News
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
Events
As part of INTERGEO in Hamburg from 11 to 13 October, interaerial SOLUTIONS will be showcasing the legal frameworks, new areas of application, growing safety concepts and much more. “The geoindustry has brought the breakthrough for the widespread use of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS),” says Uwe Nortmann, Managing Director of
Military
Meteor, the newest Israeli manufacturer of unmanned air vehicles, is developing an advanced medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) platform. Itzhak Nissan, the company’s co-founder and chief executive, confirms the existence of such a programme but declines to detail its specification. However, sources indicate that the MALE UAV will have an endurance
News
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has announced the successful first flight of a company-owned Predator A at GA-ASI’s new Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Flight Training Academy in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on July 28th. “This first flight represents a significant milestone for our new Training Academy, further demonstrating our
Military
Recently delivered UAVs may help to reach the ceasefire agreement in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he hopes that the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) recently delivered by the United States to Ukraine will contribute to the prevention of violations of the ceasefire in Donbas. "The Armed Forces
C-UAS
A shoulder-fired weapon that zaps drones with radio waves and looks like something out of a sci-fi movie has been spotted at a U.S. military base in Iraq. The author and futurist Peter Singer recently tweeted a picture that appears to show the weapon, known as the DroneDefender and
Business
Preparations are underway for a civilian unmanned plane, developed by Czech Republic based manufacturer Primoco UAV, to be manufactured in China in cooperation with the China VAST concern. A new aircraft production zone is also going to be created with room for a factory to produce Primoco UAV drones. General
Business
Last year Drone Industry Insights published the initial Drone Market Environment Map and it was so successful that they updated and enlarged it to visualize the current evolutionary stage. This map provides a comprehensive picture of the global drone ecosystem, making the drone market more transparent and accessible for prospective
Business
Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security (EBS) and Dedrone, San Francisco, have concluded a cooperation agreement to combine their skills to protect lower airspace from small drones. The partners intend jointly to offer drones defense systems that can reliably detect and defend against the unauthorized entry of drones in critical
Law Enforcement
The Department of Homeland Security issued a call on its five-year Other Transaction Solicitation (OTS) funding mechanism to solicit innovative ways to use unmanned vehicles — commonly known as drones — to help Customs and Border Protection meet its mission. “CBP — through its Air and Marine Operations (AMO) — utilizes a fleet of
Transport
Drone Delivery Canada has reported positive results from its initial commercial testing on its next generation drone logistics platform 4.0 which delivered positive results from test flights which occurred in Waterloo, ON with its Canadian university research partners. Both flight times and payload carry exceeded initial expectations primarily as
Commercial
Lehmann Aviation announced launch of a totally new L-A Series line of professional mapping drones for operators around the world. The new L-A Series is comprised of three fully automatic aircraft for three major mapping applications: LA500 for Mining and Construction, LA500-AG for Precision Agriculture and LA500-RTK for highly accurate