For a few years now, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has been investing in unmanned aircraft and other technologies to increase weather observations designed to improve the accuracy of hurricane forecasting. Recently, the agency awarded Black Swift Technologies with a contract to develop a new air-deployed unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for this purpose.…
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Eye-bot uses drones to achieve 3D modeling accolades
Eye-bot Aerial Solutions specializes in using UAV to collect data on-site and providing clients with digital context in the form of a 3D reality mesh.
Project Talaria Creates Modular Drones to Support Urban Air Mobility Ecosystems
Project Talaria is dedicated to developing a working prototype of an innovative personal flying device and to spearhead a revolution in the aviation industry.
ANRA Technologies Tests Dual Broadcast and Network Remote ID Solution
ANRA Technologies, in collaboration with Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research, recently conducted an operational assessment of its unmanned traffic management technology for dual broadcast- and network-based remote identification of unmanned aircraft systems.
Doing Business in the Drone Age
The 2019 FAA UAS Symposium featured numerous insightful panels and discussions, but the “Doing Business in the Drone Age” session was particularly informative. Diana Cooper, Greg Agvent, Jennifer Richter, Brendan Schulman and Eric Schwartz discussed a wide range of topics around how they’ve helped tackle challenges associated with the drone market while also making a…
Robotic Skies Set to Guide the Future of UAS Maintenance
Robotic Skies, a service provider who supports manufacturers and operators of commercial UAS by keeping UAS flying safely, efficiently and affordably around the world, has received an investment from Boeing. This investment will help to expand the company’s, and the world’s only, global network of more than 170 civil aviation authority-certified UAS maintenance centers. It’s…
EASA Publishes Common Drone Rules for All of Europe
June 11, 2019, marked a very important day for the drone industry in Europe, as it represented the culmination of an effort that has been in the works for many years now. After a lengthy negotiation process, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) finally published common, pan-European rules on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The…
Terra Drone Seeks to Become the Top Industrial Drone Solutions Provider in the World
With their headquarters in Japan and presence in more than 25 countries, Terra Drone has established itself as one of the leading commercial drone services company in the world. Recent news from the company has centered on everything from acquisitions of companies like Skeye to the first-of-its-kind Center of Excellence for unmanned aerial solutions which will be…
Advice from FAA Drone Waiver Approvers
Jeremy Grogan, Part 107 Waiver Team Lead, FAA Flight Standards Service, as well as Randy Willis, Manager, FAA Emerging Technologies Team, took part in the “Get Advice From the Approvers” session at the 2019 FAA UAS Symposium. While operators may request to fly specific drone operations not allowed under Part 107 by requesting an operational…