Inspection

Nationwide BVLOS Waiver Enables More Efficient and Safer Inspections for Critical Infrastructure Cyberhawk has received a significant nationwide Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), allowing the company to operate drones without the need for a visual observer. This waiver is set to expand Cyberhawk’s capabilities in drone-based inspection,… Read more: Cyberhawk Receives FAA Waiver for Expanded U.S. Drone Operations

Strong Performance Driven by Regional Expansion and Product Innovation Cyberhawk™, a leader in drone inspection services and visual data management, announced a 55 percent revenue growth for fiscal year 2024, ending March 31. The company’s total revenue reached $28.7 million. Regional Growth and Diverse Product Offerings Cyberhawk’s growth spanned key regions, including the U.K., U.S.,… Read more: Cyberhawk Achieves 55 Percent Revenue Growth in FY 2024

Designed for desert conditions, the Perimeter 8+ WC boasts heat-resistant avionics and the ability to carry heavy payloads in temperatures up to 122°F, making it ideal for government and commercial applications Skyfront, a drone developer focused on long-distance endurance applications in difficult operating environments, recently announced their new water-cooled Perimeter 8+ WC. Designed for desert… Read more: Skyfront Launches Water-Cooled Perimeter 8+ WC for Reliable Drone Operations in Extreme Heat

Flyability and ABS to attend Posidonia 2024 with UT drone Flyability, the market leader for confined space drone inspections, announced today its presence at Posidonia 2024. Flyability will attend the tradeshow in partnership with classification society ABS, who will be at booth 3.101. Posidonia is one of the biggest shipping events of the year –… Read more: Flyability Shows Off Elios 3 Ultrasonic Thickness Payload at Posidonia 2024

Partnership aims to enhance advanced UAS operations in North Dakota Skyfire Consulting, a leading public safety UAS consulting group, has announced a partnership with Thales USA, a prominent global player in advanced technologies, to integrate the Skyfire SF2 drone into Vantis, North Dakota’s advanced UAS operations system. Thales selected the Skyfire SF2 for its versatility… Read more: Skyfire SF2 Drone Selected by Thales USA for Vantis Network Integration

Flyability, a leader in drone solutions for confined spaces, has announced an upcoming event in Denver, Colorado, to unveil its new ultrasonic thickness payload in North America. Scheduled for May 1st and 2nd, the event will showcase the latest addition to the Elios 3 drone series. The Denver launch event is set to offer a… Read more: Flyability to Introduce New Drone Technology at Denver Event

Nearthlab Joins Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies List with Game-Changing Wind Turbine Inspection Solution Nearthlab has been named among Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies for 2024. This recognition places Nearthlab in the esteemed company of industry giants such as Nvidia, OpenAI, and Microsoft, highlighting its groundbreaking work in the Robotics category. Founded on a commitment… Read more: Nearthlab Earns Spot on Fast Company’s Innovator List with Cutting-Edge Drone Inspection Tech

Associate Professor Satoshi Suzuki and Team Pioneer Affordable Solutions with Innovative GNSS-Based Drone, Redefining Precision in Close-Range Powerline Inspection by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian J. McNabb A team of researchers led by Associate Professor Satoshi Suzuki from Chiba University recently announced that they had developed an innovative new low-cost UAV designed for powerline inspection. While… Read more: Cheaper Sensors for Drone Powerline Inspections: Chiba University Researchers Unveil Breakthrough Low-Cost UAV Solution

PG&E Explores Cutting-Edge Drone Technology to Elevate Utility Operations Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) (NYSE: PCG) orchestrated a comprehensive conference today, uniting certified drone pilots, industry collaborators, community partners, and federal stakeholders to delve into the myriad applications of unmanned aerial systems for utility operations. Participants included Advexure, Airdata, Infravision, and Skydio, along with… Read more: PG&E Revolutionizing Utility Operations Through Cutting-Edge Drone Technology: Beyond Inspections

Harnessing UAV Technology for Efficient, Safe, and Environmentally Conscious Infrastructure Operation British company Skyports Drone Services and Norway-based Field recently announced a partnership to provide new services to utility and infrastructure operators, combining Field’s UAV-based infrastructure inspection system with Skyports experience in BVLOS operations across the globe. The new service utilizes Field’s solution, (which includes… Read more: Transforming Drone Infrastructure Inspections: The Innovative Partnership of Skyports and Field

