Swift Engineering is banking on the success of the high altitude long endurance (HALE) drone system. In partnership with NASA's Ames Research Center, Swift recently completed a maiden flight at New Mexico's Spaceport America. The project also performed a full-system UAS check, as well as validating the drone’s configuration for high-altitude continuous surveillance … [Read more...] about Swift HALE Drone Reaches New Heights with NASA
Teal Colors a Bright Future with Golden Eagle Drone Launch
Utah-based drone provider Teal is winging its way into the UAV stratosphere with the recent launch of the Golden Eagle. The American-made drone system provides aerial surveillance and awareness through, what a Teal press release dubs, “scalable, secure, and rugged technology.” A drone provider since 2014, Teal manufactures aerial surveillance and awareness for inspections … [Read more...] about Teal Colors a Bright Future with Golden Eagle Drone Launch
Bell Snags BVLOS Drone Status with Choctaw Nation
Aviation giant Bell Aircraft Corporation soared through FAA drone benchmarks, landing beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) status with its Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) Citing drone missions that require delivering “goods and information to critical – sometimes inaccessible – locations,” Bell snagged BVLOS to launch autonomous drone flights over long distances using VTOL … [Read more...] about Bell Snags BVLOS Drone Status with Choctaw Nation
NOAA Launches Autonomous Drones to Study the Bering Sea
It’s not an Ark, but NOAA is charting a new course for aquatic research using autonomous drones. The federal agency recently launched a sea-going sortie of three aquatic drones bound for the Bering Sea. The drone fleet will survey the nation’s largest fish stock and monitor changing weather and ocean conditions in the Arctic. The autonomous drones are part of NOAA’s … [Read more...] about NOAA Launches Autonomous Drones to Study the Bering Sea
FAA Won’t Charge Rogue Drone Pilot Who Stopped Firefighting
A rogue drone pilot won’t feel the FAA’s heat despite causing the suspension of aerial firefighting operations. Last week, FAA officials told the Arizona Daily Star they would not prosecute an unidentified person who flew a drone over restricted airspace at the Bighorn wildfire scene in Arizona. The agency wouldn’t say when the drone flight took place and refused to … [Read more...] about FAA Won’t Charge Rogue Drone Pilot Who Stopped Firefighting
