AIR, an OEM of midsize eVTOLs, has announced its expansion into the cargo and logistics market with its new, unmanned AIR ONE Cargo eVTOL. In the last year the company has secured multiple deals to supply the unmanned version of its flagship eVTOL aircraft, AIR ONE, for cargo purposes. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
FAA Approves BVLOS Drone as First Responder Program in New York State
uAvionix, a provider of command, navigation, and surveillance technologies for drones, has announced that the Oswego City Police Department’s Drone as a First Responder (DFR) program has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval for operations Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) without Visual Observers (VOs) using the uAvionix Casia G ground-based detect-and-avoid (DAA) system. Continue reading
dronePORT Hamburg Opens Using HHLA Sky Technology
As part of the recent dronePORT opening in Hamburg, HHLA Sky, a subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), presented its solutions for efficient drone operations in Hamburg. The dronePORT Hamburg is the first location for unmanned aviation and mobile sensor technology and was opened on June 14th. by the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), the Hamburg Police and Hamburg Aviation. Continue reading
Drone Inspects World’s Largest Tree
In May, the US National Park Service, Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition and other groups coordinated a first-of-its-kind health check-up for Sequoia National Park’s General Sherman, the world’s largest known living tree. Continue reading
Volunteers in Switzerland use Drones to Save Fawns from Agricultural Machinery
In the lush fields of the Swiss town of Forel, volunteers use drones to find fawns nestled beneath tall grasses, preventing farmers from inadvertently harming them with heavy agricultural machinery. Continue reading
Dragon Boat Festival Drone Show Lights Up Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour
Thousands of residents and tourists gathered for a drone show with a Dragon Boat Festival theme that lit up the sky above Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour on Monday evening. Continue reading
Vivid Sydney 2024 Drone Show
The theme of this year’s Vivid Sydney 2024 Drone Show is ‘Love Is In The Air’ – an unforgettable spectacle and one of the Vivid 2024 highlights. Over 700 drones illuminate the night sky above Circular Quay, crafting a visual symphony of universal symbols of love. Continue reading
Drone Light Show Marks D-Day 80th Anniversary
A spectacular drone show lit up the skies above Portsmouth last night (Wednesday), to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day – and the result was visible as far as the Isle of Wight. Continue reading