Percepto Receives FAA Approval for Remote Operation of Full Drone Fleet Percepto, a leading autonomous inspection and monitoring solutions provider, has obtained a significant nationwide waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This approval empowers Percepto to remotely operate a complete fleet of up to 30 drones with a single operator, marking a notable advancement… Read more: Percepto Receives Waiver to Operate 30 Drones Autonomously: the “Holy Grail” of Industrial Drone Inspections

Censys Technologies Achieves 30-Mile BVLOS Flight Milestone with Sentaero 5 Censys Technologies conducted a 30-mile beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operation on November 17th, successfully flying the Sentaero 5 over a cellular network in South Florida adjacent to Lake Okeechobee. This milestone was achieved by leveraging a performance-based, non-geo constrained shielded operations waiver, marking… Read more: Breaking Barriers: Censys Technologies Soars to New Heights with 30-Mile BVLOS Flight Milestone

Today, vHive, a global market leader specializing in enterprise asset digitization, announced it has been recognized by Frost & Sullivan as a recipient of the 2023 Enabling Technology Leadership Award. This award recognizes vHive as a leading Digital Twins software solution provider for multiple industries, including telecom, renewable energy, and cranes, based on its years… Read more: Drones, Digital Twins, and Asset Digitization: vHive Wins 2023 Enabling Technology Leadership Award

NC DOT Wins FAA Waiver for Remote, BVLOS Ops at Construction Sites Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · NC – DOT – Receives – FAA – BVLOS – Waiver – For – Remote – Inspections NC has been a leader in advancing drone operations.  Now, the NC DOT announces an FAA waiver to remotely… Read more: NC DOT to Deploy Remote Drone Operations at Construction Sites: the Path to Routine, BVLOS Inspections

Groundbreaking Elios 3 Flights at Sellafield Pave Way for Improved Safety on Nuclear Sites by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Drone pilots at UK nuclear site Sellafield Ltd have successfully completed two flight firsts leading to increased employee safety during decommissioning. Flyability’s Elios 3 drone was successfully deployed with a LiDAR sensor, marking a… Read more: Groundbreaking Drone Flights with Radiation Detection Pave the Way for Improved Safety on Nuclear Sites

Pointivo Introduces Pointivo for Asset Inspection with SmartNavTM Technology A new AI-driven digital twin product: capture, inspect, and report asset deficiencies. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Pointivo – Launches – Pointivo – Asset – Inspection Founded in 2014, Atlanta-based Pointivo is a pioneer in digital twins and analytics, developing a wide portfolio of… Read more: AI-Powered Analytics, Digital Twins: Pointivo for Asset Inspection, with SmartNav™ [VIDEO]

gNext and Skydio Announce New Cloud Integration for Drone Infrastructure Inspection by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Infrastructure inspection platform gNext Labs has announced the release of the gNext-Skydio cloud integration, granting customers improved access to their drone data in gNext’s platform. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Skydio – GNext – Integrate… Read more: Skydio Partners with gNext for Drone Infrastructure Inspection

ONYX Insight and Nearthlab Partner for Whole Turbine Predictive Maintenance by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Predictive maintenance solutions (PdM) provider ONYX Insight has announced a partnership with autonomous drone solution company Nearthlab to provide wind farm operators with a whole turbine predictive maintenance solution. The two companies are coming together to grant large… Read more: Drones for Wind Turbine Inspection: ONYX Insight and Nearthlab Partner on Predictive Maintenance

PG&E Obtains California-wide BVLOS Waiver by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Public safety and critical infrastructure UAS consulting group Skyfire Consulting announced that it has successfully assisted Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) in acquiring a Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) waiver under a Part 107 for the entire state of California. Continue reading… Read more: PG&E Gets BVLOS Waiver for Entire State of California

Skydio and Aloft Introduce Data Integration for Enterprise Customers by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Aloft Technologies, alongside autonomous flight leader Skydio, announced a newly available integration between Aloft Air Control for Enterprise and Skydio Cloud. This new integration provides customers with a united, reliable data stream of flight logs, telemetry, asset tracking,… Read more: Skydio and Aloft Offer Data Integration for Enterprise Customers