Unmanned Systems Technology Weekly eBrief - July 28th, 2022

27-Mile BVLOS Waiver Awarded by FAA to Commercial Drone Inspection Company

Veteran-owned, tech-enabled drone inspections company Soaring Eagle Technologies, has obtained a BVLOS waiver to inspect up to 27 linear miles, the longest distance approved by the FAA for commercial infrastructure, transmission and distribution inspections. Read more >

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World’s Largest Off-The-Shelf Drone Test Stand Released

Tyto Robotics has revealed its biggest ever test stand - the Flight Stand 150, thought to be the world’s largest off-the-shelf test stand of its kind. Just over 5 feet tall, the Flight Stand 150 is designed to test the propulsion systems of large electric aircraft: heavy-lift drones, eVTOL, and electric planes. Read more >

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Fully Autonomous Industrial Drone Inspection System Launched

GDU Tech has unveiled a truly "unmanned" autonomous inspection quadcopter and docking station. Designed for totally unmanned flight, without reliance on drone pilots for flight control, maintenance and recharging, GDU-Tech aims to tackle current limitations in technology training, personnel cost and management, that are restricting the expansion of drone use in industrial sectors. Read more >

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Inertial Labs Launches New Industrial & Tactical-Grade IMUs

Inertial Labs has expanded its Kernel series of compact strapdown inertial measurement units (IMUs) with four new models. The industrial-grade 100-series and tactical-grade 200-series measure linear acceleration and angular rates with three-axis MEMS accelerometers and three-axis MEMS gyroscopes, and are ideal for unmanned systems operating in the land, sea and air domains. Read more >

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First Demonstration of a Laser Controlled Drone During Flight

QinetiQ has delivered what it claims is the first successful demonstration of an airborne unmanned platform being controlled via a laser communication system. The demonstration saw a ground based operator control a UAS transmitting control commands and receiving sensor and platform information that included Free Space Optical Communications as a bi-directional link in its mission communication system. Read more >

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