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March 08, 2023

Innovaero and BAE Systems to Develop STRIX hybrid propulsion UAS

BY Innovaero Innovaero Pty Ltd confirmed its strategic partnership with BAE Systems Australia for the design, development and launch of the STRIX Uncrewed Aerial System at Avalon 2023. READ MORE

March 08, 2023

AUVSI and ASMC Collaborate to Support PPBE Reform

BY AUVSI The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International and the American Society of Military Comptrollers announced a collaboration to broaden perspective in support of Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform. READ MORE

March 08, 2023

GA-ASI Selected for Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Project

BY General Atomics General Atomics was selected to support the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Medium-Altitude, Long-Endurance RPAS Trial Operation Project. The project will feature GA-ASI’s MQ-9B SeaGuardian® and will begin in April 2023. READ MORE

March 08, 2023

Flyability and Mirion Technologies to Support Nuclear Operators

BY Flyability Indoor drone solution provider Flyability is collaborating with Mirion Technologies, Inc. Through the new agreement, the Mirion RDS-32™ radiation survey meter will be integrated into Flyability’s Elios 3 indoor drone. READ MORE

March 08, 2023

InDro Obtains FAA BVLOS Waiver for Solar Farm Inspections

BY Scott Simmie, InDro Robotics InDro Robotics has obtained a waiver from the FAA to conduct BVLOS flights. The waiver will allow InDro to expand its program of remotely piloted infrastructure inspections where a drone is shipped to the location and onsite instruction is given, READ MORE

March 08, 2023

GA-ASI Performs Cold Weather Validation Using MQ-9B SkyGuardian

BY General Atomics General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. successfully performed Cold Weather Validation using a company-owned MQ-9B SkyGuardian® Remotely Piloted Aircraft System, adding to the cold weather experience of the MQ-9 family of systems. READ MORE

February 23, 2023

AUVSI Lanuches Green UAS Cybersecurity Certification Program

BY AUVSI AUVSI announced the launch of Green UAS, a new program to expand the number of commercial UAS that have been verified to meet the highest levels of cybersecurity and National Defense Authorization Act supply chain requirements. READ MORE

February 23, 2023

PAC and Pierce Aerospace to expand UAS Remote ID in Aus/NZ

BY Pierce Aerospace Pacific Aerospace Consulting Australia has partnered with Pierce Aerospace, a US-based leader in Remote Identification technology for commercial and government use. READ MORE

February 22, 2023

Skyfire Makes Drone First Responder Easy to Understand

BY Skyfire Consulting Skyfire announced its continued push towards training and education aimed at making it easier for agencies to understand what Drone First Responder programs are all about, and how to transition a traditional drone program into a DFR program. READ MORE

February 22, 2023

D-Fend Solutions and Resource Industries Partner for C-UAS in UAE

BY D-Fend Solutions D-Fend Solutions have announced that they will cooperate to provide United Arab Emirates’ security agencies with advanced C-UAS technology. READ MORE

February 22, 2023

Collins Aerospace signs MOU with Saudi Arabia for UAS Development

BY Collins Aerospace Collins Aerospace has signed a memorandum of understanding with SRB Aerial Systems L.L.C to support research, development and execution of unmanned aerial systems and robotics for use by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. READ MORE

February 22, 2023

EDGE Unveils SKYSHIELD Counter-UAS Solution at IDEX 2023

BY EDGE EDGE launched SKYSHIELD, a multi-layered, integrated counter-unmanned aerial system solution, on the opening day of the International Defence Exhibition & Conference. READ MORE

February 22, 2023

Primoco UAV Announces New Sales Contract Worth EUR 2.35M

BY Primoco UAV Primoco UAV SE has announced a new contract for the supply of unmanned aerial vehicles. The Czech manufacturer will deliver machines with an aggregate value of EUR 2.35 million to a European customer. READ MORE

February 22, 2023

GA-ASI Partners with Divergent Technologies, Inc.

