Business
Robotic Skies Inc, the global MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul) network for commercial UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems), and SqwaQ, a global SD-WAN network company offering a powerful new redundant comm-link that enables drones to fly unlimited-range BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight), have signed an agreement that grants the Robotic
Law Enforcement
AeroVironment, Inc. has received a $5,254,912 firm fixed-price contract award for Puma 3 AE systems and support equipment on August 8, 2019 for the U.S. Border Patrol, part of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Delivery is anticipated by January, 2020. AeroVironment’s Puma 3
Control Stations
Raytheon Company and AirMap, a global airspace intelligence platform for drones, have integrated AirMap's unmanned aerial systems (UAS) monitoring capabilities onto a working prototype of Raytheon's next-generation air traffic controller workstation called Multi-platform ATC Re-hosting Solution, or MARS. With this integration, MARS now offers air traffic
Commercial
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
News
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
Transport
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
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Cyprus has acquired four Israeli-made drones, according to its defense ministry, amid tensions with Turkey over gas exploration in the island’s waters. Kathimerini Cyprus website said the drones, bought at a cost of $13 million in a first for the country, will be used to monitor its exclusive economic
Weapons Systems
A mysterious and very large object related to a "U.S. Navy demonstration program" was spotted being shipped by Northrop Grumman from the relatively small marine in Redondo Beach to San Diego. Now, as the object is set to be transported via truck to the pier, we know
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The Colorado Center of Excellence for Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting (CoE) Technodrome, a new drone-testing facility in Garfield County, Colorado, will help public safety professionals become certified drone users. But just as significant, the 7,000-square-foot space may give responders the opportunity to share situation-specific stories about their utilization of
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Iran displayed a new home-made double-engine drone during the recent visit by Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei to the Exhibition of Knowledge-based Enterprises and Advanced Technologies. The exhibition dubbed ‘Made in Iran’ was held in the Hossainiyeh of Imam Khomeini in Tehran earlier this week.
Business
GET corp officially announced next generation of the autonomous in-flight wireless charging solution. This is also first time GET is honoured to reveal its strategic partnership with Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation. About GETGlobal Energy Transmission (GET) uniquely enables battery-powered drones to fly forever by safely and quickly recharging while still in
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Members of the FAA’s Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) unanimously approved recommendations for the agency to consider regarding remote identification and UAS security issues, which were highlighted by a recent Blue Ribbon Task Force report on UAS Mitigation at Airports. Committee recommendations on remote ID for drones focused on efforts