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SkyGrid, a Boeing, SparkCognition company, announced it has been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as a supplier of Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) services. Now a UAS Service Supplier (USS) of LAANC, the Austin-based company will accelerate its commitment to ensuring safe and secure integration of
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The world’s first ISO approved drone standards have been announced by the International Organisation for Standardisation following a 12-month period of consultation with drone professionals, academics, businesses and the general public. Estimated to grow from USD 4 billion to USD 40 billion in the next five years , the global
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Film from the Bell Helicopter Archives. The Bell XV-3 (Bell 200) is an American tiltrotor aircraft developed by Bell Helicopter for a joint research program between the United States Air Force and the United States Army in order to explore convertiplane technologies. The XV-3 featured an engine mounted in the
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5G Techritory, the Baltic Sea Region 5G ecosystem Forum, was opened with a unique demonstration – for the first time in the region, drone flight BVLOS (beyond the visual line of sight) was conducted on the mobile network, demonstrably switching from one base station to another. The drone was controlled remotely,
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Predictive paths play a critical role in the overall performance of UAVs. After taking into account the challenges faced by industry professionals, UAV Navigation is all set to roll out upgrades to Visionair. As a cutting-edge flight control solution, Visionair has been the preferred solution, by some of the leading
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The start of a limited delivery trial in Guangzhou, China, as part of the joint development of a drone cargo service, was announced today at XAG headquarters. This joint development agreement was originally signed July 2, 2019 at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Dalian (China) by Dirk Hoke, CEO
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Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) recently completed comprehensive field training exercises of the X-MADIS Fixed Site system with a key international customer, demonstrating its core capabilities and operational criteria. The training focused on critical details for successful mission execution, system installation and maintenance requirements. The X-MADIS, eXpeditionary Mobile Air Defense Integrated
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Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) has entered into a contract with Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment (BAAINBw) to deliver a Counter Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) based on the PROTECTOR Remote Weapon Station.The contract worth 250 MNOK was won in an international bidding process. Germany is the first country
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Acecore Technologies, a designer and manufacturer of professional-grade unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAV), announced that the company partnered with Robotic Skies Inc, the only certified global maintenance network for commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), to provide customers with full-service maintenance and field repair support for Acecore’s Neo and Zoe platforms.
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British technology and aviation business, Flylogix, has announced the completion of a series of UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) operations in the Solent and Channel to provide live video of National Grid's Interconnexion France-Angleterre 2 (IFA2) cable installation to help coordinate maritime response to threats to the cable. Flylogix
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BlueBird Aero Systems' WanderB vertical take-off-and-landing (VTOL) electric mini unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) made its Latin America debut on 2 December at the Expodefensa trade show in Bogota. The fully autonomous WanderB is designed to facilitate covert, over-the-hill operations or extensive, day-and-night intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions, according
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The N.C. Department of Transportation’s innovative drone program has earned another award, this time for the use of drones to deliver medical supplies and the positive environmental impact the initiative will have in the future. The Cleantech Innovation Awards was organized this year to recognize and honor the