MightyFly wins Michigan Mobility Grant to perform first-of-its-kind autonomous, fixed-wing eVTOL delivery flight demonstrations

MightyFly to make a public debut of its autonomous eVTOL cargo aircraft performing delivery flight demonstrations in Michigan in 2024 MightyFly's second-generation aircraft, Cento, performing autonomous hover flight in California in March 2023  San Francisco Bay Area, CA, June 29, 2023 – MightyFly was awarded a $150,000 grant from the Michigan Mobility Funding Platform (MMFP),... Continue reading

Successful Integration of the RIEGL VQ-840-G Topo-Bathymetric Laser Scanner into the Schiebel CAMCOPTER® S-100 UAS

RIEGL and Schiebel – cooperating for excellent results in UAV-based airborne scanning: RIEGL Laser Measurement Systems GmbH and SCHIEBEL have successfully completed the integration of a high-end laser scanning system, the RIEGL VQ-840-G topo-bathymetric LiDAR sensor, on the Schiebel CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS). Operating a high-end laser scanning system remotely on an Unmanned... Continue reading

ModalAI Launches 11g VOXL® 2 Mini to Advance the Industry Towards the Smallest AI Drones

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ModalAI today unveiled the powerful new VOXL 2 Mini, ushering in a new era for smaller, smarter, and safer drone autopilots. The newly designed VOXL 2 Mini features autonomy, communications, and power management, providing a 30% reduction in area compared to VOXL 2, to only 42mm x 42mm. At only 11g, VOXL 2... Continue reading

Dawn of Drones | Episode 98: MissionGO

MissionGO, a leading provider of UAS solutions and services, well known in the industry for accomplishing the first successful organ delivery by drone, joins the Dawn of Drones this week during our month dedicated to Critical Infrastructure Support, sponsored by SAIC.  Join Dawn and Nate Ernst, the company’s Director of Business Development & Strategy, to... Continue reading

ABS Issues Approval in Principle for Saildrone Uncrewed Surface Vehicles

AIP, an important first step to full classification of a new maritime vehicle, was awarded to the Saildrone Voyager and Surveyor. (June 7, 2023 – ALAMEDA, CA) – The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has issued Approval in Principle (AIP) certificates to Saildrone, including the first AIP for a 10-meter commercial uncrewed surface vehicle (USV),... Continue reading

AUVSI and Messe Düsseldorf North America Release Data Demonstrating Successful Staging of XPONENTIAL 2023

Following the close of the first XPONENTIAL trade fair jointly organized by the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) and Messe Düsseldorf North America (MDNA), the two organizations declared the event a resounding success.     The leading U.S. trade show for uncrewed vehicles and robotic technologies celebrated its 50th anniversary in Denver from May... Continue reading

NWUAV’s NW-230 Heavy-Fuel UAV Engine Receives US State Department EAR 99 Export Approval

McMinnville, Oregon - Northwest UAV is proud to announce that its newest heavy-fuel UAV engine (NW-230) has received EAR 99 export approval, expanding market reach on a global scale. Export Administration Regulations, commonly known as (EAR), administered by the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security, control most US exports of products considered strategically significant.... Continue reading

The uAvionix Ecosystem Paves the Way for Safe Complex Operations

The uAvionix Corporation was founded with the mission of advancing aviation safety through a connected airspace.  Their solutions are accelerating the integration of both crewed and uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) into the U.S. National Airspace System and paving the way for safe complex operations. For UAS, the company enables complex operations by providing a wide... Continue reading