition Monday. Fotokite's drones can fly a few hundred feet in the air attached to a retractable
Commercial
ARTC, the Colombian Unmanned Aircraft Association, which represents over 1,000 professionals and companies that use UAVs in a commercial environment, has joined forces with the E+S+S International Security Fair in Bogota, to organise 'Drones for Security and Beyond', on August 22-24 , 2018. Rafael Padilla
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“The message of this whole conference is, the FAA is open for business,” said Derek Kan, undersecretary for policy at the U.S. Department of Transportation, summing up the Federal Aviation Administration’s stance at the third annual FAA UAS Symposium, cosponsored by AUVSI. FAA official said repeatedly that they
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The US Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao addressed the audience at the FAA’s UAS Symposium (March 6- 8) by means of a recorded video. She announced that operations over people, night flight, and flight beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) were on the way. While she understands that stakeholders
Commercial
Exactly one year after its Geneva world premiere in 2017, Italdesign unveiled Pop.Up Next,the fruit of a collaboration with Airbus and Audi at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. Pop.Up Next consists of a modular, multi-modal system that enables transportation to enter into the third dimension
Regulations
The recently created pilot program for communities wanting to expand unmanned aircraft operations will help push the technology and integration forward, said speakers at the kickoff of the third annual FAA UAS Symposium, cosponsored by the FAA and AUVSI. One such city might be Baltimore, where the symposium is being