A new report from Connected Places Catapult’s explores the steps the UK has taken to be at the forefront of commercial drone development and identifies the steps yet to be taken in order to remain in the global race towards Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM). There is a huge global opportunity for countries that can successfully…
A ground-breaking new project announced today (12th May) will allow the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to regularly and routinely use drones, to carry out its time critical, reactive search and rescue, and international counter pollution obligations. The MCA Drone Demonstration and Development Pathfinder aims to explore and develop the safe use of drones…
Chancellor extends furlough scheme until October The government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will remain open until the end of October, the Chancellor announced today (Tuesday 12 May 2020). Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will continue until end of October Furloughed workers across UK will continue to receive 80% of their current salary, up to £2,500…
Flylogix have been selected to join the CAA’s Innovation Sandbox. They will be working alongside Total, NATS and the Oil & Gas Technology Centre. They aim to drive forward the safe operation involving BVLOS within the Offshore Oil and Gas Sector. It will allow them to mobilise their UAVs at short notice to launch from…
Following an open competition, Sir Stephen was selected by the Transport Secretary as the candidate best suited to lead the Civil Aviation Authority through the COVID-19 response and recovery. He will balance airlines’ immediate needs resulting from reduced passenger demand, with consumer issues such as the refund backlog due to cancelled services. Sir Stephen will…
ARPAS-UK Member, DJI, today launched the Matrice 300 RTK and Zenmuse H20 series targeting commercial users. It offers up to 55 minutes of flying time, advanced AI capabilities, 6 Directional sensing and positioning and more. A range of 15km makes it an ideal candidate for BVLOS, while the Onboard AI recognizes the subject of…
Parrot, the leading European drone group, announced today its support for Human Rights Watch’s mission of investigating human rights abuses around the world. To assist the organization’s work, Parrot is providing its powerful ANAFI drones, along with advanced software and technical support. man Most recently, as part of a Human Rights Watch investigation into ISIS atrocities…
The COVID-19 pandemic is, by necessity, leading to a flurry of innovation. And now drones are taking their turn in the limelight. In a recent announcement, the UK government said that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) could be ferrying vital personal protective equipment (PPE) from the English mainland to NHS staff on the Isle of Wight as soon…
AmeyVTOL has successfully demonstrated the first drone inspection of UK infrastructure to go beyond visual line of sight (BVLoS). During the demonstration, the VTOL flying wing surveyed an area of 2km autonomously and out of the sight of the pilot. Previous to this, drone inspections were limited to flight within visual line of sight (WVLoS) and as such,…
ARPAS-UK Member, Animal Dynamics’s Chief Executive, Alex Cacchia talks about the insect inspired drones the company makes in this article by the BBC. The article looks at how dragon flies inspired the team to crack the challenge of using flapping wings to power a drone, as well as mobile phone technology has been important…