June 5, 2023

How non-lethal armed drones can help address school shootings

Tell me if this sounds unnervingly familiar: “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the slain children.” It’s essentially part of the school shooting script: well-crafted statements from politicians, anger from a mourning community, and no concrete steps to prevent the next tragedy. We’ll also hear the familiar, unworkable ideas that follow these […]

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ANRA Technologies selected for drone based sea port security and emergency response demonstration project

WASHINGTON, D.C. – June, 2022 – ANRA Technologies, a leader in integrated airspace, mission management and delivery systems for uncrewed aircraft, has been selected by The Virginia Institute for Space Flight & Autonomy (VISA) and the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC) for their innovative proposal to the Announcement of Opportunity (AO) for Port Security and […]

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Inspired Flight IF1200A

Inspired Flight Technologies, Inc., – A San Luis Obispo, CA, manufacturer of commercial sUAS (smallUnmanned Aerial Systems) for Government & Commercial Customers is excited to announce its latestproduct launch of the IF1200A. The IF1200A builds on the successes of its predecessor, the Blue UAS-accepted IF1200, by delivering acategory-leading 85% increase in flight time. The elevates […]

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Joint project LUV to advance U-spaces in Germany

Digital infrastructure for efficient drone traffic management in Germany is soon to be launched. Hamburg, 2 June 2022 – It is conceivable that the first U-spaces in Germany will be established as early as January 2023. This will create a digital infrastructure for the efficient organisation of drone traffic – especially in urban areas. To ensure that […]

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Blue Robotics – Navigator Flight Controller

The Navigator is an ROV and robotics flight controller for the Raspberry Pi 4. It has an onboard IMU, compass, barometer, and ADC sensors as well as 16 PWM outputs and numerous serial and I2C expansion ports. The Navigator is used on the BlueROV2 in conjunction with the BlueOS software, but can also be used for a […]

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DJI events page creates easy way to find real-life drone meetups

In case you missed it, there’s a handy DJI events page out there on the Internet, and it’s a pretty swell resource to find upcoming drone events near you. The page, while curated by DJI Enterprise, doesn’t just display DJI-sponsored events. Rather, it displays events that have some connection to DJI — an employee is […]

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Event 38 Unmanned Systems announce the launch of the E400 eVTOL mapping drone

Event 38 Unmanned Systems, a leading manufacturer of American-made mapping drones, announces the release of the E400, a fixed-wing mapping drone with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) functionality and a payload capacity of three pounds. The E400 is designed and manufactured in America. The E400 is an extremely high-performance drone, with an industry-leading flight time […]

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SUCOM drone communication system operates in Malawi

The Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI) and drone manufacturer Wingcopter have successfully deployed the SUCOM drone communication system on the African continent for the first time, specifically in Malawi. The mobile radio-based system enables safe control of drones, even despite being out of sight of the person controlling them. Wingcopter plans to expand the local […]

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Liang Feng shares a day in the life as a drone delivery lead

Drone delivery seems to be the hot topic as of late. Alphabet’s Wing and Flytrex both have plans to launch (or have already launched) drone delivery operations in Texas. Zipline, which in 2021 announced plans to launch medical deliveries in Utah, this year also announced medical deliveries in North Carolina. And a relative newcomer to the drone delivery space, Irish […]

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Alps Alpine to Start Mass Producing “Remote ID Device” for Drones

Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. (TSE: 6770; President & CEO: Toshihiro Kuriyama) has developed the “Remote ID Device,” a radio transmitter for unmanned aircraft (drones). The Remote ID Device transmits drone identification data, including unique identifiers (registration IDs) and location information, and conforms to specifications prescribed by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). […]

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