In brief: South Korea is set to become the first country to deploy and operate anti-aircraft laser weapons, which it will use to shoot drones from North Korea out of the sky. In what seems like a fitting name, the program is called the “Star Wars project.” Announced by the …
Read More »CASA heads north for First Nations drone project workshop – …
Rangers on Yarrabah and Gimuy Country in Far North Queensland are using drones to survey land and sea. (Image: CASA) CASA has participated in a policy workshop for First Nations drone projects in Far North Queensland. The workshop on Yarrabah and Gimuy Country, the traditional lands of the Gunggandji and …
Read More »Drone manufacturers can receive grant of 80% of project cost…
Companies that manufacture drones will be able to receive a grant from the state in the amount of 80% of the project cost. This was announced by the Ministry of Economy with reference to the government’s decision of 3 May. The preferential grant regime will apply to the entire government-controlled …
Read More »UAV Navigation and Qascom complete DEGREE Project flight tes…
In a significant milestone for the DEGREE project, UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía, a leading Spanish company specializing in guidance, navigation, and control systems for RPAS/UAS, has successfully conducted flight tests to validate the performance of the EGNSS receiver developed under the project, funded by EUSPA and led by Qascom in collaboration …
Read More »UAV Navigation and PTA partner for U-SCUAR project
Europe has recently released a new set of regulations for UAVs, which are operation-centric and, therefore, identify and segregate operational risks, after which they mandate mitigations. Within the existing categories according to such regulations, the specific category is highly relevant since it includes operations with a high added value, such …
Read More »New Town college receives grant for drone project | News, Sp…
NEW TOWN – Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College in New Town has been awarded a grant of $1.9 million to fund an innovative drone project. The venture will enhance the college’s technological expertise and improve transportation and healthcare for the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation and the wider region. …
Read More »India company, MMSU drone project partners
BATAC CITY: An India-based company that specializes in geospatial data application has tied up with the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) here for the establishment of a drone school in Ilocos Norte. UP, UP AND AWAY DroneAcharya Aerial Innovations Ltd., an India-based company that specializes in geospatial data application, has …
Read More »Drone Forward Works with Wounded Warrior Project
Drone Forward, Inc worked with Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) to hold Drone Games for military veterans recently. Drone Forward, Inc is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, founded by a passionate group of educators and entrepreneurs, offering unique learning opportunities based around aerial drone education. “There were different stations in the training — …
Read More »U-SCUAR Strategic Project to Enable SAIL IV Operations
In a context dominated by open category operations that limits the use of unmanned vehicles to a very limited kind of missions with a limited scope and benefits, other operations with great added value are relegated due to its higher degree of complexity and risk. This causes the number of …
Read More »NYUASTS Selected for FAA UTM Field Test Project
ROME, NEW YORK) – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded a task order contract to the New York UAS Test Site (NYUASTS) for the next uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS or drone) integration project to help advance the reality of safe, high-volume drone operations, and the development of a UAS …
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