Ballard Launches Next Generation Fuel Cell System for Drones
Ballard Power Systems today announced that the company has developed a next-generation high-performance fuel cell propulsion system to power unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones. Ballard has also received a follow-on contract from Insitu, a Boeing subsidiary, for extended durability testing of ...
Quaterniums’ Record-breaking Hybrid Drone Stays Aloft For Over Four Hours
Quaternium company, leading European brand of long-endurance multirotors, has set the World Record of
Endurance with a multirotor drone, accomplishing a 4 hour 40-minute flight (280 minutes) with HYBRiX.20
quadcopter on the 24th December 2017. This flight time beats any former demonstration ever ...
FCC Orders Lumenier To Pay FCC $180k For Non-compliant Transmitters
The FCC has imposed a $180,000 civil penalty on a Sarasota, Florida, company that had been marketing noncompliant audio-visual transmitters intended for use on drones in violation of the Commission’s Amateur Service and marketing rules. In an Order released on December 19, the FCC explained ...
New FAA Committee Report Recommends Best Way To Identify Drones
DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, welcomes today’s release of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)committee report on technology to identify drones in flight, clearing the way for drones to be used in new beneficial ways. The report recommends that ...
Sagetech Transponder Enables PAE ISR UAS Operations in Civil Airspace
Sagetech Corporation once again proved small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) can safely fly in controlled airspace using the same technology that has helped maintain flight safety for decades. A PAE ISR Resolute Eagle UAS, equipped with a Sagetech XPC-TR-50 Mode C transponder, ...