Fifty-eight aviation stakeholders will soon develop recommendations for the expanded detection and mitigation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) formed the UAS Detection and Mitigation Systems Aviation Rulemaking Committee to ensure that new technologies designed to detect and mitigate risks from errant or hostile UAS do not adversely impact the safe […]
Unmanned Systems
Unmanned Systems
Sellafield Drone Team to Carry Out UK Technology First
Photo above – Sam Jay, UAV Engineer and Chief Pilot at Sellafield Engineering Centre of Excellence, looking at the screen display of the mapping images captured by the Flyability Elios 3 drone. A UK technology first is taking place this month thanks to a pioneering drone team. UAV pilots from Sellafield Ltd’s Engineering Centre of […]
Northern Plains UAS Test Site Leverages Vantis, Grand Sky in Response to Flood Emergency
The Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS) is preparing to support statewide emergency response efforts following Gov. Doug Burgum’s emergency declaration for spring flooding. The NPUASTS administers Vantis, North Dakota’s statewide unmanned aircraft system (UAS) beyond visual line of site network at the Grand Sky Business Park near Grand Forks. The NPUASTS will enhance recovery […]
AeroX Takes Major Steps Toward Building an Unmanned Aviation Ecosystem, Annual Report Shows
North Carolina-based nonprofit AeroX has taken major steps toward building a regional advanced air mobility (AAM) ecosystem since forming in 2021, including launching the development of what business and community leaders expect to become the nation’s first urban unmanned air traffic management system (UTM). These and other results are captured in the organization’s first annual […]
Airwayz Announces Partnership with Royal NLR to Accelerate Drone U-Space Adoption Across Europe
Photo above – Eyal Zor, CEO of Airwayz, shaking hands with Henk van Dijk, VP Aerospace Operations of Royal NLR, after officially signing their collaborative partnership agreement. Dynamic UTM/USSP provider, Airwayz, announced it is collaborating with NLR – Netherlands Aerospace Centre to support the development of the drone industry across Europe. The partnership will see […]
Commercial Drone Alliance Executive Director Testifies Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
The Commercial Drone Alliance (CDA), an independent 501c6 non-profit organization led by key members of the commercial drone industry, announced that its Executive Director, Lisa Ellman, testified recently on its behalf before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. The purpose of the hearing titled Advance Air Mobility: The Future of […]
Zipline Unveils New Autonomous System Capable of Quiet, Fast and Precise Home Delivery
Zipline unveiled its new platform that provides quiet, fast and precise autonomous delivery directly to homes in cities and suburbs. The company’s next generation home delivery platform is practically silent (designed to sound like wind rustling leaves) and is expected to deliver up to 7 times as fast as traditional automobile delivery, completing 10-mile deliveries […]
Partnering with Veterans for a New Look at the Skies – MissionGO and Vets to Drones
MissionGO, Inc. which has a proud history of working with and employing veterans from all branches of the United States military, has announced its latest partnership with Vets to Drones, a non-profit organization that prepares veterans to enter the commercial drone industry. Giving veterans another opportunity to serve communities around the country, MissionGO and Vets […]
ACEA Announces $150,000 Award to Fund Drone Training Program for Veterans
The Atlantic County Economic Alliance (ACEA) has announced that it has received congressionally directed funding in the amount of $150,000 for a training program intended to assist veterans to become drone pilots and find jobs in the aviation and film industries. The announcement was made during a press conference held at the National Aerospace Research […]
BRINC Announces Release of its Next Generation LEMUR 2 Drone
BRINC, an American developer and manufacturer of technology in the service of public safety, announced the release of its next-generation drone, LEMUR 2. LEMUR 2 is the latest product from BRINC and is specially designed to enable law enforcement and public safety professionals to survey areas too dangerous to send a person, assess a threat […]
