Pyka, a California-based tech startup, develops autonomous electric airplanes that may be spraying fields as the technology matures into the next decade. Continue reading
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Pierce Aerospace Accepted Into 2020 Cohort of US Space Force Accelerator
Pierce Aerospace announced that it has been accepted into the 2020 cohort for Hyperspace Challenge, a business accelerator run by the Air Force Research Laboratory and CNM Ingenuity for the U.S. Space Force. Continue reading
SOARIZON Launches ‘Organisations’
SOARIZON has just released a comprehensive suite of new features: SOARIZON Organisations. This makes it easier for existing drone teams within businesses and organisations to collaborate on projects together, while maintaining a central record of all planning and flight information for compliance and audit. Continue reading
Pipistrel Picks Honeywell Advanced Flight Control Technology for Unmanned Cargo Aircraft
Pipistrel has selected Honeywell’s Compact Fly-By-Wire system for the Nuuva V300 cargo unmanned aerial vehicle, choosing a modern, lightweight, highly capable system with a proven architecture ideally suited for its autonomous cargo UAV. Continue reading
EASA Solution Enables Europe-Wide Sharing of Drone Registration Data
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has delivered a digitalised and secure system for the exchange of drones registration data among the national authorities of the Member States, putting the technical framework in place to allow registered users to fly their drones anywhere in the European Union with a single registration. Continue reading
Reno Fire Department Trials Drones for SAR Operations
Under the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP), earlier this week Iris Automation conducted a live drone flight demonstration for the City of Reno Fire Department of its Casia onboard Detect-and-Avoid (DAA) collision avoidance system, which enables safe beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations. Continue reading
Successful Test Flight of Dutch Solar-Powered Drone
The first Dutch solar drone manufactured by Avy, performed a successful test flight at the end of this summer. The drone is equipped with custom solar foil developed by Wattlab to reflect and absorb more sunlight. Continue reading
Cellular Communications from the Stratosphere
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Deutsche Telekom and its technology partner Stratospheric Platforms Ltd conducted the world’s first successful demonstration of LTE/4G voice and data connectivity over a platform flying at the edge of the stratosphere and fully integrated into a commercial mobile network. Continue reading