UAS weekly – 12.01.2021 – C-Astral team values new and existing customers equally. However, the existing, seasoned operator has a unique and distinctive feature. They know the system, all the pros and the cons: and a customer coming back for an upgrade of operational system is one of the best positive affirmations a company could wish for: The Cyprus based Joint Rescue Coordination Center has been operating Bramor C4EYE for more than 4 years. The scenarios of their SAR missions call for aerial surveillance on both land and sea. Having discussed the customer CONOPS(Concept Of Operations) in comparison to our organic development the customer recognized and confirmed the system enhancement in order to achieve even better results. The GCS of the system is integrated into their mobile van as a rapidly deployable tactical operations centre. The initial objective of the project was the customers intent to extend the optical surveillance beyond their existing network of the stationary vessel traffic surveillance system… lire l’article
Newsletter drone 13 janvier 2021
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First-ever remote drone delivery completed in Latvia
sUAS News – 12.01.2021 – In December of 2020, Latvia welcomed its first-ever gift delivery completed by a drone. A parcel consisting of tablets was “shipped” with joint efforts of Latvian Mobile Telephone (LMT), SPH Engineering, and DPD Latvija. The drone’s Beyond the Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flight was conducted entirely on the mobile network, and the flying drone used a remote ID device prototype made by LMT, as well as UgCS drone mission and route planning software by SPH Engineering. LMT’s remote ID device prototype is a drone-mounted device that enhances the drone with remote flight capabilities. The device’s SIM card provides two functionalities – remote identification and location tracking of the UAV according to the GPS signal. Combined, they offer additional security and transparency, making BVLOS flights possible… lire l’article
L’Armée française utilisera les drones de Parrot pour ses missions d’observation et de reconnaissance
L’Usine Digitale – 12.01.2021 – La Direction générale de l’armement (DGA), l’une des direction du ministère français des Armées qui a notamment pour mission de préparer l’avenir des systèmes de défense français et d’équiper les forces armées, a choisi Parrot pour s’équiper en micro-drones. Cette commande s’inscrit dans le cadre d’un appel d’offres lancée en février 2020. Ces engins seront dédiés aux trois armées – Air, Mer et Terre – pour des missions d’observation et de reconnaissance, d’après le contrat-cadre de 5 ans publié le 11 janvier et repéré par Le Monde. La commande concerne « une centaine de drones » et porte sur le modèle Anafi USA de Parrot. S’adressant aux équipes de secours et aux structures en charge de la sécurité, ce micro-drone quadricoptère de 500 grammes est équipé d’un zoom 32x, de la vidéo HDR en 4K et de fonctions d’imagerie thermique. La détection de cibles de taille humaine est possible jusqu’à 2 kilomètres de distance avec une précision de 13 cm de détail. L’Anafi dispose d’une autonomie de vol de 32 minutes… lire l’article
uAvionix Launches pingStation 2 Dual-Frequency ADS-B Receiver
UAS weekly – 12.01.2021 – uAvionix today launched its upgraded dual-frequency ADS-B receiver, pingStation 2. The high-integrity, low-cost ADS-B ground station provides for networkable low-altitude airspace and airport surface monitoring, as well as Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Ground Control Station (GCS) integration for Detect & Avoid (DAA) capability. pingStation 2 integrates 978 and 1090 MHz ADS-B receivers, GPS, antenna, and Power-Over-Ethernet (POE) interface into an easy-to-install, rugged IP67 weatherproof enclosure. With a selection of non-proprietary data interfaces, pingStation 2 is designed to integrate into a multitude of end-user applications, including airport displays, UAS GCS, Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) Solutions, and Flight Information Displays (FID). pingStation 2 is robust enough to be permanently mounted outdoors in harsh environmental conditions and small enough to be used as a mobile asset for roaming operations… lire l’article
Can New ‘Magnetic Shield’ Stop Drone Attacks?
