(Pasay City, Philippines) – The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) recently opened its doors to a “UAV Industry Stakeholder” Conference with various Philippine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) operators, as well as the Philippine Remote Control Congress (PRCC) and…
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Australia:- Talking drone offers aviation safety boost
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Dr Reece Clothier In a world first, RMIT University researchers have developed a talking drone that can converse with air traffic controllers just like a normal pilot. The development is a critical step towards the full integration of unmanned aircraft…
Drone companies entering Wild West phase
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By Scott KirsnerGLOBE CORRESPONDENT Andrew Kehlenbeck pulls up a shirtsleeve and exposes a few linear scars on his forearm. They’re slashes from the plastic propeller of a small drone — a very modern sort of workplace injury. Kehlenbeck is cofounder and…
RTÉ Interactive Video: Drones in Ireland – The do’s and don’ts for hobbyists
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Patricia O’Callaghan There is something about drone footage. In the past few years, drone images have shown us the inside of volcanoes, a frozen Niagara Falls from above and new points of view of familiar lands. The Irish Aviation Authority has…
Ground rules needed as S.F. drone use skyrockets
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By C.W. Nevius San Francisco’s Dolores Park is known for many things: sunbathing, hipsters and weekend picnics. But lately it has a new designation — drone airport. “If you go to Dolores Park, there’s pretty much a drone overhead all the…
NWUAV:- First Commercial UAV Propulsion System Approved For Export
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NWUAV announced today the initial shipment of their NW-44cc Fuel Injected engine to an undisclosed foreign customer. This is the first of three customers that have signed up for the COTS 44cc Multi-fuel engine that has been in development for…
Drones with heat-tracking cameras used to monitor koala population
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By Jessica van Vonderen Queensland researchers are hoping drones will aid in the conservation of threatened species like koalas. Traditionally, koalas were counted by people on the ground but now they can be tracked by robots from the air. Researchers fitted…
Italian Air Force becomes the launch customer of Piaggio Aerospace’s P.1HH Unmanned Aerial System
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The Italian Air Force will be the launch customer of the P.1HH HammerHead Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), a state-of-the-art multipurpose UAS, designed and developed by Piaggio Aerospace. This decision was announced at IDEX 2015 in Abu Dhabi, in presence of…
Drone Maker 3D Robotics Raises $50 Million In Latest Round
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By Frank Bi and Ryan Mac Less than two weeks after the Federal Aviation Administration unveiled its proposed regulations for commercial drones, one California-based drone company sealed its latest round of financing. North America’s largest personal drone manufacturer, 3D Robotics,…
CybAero Year-End Report January–December 2014 CybAero AB
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Net sales: SEK 46.8 million (SEK 24.4 million) EBITDA: SEK -22.3 million (SEK -15 million) Operating loss: SEK -33.7 million (SEK -24.3 million) Loss after tax: SEK 34.2 million (SEK 25.4 million) Earnings per share: SEK -1.62 (SEK -2.94) Events…
