The Alliance for Drone Innovation (ADI) (droneinnovation.org), a new policy-oriented coalition of manufacturers, suppliers, and software developers of personal and professional drones, has commenced operations to represent the interests of individuals, businesses, governments, scientists, academics and others who fly unmanned aircraft in the United States. Jenny Rosenberg, former Department of Transportation Acting Assistant Secretary for […]
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Airbus launches advanced indoor inspection drone to reduce aircraft inspection times and enhance report quality
At MRO Americas, Airbus is demonstrating for the first time a drone-based, innovative maintenance tool – Airbus’ Advanced Inspection Drone – for use inside a hangar, which accelerates and facilitates visual checks, considerably reducing aircraft downtime and increasing the quality of inspection reports. Combining Airbus’ extensive aircraft knowledge with best-in-class drone technology, this new product […]
Skyfire Partners With Darley to Give Away a Drone Program Skyfire Consulting
Skyfire Consulting, an Atlanta-based public safety drone consultancy, is partnering with equipment giant W.S. Darley and Co. to give away a complete drone program to a public safety agency. The program, valued at over $25-thousand, will include equipment, training and FAA authorizations for the winning department. “This is everything an agency needs to start a […]
Blue Skies Drone Rental and ParaZero Announce Strategic Partnership
Blue Skies Drone Rental has announced a strategic partnership with Israeli based ParaZero to provide state of the art parachute safety systems for popular drone models. Under the agreement BSDR will provide sales of ready to fly (RTF) kits with the DJI M600pro and other popular models, including support and training on the safety systems. […]
DJI Gives Drones More Power for Commercial Use
DJI has unveiled new technology and tools to customize its enterprise drone platforms for specialized tasks such as infrastructure inspection, precision agriculture, firefighting and search and rescue. The new Zenmuse XT2 thermal imaging camera, created in partnership with FLIR Systems, is a critical tool for drone operators to capture heat signatures invisible to the naked […]
Black Swift and NASA Push Agricultural Drone Technology
Black Swift Technologies announced recently, the expansion of a pathfinder mission with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center to develop enhanced multi-angular remote sensing techniques using small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS). These autonomous platforms can more effectively and efficiently monitor crop health and growth monitoring through the use of a narrow spectral band (centered at 531 […]
Interior Expands Capabilities with Vertical Take Off and Landing Fixed Wing Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The U.S. Department of the Interior will soon have the use of up to 50 Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) fixed wing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The small aircraft support DOI’s land stewardship responsibilities with advancements in technologies that improve resource management and facilitate emergency response. This new tool was made possible after a […]
NCDOT to Host Drone Workshop in Nags Head on April 19
The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation is hosting a free drone workshop for commercial and government operators in Nags Head on Thursday, April 19, at the Comfort Inn South Oceanfront (Neptune Room), milepost 16.5 on the Beach Road (8031 Old Oregon Inlet Rd). Over the last year, more than 650 attendees at five of these workshops […]
NDOT Imagery Section Launches UAV Program
In April 2017, the Nevada Department of Transportation’s Imagery Section launched their Unmanned Aerial Vehicle program, a culmination of 5 years of planning, lobbying, and research, to develop a comprehensive mapping program that would complement their existing manned aircraft services. Since that time, they have successfully executed over 100 UAV missions to support their Hydraulics, […]
AirMap & Skyguide Join Forces to Develop Europe’s First National Drone Traffic Management System
Skyguide, the Swiss air navigation service provider, and AirMap, a global airspace management platform for drones, announced that they will develop and deploy the first national drone traffic management system in Europe. The system will be the first national deployment of U-space, Europe’s vision for the digital infrastructure that will support safe and secure access […]
