As part of the Future of Flight Phase III Challenge, the Intelligent Drones for Ports and Highways (InDePTH) consortium envisions a future where the deployment of intelligent drones may be used to support a wide range of inspection and maintenance tasks around national critical infrastructures. Currently, large-scale inspections of critical national infrastructure hold many high-risk…
When it comes to flying a drone, there are some factors that are inevitably out of your hands which could result in you crashing your drone. However, there are some factors that can be easily avoided. That’s if you are aware of them. Below Lee Wakefield at Coverdrone has outlined ten tips on how to…
Over 370 Local Authority Byelaws and Policies on the Recreational Use of Drones are now available on Drone Scene. Grey Arrows Drone Club is pleased to announce the integration of over 370 Local Authority Byelaws and Policies governing the recreational use of drones into our Drone Scene platform. This comprehensive data mapping comes as a…
A blueprint for effective integration of drones with crewed aviation into unsegregated airspace? Airspace is a critical piece of infrastructure requiring modernisation to accommodate a new generation of crewed and uncrewed aerial vehicles. As part of a pioneering project, Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL), supported by Egis, have proposed an airspace design and operational concept that…
Partnership will integrate satcom and ultra-low bandwidth video streaming solutions, enhancing BVLOS operations for UAV operators 18th April, UK: Gotonomi, a UAV satellite connectivity platform provider, and Videosoft, developers of video streaming solutions, today announced a partnership that will simplify video live-streaming over satellite for UAV operators. By integrating Videosoft’s low-bandwidth video software with Gotonomi’s Velaris Multi-Link…
From new cargo drones to upcycling freight trains, the latest firms selected for the Freight Innovation Fund Accelerator have been unveiled. Ten small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will each receive a share of £1.3m to conduct technology trials with industry partners. The SMEs will also benefit from trial and business support tailored to their needs…
uAvionix, a leader in avionics solutions for uncrewed and crewed aircraft, announced today that it has been awarded a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) contract to advance the commercial use of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System (NAS). The contract aims to develop highly reliable Command and Control (C2)…
Discover the latest best practice for innovation in air mobility, with this interactive Future Flight Standards landscape from BSI, created with support from Egis and backed by UK Research and Innovation. The new, expanded, Future Flight Standards landscape now covers lots of key use cases. Just a few examples include:➡️ Detect and avoid➡️ Operation of uncrewed aircraft systems➡️ New…
