The Drone Racing League (DRL), the global, professional drone racing property, today announced the 2020 DRL Allianz World Championship Season and their first-ever Drone Racing League Simulator on Xbox. Featuring a new competition format, new video game on console, and new ways for fans to stream the sport, the 2020
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Flyability’s drone technology helps scientists reach the depths of some of the deepest ice caves in the world in Greenland. September 11, 2020 –A new video created by Swisscom Ventures highlights a research expedition sponsored by Moncler to explore the deepest ice caves in the world using Flyability’s Elios drone.
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In an effort to safely and humanely rescue marine mammals, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has partnered with marine biologists and a Verizon drone-management platform to monitor animals in distress using unmanned aircraft systems. A video produced by Verizon features Gennifer Brookshire, a marine biologist and FAA-certified drone operator, who explains that
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Northrop Grumman just released this short video showing the optionally-piloted Firebird multi-mission aircraft execute Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) demos from the company’s North Dakota facility. The Firebird is an intelligence-gathering aircraft with autonomous mission capability. Available in manned, autonomous and optionally piloted configurations, Firebird is designed to provide
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Broadband Digital Datalink with Integrated Onboard Computer Two HD video channels, telemetry and control with ultra low latency and range up to 20 km There is no need to use multiple separate telemetry systems anymore. SmartLink features AES secured 2x HD video channels, telemetry and manual control ultra low-latency transmission
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Drone footage has captured the moment a school of basking sharks began circling a rigid inflatable boat off the Co Clare Coast. The incredible video was captured by researchers from the Irish Basking Shark Group, who were aboard the vessel that ended up surrounded by the giant sharks. In
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The Tactical Assault Kit is DoD nomenclature for the Team Awareness Kit (TAK) application: a mission planning, geospatial, Full Motion Video (FMV), and system administrator tool that reduces the operational footprint from a tactical laptop, to a commercial mobile device. The geospatial engine and communications component support Department of Defense
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Sentera’s PHX™is a highly-reliable, easy-to-use, hand-launchable fixed-wing drone that gives you the ability to view live HD video and capture a wide array of analytic data, including stand count, weed detection, and plant health using the newest variants of the Sentera Double 4K sensor payload. Leveraging a new long-range omnidirectional
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has signed a Foreign Military Sales contract with the U.S. Air Force for Belgian Ministry of Defense to acquire the MQ-9B SkyGuardian® Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS). The contract covers the design, development, integration and production of the RPAS with its EO/IR video and
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Aloha, welcome back from space 💫 pic.twitter.com/xWPN09Wtaw — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 18, 2020
The post Capture of a Spacecraft Via Net (Video) appeared first on Droneflyers.com.
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Rheinmetall published the video of its mobile ground based air defense (GBAD) system, called the Oerlikon Skyranger 35 – a new air defence system, which can be deployed against air targets at short and very short ranges and against ground targets. According to the company, the Skyranger is equipped with
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All ALTI aircraft are designed to fly various payload options, such as the the NextVision NightHawk2 dual sensor gimbal system, ideally suited for security & surveillance applications. The NextVision NightHawk 2 is a lightweight camera with great capabilities and features, such as smart object tracking, thermal imaging, video recording and
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The military spokesman for the Ansarallah-aligned Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Sare’a, posted a video of a U.S.-supplied drone that was shot down over southern Saudi Arabia on Sunday. According to the spokesperson, the drone shot down by the Ansarallah forces was an RQ-20 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The
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Drones have been used in agriculture for an number of years. This video shows us agriculture on a scale that most of us do not see very often. Beautiful drone viewing new age farming…. pic.twitter.com/JG1aMY5hdA — Om M (@OxomiyaDhulia) August 2, 2020
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Proof it is true what they say, anyone really can fly one. Drone pilotpic.twitter.com/zR6P2RtNo2 — Figen.. (@TheFigensezgin) July 27, 2020
The post On The Lighter Side: Can Anyone Really Can Fly A Drone? (Video) appeared first on Droneflyers.com.
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Looking to up your aerial videography game? These may be the only five drone shots you’ll ever need! Check out this terrific video from the Drone Film Guide.
The post 5 Cinematic Drone Shots [VIDEO] appeared first on RotorDrone.
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Watch Bell’s Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) carry a 60-pound payload Beyond Visual Line of Sight at a testing site in Oklahoma.
Bell and CNO signed an additional agreement in early 2020 to establish a relationship which will provide Bell a flight test location for Bell’s unmanned vehicles.
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The Best Settings for Uploading DJI FPV Footage to Youtube
Youtube compression is the worst nightmare for FPV pilots, it often makes videos look pixelated and blurry after uploading. I will try to find the best resolution and bitrate settings for uploading videos from the DJI FPV system to
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Skyqraft, a data-driven infrastructure inspection company from Sweden, was granted BVLOS operation permission for the Vertical Technologies DeltaQuad VTOL UAV, to inspect a large portion of the Swedish power grid. Fully Autonomous Flying fully autonomous from takeoff to landing, using long-range radio transmission combined with LTE based video and control
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Skyqraft, a data-driven infrastructure inspection company from Sweden, was granted BVLOS operation permission for the Vertical Technologies DeltaQuad VTOL UAV, to inspect a large portion of the Swedish power grid. Fully Autonomous Flying fully autonomous from takeoff to landing, using long-range radio transmission combined with LTE based video and control
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Dutch drone manufacturer Acecore Technologies was invited to demonstrate their drone delivery solution at the Netherlands’ largest airport, Schiphol Amsterdam. The Dutch ASNP (LVNL) saw the opportunity to test several innovative drone applications after air traffic was greatly reduced as a result of the ongoing CoVID-19 crisis.
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In this 1957 video, a 110-foot long, 116-foot wide, 133,000-pound Boeing B-47 bomber pulls a tight upside down maneuver after releasing its payload. The technique was so risky that pilots called it the “Idiot’s Loop.” Not only was the plane at risk from extreme aerodynamic and gravitational loads, it would
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The World’s Smllest 4K FPV Drone w/ Runcam Split 4 Camera
The Runcam Split 4 is a HD camera capable of recording 4K videos, designed to be mounted in tiny whoops or “toothpick” micro drones. I managed to install it in a 65mm whoop, possibly the smallest 4K FPV
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Axis, the IP video leader, and Azur Drones, the autonomous surveillance drone leader, are coming together to offer complete innovating solutions that revolutionise perimeter protection. The products developed by the two businesses, which are now technology partners, are perfectly suited to strengthen perimeter surveillance on sensitive sites: The Axis detection
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Drone footage recorded on June 19 captured a curious blue whale swimming close to a boat off of the coast of San Diego. Local whale watcher Domenic Biagini, owner of Gone Whale Watching, recorded the video and said the whale decided to check out the boat, unprompted. “We’ve been lucky
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The multi-billion dollar Moroccan deal for AH-64 Apaches also includes acquisition of manned-unmanned teaming kits (MUTKs) that will enable the gunship to collaborate with surveillance drones. While Boeing only announced it scored a contract to provide 24 attack helicopters, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) last November green-lit a
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