End-Sector Uses

Education not enforcement is the route to safer skies

Success for Lincolnshire Police Drone Education event Lincolnshire Police were delighted to welcome members of the public and guest speakers to their education and information event on drone safety and legislation.    The event was attended by members of our communities who wish to fly drones.  The event, led by Chief Drone Pilot, Kev Taylor,…

DroneX: a round up, thoughts and preparing next year

7-8 Sep 2022, London We were delighted to meet so many members and key stakeholders, and to share our stand with a few members as well: Richard Gill of Drone Defence, Toby Townrow of Dronevolution and Chris Crockford of Electric Aviation. It was fantastic to see the interaction between them and other exhibitors and visitors,…

Managing Drone Operations in the Cloud: Watch Again

How breaking free of Word document templates and Excel spreadsheets will transform your drone operations management and flight planning admin. Overview: Whether you’re a solo operator just starting out or a large Enterprise business with a either a dedicated drone team or a dispersed group of part-time operators – or any size business in-between –…

Airbus Zephyr just misses record for world’s longest flight

The high-altitude drone Zephyr came down in Arizona, USA, just hours before it would have broken all records for the longest-ever continuous flight (manned or unmanned). It had already previously beaten the 2018 record for unmanned flight. The flight started mid-June and had lasted 64 days, losing contact with ground control on August 19th. It…

Smith Myers to take part in ARCSAR ‘catastrophe exercise’

Smith Myers to take part in Arctic ‘catastrophe exercise’ with international partners to demonstrate ARTEMIS airborne Search and Rescue technologies Showcasing a range of SAR platforms including crewed and uncrewed aircraft, the disaster and resilience planning exercise LIVEX led by the innovation network ARCSAR (Arctic Security and Emergency Preparedness Network) will take place 28th August…

Advancing airborne autonomy: use of commercial drones in the UK

Ambition statement and vision for commercial drones, created jointly by government and the sector, outlining the 2030 potential, current use cases and support and enablers for the future. From:Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and Department for Transport Documents Advancing airborne autonomy: commercial drones saving money and saving lives in the UK PDF, 7.26 MB, 52 pages Details…

Skies without Limits v2.0: PwC

PwC have launched their updated reported on the impact drones will have on the UK’s economy, productivity, jobs and quality of life. The original report was published in 2018. Drones offer public and private organisations an opportunity to carry out tasks faster, safer, cheaper and with less impact on the environment than traditional methods. This…

BVLOS Operations Forum Press Release

BVLOS Operations Forum unites innovators to unlock the next generation of aviation Pioneering companies in the emerging uncrewed aviation industry have joined forces in a forum established by air traffic control leader NATS, to break through the barriers to the UK industry’s development.    The BVLOS Operations Forum, which includes the UK’s leading beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS)…