Americas Sikorsky won a $36.4 million order, which procures spare parts and provides repair and maintenance support for the Lot 6 CH-53K low rate initial production configuration aircraft. Work will take place in Connecticut, Canada, Washington, Iowa, Illinois, North Carolina, Florida, Arizona, Missouri, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, West Virginia …
Read More »Volatus Aerospace Awarded Canada’s First BVLOS Certification
(Aug. 25, 2022) HERZLIYA, Isr. — Using the FlightOps Ltd. multi-drone operating system (OS), Volatus Aerospace is the first company in Canada to receive a Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC), which allows drone operations without a visual observer. This certification, awarded by Transport Canada, …
Read More »Censys Leasing Program BVLOS Fixed Wing
Censys Technologies Announces New Leasing Option by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Continue reading below, or listen: Beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) unmanned aerial systems (UAS) leader Censys Technologies has announced a first-of-its-kind leasing option, currently available for the Sentaero line of UAVs as well as many others. …
Read More »Pixie Water Drone Picks Up Trash
Retailer Helps Clean Up The Great Lakes with Robot Technology: Pixie water drone and BeBot Beach Robot by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Continue reading below, or listen: Retail chain Meijer recently announced it will be taking part in the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup Program, an initiative to clean …
Read More »PAU Completes 13,000 miles of BVLOS Utility Inspections
Phoenix Air Unmanned, LLC (PAU) crossed the 13,000-mile mark of utility transmission line inspection flights for Xcel Energy last week. The mileage total is another milestone for a program designed to build upon traditional inspection methods in the utility industry and advance beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) Uncrewed Aircraft …
Read More »Lollapalooza Drone Show – DRONELIFE
Verge Aero Partners with T-Mobile and Google Pixel for Lollapalooza Drone Show by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby This past July, Verge Aero deployed 300 of its custom built drones at Chicago’s famous Lollapalooza festival, which performed a drone show above the venue to enhance the event. Continue reading …
Read More »NUAIR & DHSES Hold 2022 NYS Public Safety UAS Summit
(ROME, NY) – On August 16 and 17, NUAIR and the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) held their fourth annual New York State Public Safety UAS Summit, a two-day uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS or drone) summit designed specifically for New York State public safety …
Read More »Iran tries to ‘steal’ US sea drone — Analysis
US 5th Fleet shared video footage showing an Iranian ship trying to get high-tech equipment According to the US Navy, an Iranian ship was stopped from taking control of an American Sea Drone operating in the Persian Gulf. The US deployed a patrol boat and attack helicopters as part of …
Read More »Australia First Vertiport Skyportz – DRONELIFE
Skyportz Reveals Design for Australia’s First Electric Air Taxi Vertiport by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Continue reading below, or listen: At the AAUS annual Advanced Air Mobility summit in Melbourne, Skyportz showcased the design of its first vertiport in Australia. Located at Caribbean Park in Victoria, the fastest …
Read More »AUVSI to Present the Dawn of Drones Podcast in 2023
The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) announces a new collaboration with Colorado-based P3 Tech Consulting LLC (P3 Tech) and New-York’s MJN Associates to present the popular Dawn of Drones podcast across AUVSI platforms for the upcoming 2023 season. The Dawn of Drones podcast connects a global audience directly …
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