UAS | Off The Ground

By Jonathan Amos

Nasa successfully flies small helicopter on Mars

The American space agency has successfully flown a small helicopter on Mars. The drone, called Ingenuity, was airborne for less than a...

Off The Ground

New joint Home Office, Police and CAA campaign on enforcement

New long-term campaign launched to coordinate awareness of enforcement New coordination via Operation Foreverwing The Home Office,...

Juan Plaza - commercialuavnews.com

A Drone on Mars: That’s One Small Flight for a Drone, One Giant Leap for Drone Kind

Image Courtesy of NASA JPL On February 18th the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) landed its Perseverance rover on the...

bbc.co.uk

US airline set to buy flying electric taxis for airport runs

United Airlines plans to buy 200 flying electric taxis that it hopes will fly passengers to the airport within the next five years. The...

Jason Reagan - dronelife.com

DJI Soars into 2021 with New Enterprise Model

Coming off a year marred by conflict with the U.S. government, Chinese drone giant DJI is hoping to soar into bluer skies in 2021 with...

Off The Ground

Drones Bring Power to Remote Areas: the MMC Spider Solution

MMC, a leading provider of high end commercial drones and the manufacturer of the world’s first hydrogen-powered drone has upgraded its...

Frankie Macpherson - sciencefocus.com

World’s first urban airport for drones and flying taxis to open in Coventry

The Urban Air Port project, which will usher in a network of delivery drones and air-taxis, has gained government backing and could open...

Mathew Sparks - newscientist.com

Quantum Internet Signals Beamed Between Drones a Kilometer Apart

Entangled photons have been sent between two drones hovering a kilometer apart, demonstrating technology that could form the building...

Off The Ground

Changes to UK Drone Laws

UK Drone Regulations changed on December 31, 2020, to align with those of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in order to allow...