The Thames Valley to the west of London will be the site of what is expected to be the world’s first commercial drone corridor in open and unrestricted airspace according to plans submitted to the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority. Continue reading
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Director General of French Civil Aviation Authority Bows Out
On Friday 18 September 2020, Patrick Gandhil, the Director General of the ‘‘Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile’’ (DGAC), the French civil aviation authority, officially left his function after 13 years in this position. Continue reading
Governor Cuomo Announces Winner of the GENIUS NY UAS Competition
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced Geopipe of New York City is the winner of GENIUS NY’s $1 million grand prize. The GENIUS NY program is the world’s largest business competition focused on unmanned systems, cross-connected platforms and other technology-based sectors. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Unveils Speed Racer UAS to Prove Digital Engineering
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works division said on Sept. 16 that it is developing and will fly a new unmanned aircraft system (UAS) called Speed Racer to validate that an internal digital engineering process called StarDrive can produce sophisticated flight vehicles faster and cheaper across the full range of the company’s product portfolio. Continue reading
GA-ASI at USAF’s ABMS On-Ramp Demonstration
MQ-9 with REAP Pod
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) played a central role in U.S. Air Force’s (USAF’s) Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) On-ramp demonstration held September 1-3, 2020. Continue reading
Dubai Police Select Draganfly to Pilot New Drone Initiatives
M600 Pro
Draganfly Inc. has announce that the Dubai Police has selected Draganfly to pilot new drone initiatives utilizing Draganfly’s technical and operation experiences as well as its Intellectual Property. Continue reading
Singapore Homeland Security’s First Long-Distance BVLOS Flights
With the successful implementation of HTX’s first long-distance Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flights for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), the Home Team is now able to further harness and apply this capability in areas such as saving lives and protecting properties, and enhancing public safety and security. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Ventures Invests In Hidden Level
Lockheed Martin Ventures made a strategic investment in Hidden Level an expert in sensor design and development for low altitude airspace monitoring. The investment will support both companies as they look to solve challenges in air surveillance and security through advanced distributed sensor networks. Continue reading