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Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
UK Power Networks Tests Drone Tech for Fault Inspections
UK Power Networks is exploring innovative ways in which drone technology can help improve fault response along its rural networks. The firm is testing whether using high quality video images from drones can pinpoint damage and help restore power supplies up to 30-minutes faster. Continue reading
PG&E Hosts Utility Drone Operations Conference
Pacific Gas and Electric Company convened hundreds of certified drone pilots, industry collaborators, community partners, and federal stakeholders in San Ramon, California for a conference exploring the usage of unmanned aerial systems for utility operations. Continue reading
HENSOLDT Enters into Strategic Collaboration with Wings For Aid
Sensor solution provider HENSOLDT and the Dutch company Wings For Aid have entered into a strategic partnership. The aim of the two-stage cooperation is to improve the air safety of cargo drones. Wings For Aid has developed the “MiniFreighter”, a 650-kg Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) that delivers humanitarian goods to people isolated by natural disasters and man-made crises. Continue reading
WhiteFox Defense Introduces Light Weight Man-Portable C-UAS Solution
WhiteFox Defense Technologies, a provider of cutting-edge counter-drone solutions, announces the release of Scorpion 3, a lightweight, portable drone detection solution. Customer testing has shown that Scorpion 3 offers efficient and reliable situational awareness in any dynamic environment and can be coupled with WhiteFox mitigation solutions. Continue reading
Dronamics and Qatar Airways Cargo Sign Cargo Drone Interline Agreement
Dronamics and Qatar Airways Cargo, the world’s largest international cargo carrier, announced an interline agreement. The partnership marks the first interline agreement between an international airline and a cargo drone airline. Continue reading
Austrian Railways Pioneers Drone Garages for Rapid Infrastructure Inspections
Rockfall and storm damage on a railway line that is difficult to access means the line has to be closed for safety reasons. Consequently, the experts of ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG set off: they have to walk the tracks. Is it just a few small stones or are heavy clearing machines needed? Are there branches or even tree trunks on the tracks or in the overhead line? Continue reading
Draganfly’s Heavy Lift Drone Receives Special Flight Operations Certificate
Draganfly Inc. has announced that it has received a Transport Canada Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) for its Heavy Lift Drone to support advanced flight testing above 55 lbs/25 KG MTOW. This will allow highly specialized development of advanced delivery, industrial and defense applications. Continue reading