BY Luke GeiverRandall Warnas, sUAS program leader for FLIR, and Rusty Ortkiese, UAS solutions manager for industrial equipment supplier Gresco Technology Solutions, have each experienced a shift in the implementation and volume of drone-dependent programs. READ MORE
BY Patrick C. Miller As part of the GENIUS NY program, Dropcoter drones are assisting Beak & Skiff, one of central New York's top apple producers, in pollinating the 350,000 trees in its orchard. The job is normally performed by bees living in 400 hives. READ MORE
BY Wilhelmsen Ships Service Launching at Singapore ports Marina South Pier in quarter three 2018, Wilhelmsen Ships Service and Airbus will be piloting the delivery of spare parts, documents, water test kits and 3D printed materials to anchored vessels. READ MORE
BY Patrick C. MillerThanks to an online database compiled by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), law enforcement investigators are learning how to effectively gather forensic data from drones used to commit crimes. READ MORE
BY Patrick C. MillerGeneral Atomics has selected the Pratt & Whitney PW815 turbofan engine to power its proposed MQ-25, an unmanned aerial refueling aircraft to operate aboard U.S. Navy aircraft carriers. READ MORE
BY Luke GeiverVerity Studios AG will use $18 million in Series A funding to expand its indoor drone service into the U.S. The Zurich-based company that spun-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in 2014 has performed for Metallica, Cirque du Soliel. READ MORE
BY Patrick C. Miller Although New York's proposal wasn't among the 10 selected for the U.S. Department of Transportation's UAS Integration Pilot Program, the state is pressing ahead with plans to use its done corridor to test a variety of commercial applications. READ MORE
BY Patrick C. MillerA report issued by the U.S. Government Accountability Office recommends that the FAA do a better job of collecting data on the safe operation of small UAS in the national airspace. GAO said the FAA's data is often not accurate or complete. READ MORE
BY Luke GeiverThe U.S. Navy is looking for fuel cell propulsion systems to power unmanned aerial vehicles. Protonex, a subsidiary of Ballard Power Systems, recently received an order from the Navy for 13 fuel cell systems. READ MORE