BY General Atomics General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. is partnering with Divergent Technologies, Inc. to support its Additive Manufacturing applications development efforts and implement a full digital manufacturing process for GA-ASI’s products. READ MORE

February 22, 2023

AirModo Drone Insurance App and Unmanned Safety Institute Partner

BY AirModo AirModo is a new instant drone insurance app that allows unmanned aircraft systems operators to purchase either hourly or annual policies to suit their growing business or hobby. READ MORE

February 17, 2023

FAA grants wide authority to UAF unmanned aircraft center

BY Rod Boyce, University of Alaska Fairbanks The Federal Aviation Administration has granted a regulatory waiver to the University of Alaska Fairbanks unmanned aircraft systems test site. READ MORE

February 17, 2023

Helisul partners with FIXAR to meet Brazil’s BVLOS drone demand

BY Helisul To meet those pressing need for drone deployment in Brazil, local aviation group Helisul Aviação is partnering with innovative European drone and software developer FIXAR to provide customers valuable long-distance aerial services. READ MORE

February 15, 2023

Steadicopter and BIRD Aerosystems unveil the BlackEagle 50H

BY Steadicopter Steadicopter and BIRD Aerosystems are unveiling the BlackEagle 50H (BE50H) - an advanced hybrid unmanned helicopter, featuring a miniature airborne radar with advanced proprietary technology, for use in maritime intelligence missions. READ MORE

February 15, 2023

HevenDrones Launches Hydrogen-Powered Drone

BY HevenDrones HevenDrones launched its first hydrogen-powered drone for commercial use, the H2D55. With 5-times greater energy efficiency than traditional lithium battery-powered drones, the H2D55 is capable of flying for 100 minutes with a payload capacity of 7kg READ MORE

February 15, 2023

FlightOps OS Enables Medical Equipment Drone Delivery

BY FlightOps An autonomous drone, controlled by FlightOps multi-drone operating system, recently performed Israel's longest autonomous medical equipment delivery via air. READ MORE

February 15, 2023

DEGREE Initiative to Allow the Safe UAS Flight Operation

BY UAV Navigation Technology development and EU investments in GNSS receivers, including the DEGREE project, are now focusing on the requirements related to the Specific Category of UAS operation in terms of the security and safety of the navigation subsystems. READ MORE

February 15, 2023

Spright Earns First of its Kind FAA Waiver for Drone Operations

BY Spright Spright announced that it earned a nationwide, non-geospecific Certificate of Waiver for BVLOS drone operations from the FAA. The CoW allows sUAS to travel up to four nautical miles for critical utility infrastructure surveys. READ MORE

February 15, 2023

Volatus Aerospace Receives License for Drone Cargo Services

BY Volatus Aerospace Volatus Aerospace Corp. announced that the Company has been issued a Canadian Transportation Agency License for domestic service, all-cargo aircraft. READ MORE

February 15, 2023

HAL Will Provide MRO Support for GA-ASI MQ-9B Turbo-Prop Engines

BY General Atomics General Atomics and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited have announced that turbo-propeller engines, which power GA-ASI’s state-of-art MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft System , will be supported by the HAL Engine Division at Bengaluru for the Indian market. READ MORE

February 15, 2023

Thales and Schiebel to deliver protection for Royal Navy with UAS

BY Thales Thales and Schiebel announced that they have been awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence to deliver a game changing rotary wing Uncrewed Air System to provide a protective ‘eye in the sky’ capability for Royal Navy warships. READ MORE

February 15, 2023

Pierce Aerospace and DroneShield Partner for C-UAS Technology

BY Pierce Aerospace Pierce Aerospace announced a partnership with C-UAS industry leader DroneShield, to integrate Pierce Aerospace’s Flight Portal ID, Remote ID technologies into DroneShield’s C-UAS and Command and Control systems, including DroneSentry-C2. READ MORE

February 08, 2023

Introducing Usage-Based Drone Insurance App, AirModo

BY AirModo AirModo is a new instant drone insurance app that allows unmanned aircraft systems operators to purchase either hourly or annual policies to suit their growing business or hobby. READ MORE

February 08, 2023

Gadkari unveils advanced drone air traffic management system

BY IANS Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari unveiled Skye UTM, touted as the most cutting-edge unmanned traffic management system in the world, which is capable of handling 4,000 flights per hour and 96,000 flights per day. READ MORE

February 08, 2023

US Embassy in India Visits Indian Navy Station

BY General Atomics The Indian Navy has been operating General Atomics manufactured MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems under lease for over two years. Recently, Senior Staff from the U.S. Embassy of India visited the operating location. READ MORE

February 08, 2023

Percepto Achieves Regulatory Breakthrough

BY Percepto Percepto announced a first-of-its-kind exemption denial from the FAA. This denial allows Percepto to operate UAS BVLOS without humans onsite, eliminating an exemption process that has been required to enable remote pre-flight check under Part 107. READ MORE