Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS

Shell Gets Value from Unmanned Systems

In the last decade, unmanned aerial systems (UAS) have grown from being a nascent technology to regular sights at Shell locations around the globe. Initial deployments focused on simple one-off inspections, such as for flare tips, but assets have found many new applications for commercial UAS. This has led Shell to develop new technologies and new ways of using these tools. Continue reading →

New Search-And-Rescue Drone is ‘Find My iPhone’ with Wings

To support search-and-rescue efforts, one group of innovators in Europe has succeeded in harnessing the power of drones, AI, and smartphones, all in one novel combination. Their idea is to use a single drone as a moving cellular base station, which can do large sweeps over disaster areas and locate survivors using signals from their phones. Continue reading →

AirAsia Launches Urban Drone Delivery Sandbox

Front row: Dzuleira Abu Bakar, MaGIC CEO with Pete Chareonwongsak, Teleport CEO at the MOU ceremony. Back row from left: Ir Dr Siti Hamisah Tapsir, Secretary General, Mosti, Khairy Jamaluddin, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation and Tony Fernandes, CEO of AirAsia Group

Teleport, the logistics venture of airasia Digital, has partnered with Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC), the Lead Secretariat of the National Technology and Innovation Sandbox (NTIS), to launch the Urban Drone Delivery Sandbox and develop a long-term viability of urban drone delivery service. Continue reading →

American Aerospace Completes BVLOS UAS Pipeline Patrol Operation for NASA

AATI ISR’s AiRanger, formerly known as the Resolute Eagle

American Aerospace Technology Inc’s AiRanger (formerly the Resolute Eagle) unmanned aircraft system (UAS/drone) successfully completed a demonstration flight on February 25 as part of NASA’s Systems Integration and Operationalization (SIO) activities. Continue reading →