Tue, Jun 20, 2017
The team at AUVSI is staying plenty busy as they and 13 other organizations authored a letter to members of Congress urging them to consider the potential consequences for the UAS industry if legislation was enacted affecting the federal sovereignty of the airspace.
One of the technologies on display at the Paris Airshow this week seeks to deal with anti-collision programs to separate UAVs form manned vehicles. To integrate UAVs into the national airspace, the National Research Council of Canada has developed the Passive Intelligent Collision Avoidance Sensor (PICAS) system, allowing UAS to detect oncoming aircraft more accurately than ever before. PICAS allows UAS to detect aircraft that are not able to communicate their position to other aircraft. And... the big money deals just keep rolling in... The Drone Racing League has just completed a successful Series B funding round in preparation for its second season. The league reached (primarily) into the ranks of the entertainment industry, and came out with $20 million. "We're incredibly proud to announce new partners and investors aligning with DRL to solidify drone racing as the sport of the future," said Nicholas Horbaczewski, CEO and Founder of DRL. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of
Airborne-Unmanned!!!
Airborne-Unmanned 06.20.17 is chock full of info in this Weekly News Episode, Tuesday, June 20th, 2017... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalist Tom Patton, this episode covers:
- UAS Organizations Raise Concern Over Jurisdiction of Nation’s Airspace
- A Revolutionary Technology for Drones to Avoid Collisions and Enhance Safety
- Drone Racing League Secures $20 Million Investment
- China’s Solar-Powered UAS flies in near space region
- Suspected North Korean Drone Found Crashed In South Korea
- Drone Pilots Invited To Participate In Survey
- Aero-TV: 2017 FAA UAS Symposium - AUVSI Boss, Brian Wynne
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again next week for the next edition of "Airborne-Unmanned" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, next week!
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