ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Researchers at the University of New Mexico have come up with a new high tech way to move people and cargo more safely. It’s not your average drone. “It has four sensors on it, the main one is this laser,” says Roya Nasimi. Researchers at UNM …

Photo Credit: NIAS, ARISE Flight Instruction Activity The drone industry can be a major economic contributor to communities – but developing the right workforce for the jobs available is always a huge challenge for new technology sectors, and finding skilled resources has become a major problem for drone companies.  The …

FLIR has unveiled a new line of unmanned aerial system payloads for its SkyRanger and SkyRaider drones. The new line launches with two multi-sensor products: StormCaster-T, which delivers continuous zoom and longwave infrared (LWIR) imaging, and StormCaster-L, which provides ultra-low-light imaging, tracking and mapping. Back in January, FLIR completed the …

Purdue researchers used drones and LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) mapping systems to better understand the history of Dana Island, located off the southern coast of Turkey. Credit: Purdue University A quarry, a prison site or a religious location? Purdue University engineering and liberal arts researchers are using drones to …

Open source is gaining ground.  Following on last month’s news of a new product from GE,  open source solution provider Auterion announces another new collaborative product.  Auterion and Avy introduce the Wingdrone, a fixed-wing, VTOL aircraft powered by an open source based operating system. The market has multiple reasons for interest …

Drones have many significant benefits for public safety organizations.  They provide a means of keeping police and firefighters out of harm’s way in certain circumstances – and they hold many benefits for the citizens that first responders serve. Public safety organizations face significant hurdles in getting drone programs off the …

Guest Post: This article published with permission from our friends at DroneII, Drone Industry Insights. Article authored by Kay Wackwitz. Air taxis, flying cars and eVTOLs are just a number of the popular names currently being used to refer to unmanned vehicles which are being designed to carry humans in …

Elbit’s newly introduced MAGNI intelligence drone features a dual S-band or LTE communications suite, an automatic coordinate tracking capability, and a built-in interface with battle management systems. Photo: Elbit Systems Elbit Systems plans to showcase its new MAGNI intelligence drone at this week’s Milipol Paris 2019 safety and homeland security …

Blue Stahli Luân [CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons] Two House Republicans have a real problem with the Department of Homeland Security’s plans for drone mitigation. This past week. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Rep. Mark Rogers (R-Ala.) sent a letter to Acting Secretary Chad Wolf warning DHS that a …

Source: Drone Delivery Canada Toronto-based Drone Delivery Canada is partnering with Air Canada and the Edmonton International Airport to launch the world’s first airport-based, drone-delivery hub. Edmonton Regional Airports Authority and DDC will build flight routes from EIA using the drone firm’s DroneSpot takeoff and landing zones utilizing DDC’s drone flight …