Source: Flyability In 2019, Switzerland-based Flyability had a mystery to solve at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Was nuclear waste still present in one of the plant’s decommissioned reactors? “At the time of the disaster, the fifth block of the Chernobyl Plant was under construction and nearing completion,” a Flyability spokesperson …
Read More »Citadel Enhances Counter-drone Software to Combat Rogue Dron…
Source: Citadel Defense Counter-drone provider Citadel Defense recently launched a new AI and machine-learning software release for its Titan system. Company officials say the software-hardware combo represents an evolution of the tech after more than 27 months of “successful deployments across multiple combatant commands and hundreds of unique environments.” The counter-drone system …
Read More »Digital Drone Highways: a Future Transportation Network
Airspace Link builds digital drone highways in the air By DRONELIFE Staff Writer Jim Magill Just as cars and trucks do their jobs better when they have highways to travel on, as the number of unmanned aerial vehicles delivering packages or transporting medical tests expands, those drones will need highways …
Read More »Robonomics Floats Aquatic Drones to Scan Water Quality
Source: Robonomics Aquatic drones are taking to the high seas to fight against contaminated drinking water. According to the World Health Organization, more than 2 billion people worldwide drink contaminated water due to pollution – a problem that will only worsen as demand is projected to spike by 30 percent …
Read More »Iris Automation CEO on Onboard Detect-and-Avoid
DRONELIFE talks to Jon Damush about the place of onboard detect-and-avoid in the complex system of drone safety. Drone startup Iris Automation offers a cutting edge solution for a foundational problem: how to prevent drones from running into anything. Iris’ onboard detect-and-avoid system, Casia, offers a new layer of safety …
Read More »UTM Pilot Program Phase 2 Completed
image courtesy Wing The UTM Pilot Program has ended it’s second phase, with a group of industry players demonstrationg the production ready technologies that will help enable drone integration. “The FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management Pilot Program (UPP) completed its second phase with the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP) at …
Read More »Get Your Questions About Drones Answered
It is Drone Safety Awareness Week! This Friday, join AUVSI NC and a panel of drone experts to get answers to your questions about drone safety, BEYOND, the UAS IPP and more. Friday November 20, 2020 from 4-6 pm EST, AUVSI NC and DRONELIFE will sponsor a special edition of …
Read More »FIrst Commercial Night Drone Delivery
Singapore based F-drones has successfully completed what the company says is the first commercial night drone delivery. F-drones is filling a significant need with drone delivery. Working in the maritime sector, F-drones offers on-demand drone delivery to ships in port. The application offers a tremendous benefit in time and cost …
Read More »AUVSI Launches Special Events for Drone Safety Week
Source: FAA The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) is taking flight into the friendly skies of the second annual National Drone Safety Awareness Week. Launched by the FAA, the special week is billed as “an opportunity for others to share their commitment to drone safety.” AUVSI officials reported …
Read More »new version of b4ufly app released today
FAA development partner Kittyhawk is releasing a new version of the B4UFLY app. The newest version adds localized advisories and crowdsourcing for the U.S. drone airspace. “Coinciding with the FAA’s Drone Safety Awareness Week, Kittyhawk is releasing a new update to B4UFLY that adds a new layer of localized advisories …
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