The Royal Canadian Navy is sailing a new drone concept to serve as eyes and ears beyond a ship’s horizon. Kingston-class coastal defense ships will deploy Puma fixed-wing drones to provide beyond-visual-line-of-sight intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, a naval release stated. Manufactured by AeroVironment, the drone can stay aloft for two hours and fly as high … [Read more...] about Puma Drones Will Enhance Recon for Canadian Navy
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Astigan: Ordnance Survey To Launch High-Altitude, Solar-Powered Mapping Drone
National mapping agency for Great Britain and leading geospatial data organization Ordnance Survey (OS) has announced plans to launch a solar-powered drone that will fly at high altitude to complement existing satellite mapping systems. The aim of the High Altitude Psuedo Satellite (HAPS) project, called Astigan, is to provide faster, higher quality images of Earth from … [Read more...] about Astigan: Ordnance Survey To Launch High-Altitude, Solar-Powered Mapping Drone
Delair Expands Drone Data Integration with Trimble Software
Commercial drone solution provider Delair this week announced the release of an new integration to its Trimble Business Center software. The integration enables geospatial professionals to drag and drop data from the Delair UX11 PPK drone system directly into Trimble Business Center projects. Users can combine high-quality flight data with other sensor data to create … [Read more...] about Delair Expands Drone Data Integration with Trimble Software
Swedish Company GLOBHE is Focused on Drones doing Good in Hard Hit Relief Areas
One of the best things about life on the road is the opportunity to meet new companies and new people stretching the boundaries of what drones can do for communities around the world. At the recent Commercial UAV Show in London, DRONELIFE had the opportunity to meet Helena Samsioe, CEO and Founder of Swedish based drone service provider GLOBHE. GLOBHE's mission is to use … [Read more...] about Swedish Company GLOBHE is Focused on Drones doing Good in Hard Hit Relief Areas
e2E Completes Over-the-Air Flight Trial of SATCOM UAS-I Product
e2E Satcom Limited, a provider of satellite communications solutions, has announced that it has successfully completed its first over-the-air flight test of the newly launched UAS-I SATCOM communication node for drone systems. The node is based on the company’s e2Eaccess technology that features low size, weight and power (SWaP) profiles. e2E selected Callen-Lenz, a provider … [Read more...] about e2E Completes Over-the-Air Flight Trial of SATCOM UAS-I Product