Forbes – 12.01.2021 – Cusp Technologies, a tech startup based in Dubai, is advertising a “magnetic shield” to defend against drone attacks and promises to display it at the IDEX 2021 defense trade show in Abu Dhabi in February. The new technology is advertised with an image of drones blowing up as they run into an invisible wall; it appears to be based on a new technique that projects magnetic fields. Is this the counter-drone solution that everyone is looking for? By now, nobody should be underestimating the scale of the problem. The Pentagon released a new Counter Unmanned Systems Strategy last week, noting that readily available drones are creating “hazards to DoD operations in the air, land, and maritime domains” and may be operated by state, non-state and criminal actors… lire l’article
Navy To Seek Pilots For Revolutionary Aerial Refueling Drone
Inside Unmanned Systems – 12.01.2021 – Boeing conducts an MQ-25 Stingray deck-handling demonstration at its St. Louis facility. Last month the U.S. Navy reached a major milestone toward its “game-changing” goal of fielding carrier-based aerial refueling drones, flight-testing a Boeing T1 prototype fitted with the same aerial refueling system (ARS) used by the Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornets. The prototype is being used to develop the MQ-25 Stingray, a refueling tanker drone the Navy says will be the world’s first aircraft carrier-based UAV. But it’s so advanced the Navy doesn’t yet have pilots who can fly it. To find them, the Navy has announced a major effort to recruit and train a new generation of UAV operators with skills not seen before… lire l’article
The Cyprus based Joint Rescue Coordination Center has upgraded drones from C-Astral Aerospace
Premier vol réussi pour le drone chinois WJ-700 avec des capacités de frappe de précision en combat air-sol
French.people-daily.cn – 13.01.2021 – Le 11 janvier, le drone d’inspection et de combat WJ-700 à attitude haute, à haute vitesse et à longue endurance, développé par Haiying General Aviation Equipment, le 3e Institut de recherche de China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, a terminé avec succès son premier test en vol. Les indicateurs de performance clés du drone WJ-700, tels que le temps de vol, la portée et la charge utile, ont atteint le niveau avancé national et international des drones de même poids, avec la capacité d’effectuer des opérations de frappe de précision et des opérations de reconnaissance et de surveillance de zones étendues en combat air-sol, telles que l’attaque au sol, anti-navire et anti-radars en dehors de la zone de défense. (Photo fournie par China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation)… lire l’article
Le nouveau drone russe Okhotnik largue des bombes d’une demi-tonne pendant des essais
Sputnik News – 12.01.2021 – Un drone d’attaque russe S-70 Okhotnik a largué des bombes sur une cible au sol pendant des essais en vol, selon une source de Sputnik dans le complexe militaro-industriel. «La cible a été détruite.». Le drone d’attaque russe dernier cri S-70 Okhotnik (traduit en français par «chasseur») a mené des essais en vol sur le polygone d’Achoulouk dans l’oblast d’Astrakhan. Des bombes non guidées de 500 kilogrammes ont été larguées depuis un espace incorporé, a confié à Sputnik une source au sein du complexe militaro-industriel… lire l’article
Air taxi startup Archer is partnering with automaker Chrysler on the production of its eVTOL
UAS weekly – 12.01.2021 – Air taxi startup Archer is partnering with automaker FCA on production of its electric aircraft. Archer and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement to enable Archer to benefit from access to FCA’s low-cost supply chain, advanced composite material capabilities, and engineering and design experience. California-based Archer is creating the world’s first all-electric airline that moves people throughout the world’s cities in a quick, safe, sustainable and cost-effective manner. The new partnership will help accelerate Archer’s timeline in becoming an industry leader with the resources and capabilities to capitalize on the new era of sustainable air mobility, a market that Morgan Stanley estimates will be $1.5 trillion by 2040. Archer will manufacture high-volume, composite, electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, with the intent of starting production in 2023… lire l’article
Former DJI Exec Romeo Durscher Joins Open-Source Drone Software Platform Powerhouse Auterion
Drone Life – 12.01.2021 – Former DJI Executive Romeo Durscher has joined open source platform Auterion as Vice President of Public Safety. Romeo Durscher brings his years of passion for using drones to save lives and improve communities to the Auterion team. It’s a new start that brings value and satisfaction for both Durscher and Auterion: and signifies a shifting environment in the drone industry. “One of the drone industry’s top executives and a highly experienced leader in aerospace and unmanned aerial systems, Romeo joins Auterion from DJI, where he held the role of Senior Director of Public Safety Integration,” says the company announcement. “… lire l’article
Drone to deliver safe boating messages in the Marlborough Sounds
Marlbourough District Council – 08.01.2021 – Move over Air New Zealand, there is a new safety message in the skies – this time over the waters of the Marlborough Sounds. In what is believed to be a New Zealand-first, this Saturday morning Marlborough’s Harbourmaster will trial delivering safe boating messages by drone with a clip-on sound system. The ground (air) breaking project, being delivered in partnership with local radio station brian fm, has been funded by Maritime New Zealand. Harbourmaster Luke Grogan said he was always looking for opportunities to highlight boating safety and seeing drone technology being applied to COVID-19 responses globally sparked the idea. “Middle age blokes are often pretty resistant to the safer boating message but it’s this group that dominates the accident statistics.”… lire l’article