Read or hearken to all the headlines in a single place: excerpts from the DRONELIFE drone news of the week ending August 25, 2023. Click on the titles below for the complete story.
Skydio’s ASCEND, September 20: What Will the Next Evolution Look Like?
The Skydio ASCEND 2023 Conference, set to happen on September 20, 2023 throughout the serene Presidio National Park in San Francisco, CA, guarantees a big reveal about Skydio’s newest products and direction.
The Drone That Flies Itself: HoverAir X1 Introduces Pocket-Sized Self-Flying Aerial Camera
Zero Zero Robotics, a tech company specializing in embedded AI technology, has unveiled the HoverAir X1 – a compact and autonomous aerial camera that takes the art of drone photography to recent heights. The HoverAir X1 offers users features starting from pre-programmed flight modes to stabilization technology, all bundled in a pocket-sized device.
Clock Ticking on FAA Administrator: Still No Everlasting Pick
As a recent article in Politico highlighted, the clock is ticking on the present Acting Administrator of the FAA. FAA Acting Administrator Polly Trottenberg, the Deputy Administrator of the Department of Transportation, is proscribed by law to a term of not more than 210 days. This term will expire on October 25, 2023: at which era internal emails indicate that Deputy Administrator and former FAA Chief of Staff Katie Thomson will take over the position, failing a everlasting appointment.
EHang Declares Latest Milestones on Air Taxi Type Certification in China
EHang has now accomplished the ultimate flight tests required within the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) type certification (TC) process for the EH216-S. The method has taken 31 months – but EHang says that they expect to receive type certification soon, having finished the last stage of the evaluation with flights to show and confirm compliance with regulations.
Titan Aviation on the Drone Radio Podcast Show! Integrating Crewed and Uncrewed Systems
On this episode of the Drone Radio Show with Randy Goers: Toni Drummond, President US of Titan Aviation, talks about advance airflight, the challenges and opportunities for integrating crewed and uncrewed systems into the identical airspace and the way Industrial UAV Expo Advance Airspace Summit will help elevate the discussion amongst industry professionals.
Distant ID in a Real World National Security Event: Pierce Aerospace at Super Bowl LVII
Distant ID is designed to permit stakeholders to detect and track drones within the air – each mitigating the chance of unauthorized drones and allowing greater utilization of legitimate industrial operation. In a high stakes national security event just like the Super Bowl, Distant ID becomes a critical tool for the federal and native agencies chargeable for keeping participants protected
D-Fend Declares EnforceAir 2: Counter Drone Technology in a Backpack
D-Fend Solutions has launched the latest version of their EnforceAir product, EnforceAir2. EnforceAir 2 xpands and improves on the success of their previous product, EnforceAir, which received the 2023 Intersec Homeland Security/Service of the Yr Award. EnforceAir2 has increased drone detection and mitigation capabilities, in addition to added operational flexibility for covert and mobile applications.
Red Cat’s Teal 2 Gets Distant ID Certification as US Defense Logistics Doubles Order
Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RCAT), a drone technology company integrating robotic hardware and software for military, government and industrial operations, announced August 22 that the military-grade Teal 2 had received Distant ID certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The news was closely followed on August 23 by an announcement that the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) had doubled its order for Teal 2, ordering a further 172 units plus spare parts and training. The DLA order now totals over $5 million.
FAA Grants Phoenix Air Unmanned Waiver for BVLOS Flight with Swiss Drones Uncrewed Helicopter
In May, the FAA asked for public input on requests for waivers to fly Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS.) Phoenix Air Unmanned, uAvionix, Zipline, and UPS Flight Forward all applied for waivers: today, FAA announced that Pheonix Air Unmanned has been granted authorization to operate BVLOS for “aerial work, aerial photography, survey and powerline and pipeline patrol and inspection. The authorization allows these operations below 400 feet altitude over certain roads and sparsely populated areas below pre-planned flight paths.”
Walmart Parters with Wing on Drone Delivery in Dallas Fort Price
Retail giant Walmart and drone delivery provider Wing are poised to launch drone delivery service from two Walmart stores within the Dallas-Fort Price Metroplex. The partnership, which builds upon Walmart’s ongoing efforts to supply efficient last-mile delivery solutions and Wing’s expertise in drone technology, will bring an array of Walmart products on to customers’ doorsteps.