AirMap and senseFly Partner to Advance Safety for Commercial Drones
New partnership delivers robust airspace intelligence and unmanned traffic management solutions to senseFly’s largely autonomous commercial drones
AirMap, the world’s leading airspace management platform for drones, and senseFly, the world’s first choice producer of mapping drones, today ...
AT&T Testing ‘Flying COW’ UAS To Enhance Cell Coverage
A cell phone carrier fixing its dead zones? When cows fly, perhaps. Well, "flying COWs" just might be how AT&T enhances coverage in notorious troublesome areas of reception, BGR reported, as reprinted by the New York Post.COW stands for "cell on wings," which is the name for the UAS ...
Gilat Announces Availability of Ultra-Compact SATCOM For UAS
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced today the commercial availability of an ultra-compact airborne SATCOM terminal for unmanned aircraft systems delivering exceptional throughput for its size.Tactical, long-en...
AOPA Welcomes Drone Pilots
“Drone pilots are seeking their place in the larger world of aviation and looking for opportunities to expand their experience,” said AOPA President Mark Baker. “This is an ideal time to embrace these pilots and welcome them into the GA family.”Many of the “new” pilots certificated ...
UPS Tests Drone Deliveries System In Florida
UPS announced today that it has successfully tested a drone that launches from the top of a UPS® package truck, autonomously delivers a package to a home and then returns to the vehicle while the delivery driver continues along the route to make a separate delivery.
UPS conducted the test on ...
Stemme And S-Plane Partner To Develop Optionally Piloted Aircraft
Germany’s Stemme AG and South Africa’s S-Plane Automation have agreed to integrate S-Plane subsystems into the Ecarys ES15 aircraft to create an Optionally Piloted Vehicle (OPV).The agreement was announced on 19 February to coincide with the opening of the International Defence Exhibition ...