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Wingtra

WingtraOne, AltaX, Spirit, and eBee Tac drones added to Blue sUAS 2.0

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) of the Pentagon has revised its Blue sUAS list of drones that fulfill requirements for use by US military...

Haye KestelooJun 3

Wingcopter

FAA approves Airworthiness Criteria for Wingcopter 198 delivery drone

The FAA approved the airworthiness criteria for the Wingcopter 198 delivery drone, marking an important milestone in the type certification process.

Haye KestelooMay 12

FAA

Fighting drone registration “schemes” with free stickers

Pilot Institute, a leading drone school in the US, is proud to announce that we have shipped more than 10,000 sets of free drone registration

Greg ReverdiauMay 2

DJI

US drone makers send drones to Ukraine to fight the Russian military

With DJI under fire, US drone makers, such as BRINC and Skydio, see an opportunity to send drones to Ukraine to help fight the Russian military.

Haye KestelooApr 25

NASA

Mars helicopter sets new distance record during 25th flight

Mars helicopter Ingenuity has been performing above expectations since then and is still operational. Recently, the drone even made its 25th flight

Wiebe de JagerApr 15

FreeFly Systems

Alta X drone from FreeFly Systems now added to Blue sUAS 2.0 program

The FreeFly Systems’ Alta X drone is now the second drone, after the Sensefly eBee TAC, to be approved and added to the Blue sUAS 2.0 program. When the Blue sUAS program was originally announced in August 2020, it was exclusively dedicated to short-range surveillance activities. Blue sUAS 2.0 expands scope The Blue sUAS 2.0…

Haye KestelooApr 14

Volatus Aerospace provides thermal drones and training to Ukraine

FAA

Volatus Aerospace provides 30 thermal drones and training to Ukraine

Drone solutions provider Volatus Aerospace has started to deliver intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (“ISR”) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), which include 30 thermal drones, to organizations in Ukraine. Volatus Aerospace supplies the thermal drones to a consortium of organizations that are focused on the three critical areas of support, medical supplies, non-lethal military equipment,

Haye KestelooApr 13

Amazon

Amazon delivery drone crashed and caused fire says FAA report

According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) report, an Amazon delivery drone sparked a fire last summer when it crashed.

Haye KestelooApr 6

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