News
Fraunhofer Researchers Assess Drone Strike Scenarios
July 4, 2019Drone use is increasing globally and so have reports of their near misses with commercial aircraft. While bird strike testing is mandatory for aircraft, there is no equivalent standard test procedure for...
Industry
Volocopter Awarded as Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum
July 3, 2019Volocopter, the German urban air taxi, was selected among hundreds of candidates as one of the World Economic Forum’s “Technology Pioneers”. Volocopter aims to decongest high-traffic megacities by adding a new dimension...
Drone Delivery
Flytrex Passes ASTM Drone Parachute Test
July 3, 2019Following strenuous testing completed by Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research (NUAIR) at the New York UAS Test Site in Rome, New York, Israel-based drone company Flytrex, has the parachute on its package...
News
Japanese Researchers Transmit 4K Uncompressed Video Real Time from a Drone
July 3, 2019SECOM and Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) jointly developed a millimetre wave wireless communication system that enables long distance communication, and succeeded in transmitting 4K uncompressed video in real time from...
Construction & Mining
GE Aviation and Auterion Team Up for Drone OS
July 3, 2019Drone operators and manufacturers have reason to smile – GE Aviation and Auterion have announced their partnership with the aim of a full stack platform for drone manufacturers and operators looking to...