U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao has announced the three-year Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP) successfully concluded on Oct. 25. Continue reading
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Turkey to Switch to Local UAV Engines
An engine designed and produced by Turkish Aerospace Industries’ (TAI) engine manufacturing subsidiary will be used to power Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) producer Bayraktar’s Akıncı and TB3 drones. Continue reading
Canadian Drone Company Expands to Airport
IN•FLIGHT Data, one of Canada’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) operators, has taken the next logical step in its evolution, relocating its operations and headquarters to the Calgary/Okotoks Air Park. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Starts First Australian Triton Build
Northrop Grumman has initiated the build process for Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton unmanned maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft. Continue reading
Volocopter, ADAC Luftrettung Release Study on eVTOL and Air Rescue Operations
Volocopter has released the first worldwide study in partnership with ADAC Luftrettung on the role of eVTOL platforms in air rescue operations. The study was has spanned nearly two years of research and technology demonstrations across Bavaria and the Rhineland and has tried to determine if an aerial mobility focused rescue service system can expedite the transport of doctors and other medical professionals. Continue reading
Pufferfish-Inspired Robot Could Improve Drone Safety
If you get too close to a pufferfish, this undersea creature will blow up like a balloon to scare you away. Now, a team of engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder has designed a robot that can do much the same thing—and it could make flying drones safer in the not-so-distant future. Continue reading
Octopus ISR Integrates Silvus MN-MIMO Technology
Octopus ISR Systems, a brand of UAV Factory, has announced the introduction of a portable high-performance automatic tracking antenna system that features MN-MIMO technology for high bandwidth, meshed video, voice, and data communications through Silvus‘ StreamCaster tactical radios. Continue reading
Electricity Company of Ghana Deploys Drones for Inspections
MD of ECG Kwame Agyeman-Budu (centre) showing the Drone equipment to the audience
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has introduced the use of drones to assist and enhance its operational efficiency across the country. Continue reading