Weekend Roundup: October 2, 2020
This Week in the Unmanned Systems and Robotics World.
News
AeroVironment, Robotic Skies partner to provide UAS maintenance support for customers
AeroVironment announced a teaming agreement this week with Robotic Skies to provide field maintenance, inspection and repair support for AeroVironment customers.
Sea Machines Robotics, Metal Shark Boats to supply USCG’s RDC with autonomous vessel for testing
Sea Machines Robotics has partnered with shipbuilder Metal Shark Boats to supply the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)’s Research and Development Center (RDC) with a new Sharktech 29 Defiant vessel.
DroneUp and partners successfully test autonomous drone delivery
In partnership with North Atlantic Treaty Organization Allied Command Transformation, Joint Force Development Directorate, Operational Experimentation branch, DroneUp conducted an experiment on Sept. 21 in Lawrenceville, Virginia that was designed to determine if autonomous delivery of a specified payload to identified recipients under field conditions could be proven viable.
GA-ASI conducts captive carry Sparrowhawk sUAS flight demonstrations
From Sept. 16 to 17, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) conducted captive carry Sparrowhawk small UAS (sUAS) flight demonstrations.
Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100 monitoring ship emissions for French Maritime Authorities
Along with its partners Nordic Unmanned and the NORCE Research Institute AS, Schiebel is operating its Camcopter S-100 UAS to monitor ship emissions for French Maritime Authorities. Expected to run for three months, the operation began on Sept. 23.
Weekend Roundup: September 25, 2020
This Week in the Unmanned Systems and Robotics World.
Skyward granted waiver to conduct drone inspections near Big Hollow wildfire in Washington
Skyward, a Verizon company, has been awarded a temporary waiver from the FAA that allows its pilots to fly the Percepto Sparrow drone from their homes to inspect critical communications infrastructure near the Big Hollow wildfire in Washington.
AirMap awarded contract to provide UTM service to USAF’s Agility Prime program
AirMap has been awarded a contract to provide UAS traffic management (UTM) services to the United States Air Force’s (USAF) Agility Prime program.
Lockheed Martin to provide LUSV study for U.S. Navy
As part of the U.S. Navy’s Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV) competition, Lockheed Martin will provide a study for a proven, integrated and capable payload ship that can patrol for extended durations.