ArduPilot is the industry-leading, fully-featured, reliable open-source autopilot software for a large variety of hardware vendors. And now, the software can be used to operate AIRLink by Sky-Drones Technologies, the most advanced autopilot hardware available to date. ArduPilot provides its users with a large variety of hardware options both open and closed. Source code that has been created by a diverse team of engineers, computer scientists and community contributors has allowed this organisation to progress leaps and bounds since its incorporation in 2010 with ever-changing elements and add ..read more

Harvest joins Inmarsat’s Velaris Partner Network, providing highly reliable, ultra-low bandwidth C2 data and HD live stream capabilities for unmanned aerial vehicles Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, today expanded the partner network for its ground-breaking Velaris connectivity solution with the addition of Harvest Technology Group (Harvest), an Australia-based specialist in ultra-low bandwidth live streaming technology. The combination of Inmarsat’s Velaris connectivity solution and Harvest’s Network Optimised Livestreaming technology will allow commercia ..read more

H3 Dynamics has announced a new Robots-as-a-service solution for autonomous solar farm monitoring in partnership with Sitemark, a specialist AI-analytics company from Belgium. The new partnership combines the DBX drone-in-a-box robots from H3 Dynamics with visual & thermal analytics from Sitemark to automate and scale up remote monitoring operations in large solar farm installations. Sitemark’s solutions have been deployed by Total, Bouygues, EDF, Engie and Orix to inspect over 30,000 ha of solar PV parks in 35 countries. Designed as the “eyes and ears” of solar farm owners and operators ..read more

LMT, Latvia’s leading mobile operator and tech innovator, has become Europe’s first mobile operator to obtain certification to educate and examine pilots to receive licenses. The country’s Civil Aviation Agency has certified LMT as a recognized organization to provide lessons and examinations, after which the applicant can receive a Remote Pilot Certificate of Competency in the A2 Open category of drone licenses, which includes personal and sports drones from 0.5-2kg in weight. LMT is the first mobile operator to receive this mandate from a state regulatory agency in the EU. While several orga ..read more

American Robotics builds its customer base in the oil and gas sector with a new purchase order Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ONDS), a leading provider of private wireless data, drone and automated data solutions through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Ondas Networks Inc. and American Robotics, Inc. (“American Robotics” or “AR”), announced that American Robotics received a new purchase order from Chevron for its fully autonomous, FAA-approved, Scout Systems. This will be American Robotics’ second Fortune 100 customer in the oil and gas space. “The oil and gas industry is primed to bene ..read more

German drone delivery pioneer Wingcopter is partnering with  UAV LATAM, a Latin American holding with more than 10 years of experience in the unmanned aerial vehicle space (UAV) and a presence in 7 countries. Through this alliance, Wingcopter will work with UAV del Peru, a subsidiary of UAV LATAM, deploying the Wingcopter 198, Wingcopter’s new flagship Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), to carry out drone delivery operations for local clients. With the partnership, Wingcopter, UAV LATAM and UAV del Peru become leaders in the drone delivery space in Peru. UAV LATAM, through UAV ..read more

RCbenchmark, a Canadian manufacturer serving the drone industry, recently announced that it has changed its name to Tyto Robotics. The name change is accompanied by several major changes as the company releases a new product line and enters the wind tunnel testing space. Founded in 2014, the company originally offered small 5 kgf test stands for the RC (remote-controlled) community, hence the name ‘RCbenchmark’. Since launching the company, they have continuously added larger products to their catalogue, including test stands measuring up to 75 kgf of thrust with propellers up to 70” in diamet ..read more

Organizers of Commercial UAV Expo Europe have announced that the next edition of the event will take place with Amsterdam Drone Week (ADW) and EASA High-Level Conference at RAI Amsterdam 18-20 January 2022. Previously, the events were scheduled to take place together in December 2021, but the organizers have decided— in close consultation with partners Amsterdam Drone Week and EASA— to delay the event until early 2022 due to the impact of COVID-19 on travel and the event industry. This date will offer partners, speakers, visitors, and delegates more certainty to travel to Amsterdam and thus br ..read more

Fast-growing aerospace startup LaunchPoint Electric Propulsion Solutions, Inc. has released its latest hybrid-electric generator system, a patented design that harnesses the combined power of traditional fuel and electricity to expand the capabilities of drones. The LaunchPoint HPS055 GenSet is a 5.5kW, highly efficient, high-specific power generator and hybrid electric power/engine control system that utilizes specialized electric machine and GenSet technology to enable extended-range flight. Drones installed with the 5.5kW GenSet can travel farther and carry more load than those fitted with ..read more

Windracers powers aid distribution UAV with Vanguard small block engines b To date, the most reliable and inexpensive means for delivering aid relief is by truck. Windracers, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) company, intends to change that. “We realized we could use emerging UAV technologies to help solve several key world issues, starting with medical and food aid distribution,” said Charles Scales, CEO and co-founder of Windracers. Scales and his co-founder, Stephen Wright, looked at the international aid landscape and saw that due to poor ground infrastructure, weather and topography challe ..read more