Newsletter drone 5 janvier 2021
Surveillance de zone ou de site
Pourquoi Barkhane se prive de trois Reaper
Le Mamouth – 30/12/2020 – Dans la guerre contre le terrorisme, l’effort (et la guerre) n’est pas toujours total. En janvier 2020, la 33e. ERSA a reçu un premier système de Reaper Block 5 : sans l’autorisation de la DGA, le minarm n’a pas commencé à utiliser ces drones. Qui ne volent toujours pas alors que leur engagement était prévu au Sahel au printemps. Et qu’un deuxième système a été livré depuis. Nous sommes pratiquement un an plus tard, rien n’a changé : les Reaper Block 5 sont arrivés au Sahel à la mi-décembre, et sans autorisation de la DGA, ne peuvent pas être engagés. Barkhane en est réduit à larguer des tracts pour faire peur aux terroristes, sur le registre, « Barkhane vous voit avec ses drones »… lire l’article
Travis Air Force Base Is First to Get Drone Sentry for Protection
Military.com – 03/01/2021 – A Security Forces unit in California now has a new sentry: a small quadcopter that will conduct perimeter security for its 6,000-plus acre facility. The 60th Security Forces Squadron at Travis Air Force Base received its first drone in December, made by Easy Aerial, that will provide an extra awareness for base security to analyze and relay a potential threat to airmen before they head out to the scene, according to a recent release… lire l’article
Drone de combat
Iran army announces large-scale drone drill
Space War – 04/01/2021 – Iran’s army is set to hold a « joint and large-scale » drone drill with its different divisions primarily in central Iran on Tuesday, the state news agency IRNA reported. The two-day drill will involve « hundreds of operational drones of the army’s ground, air and navy forces in the general area of Semnan (province) and different parts » of the country, IRNA said on Monday. The Iran-manufactured drones will undertake « combat, surveillance, reconnaissance, and electronic warfare » in short and long distances flights, the agency added… lire l’article
Logistique
China’s First National Standard for UAS Delivery Service Jointly Formulated by EHang will be Effective from January 1, 2021
UAS weekly – 29/12/2020 – The Specification for Express Delivery Service by Unmanned Aircraft (the “Standard”) issued by the State Post Bureau of PRC will be effective from January 1st, 2021. The Standard was jointly formulated by industry-leading players including EHang (Nasdaq: EH), JD.com (Nasdaq: JD), and ZTO Express (NYSE: ZTO). As China’s first industry standard for express delivery service by unmanned aircrafts, the implementation of the Standard is of great significance for improving the last-mile delivery service, ensuring the safety of operations, as well as promoting the development of intelligent aerial logistics of urban air mobility (“UAM”) industry… lire l’article
UTM
Broadcast-Only Remote Identification of Drones May Have Unintended Consequences for American Consumers
Wing – 28/01/2021 – Wing recognizes the hard work of the Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to complete rulemakings on unmanned aircraft remote identification and operations over people. For the United States to safely and responsibly realize the broad benefits and most helpful uses of unmanned aircraft, the FAA’s regulatory framework needs to continue to evolve. Remote identification (RID) is a crucial technology that can provide the identity and location of a drone, validate transparent and safe operations for governments, law enforcement, community members and operators alike… lire l’article
BVLOS Drone Operations Conducted Over North Sea
UST drones – 31/12/2021 – uAvionix’ ping200X transponder and truFYX GPS receiver have recently been used by UAS (unmanned aerial systems) operators Flylogix to conduct Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations in the North Sea. Flylogix is a provider of smarter, cleaner and more efficient solutions for applications such as agriculture and oil and gas inspections. UAS operating without electronic conspicuity (EC) are largely invisible to manned aircraft, while those that are equipped with EC can see and be seen by other airspace users… lire l’article
R & D
First Autonomous Drone Field Lab in EU Opened
UST drones – 05/01/2021 – The High Tech Campus Eindhoven (HTCE) technology park has begun construction of new onsite digital infrastructure for advanced autonomous aviation that will help advance the research and development of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) in a safe, secure and regulated way. HTCE has selected urban digital technology developer Serendipity to handle the technical coordination for this new field lab. The field lab is being developed as part of the Flying Forward 2020 (FF2020) consortium and ecosystem, a three-year collaborative innovation and research project recently funded by the European Commission… lire l’article