Lockheed Martin announced in a press release yesterday that it has demonstrated its air traffic control system for drones, showing that two unmanned aerial systems working together could be used to fight fires, while maintaining contact with air traffic control. The demonstration used two military grade drones, the smaller Stalker XE UAS and the unmanned K-MAX cargo … [Read more...] about Lockheed Martin’s Drone Traffic Control System for Fire Fighting
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Database Reveals Commercial Niche for Military Drones
A partnership between the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College and the Verge news-site has spawned a massive database project to track all 500 companies that have been granted Section 333 exemptions by the FAA to fly drones for commercial use. While only standing at about 100 in April, the number of exemptions granted has snowballed over the summer. Section 333 … [Read more...] about Database Reveals Commercial Niche for Military Drones
Commercial Rights for UAV Autopilot System Awarded to Drone Aviation Holding Corp.
Drone Aviation Holding Corp. (DAC) has recently announced that it has signed an agreement to receive exclusive commercial software licenses for the Georgia Tech UAV Simulation Tool. GUST is an autopilot system created by Adaptive Flight Inc (AFI). Drone Aviation Holding Corp is well known for the manufacturing of extremely light tethered drones. Besides acquiring simulation … [Read more...] about Commercial Rights for UAV Autopilot System Awarded to Drone Aviation Holding Corp.
Drones in Enterprise: The Future of Data Collection
(Source: media.precisionhawk.com) To hear some tell it, the world will soon be abuzz with small drones that inspect bridges, monitor pipelines, survey crops and help assess damage for insurance claims. Before companies head off into the wild blue yonder, however, several things have to happen. The federal government needs to figure out how to regulate the commercial use … [Read more...] about Drones in Enterprise: The Future of Data Collection
What’s next for drones? Ask the guys creating them
from CNBC.com No tool of war has come further in the last 25 years than drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). And no program has come under greater scrutiny, or for more reasons. The CIA and Pentagon are reportedly at odds over who should control armed UAVs that kill targets. UAV manufacturers are pushing for Federal Aviation Administration approval to fly unmanned … [Read more...] about What’s next for drones? Ask the guys creating them
