Tag Archives: unmanned aircraft systems

Europe Creates a €5M Labyrinth to Manage Low-Level Drone Operations

This June saw the launch of the European LABYRINTH project. The aim of LABYRINTH is to build on the high optimisation potential for the management and supervision processes of unmanned aerial systems to optimise drone traffic, and thus enhance and encourage its use in high-density areas. Continue reading →

Parrot and Hoverseen Offer Drone-in-a-Box Solutions

Parrot announced that it is partnering with Hoverseen, a French automatic drone solution provider. Through this partnership, enterprises can now use Parrot ANAFI drones as an automated, drone-in-a-box surveillance solution capable of dispatching and charging itself from a lightweight docking and recharging station. Continue reading →

Germany Renews Contract with Airbus for Heron in Mali

A Heron in Mali

Germany’s Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has signed a renewed service contract agreement with Airbus Defence and Space for Heron I unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) services in operation in Afghanistan and Mali. Continue reading →

Heliguy Partners with SOARIZON on Training

HELIGUY.com and SOARIZON by Thales enter into new partnership; Drone pilots trained by HELIGUY.com will be offered discounted access to SOARIZON’S drone operations management platform; SOARIZON’s digital drone planning software provides operators with advanced mission planning capabilities; HELIGUY.com is training drone pilots through Blackbox – an online drone training portal. Continue reading →

AeroVironment Gets $21M US Army Contract for Raven Radio Frequency Modifications

AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the United States Army exercised the first of three options under the sole source Flight Control Systems (FCS) domain of the Army’s multi-year small UAS contract on April 28, 2020. Continue reading →