The Unmanned Safety Institute (USI), which is a subsidiary of ARGUS International, Inc., has announced the first high school/college pathway partnership in Michigan between the Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District (Char-Em ISD) and Northwestern Michigan College (NMC).
All parties involved with the launch of the program are excited about the potential opportunities it could provide to students looking towards potential career opportunities in unmanned systems.
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Unmanned Safety Institute launches first high school/college pathway partnership for UAS in Michigan
Warm Springs FAA UAS Test Range expands operations to two Oregon Airports
The Warm Springs FAA UAS Test Range, which is a member of the Pan Pacific UAS Test Range Complex (PPUTRC), is expanding its operations to the Prineville and Madras Airports in Oregon.
According to Warm Springs FAA Test Range Manager, Liz Stalford, the expansion will go a long way in the Test Range helping UAS clients with future missions.
“The expansion project will allow Warm Springs to support Unmanned Aircraft Systems clients who require an airport for launch and recovery as well as having certified maintenance facilities readily available,” Stalford says.
Inspecting Your Site: How Drones Are Changing Your Industry
Unprecedented access to dangerous and hard to reach areas have enabled companies to inspect ongoing projects and assess work sites more thoroughly than ever. More complete inspections allow builders to gauge the projects before them and provide realistic expectations to clients.
Inspection is one of the core tasks to which unmanned technology has been applied across domains. This webinar will include examples of how successful companies use drones to inspect holdings and increase profits. Our panel of users and drone providers will discuss the real applications and advantages of unmanned technology.
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Deveron UAS Corp. to fly more farm acres with UAS thanks to partnership with FS PARTNERS
Deveron UAS Corp., which provides enterprise drone data services for agriculture, and is a nationally compliant, Transport Canada-licensed UAS operator, has announced a collaboration with FS PARTNERS (FSP), which is a leading agronomy service provider in Ontario, Canada that has six hubs that span across the province.
As a result of the partnership, FSP will offer its customers Deveron’s on-demand UAS data service, and Deveron will fly more farm acres with UAS.
U.S. Coast Guard looking for small UAS to launch from its Legend-class national security cutters
The United States Coast Guard is looking for a small UAS to use on its Legend-class national security cutters, to enhance the performance of these already versatile systems.
Among many missions, the cutters are used to intercept suspect vessels, patrol coastal waters, and undertake homeland security and counterterrorism missions.
“As long as we have been talking about this class of ship, there has always been the expectation that there would be an unmanned system involved,” says Cmdr. Dan Broadhurst, unmanned aircraft systems division chief in the Coast Guard's aviation capabilities office, via C4ISRNET.com.
AeroVironment’s Wasp AE small UAS selected as a part of AUD $101 Million Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program
AeroVironment’s Wasp AE small UAS has been selected by the Australian Defence Force (ADF), for the AUD $101 Million Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program.
Weighing just under three pounds, the Wasp AE has a flight time up to 50 minutes, and can operate at a range of up to five kilometers.
Using its pan-tilt-zoom Mantis i22 AE gimbaled payload, the UAS, which is launched by hand, and can land on the ground, or in fresh or salt water, delivers “live, streaming color and infrared video.”
According to AeroVironment, the UAS provides portability and flexibility for operations such as infantry, littoral or maritime reconnaissance.
NuTonomy and Lyft to test self-driving vehicles in Boston
NuTonomy and Lyft have agreed to a research and development partnership that will result in the two entities testing self-driving vehicles in Boston in the “coming months.”
Through the partnership, the companies will “align their respective technology platforms to gather valuable research and insights into all aspects of ensuring a passenger’s comfort and safety during an autonomous vehicle (AV) ride.” Those aspects will include everything from routing and booking, to how the driving system performs, interacts and communicates with the rider.
SOAR Oregon opening new hangar at Pendleton’s UAS Range
On June 10, a ribbon cutting will be used to officially open a new 9,600 square-foot hangar at Pendleton’s UAS Range (PUR), which is located at the Eastern Oregon Regional Airport in Pendleton, Oregon.
The hangar is being opened by SOAR Oregon, which is a statewide nonprofit based in Bend, Oregon that seeks to encourage the growth of the UAS industry in the state.
Vahana, an electric, self-piloted vehicle being developed by A³, which is the advanced projects and partnerships outpost of Airbus in Silicon Valley, will be the first occupant of the new hangar, thanks to a partnership that was struck in November 2016 between Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) and SOAR Oregon.
Through that partnership, the two worked together on a flight test project for Vahana.
Canadian UAVs, Lockheed Martin Conduct First BVLOS UAS Inspections of Pipelines and Powerlines in Canada
Canadian UAVs and Lockheed Martin CDL Systems have conducted the first beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) inspections using UAS in Canada, at the Foremost Centre for Unmanned Systems in Alberta.
Using Lockheed Martin’s Indago 2 UAS, which was compliant with Transport Canada, several pipelines, well sites and power lines were inspected during the flights.
“Canadian UAVs has been focused on creating an end-to-end paradigm in coordination with Transport Canada to conduct these operations outside of Restricted Military Airspace where our customers have a substantial regulatory and logistical needs to acquire actionable data,” says Canadian UAVs Inc. President Sean Greenwood in a press release.
AkitaBox partners with PrecisionHawk to use UAS technology for facility inspections
AkitaBox, which is a facility management software company that automates maintenance, planning and inspections, has announced a partnership with commercial UAS and data company PrecisionHawk, which will result in the two working together to integrate aerial data into the facility management workflow.
Through the partnership, AkitaBox’s customers will have access to PrecisionHawk’s UAS packages and services to improve visibility for inspections, surveys and scans of a worksite. AkitaBox is hopeful that by offering better data capture capabilities, it will advance technology in the facility management space, which can ultimately yield better business outcomes for its clients.