ATM ModernizationDJI Presents Approaches to Drone Traffic Management, Identification to ICAO DJI delivered two white papers Saturday on its regulatory approach to safely grow drone traffic. During ICAO’s Drone Enable conference in Montreal, DJI showed its thoughts on unmanned aircraft system traffic management…
CommercialFrom Pilot to Co-President of Verizon's Skyward: Jonathan Evans Talks Drones FAA records show that more than 80,000 individual unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have been registered for commercial and government operations since August 2016. With some companies flying fleets of drones, operations software…
CommercialCanadian, Norwegian Systems Firms Partner for Drone Powerline Inspection Kongsberg Geospatial and eSmart Systems have partnered for unmanned aircraft system (UAS) powerline inspection, Kongsberg Geospatial said. Kongsberg Geospatial’s IRIS UAS situational awareness system has been integrated into the eSmart Systems Connected…
CommercialHoneywell Starts Drone Inspection Service Using Intel System Honeywell has launched its own unmanned aircraft system (UAS) inspection service, the company said. It has partnered with Intel Corp. to do so. “This collaboration combines Intel’s advanced commercial Intel Falcon 8+…
ConnectivityAre Drones the Next Frontier for Artificial Intelligence? Artificial intelligence and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies have a bright future within the aviation industry. While standard use of that technology seems like it is decades away, it could be closer…
Business & GAUK CAA Wants GA Community to Run Events for Drone Users The U.K.’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is enlisting the help of the GA community. It said it could use help “educating drone users on how to fly safely.” The authority has launched…
CommercialDrone Demos Power Line Monitoring Using Rockwell Collins Data Link The industry has taken another step toward safe beyond-line-of-sight unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations. Rockwell Collins said it, along with Black & Veatch, successfully demonstrated a flight of this nature along nearly 10…
CommercialMicrosoft Tests Artificial Intelligence on its Drone in Nevada Microsoft is testing artificial intelligence on a 16.5-foot, 12.5-pound sailplane in Nevada, the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS) said. Microsoft’s unmanned aerial system (UAS) research team has collaborated with NIAS and…
MilitaryUS Army Wants to Partner with Aurora Flight Sciences for Drones The U.S. Army Research Laboratory is interested in unmanned aircraft systems from Aurora Flight Sciences. The Virginia-based engineering firm hosted a visit from some Army aerospace engineers earlier this month, the Army…
MilitaryUSAF Spaceplane Drone Could Launch in September The next launch of the U.S. Air Force’s X-37B reusable, unmanned spaceplane was scheduled for “no earlier than August,” the service said. But now that August is here, SpaceX — which is…