An autonomous flock of drones, Airbus Zephyr maiden flight, civil drone market forecast, DJI geofence unlocking process, drone flies close to an airliner, suicide drones that take out hostile UAVs.
A General Atomics remotely piloted drone flew across the Atlantic, military drone documents found on the dark web, Google’s delivery drone project moves forward, and recreational drone registration reaffirmed. UAV News First ...
KT Corp proposes the Skyship platform for search and rescue operations, EU moves to harmonize drone rules, deliveries by drone in China, a drone that can change its shape, UAS success in the Arctic, Transcend Air proposes a city-to-city VTOL aircraft.
The Facebook Aquila project is canceled, drone companies attract VC capital, Amazon patents drone hacking defense, making wildfire overflights a felony, surveillance drones that look like birds, and a VTOL transportation service is proposed.
A UAS for Venus from Black Swift Technologies, DJIs new headquarters complex, the MIT Navion chip, commercial drone predictions for 2018 and beyond, and the LiquidPiston rotary drone engine.
A report says FAA risk adversity limits use of drones, SenSat breaks U.K. BVLOS record, Japan set to loosen BVLOS rules, and FCC sends a strong message to drone makers, marketers, and operators. UAV News Risk-Averse Culture A...
AiRXOS creates partnerships to create an “air operating system,” a five-month Canadian UAS BVLOS proof-of-concept trial, using drones to identify violent crowd behavior, and a chain of custody drone program for law enforcemen...
Airbus pushes forward with a new Urban Air Mobility unit, law enforcement embraces drones, another Amazon drone delivery patent, and FAA UAS news. UAV News Airbus Steps Up Push for Flying Taxis, On-Demand Helicopters Airbus S...
A long endurance solar-powered drone, UAVs used for offensive and defensive applications, autonomous pollination drones, and DJI interest in the UAS Integration Pilot Program. UAV News Naval Research Lab Adds Solar Power to H...
UAS Integration Pilot Program selectees, the Small UAS Coalition, Aurora’s Hybrid-Electric VTOL X-Plane, and air taxi action with Uber, Embraer, and NASA.
The Rockwell Collins CNPC-1000 UAS command and control data link, DOT procedures for obtaining operator exemption to hold economic authority, New Zealand police ask the public not to shoot down drones, autonomous air ambulances, battlefield deliveries by drone, the CBP drone program comes under fir…
The Intel Falcon 8+ becomes the first drone certified under UL 3030, DJI responds to security and privacy concerns, hydrogen fuel cells for drones, combating the Zika virus with drones, and an air taxi startup draws on an out...
Recreational drones flying for commercial purposes, upset Google employees, illegal anti-drone systems, drones and the travel industry, UAS ID and tracking proposals, a business competition winner, mapping with a LIDAR-equipped drone, an outdoor drone testing facility.
The UL 3030 certification standard for small commercial drones that use lithium-ion batteries. UL is a global safety consulting and certification company that was established in 1894. Previously a non-profit organization know...
Lockheed Martin’s MQ-25 Stingray concept, UTM testing, nuclear power plant inspection, pizza delivery by drone, another near-miss, Canadian drone regulations, and a new drone racing idea. UAV News Skunk Works Reveals Stealthy...
Picking up objects with a folding arm drone, a drone that protects dropped objects with an airbag, a large air freight drone, training drone photographers and videographers, a first night flight for the NTSB, a general aviati...
Testing the Cora electric air taxi in New Zealand, drone research at Ford, package delivery in the UK and in the U.S., UAS traffic management in Switzerland and in the U.S. UAV News Larry Page’s Flying Taxis, Now Exiting Stea...
Observations from the FAA’s 3rd annual UAS Symposium. 2018 FAA UAS Symposium The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International ( AUVSI ) co-sponsored the FAA’s 3rd annu...
Drone legislation priorities for 2018, UAVs and university research, Piaggio’s latest P.1HH HammerHead, unmanned vehicles from Turkey, the drones made by DJI, drone applications in Maine, and hydrogen fuel cells for drones. U...
A call for regulation of recreational drones, the accuracy of wildlife counts, a flying display device, the MQ-1 Predator retirement, using drones for automated inspection, and a Phantom may have caused a helicopter to go dow...
The changing landscape for drone services, drone swarms for urban tactics, a simulated drone attack in Idaho, European airport operators embrace the value of drones but look for protections, MIT develops a mapping system for ...
Ehang flies their autonomous aerial vehicle with human passengers, reaction to a close encounter with an airliner, drone safety measures at the Olympics, drone video awards, drone package delivery by Airbus, and thoughts on c...
DroNet uses deep machine learning for autonomous flight, a labor union takes a stand on package delivery by drone, a tiny radar for sUAS, counter-unmanned aerial systems, and a British drone survey. UAV News AI-Powered Drone ...