The winners of the 3rd International Drone Show Competition have been announced! SPH Engineering, a major provider of drone show software, sponsored an international drone show competition that drew entries from 31 countries. Drone show designers competed to win in 5 different categories: Best Animation Drone show Best Integrated Drone …
Read More »Canadian Military Tests DroneShield – DRONELIFE
DroneShield Completes Canadian Military Exercise by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby DroneShield has announced its successful completion of the Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox 2022 exercise in Alberta, Canada. The exercise was led by the Canadian Joint Operations Command (CJOC), in coordination with the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy …
Read More »Air ONE eVTOL Forward Cruise Flight
AIR ONE eVTOL Completes First Full Transition to Cruise Flight by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby EVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft developer AIR announced the completion of its AIR ONE vehicle’s first full forward flight, in which the aircraft executed a seamless transition from hover to cruise. …
Read More »Airworthiness criteria for Archer Midnight
Airworthiness Criteria for Archer’s Midnight Published in Federal Register by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Archer Aviation announced that the FAA has published the proposed Airworthiness Criteria for Archer’s Midnight aircraft in the Federal Register, a major step towards its goal of commercializing urban air mobility within the …
Read More »Airworthiness criteria for Archer Midnight
Airworthiness Criteria for Archer’s Midnight Published in Federal Register by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Archer Aviation announced that the FAA has published the proposed Airworthiness Criteria for Archer’s Midnight aircraft in the Federal Register, a major step towards its goal of commercializing urban air mobility within the …
Read More »Industry Leaders on Dawn of Drones
This week on the Dawn of Drones podcast, Wednesday December 21 at 11:00 AM EST – Dawn asks industry leaders to reflect on 2022 in drones. Stream below: Join Dawn and an all-star round-up of industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and public officials who appeared on the Dawn of Drones in 2022 …
Read More »Advanced Aircraft Tilt-Wing Drones for NASA
Advanced Aircraft Company Receives NASA Contract for Tilt-Wing UAV by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Tilt-wing uncrewed aircraft vehicle (UAV) developer Advanced Aircraft Company (AAC) has announced that it has been awarded a contract from NASA for the design and production of prototype tilt-wing uncrewed aerial vehicles in adherence …
Read More »Firefighting Helicopter Drone Rotor’s CloudPilot
Rotor Technologies, Inc.’s prototype of a firefighting helicopter drone successfully executed its first flight on December 2, 2022 at the FAA’s New York UAS test site after receiving experimental certification on November 30, 2022. Continue reading below, or listen: Rotor Inc. isn’t a hardware manufacturer. The team of MIT scientists have …
Read More »Walmart Drone Delivery Now Available from 11 New Stores in T…
Walmart’s drone delivery may give new meaning to the phrase “last minute shopping.” Just in time for Christmas, the drone delivery service is now available from 11 new stores in the Dallas area. Continue reading below, or listen: Walmart has plans to expand the DroneUp drone delivery network to reach four …
Read More »Asylon Scores AFWERX Award – DRONELIFE
AFWERX Awards Asylon $1.2M Contract by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby AFWERX has awarded automated robotic security leader Asylon Robotics Inc. a $1.2M Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract for the transition of its DroneCore platform from a fixed position to mobile asset, in addition to implementing …
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