Security & Surveillance

Micro Secondary radar, for drone autonomy and navigation by Cambridge Sensoriis: Watch Again

Micro Radar are becoming available for Drones, allowing all-weather, long-range detection of obstacles. But there are multiple other uses for these software configurable Radar, High precision measurement of landing pads for autonomous control; finding a journey endpoint within centimetres, without GNSS; and assured positioning while a drone surveys infrastructure. Both technology insights and practical use…

DJI Achieves Encryption Recognition from U.S Department of Commerce

DJI Achieves Encryption Recognition from U.S Department of Commerce DJI Core Crypto Engine passes Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) to receive Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, today reinforces its commitment to customer data and privacy with the validation of the DJI Core Crypto Engine.  The engine is a…

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 –…

MOD seeks UAS innovation ideas to support Ukraine

“Since Russia’s brutal invasion UK defence suppliers with active support from MOD and DE&S have taken equipment from desktop ideas to deployment. This £25m plus fund is designed to capture ongoing work and support innovative ideas to meet defence requirements. “Recent months have shown the ingenuity and innovation of the UK defence sector, coming up…

Survey accuracy utilising drones – WATCH AGAIN

by ARPAS-UK, in association with Connected Places Catapult In this session, explore how using technology like orthomosaics, contour lines and point clouds mosaic images can be amassed and 3D models can be created. Drones seem to have the potential to revolutionise numerous areas of our lives, but today their biggest disruption is in the field…

Drones and Low Flying Military Aircraft

Whether you are flying your drone for fun or profit, the need to fly safely and legally is often discussed.  Height limits and airspace restrictions are set out in the the CAA website for all to follow and doing so will help to avoid conflict with manned aircraft and the risks that this poses.  Generally speaking, civilian…