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AeroVironment Achieves Successful First Test Flight of Next Generation Solar HAPS UAS

AeroVironment Achieves Successful First Test Flight of Next Generation Solar HAPS UAS

  AeroVironment, Inc. , a global leader in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for both defense and commercial applications, announced the successful first flight of the HAWK30 solar HAPS unmanned aircraft system on September 11, 2019 at the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in California.  ...
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RelmaTech’s Drone ID And Tracking Technology To Play Key Role In NASA UTM TCL4 And FAA UPP Trials

RelmaTech Incorporates In US To Service Global Remote ID Market

 Leading-edge Remote ID and Tracking technology company RelmaTech has taken a strategic step toward establishing an international footprint by incorporating in the United States. Based in Greenville, South Carolina, RelmaTech Inc. will take over the lead from its UK parent in marketing ...
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Robot Aviation Demonstrates The SkyRobot FX10 UAS Surveillance System For Polish Police

Robot Aviation Demonstrates The SkyRobot FX10 UAS Surveillance System For Polish Police

 The Department of Special Training of the Police Academy in Katowice, Poland, organised a seminar on: The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in the Police and the way police officers deal with UAV operators who violate legal regulations. This seminar was attended by more officers ...
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HiDRON Stratospheric Glider Sets New Canadian Record of 111,400+ Feet

HiDRON Stratospheric Glider Sets New Canadian Record Of 111,400+ Feet

 STRATODYNAMICS, in collaboration with UAVOS, have announced their latest successful record-setting stratospheric flight. The stratospheric glider named the HiDRON was released from a Canadian Space Agency scientific gondola at an altitude of 111,434 feet (33.9 km) and performed a four hour ...
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Terra Drone Angola Uses UAV In Offshore Mock Oil Spill Response

Terra Drone Angola Uses UAV In Offshore Mock Oil Spill Response

 Terra Drone Angola, a group company of the world’s leading provider of industrial drone solutions Terra Drone Corporation, has successfully demonstrated at an offshore oil field in Angola how drones can be used as a surveillance and reconnaissance tool for oil spill incidents. The pilot project ...
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Walgreens and Wing, a member of the Alphabet family of companies, are partnering on an industry first that will offer unparalleled speed and convenience of “store to door” delivery of health and wellness, food and beverage and convenience items – via state-of-the-art drone technology – in minutes. Walgreens, with a heritage of innovation in pharmacy and retail, and Wing Aviation LLC, the first drone operator certified as an air carrier by the Federal Aviation Administration earlier this year, will begin offering drone delivery service to eligible residents of Christiansburg, Virginia beginning next month. The companies will utilize the pilot program to further explore the future of health and wellness product and retail delivery through the air, offering product availability and home delivery minutes after placing orders via the Wing app. “Walgreens continues to explore partnerships to transform and modernize our customer experience and we are proud to be the first retailer in the U.S. to offer an on-demand commercial drone delivery option with Wing,” said Vish Sankaran, chief innovation officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. “With a customer-led focus, we continue to create differentiated shopping experiences that provide the products and services consumers need wherever, whenever and however they may want them. This is the kind of omni-channel partnership and offering that can redefine convenience for our customers and communities – delivering items to homes in minutes, not hours or days.” Christiansburg was selected as the test market as Wing has been working closely with nearby Virginia Tech in Blacksburg to test drone delivery as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Integration Pilot Program since 2016. Although currently a pilot in one market, Walgreens is in a unique position to capitalize on the convenience of drone delivery if and when it should expand, with approximately 78 percent of the U.S. population living within five miles of a Walgreens-owned store. The Wing partnership is a strong complement to other successful Walgreens collaborations. As customers’ change the way they shop and adopt new technologies, strategic partnerships like this one help Walgreens expand its omni-channel offerings to meet the needs of its customers’ lifestyles – whether it be a busy working mom or a consumer with limited transportation options – and deliver greater value, convenience and accessibility to products and services. How It Works Eligible customers in the Christiansburg area will have access to more than 100 products and six convenient “packs” via the Wing app that include many of Walgreens most sought-after products in store. Customers can either choose the individual products they need or, for simplicity’s sake, choose one of the pre-built packs in the following categories: allergy, baby, cough/cold, first aid, pain, and kids’ snacks. Prescription deliveries are not available via this service. The drone delivery option meets use cases where customers may want health and wellness or food and beverage items immediately, but leaving home is not ideal. For example: Parents at home with a sick child can order the “baby pack” with items such as baby aspirin, water and more to nurse their little one back to health while never having to leave their side. Those with a common cold or flu can avoid spreading germs to others by ordering the “cough/cold pack” with a variety of cough and cold products needed to get healthy. No car? No problem. Walgreens now delivers what you need, when you want it, direct to your door via the Wing app. What Customers Can Expect Over the coming weeks, Wing and Walgreens will be reaching out to Christiansburg residents to provide additional information about the new offering. The companies will also be hosting a drone delivery demonstration for community members later this month. Area residents interested in registering or learning more about the pilot program can visit wing.com/Virginia.

Walgreens Will Be First Retailer in U.S. to Test On-Demand Drone Delivery Service with Wing

 Walgreens and Wing, a member of the Alphabet family of companies, are partnering on an industry first that will offer unparalleled speed and convenience of “store to door” delivery of health and wellness, food and beverage and convenience items – via state-of-the-art drone technology – in ...
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UAV Navigation Is Proud To Announce Its Collaboration With Zanzottera

UAV Navigation Is Proud To Announce Its Collaboration With Zanzottera

 Internal combustion engines continue to be commonly used for powering unmanned vehicles, and in particular UAVs. In order to allow the autopilot (and by extension the operator) to control such an engine it is vital to ensure correct communications between the autopilot and the Engine Control Unit ...
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DRONERESPONDERS Establishes International Advisory Council to Strengthen Global Public Safety UAS

DRONERESPONDERS Establishes International Advisory Council to Strengthen Global Public Safety UAS

 The DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety Alliance, the world’s fastest growing non-profit program supporting public safety UAS, today announced the creation of the DRONERESPONDERS International Advisory Council (DIAC) to serve the rapidly expanding constituency of international members joining the ...
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Austrian Airlines Using Donecle’s Automated Inspection Drone Solution

Austrian Airlines Using Donecle’s Automated Inspection Drone Solution

 Donecle announced it has signed on Austrian Airlines, member of the Lufthansa Group, for its automated drone inspection solution. Donecle is excited to partner with Austrian Airlines to help the airline optimize their maintenance process by reducing time of aircraft inspection while increasing ...
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Drone Alliance Sets New Standard For Police Drones With Centrik

Drone Alliance Sets New Standard For Police Drones With Centrik

 The Alliance Drone Team, one of the UK’s largest police unmanned aviation systems (UAS) programs, has been able to expand and effectively manage operations covering almost 5,000 square miles, thanks to Centrik. The operational management system – the only one of its type approved ...
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