by BRENT SKORUP There’s been exciting progress in US drone policy in the past few months. First, the FAA in April announced surprising new guidance in its Aeronautics Information Manual, re: drone airspace access. As I noted in an article for the State Aviation Journal, the new Manual notes: There can be certain local […]
Unmanned Systems
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Groundbreaking Flight Milestones at Sellafield to Lead the Way in Enhancing Safety on Nuclear Sites
Photo above – Peter King (left), Technical Specialist and Sam Jay, UAV Engineer and Chief Pilot, at Sellafield Ltd’s Engineering Centre of Excellence, with the Flyability Elios 3 drone. Drone pilots have successfully completed two flight firsts on a UK nuclear site leading the way to increased safety of employees during decommissioning. The successful deployment […]
Drone Delivery Canada Completes First Canary Drone Flights in Commercial Setting
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. has announced the successful completion of the first flights in a commercial setting for the Canary remote piloted aircraft (“RPA”) on the Care by Air route, which is the Company’s longest ever commercial route at 13.4km. The Company completed 3 round trip flights with the Canary on the Care by Air […]
Kelly Heritage Foundation Grants $150,000 to Dee Howard Foundation for Futures in Drone Technology and AAM
Beginning this fall, more than 200 area middle and high schoolers will be well on their way to future careers in drone technology. As part of a two-year curriculum, students will learn assembly and repair, engineering and design, programming and operation of drone units. They will also learn about laws and ethics surrounding drone use […]
HevenDrones Presenting Hydrogen-Powered UAS at Modern Day Marine Expo in DC
HevenDrones will be presenting its hydrogen-powered UAS, the H2D55, at the Modern Day Marine Expo in Washington, DC, from June 27th-29th. HevenDrones will discuss the paradigm shift its hydrogen-powered UAV provides as well as additional model configurations in its hydrogen-powered product line. Improvements in EVTOL technology are creating new defense and security use cases, including […]
North Texas Innovation Alliance and Dallas County Launch UAS and Robotics Technology Program to Drive Smart County Vision
Photo above – Mark Lang; Territory Account Executive, BRINC; sUAS 107 Certified – Retired LEO. North Texas Innovation Alliance (NTXIA) – a 501(c)3 regional consortium of more than 40 municipalities, agencies, corporations and academic institutions across North Texas with a mission to build the most connected, smart and resilient region in the country – has […]
Finally: Clearer FAA Guidance on State and Local Airspace Restrictions
by BRENT SKORUP I stumbled across a surprising drone policy update in the FAA’s Aeronautical Information Manual (Manual) last week. The Manual contains official guidance and best practices to US airspace users. (My friend Marc Scribner reminds me that the Manual is not formally regulatory, though it often restates or summarizes regulations.) The manual has […]
Carilion Clinic and DroneUp Explore Use of Drone Technology to Enhance Healthcare
Carilion has teamed up with DroneUp to investigate how drones could be used to improve health care delivery in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Carilion and DroneUp are conducting a proof-of-concept study to see if delivering crucial medical supplies can effectively be done using drone technology. This three-week trial ending June 22 will explore the ways […]
NARTP Signs Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with USTRANSCOM, USAF Air Mobility Command, and ACEA
An agreement to create a test and evaluation corridor for the development of Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) and automated Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) technologies was recently signed by officials representing U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), Air Mobility Command (AMC), the National Aerospace Research & Technology Park (NARTP), and the Atlantic County Economic Alliance (ACEA). “This agreement […]
Dronamics Cargo Drone Takes First Flight, Paving the Way for the Future of Deliveries
Photo above – Credit to Dronamics – Veliko Balabanov Dronamics has announced the successful completion of the first flight of its flagship aircraft, the Black Swan, at Balchik airport in Bulgaria; demonstrating the potential for the logistics industry to enhance efficiency in the transportation of products. Born out of two brothers’ desire to find a […]
