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As career opportunities in the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) field evolve, universities around the globe are offering varied degrees related to UAV engineering, operation, and maintenance. Designing, operating and maintaining UAV systems requires knowledge in a number of different fields including mechanical, aerospace, and computer engineering. ComQuest Ventures LLC is
Commercial
Airbus has appointed Eduardo Dominguez Puerta, 40, Head of Urban Air Mobility (UAM), a new Airbus unit, effective 1 June 2018. In his new function, he will report to Patrick de Castelbajac, Executive Vice President Strategy and International. With this appointment, Airbus is integrating all its UAM activities – except its
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Last week, the Sokolniki exhibition and “Patriot” Convention centre in Kubinka, Moscow region, hosted the III Military-scientific conference “the Robotization of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation” and the III Scientific-practical conference “prospects of development and application of complexes with unmanned aerial vehicles”. In addition to the business program,
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Klau Geomatics, a supplier of Post Processed Kinematic (PPK) direct georeferencing technology, has announced its new No-Base-Station high accuracy georeferencing solution for UAVs. This revolutionary new solution is the result of close collaboration between Klau Geomatics and Hexagon’s Geosystems Division, enabling users to conduct Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) surveying
UAM/UTM
Leonardo has been selected by ENAV, the company that manages civilian air traffic in Italy, as its industrial partner for the development of an air traffic control system for unmanned aircraft and for the provision of related services. Leonardo will lead the industrial team that includes subsidiary Telespazio and IDS
Business
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has signed a collaboration agreement with a Kazakh aviation firm to co-develop unmanned aerial vehicles. TAI signed agreement with Kazakhstan Aviation Industry (KAI) to jointly work in the production and supply of Anka UAV and Hurkus new generation training aircraft, during the on-going International Exhibition Weapons
Commercial
The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) information on the extent of unsafe use of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the national airspace system is limited. Although FAA collects data on several types of safety events involving small UAS, the accuracy and completeness of the data are questionable. For
Military
The Black Hornet Nano UAS will soon be rolled out to Australian Army soldiers in Brisbane following the completion of the Black Hornet Nano UAS Program, an A$18 million project and is a key capability milestone for the Army as it continues to be a technologically advanced force. Commander
News
The first flight campaign to demonstrate satellite control of a European-built MALE-class (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) drone has been completed successfully. A team comprising Telespazio (Leonardo 67%, Thales 33%) and Piaggio Aerospace carried out the activity using a remotely-piloted P.1HH HammerHead aircraft as the test bed, developing and integrating
Transport
On May 7th, Tactical Robotics (a subsidiary of Urban Aeronautics Ltd), based in Yavne. Israel, successfully performed a first “mission representative” demonstration for its lead customer, the Israel Defence Forces. This milestone was announced for the first time today at the Israel Combat Rescue and Emergency Medicine conference where the
Accidents
The US Air Force sustained 271 Class A, B and C aviation mishaps involving unmanned aerial vehicles from fiscal 2011 to 2017, according to data obtained by Military Times. The number of mishaps has been mostly stable during that time, with an average of about 39 incidents per year. The
Video
What’s still just a construction site in Kapfenberg, Austria will soon be the world’s most modern stainless steel mill. One of the highlights of the groundbreaking ceremony for voestalpine’s new work was a spectacular mixed reality drone race staged right above the building site by Ars Electronica