Plymouth Rock Technologies Inc., a supplier of developing detection apparatus and unmanned technologies, has announced the sale of custom drones and training services to Cranfield University in collaboration with the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) National Beyond Visual Line of Sight Experimentation Corridor (NBEC). Continue reading
Category Archives: BVLOS
UMS Skeldar V-150 Platform First BVLOS Flight
UMS Skeldar has announced the successful Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flight as part of ECARO’s customer service operations project. Continue reading
Flight Testing Autonomous Detect and Avoid Technology for Drones
Iris Automation’s Casia detect and avoid computer vision system is a leading candidate for equipping drones to avoid other aircraft. The system, which uses off-the-shelf cameras, has been extensively flight tested during the last three years. Continue reading
Altitude Angel Selected as UTM Provider for Blue Dart India BVLOS Demonstration
Altitude Angel announced that it has been selected by India-based South Asia’s premier express air and integrated transportation & distribution company Blue Dart, to provide its award-winning services to Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations supported by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Continue reading
Flying Ship & PROBOTEK to Deliver Smart Robotic Wing-in-Ground-Effect Maritime Vessels
The Flying Ship Technologies, Corp. and PROBOTEK have signed an agreement to work collaboratively and jointly integrate PROBOTEK’s proprietary technologies and software into Flying Ship’s ground effect vessels to enable smart, safe and green autonomous and semi-autonomous operations with realtime vessel system monitoring and reactive collision avoidance. Continue reading
ANRA Achieves 100 Hour Drone Delivery Milestone
ANRA Technologies achieved a 100-flight hour milestone while conducting Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) delivery operations in India. ANRA led their consortia in support of a project awarded by the Directorate General of Aviation (DGCA) and the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MOCA). Continue reading
Honeywell Technology for Light Drones Triples Range with Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Honeywell is developing a new technology suite for light drones that allows them to fly three times longer and with less human intervention. Compared with traditional drones using batteries and line-of-sight radio links, drones equipped with Honeywell’s Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) technologies can fly farther, carry more weight, avoid hazards up to three kilometers away and stream video of their progress anywhere in the world. Continue reading
Canadian Coast Guard Conducts BVLOS Trials of UAS in Oklahoma with Martin UAV and Kongsberg Geospatial
The Canadian Coast Guard was in Oklahoma recently, albeit virtually. Kongsberg Geospatial announced today they successfully conducted Phase 1 trials of the Martin UAV V-BAT on behalf of the Canadian Coast Guard at a UAS test facility operated by the Chocktaw Indian Nation of Oklahoma, in rural southeastern Oklahoma. Continue reading