SPH Engineering‘s Drone Show Software (DSS) team initiated the 1st International Drone Show Choreography Competition – and now we have a winner! Angelito D. Jadormeo of the Philippines took 1st place, and you can see his amazing animation below. “Entries were evaluated by an internationally influential jury panel composed of …
Read More »Russia’s Oldest Bomber Now Controls Drones — Here’s What It …
Russian state news media TASS reported Wednesday that “the crew of a Russian Tu-95MS strategic bomber practiced in-flight guidance of an unmanned aerial vehicle from the cockpit” in a recent test. The type of drone involved was not specified, but TASS mentioned that their defense source would neither confirm nor …
Read More »Navy’s aquatic drone plan faces operational hurdles — Defen…
Unmanned Systems Navy’s aquatic drone plan faces operational hurdles By Lauren C. Williams Dec 23, 2020 Unmanned, or remotely controlled vessels are undoubtedly the future for the Navy but the service will have to overcome operational and network hurdles first. James Geurts, the assistant secretary of the Navy for …
Read More »The Afghan Taliban’s Drones – The Diplomat
Advertisement SAYED KARAM, PAKTIA, AFGHANISTAN — While the Taliban have since at least 2016 used camera-equipped commercial drones to film propaganda footage, it was, as far as it could be determined, only in early October 2020 that they began to use such unmanned aerial vehicles for attacks. Although, as of …
Read More »Holiday Drone Drop: Kids First Initiative Delivers Presents …
Want a feel good drone story for the holidays? Check out these videos below – while the delivery went simply from the sidewalk to the front yard, kids receiving stockings by drone got a dual gift: the excitement of a holiday present and exposure to new technology. The Auburn-Hills, MI-based …
Read More »Blue sUAS companies on Unmanned Leadership Forum
The next Unmanned Leadership Forum, held January 21, 2021 at 1:00 PM EST will feature leadership from Blue sUAS companies. The Blue sUAS companies have been a hot topic since the list of five “trusted” drone solutions was released by the U.S. Department of Defense. Now, industry leader Randall Warnas …
Read More »Can I still buy DJI products in the U.S.?
Leigh Miller from Toronto, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0 Can you still buy DJI products in the U.S.? Last week, the U.S. Department of Commerce decided to include DJI on a blacklist of foreign companies. Now, the huge community of DJI users in the U.S. has been left unsure of …
Read More »Swiss Drone Startup Flyability Snags $8.6 million in VC Fund…
Inspection drone provider Flyability has flown into some green skies—scooping up $8.6 million in Series C investment funding. Led by Future Industry Ventures and Swisscom Ventures as well as existing investor, ETF Partners, the infusion will fuel Flyability’s product development and expansion of its indoor drone inspection efforts. Founded in 2014, …
Read More »COMSovereign Delivers First Tethered Drone-Based LTE Network
Announces Commercial Availability of New Fully Standards-Compliant Tethered Drone for Airborne Networks DALLAS, Dec. 21, 2020 — (PRNewswire) — COMSovereign Holding Corp. (OTCQB: COMS) (“COMSovereign” or the “Company”), a U.S.-based developer of 4G LTE Advanced and 5G Communication Systems and Solutions, announced that its Drone Aviation business unit has delivered its …
Read More »Part 107 for Public Safety Professionals
Queensland Police Service, CC BY 4.0 DRONERESPONDERS and the Pilot Institute have partnered to provide training and resources on Part 107 for public safety professionals – and help agencies to get a Certificate of Authorization (COA) and build their drone program. DRONERESPONDERS is the leading resource group for public safety …
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