Watch the brand new DJI FPV drone crash right into the exploding lava fountain of Iceland’s newest volcano – Fagradalsfjall in the Geldingadalir valley. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
UK Police Cannabis-Tracking Drone Busts Bitcoin Mine
Police who thought they were raiding a cannabis factory linked to a county lines drug route smashed a secret cryptocurrency lab instead. A massive bank of around 100 computer units were found by West Midlands Police after officers raided a unit at Great Bridge Industrial Estate in Tipton on May 18. Continue reading
NASA’s Mars Ingenuity Drone Survives ‘In-Flight Anomaly’
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On the 91st Martian day, or sol, of NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission, the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter performed its sixth flight. The flight was designed to expand the flight envelope and demonstrate aerial-imaging capabilities by taking stereo images of a region of interest to the west. Continue reading
Propeller Aero and Wingtra Partner to Improve Drone Surveys for Construction Industry
Propeller Aero, the drone data visualization and analytics platform and Wingtra, the professional Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) drone manufacturer for mapping and surveying, have joined forces to deliver highly accurate site data and 3D mapping to construction and earthworks companies across the globe. Continue reading
NUAIR Making Drone Deliveries Scalable
NUAIR recently completed a project with SUNY Upstate Medical University and DroneUp to see how many medical deliveries we could do with a drone over the city of Syracuse. All-in-all the project took about a year to get all the pieces in place to conduct these advanced operations. Continue reading
Singapore Drones Monitor Reservoir Quality
Singapore’s National Water Agency PUB will deploy Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drones to conduct monitoring at six reservoirs across Singapore, starting from the end of this month. Continue reading
XAG to Create Autonomous Farms with Drones in Ukraine
XAG Agricultural Drones taking off in Ukraine
For the first time in Ukraine, agricultural drones developed by global robotics & AI company XAG recorded the highest level of spray drone performance. As Ukraine becomes the second largest grain exporter, XAG has actively introduced drone and ground robots into this emerging agricultural superpower, which helps smooth its transition to autonomous farming. Continue reading
Parrot Adds Textron Systems New AR Real-Time Visualization
Parrot, a European drone group, announced its collaboration with Textron Systems – a global provider of unmanned air, surface and land products, services and support for aerospace and defense customers. Continue reading