uAvionix Corporation announced it has filed a Technical Standard Order (TSO) application with the FAA Aircraft Certification Office (ACO) for its flagship Mode S ADS-B OUT transponder for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Continue reading
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Sub Delivery Used Skyfront’s Control Handoff Capability
The long-endurance hybrid-electric Skyfront Perimeter drone was recently used to perform the first ship-to-submarine delivery via small unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Drone Delivery Canada Successfully Tests Robin XL
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. has successfully tested numerous critical aspects of the Robin XL, at the Company’s ‘Tranquility Base’ test range. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin RQ-3 DarkStar – US Air Force’s First Stealth Drone
The RQ-3 DarkStar made its first flight on March 29, 1996, but a year later the first prototype crashed during its second flight.The Department of Defense terminated DarkStar in January 1999, after determining the UAV was not aerodynamically stable and was not meeting cost and performance objectives. Continue reading
Matternet Launches Operations at Berlin Hospital
Matternet has announced the launch of operations at Labor Berlin Charité Vivantes in Germany. The program kicked-off November 17, 2020 with permanent operations expected to take flight next year, creating the first urban BVLOS medical drone delivery network in the European Union. Continue reading
3,051 Drones Set Guinness World Record in China
The team from the Shenzhen Damoda Intelligent Control Technology Co., Ltd. (China) in Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, recently set the Guinness World Record for the most Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) airborne simultaneously. Continue reading
Using Drones for Climate Mission at North Pole
Roberta Pirazzini set out an Arctic expedition to do something no one had ever tried before: fly a drone near the North Pole. Continue reading
Abu Dhabi and ENGIE to Use Drones in Mangrove Rehabilitation
The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) is partnering with the global utility company ENGIE who is sponsoring the launch of the first phase of the “Blue Carbon” Environmental and Social Responsibility project that uses drone technology to help in rehabilitating areas of Abu Dhabi’s mangrove habitats. Continue reading