Tuesday, December 20th, 2016
The Chinese seizure of a U.S. underwater drone in waters near The Philippines is raising international concern as well as highlighting the growing strategic and tactical significance of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs). According to a statement from Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook, “Using appropriate government-to-government channels, the Department of Defense has called upon China to immediately
Thursday, December 15th, 2016
Insurance company and claim professional customers of DropIn Inc. (DropIn) can now order on-demand, live-streaming drone video of properties to be assessed or damage to be estimated via the DropIn mobile app. Los Angeles, California-based DropIn was the first company to provide two-way audio with less than one second latency live streamed from a drone,
Thursday, December 15th, 2016
RALEIGH, N.C., – PrecisionHawk is releasing its Phase 2 Pathfinder Results today as part of UAS TAAC (Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technical Analysis and Applications Center) in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Pathfinder program is an FAA-led initiative to facilitate the early introduction of low-altitude operations for small, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System. The
Wednesday, December 14th, 2016
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Today, AirMap announced Drone ID, a partnership with DigiCert that will enable, for the first time, instant authentication of an unmanned aircraft’s identity via a digital certificate. Drone ID is a major step forward for drone security, laying the groundwork for a future in which millions of drones can share the
Monday, November 21st, 2016
PALO ALTO, Calif. – uAvionix and PrecisionHawk today announced a plan to jointly develop the next generation of LATAS hardware. The integration of the uAvionix Ping ADS-B product line will allow for drones equipped with LATAS to receive alerts of nearby manned aircraft equipped with ADS-B technology. Additionally, the team will explore how a combination ADS-B
Thursday, November 17th, 2016
As one of the most innovative companies of the high-tech branch and of the market for unmanned aerial vehicles for commercial use, the B2B world market leader from Berlin participates in the German Accelerator programme. ‘We are delighted that the the jury admitted us into the programme and we are looking forward to an intensive
Friday, November 11th, 2016
VIENNA, Va. – AT&T* and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are researching traffic management solutions for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The goal is an Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) solution that supports the safe and highly secure operation of drones in the national airspace. AT&T has been working with NASA and other companies
Wednesday, November 9th, 2016
This summer, Ordnance Survey invited developers, entrepreneurs and innovators to apply to its Geovation Programme for funding and resources. Flock: a deep-tech AI company performing Big Data-driven risk analysis for drone flights to create intelligently priced insurance premiums. Flock’s wider vision is to become a drone guidance system, calculating the safest possible flight-paths for drones to
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016
NEW YORK — Drone USA, Inc. (OTC:DRUS) (“Drone USA” or the “Company”), a developer and manufacturer of low altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (“UAV”) and related technologies, today announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) to acquire a global engineering, procurement, manufacturing and materials management company that specializes in military and commercial equipment
Monday, November 7th, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DroneDeploy, the leading cloud-based drone software platform, announced today at the inaugural DroneDeploy Conference the launch of the App Market, the first drone industry app store. The new DroneDeploy App Market launched with more than 15 inaugural apps, and offers third-party developers access to the largest dataset in the world of
