by Michael Willoughby Guinn Partners and Doosan Mobility Innovations, in collaboration with Skyfire Consulting, and the US Department of Health, carried 43-mile open-ocean medical drone
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Research suggests Europe to lead world for UAM to 2030.
by Michael Willoughby The Europe urban air mobility market is projected to grow at the highest rate of any global region until 2030 according to
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US major-city first responders form new drone users group
Representatives from the Fire Department of New York (FDNY), the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), and the New York
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Leonardo and Falcon Aviation Services launch urban mobility concept
by Michael Willoughby Leonardo and Falcon Aviation Services are set to preview an all-new rotorcraft-dedicated terminal at the Dubai Air Show 2020. Its aim is
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Disaster drone pilots are working hard and getting tired, research shows
by Michael Willoughby Some disaster drone crews exhibit elevated levels of fatigue equivalent to a blood alcohol content of 0.05 per cent after two days
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Airbus VSR700 prototype unmanned helicopter performs first flight
by Michael Willoughby Airbus Helicopters’ VSR700 unmanned aerial system prototype has performed its first flight at a drone test centre near Aix-en-Provence in the south
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Iris Automation completes “first US BVLOS drone flight using only airborne detect and avoid”
by Michael Willoughby The Kansas Department of Transportation’s (KDOT) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) integration pilot programme (IPP) has successfully completed the first beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone
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Comparing the cost-effectiveness of drones v ground vehicles for medical, food and parcel deliveries
By Thiago Tavares, VVA Brussels According to the United Nations[1], more than 55% of the world’s population lived in urban settlements in 2018 and 60%
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“In a few years we will be operating drones capable of carrying 40 foot containers”
Michael Zahra is President and CEO of Drone Delivery Canada How did you get from your start point to where you are today? The first
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Airbus partners with Amprius to develop high-energy-density battery technology
by Michael Willoughby Airbus Defence and Space has partnered with U.S. based Amprius’s current equity funding. This financing will further boost the development of new
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