Global Spotlights
Improving Weather Precision for Advanced Air Mobility Operations
The integration of advanced air mobility (AAM) operations (air taxis and urban air transport) into the national airspace system (NAS) presents unique challenges, particularly in weather monitoring and forecasting. A... Read More
Advancing Energy and Enterprise Efficiency: Three Model Drone Programs for Industrial Operations
Forward-learning companies in the energy and utilities sector have adopted drone technology across various industrial operations. At the 2024 Aerial Evolution Association of Canada Conference and Expo, an expert panel... Read More
Transforming Mineral Exploration: Breakthroughs in Drone-Based Hyperspectral Imaging
In a groundbreaking development for the mining industry, researchers at North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS) and the Center to Advance the Science of Exploration to Reclamation in Mining... Read More
Aerial NDT Inspections Increase Asset Uptime For the Energy Industry
The use of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) for non-destructive testing (NDT) holds great promise for industrial inspections, particularly in the energy sector. Just ask partners Laurent Zimmerli, VP Customer Experience... Read More
Defense Innovation: Palmer Luckey on Modernizing Military Technology
Recent conflicts have taught us that the changing landscape of national defense requires us to innovate more rapidly to keep pace with our adversaries. Change-makers are needed at every level... Read More
CSU Drone Center: Elevating Drone Education and Research to New Heights
The Colorado State University (CSU) Drone Center assists researchers, industry partners, public safety professionals and a wide range of students with cutting-edge UAV research, education and support services. As a... Read More
Unlocking Subsurface Insights: Autonomous Drone Mapping Techniques for Buried Metal Detection and Geology
In the world of geophysics and remote sensing, mapping autonomously using drones is emerging as the go-to technology for detecting buried metal objects, exploring for the presence of extractable resources... Read More
Vale and Speedbird Aero Successfully Complete Pioneering Drone Logistics Operation in Brazil
Pará, Brazil — November 11, 2024 — Speedbird Aero and Vale have successfully completed the first-ever drone logistics operation in Carajás Mine (the world’s largest iron ore mine, located in... Read More
Black Swift Technologies: Pioneering UAS Applications for Extreme Weather
Black Swift Technologies (BST) has developed unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for cutting-edge research applications in the geosciences. Founded in 2011 by Dr. Jack Elston and Dr. Maciej Stachura, BST has... Read More
Wingcopter, ITOCHU and ANA test drone-based transport of research blood in Japan
Tokyo, Japan/Weiterstadt, Germany , 19 December 2024. ITOCHU Corporation, Wingcopter’s partner in Japan, have tested the transport of research blood1 using Wingcopter’s delivery drone in a research project. Together with ANA Holdings... Read More