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NASA Advances Drone Safety with New Hazard Detection System

NASA steps up drone safety by testing an advanced software designed to predict airborne hazards before they occur, revolutionizing drone ops.

Haye KestelooApr 6

Robotics

NYC’s Drones, Robotics, and AI Summit 2025 Signals a New Hub for Innovation

The Drones, Robotics, and AI Summit 2025, held today, at the Rockefeller Center in New York City, brought together over 300 industry leaders to explore the future of autonomous systems. Organized by Oliver Mitchell of ff Venture Capital (ffVC), in collaboration with the New York Robotics Network and Genius NY, the sold-out event highlighted NYC’s…

Haye KestelooMar 6

DJI

A Farewell to Romeo Durscher: A Drone Visionary Who Soared for Good

On March 3, 2025, the drone industry lost a giant. Romeo Durscher, a Swiss-born pioneer who helped transform drones into life-saving tools for public safety and humanitarian good, passed away after a months-long battle with cancer. It is hard to believe he’s gone. For years, I’d see Romeo’s warm smile and hear his infectious enthusiasm…

Haye KestelooMar 5

NASA

Pipistrel’s Nuuva V300 Drone Achieves First Successful Hover Test

Pipistrel has achieved a significant milestone with the successful first hover test of its Nuuva V300 hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft. In a newly released video, the aircraft can be seen breaking free from gravity to achieve stable hover flight, marking a crucial step forward in the development of autonomous cargo delivery capabilities for the aviation industry.…

Haye KestelooFeb 11

NASA

NASA Tests New Portable Drone Management System for Wildfire Response

NASA has completed testing of a new drone airspace management system designed to enhance wildfire response operations. The Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations (ACERO) project, in collaboration with AirSpace Integration (ASI), evaluated the Portable Airspace Management System (PAMS) at Monterey Bay Academy Airport in La Selva Beach, California during November 2024. Technical Inn

Haye KestelooJan 31

NASA

Near Earth Autonomy develops aircraft inspection by drone

A small business out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has developed a time-saving drone-based solution for conducting pre-flight inspections of airliners.

Josh SpiresJan 6

NASA

NASA’s UTM Research Paves Way for Commercial BVLOS Drone Operations

NASA’s pioneering work in Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) has played a crucial role in enabling the FAA’s recent authorization of commercial Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations in shared airspace. The milestone development, announced in July, marks the first time multiple U.S. companies have received permission to operate commercial drones in…

Haye KestelooDec 11

The RQ-4B Global Hawk, a high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by Northrop Grumman, is a potential candidate for deployment at Norway's newly established long-range drone base in Andøya. The accompanying illustration photo is courtesy of NorthropGrumman.com.

Zipline

Defense Giant Highlights Complex Path to Safe Drone Delivery Integration

Major questions about airspace safety and integration challenges need to be addressed before drone delivery services can fully take off, according to insights from Northrop Grumman and other key industry players in a recent comprehensive report. Complex Integration Challenges Northrop Grumman’s director of airworthiness and airspace integration, Doug Davis, emphasizes that drone operators must wor

Haye KestelooNov 13

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