A drone with a 150-foot wingspan just completed a 72-hour endurance trial near the English town of Farnborough. A solar-electric, fixed-wing drone, the PHASA-35 completed trials earlier this... Read more
Japanese drone company HAPSMobile has soared into a COA2 (Certificate of Authorization) from the FAA to fly HAWK30, a solar-powered unmanned aircraft assembled in April 2019. The drone will... Read more
High Altitude, Long Endurance (HALE) drones have a set of commercial applications which differ significantly from those performed by standard quadcopters. Often looking like something out o... Read more
Groundbreaking military research is giving drones their day in the sun – or at least half a day. The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory is empowering drones to stay aloft more than 12 hours usin... Read more
Alta Devices has a new place in the sun after garnering a contract from the Naval Research Laboratory for delivering light-weight solar drone technology. Alta’s Hybrid Tiger program will int... Read more
European-based Airobot and renewable energy experts Mind4Energy have joined forces to develop a “flying robot” for detailed solar farm inspections. The project is supported by a... Read more
AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for both defense and commercial applications, is making a $65 million dollar play to develop high alt... Read more
Riaan Meyer is used to working on large scale renewable energy projects. “The typical solar plant in Africa is just much bigger than it is in other countries,” says Meyer. ... Read more
Guest post by Drone Industry Insights — To push the boundaries of drone flight performance, batteries must become smaller and lighter. It appears that we reached a certain limit when it come... Read more
Cambridge startup Scanifly isn’t just another drone data platform. With a background in solar technology and a clear view of the value proposition for drone data, founder John Novak a... Read more
Solar electric drone company Silent Falcon™ UAS Technologies (Silent Falcon) has been named an honoree by Innovation New Mexico. New Mexico has long been a supporter of new technology. In J... Read more