HAPSMobile Successfully Completes Second HAWK30 Solar HAPS Test Flight

HAPSMobile Inc., a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. and minority-owned by AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), today announced the second successful test flight of the HAWK30 solar-powered high-altitude platform system (HAPS) that took place on October 23, 2019 (PT) at the NASA Armstrong Flight Research ...

Terra Drone Conducts 160m Chimney Inspection At Thermal Power Plant In Japan

Leading industrial drone solutions provider Terra Drone Corporation has successfully demonstrated its non-destructive testing (NDT) capabilities by inspecting a 160-meter chimney at a thermal power plant in Japan. The chimney inspection was conducted using ultrasonic testing (UT) drone developed ...

DJI Pioneers Fight Against Malaria In Africa With Spray Drones

DJI, the global leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, and a team of entomologists in the field of malaria elimination are working together to develop a revolutionary technique to fight the disease. By combining the research team’s expertise and DJI’s drone technology, a new ...

Pix4Dreact Officially Released to Provide Rapid Aerial Drone Mapping for Public Safety and Emergency Response Operations

Pix4Dreact, the eagerly awaited 2D fast-mapping software for public safety and emergency response professionals operating drones for good, was officially launched last month by Pix4D, the world’s premier source of drone mapping and photogrammetry software tools. Pix4Dreact allows ...

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) Is Making It Mandatory To Register All UAS

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) is making it mandatory to register all unmanned aircraft — such as drones — from next year.From 2 January, any unmanned aircraft that weighs more than 250g must be registered before it can be operated in Singapore.  All registered ...

Helios Visions Becomes First Drone Services Company in Chicago to Receive FAA Waiver to Fly Over People

Helios Visions is excited to announce on September 9, 2019 it became the 1st drone service company in Chicago to receive the highly-coveted waiver to fly over people from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This waiver, known as a Part 107.39 waiver, allows approved companies the ...

Microdrones Is Taking Photogrammetry To New Heights With The mdMapper3000DuoG VHR

Microdrones is releasing three new Integrated UAV Systems based on the heavy lifting power, resilience and efficiency of the Microdrones md4-3000 aircraft: the mdMapper3000DuoG VHR, the mdMapper3000DuoG and the mdMapper3000 PPK.The company has also updated the mdTector1000CH4 LR with a Pergam ...

Quanergy Expands Leadership in the LiDAR Mapping Industry by Securing Partnership With GeoCue for True View® Drone System

Quanergy Systems, Inc., a leading provider of LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensors and smart sensing solutions, today announced that GeoCue Group Inc., provider of world-class LiDAR mapping solutions, has selected the M8 as the LiDAR sensor for GeoCue’s True View® 410 drone mapping ...