Berry Aviation, Inc. has announced the expansion of their executive leadership team by welcoming Tom Ballenger as Vice President of its Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) group. Ballenger is responsible for the oversight, management, and execution of Berry Aviation’s UAS contracts, delivering warfighter capability and customer support excellence. Additionally, he will spearhead capability development in UAS, […]
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FAA Grants Initial Approval Allowing BVLOS Drone Flights on North Dakota Drone System
Leveraging Vantis, the state’s first-of-its-kind UAS network, uAvionix, a drone company, received approval by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone flights in North Dakota. uAvionix demonstrated to the FAA that it established adequate risk mitigations to satisfy required safety standards for the specified BVLOS operation within the national airspace […]
Drone Specialists Visit Cumbria Nuclear Team to Help Build Standards Across Range of UK Industries
Photo above – From left:Â Amanda Smith, Sellafield’s UAV Equipment Program Lead; Reg Rudd, ECITB product development manager; Helen Craig, ECITB product development manager; Kevin Westwood, Managing Director of Kevin D Westwood Associates, and Sam Jay, UAV Pilot / Equipment Engineer at Sellafield Ltd pictured at Sellafield’s Engineering Centre of Excellence at Cleator Moor, Cumbria. […]
Walmart’s Drone Delivery Takes Flight in Texas with DroneUp
Santa’s sleigh may not be the only thing seen flying in the skies of Texas. Walmart’s drone delivery service is now available for select customers in the Dallas-area. The new delivery option will be fulfilled from 11 stores, making it easier than ever for customers to grab those last-minute gifts. No assistance from Rudolph needed. […]
Zipline and the Government of Rwanda Announce New Partnership
Zipline has announced a new partnership with the Government of Rwanda that aims to complete nearly 2 million instant deliveries and fly more than 200 million autonomous kilometers in Rwanda by 2029. Under the new partnership, Rwanda will triple its delivery volume by adding new delivery sites in rural and urban locations throughout the country […]
Lucid Wins Best Power Washing Drone 2022 Award
Lucid Drone Technologies has announced that the Lucid C1 spraying drone has been recognized as the Best Power Washing Drone of 2022 at The Droning Company’s annual Droning Awards. The Droning Company is a one-stop-shop to find experienced, licensed, and insured drone pilots throughout the United States. This year, The Droning Company hosted the Droning […]
Frontier Precision Unmanned Donates $50,000 in Drones to Support AeroX Workforce Programs
Photo above – Frontier Precision Unmanned’s Cole Martz (third from right) poses with AeroX President Basil Yap (far right), AeroX STEM partner Donald Sweeper (center) and Sweeper’s students after donating drones to AeroX. Measurement technology provider Frontier Precision Unmanned has donated two drones valued at $50,000 to AeroX to support its STEM and workforce development […]
Iris Automation Granted Third BVLOS Waiver to Operate Without Visual Observers on Behalf of the City of Reno
Iris Automation has been granted its third waiver for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) autonomous operations on behalf of the City of Reno Fire Department, a participant in the FAA’s BEYOND program. In conjunction with previous waivers issued to Iris Automation, this offers a wider range of options for future UAS river rescue missions […]
Thomas Reese Joins Unmanned Safety Institute as Head of Operations
Unmanned Safety Institute (USI) announced last week that they have hired Thomas Reese as their new vice president of operations. In this role, Reese will oversee the company’s continued growth in both its academic and commercial markets. Reese brings his education in aeronautical science along with significant operational experience in both crewed and remotely piloted […]
TOSA, LifeGift, and LifeShare Conduct First-Time Uncrewed Aerial Transport of Organs and Blood Between Lubbock, Oklahoma City, and San Antonio
Texas Organ Sharing Alliance (TOSA) the non-profit serving 56 counties in Central and South Texas, LifeGift in Houston, Texas, and LifeShare in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, have joined forces with the Matador Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) Consortium, co-developed by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) and 2THEDGE, LLC., to conduct uncrewed aerial transport (UAS) testing […]
