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ICAO calls for drone ATM innovations
ICAO has issued new requests for information (RFIs) from public- and private-sector innovators for its upcoming DRONE ENABLE event, designed to advance next generation global standards and solutions for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), UAS traffic management (UTM),...
Drones to be made smarter, more intelligent to reduce dependence on humans
Aarav Unmanned Systems (AUS), a Bangalore-based Commercial Drone Technology startup, was the first in India to build and operate fully autonomous PPK GPS-based survey drones. It also offers GIS surveying/mapping, industrial inspection, and precision agriculture...
Swoop Aero gets green light from Australian aviation authority for drone centre
Swoop Aero, a drone firm, has received approval from Australia's Civil Aviation and Safety Authority (CASA) to operate its drone logistics remote operations centre (ROC) at its Port Melbourne headquarters. According to the company, the approval means it will be able...
FAA Approves Airworthiness Criteria for Wingcopter Delivery Drone
Wingcopter has received the Special Class Airworthiness Criteria for the Wingcopter 198 US unmanned aircraft from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), marking a significant step forward in the certification process for Wingcopter's flagship electric Vertical...
A drone that fits into a backpack
While we've heard about heavy-lift drones before, they're usually large objects that must be delivered by vehicle. The Hera, on the other hand, can lift 33 lb (15 kg) and be carried in a backpack by one person. According to the company, this lifting capacity is at...
Swarm of drones autonomously track a human through a dense forest
Scientists from Zhejiang University in China have developed a drone swarm that can navigate through a dense bamboo forest without the assistance of humans. To stay in formation, the ten palm-sized drones interact with one another, sharing data acquired by on-board...