Latin American drone delivery company, Speedbird Aero, announced it has received regulatory approval from Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency, also known as ANAC, to operate two experimental drone delivery routes in Brazil.
Speedbird Aero operates a proprietary delivery drone with an integrated ParaZero parachute recovery system, and is now the first company in Latin America to win regulatory approval for a drone delivery operation. A rapid-deployment, packable unmanned aircraft made in USA with (some foreign and US components and labor) has been made available for public safety, municipal, and enterprise uses. UAV manufacturer Autel Robotics is releasing its Autel EVO II Dual Enterprise UAS bundle/package, created for public sector and enterprise use. Under the Autel Enterprise label, Autel Robotics offers end-users the opportunity to use aircraft manufactured in the USA with foreign and domestic parts and labor. Boeing Australia powered up the commercial turbofan engine on the first Loyal Wingman aircraft in September, as part of ground testing and preparations for first flight. This milestone comes on the heels of Boeing completing the first unmanned Loyal Wingman aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force earlier
this year, a major step forward for the unmanned vehicle serving as the foundation for the global Boeing Airpower Teaming System, an artificial intelligence-powered teaming aircraft developed for the global defense market. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unmanned!!!
Airborne-Unmanned 09.16.20 is chock full of info in this Weekly News Episode, Wednesday, September 16th, 2020... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Sophie Hurlock, 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:
- Brazil's 1st Drone Delivery Operation to Use ParaZero System
- Autel Enterprise Pushing 'Made in USA' Drone Program
- Boeing Australia ‘Fires Up’ Engine on First Loyal Wingman Aircraft
- AMA And Other Org's Urge FAA to Make Essential Changes to Remote ID Rule
- Amazon Prime Air Awarded Part 135 Cert
- FAA to Test and Evaluate Unmanned Aircraft Detection & Mitigation Equipment
- Drones Put To Use In ERAU Marine Mammal Rescue Program
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