The twin-prop Vetal, manufactured by Thai firm HG Robotics is a new tailsitter drone for large scale surveys. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
World’s First Sea-to-Air Drone Redefines Offshore Operations
In recent weeks, Japanese telecommunications operator KDDI, commercial drone manufacturer PRODRONE, and underwater robotics firm QYSEA unveiled the world’s first ‘Sea-Air Integrated Drone’ during a flight showcase at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Yokohama. The revolutionary drone aims to modernize offshore and marine operations with its intelligent capabilities, high working efficiency, and minimized manpower required. Continue reading
Scotland’s Mountain Rescue Teams Turn to Drones
Scotland’s mountain rescue teams have begun using sophisticated drones to search for injured and missing climbers lost in often dangerous and isolated terrain across the Highlands. Continue reading
Smart, Fire-Suppressing Drones from Advanced AI Solutions
Advanced AI Solutions produces smart, fire-suppressing drones that can be deployed and managed through a variety of devices. AI software built into the drones allows early detection of fires and powerful, autonomous extinguishing capabilities. Continue reading
Brazil’s Radaz and SkyDrones Integrate their Products
Brazilian companies Radaz and SkyDrones are finalizing the integration of their products. Radaz is the developer and producer of the tri-band radar system called Explorer and Keeper RD 350, and SkyDrones develops and produces the Pelicano R3 RPAS. Continue reading
Drones Sow 300,000 Wild Sidr Seeds Near Riyadh
The Authority for the Development of Vegetation Cover at King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve in Riyadh has deployed drones for the dispersal of 300,000 seeds of wild Sidr over large areas in Fayyad Al-Summan region. This is part of the authority’s afforestation campaign titled “Let’s make it green.” Continue reading
500 Drones at ELEVATE Sydney SkyShow
Hundreds of drones took to the night sky above Sydney’s iconic harbour in the first days of 2022, as a part of the six-day ELEVATE Sydney festival, organised by Destination NSW. Continue reading
Amphibious Drones can Help Fight Wildfires
In the plains of central Spain, just about 90 minutes south of Madrid, a firefighting robot is taking flight. With two engines, a smooth underbelly, and a construction straight out of World War II’s Atlantic theater, the Singular Aircraft Flyox is a drone designed as an aerial workhorse on land and water. It is one of a growing number of drones that may be called to fight forest fires as aerial tankers, augmenting or replacing crewed aircraft in the process. Continue reading