UP42, GLOBHE sign partnership
UP42 and GLOBHE have announced their partnership to make high-quality drone data available through UP42. GLOBHE relies on 9500+ local professional drone operators in 142 countries and is the sole drone marketplace platform to support automated data collection at a global scale for sustainable infrastructure, environmental and humanitarian purposes. https://up42.com
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Hydrogen fuel storage solution for UAVs
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) embarked on a year-long collaboration with Honeywell Aerospace in 2023 to prototype and support the commercialization of a novel cartridge-based hydrogen fuel storage solution for UAVs. The project, Fuel Additives for Solid Hydrogen (FLASH) …

Drone security solutions for civil airports
Aircraft are designed to withstand the impact of a small number of small birds entering the engines or colliding with the fuselage or windows. However, the unauthorized launch of large birds or, even worse, metallic electronic drones near airports can cause serious …

Airwayz Partnership with FlightOps
Airwayz announces a partnership with FlightOps. The integration between both the companies will allow drone operators to automate drone management and will be used for the first time during the second phase of the Israel National Drone Initiative (INDI2). This collaboration marks a significant step …

Saildrone scales production of new mid-size USV
Saildrone announced recently the 33-foot (10 m) Voyager, which is specifically designed for nearshore ocean and lakebed mapping, and to meet the challenges of IUU (illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing), ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance), law enforcement and maritime safety, drug …

NYPA receives FAA waiver for automated drone operations
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has received its first federal approval to fly unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or drones beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) of the pilot in command. In a significant step forward, this Federal Aviation Administration …

DroneDeploy support for DJI Mavic 3E
DroneDeploy Flight app now supports autonomous mapping missions on the new DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise (M3E), using the RC Pro Enterprise Smart Controller. This means that, for the first time, DroneDeploy can be installed directly on your smart controller. The Mavic 3 Enterprise’s high-resolution 20MP camera, support for network …

Swift Tactical System to build a platform for UAVs and UAMs
Swift Engineering announced its Japanese Subsidiary, Swift Xi, signed an agreement with Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) in a project called “Digital Infrastructure Development Project for Digital Transformation of Industries: Research and development …

Developing AI delivery drones
Drone Express has partnered with Microsoft to launch a new version of their DE-2020 drone using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for in-flight navigation systems. This creative collaboration will equip delivery drones with Microsoft Azure to host the AI solutions and use Azure Machine Learning to train machine learning models. droneexpress.com
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UAV Navigation defines operational envelope for VECTOR-600 autopilot
An independent study conducted by UAV Navigation has defined the operational envelope of the VECTOR-600 autopilot based on the Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA) methodology. The operational envelope defines the operational risk profile within which an aircraft can operate …