The latest UAS / UAV news for Autonomous and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Articles on commercial UAV, tactical drones and unmanned aerial systems, product launches and technological advances in UAV design and manufacture
Percepto’s automated drone-in-a-box technology has been approved by Transport Canada as part of a pilot project conducting BVLOS inspection of electric power stations
Pyka’s Pelican Cargo platform has a range of up to 200 miles, a payload of up to 400 pounds in 66 cubic feet of cargo volume, and a nose-loading system with a sliding cargo tray
Draganfly has announced a manufacturing and distribution partnership with geospatial technological company Remote Sensing Instruments, designed to enable Draganfly to access the Indian drone market
Moonrock has partnered with Apollo to provide insurance capacity for all non-standard drone operations, including BVLOS, heavy lift drones, swarm displays and crop spraying
Amsterdam Drone Week 2023, taking place 21-23 March, will provide a global platform for sharing knowledge on current unmanned aerial solutions, potential innovations and vital regulations
American Water has confirmed that advanced drone flights are now possible courtesy of its partnership with the New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), which holds an FAA Part 91 Certificate of Authorization
The Natilus fleet of carbon fiber, blended-wing-body designed cargo aircraft offers a 60% reduction in the cost of operations and cuts carbon emissions by half, enabling the opening of new and emerging markets in remote areas
The new platform agnostic carrier board can be used both ground and airside, featuring built-in ethernet, serial and USB C ports, active cooling, and the ability to easily swap modules via an onboard socket
Fruity Chutes' UAV parachute recovery systems have an established track record for high reliability, having been selected by over 4000 customers with widely varying flight applications
The test paired a Williams International engine with Blue Force Technologies’ Fury unmanned aerial fighter’s inlet and nozzle to demonstrate successful operability of the engine with solid margins
MightyFly has received FAA Certificate of Authorization for long-range flight of its Cento eVTOL aircraft and will now begin testing its last-mile and middle-mile logistics service
The Department of Energy contractor Idaho Environmental Coalition was able to get all the LiDAR data it needed to create a robust 3D map of the vault in just one seven-minute flight of Flyability’s Elios 3
The new mode for tracking power lines by SENSYN ROBOTICS, analyzes the shooting data in real-time and automatically adjusts the shooting angle based on line sag, keeping the power lines within the onboard cameras field of view
Designed to support aircraft up to 1,200 kg, the leaf spring system is made of aircraft prepreg carbon by a high-temperature molding procedure, making it 50% stronger, thinner and lighter compared with the commonly used steel
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