Grand Sky, an operational commercial unmanned aerial systems (UAS)-focused research and development park in the USA, has announced beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flight
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The 39 cities pioneering urban drone operations
Special report Urban drone operations – from providing security and emergency services to mail deliveries – are being pioneered throughout the world. Below is
Read moreWashington university researchers develop non-GPS drone navigation system
Researchers at the University of Washington (https://www.washington.edu/news/2018/08/15/flying-blind/) have developed a new method that gives drones the ability to navigate in case of a GPS failure,
Read moreQatari companies plan last-mile drone, ground delivery services in Rotterdam
Innovation Quarter (https://www.innovationquarter.nl/en/news/straks-autonome-pakketbezorging-over-fietspad-en-door-de-lucht-deze-qatarese-bedrijven-kozen-rotterdam-om-hun-innovatie-waar-te-maken/) reports that two Qatari companies have developed a joint venture Geeba to develop ground and drone package delivery services in Rotterdam. Airlift
Read moreNorth Dakota test site trials drone parachute safety system for urban operations
The Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUAS) and the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) (https://www.dot.nd.gov/dotnet/news/Public/View/8056) have announced the successful completion of testing Unmanned Aircraft
Read moreIntel demonstrates drone identification by Bluetooth
Intel has announced it has flown the first public demonstration of its Open Drone ID, an open standard that offers a solution for the remote
Read moreAltitude Angel extends its Mission Planner control system with new airspace safety tool
Altitude Angel (https://www.altitudeangel.com/blog/introducing-flight-reporting-in-mission-planner/) has further developed its Mission Planner ground-station controller system with an enehanced Flight Report tool so users so that they can make better
Read moreKorea Post develops UTM system, will start remote mail drone deliveries in 2021
South Korea’s Chosun news service (http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/08/09/2018080901534.html) reports that Korea Post will launch drone deliveries to islands and mountainous areas in 2021. The news service reports
Read moreKansas starts testing BVLOS flights as part of IPP initiative
The first beyond the line of sight Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) flight in Kansas was flown on Monday 13 August north of the town of
Read moreIsraeli Air Force establishes counter-drone force
The Israeli Air Force has announced it has set up a counter-UAS force (http://www.iaf.org.il/4476-50374-en/IAF.aspx). According to the IAF the task force was established as part
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