Month / January 2019

JD.com, China’s largest retailer, today announced the completion of Indonesia’s first government approved drone flight – a breakthrough for drone delivery in Southeast Asia. The successful pilot opens the door for future commercial drone use in Indonesia and the Southeast Asia region, subject to further regulatory approvals. Representatives from Indonesia’s Ministry of Transportation, Civil Aviation…

For wide-scale commercial operations to take place, a cost-effective industry-led network remote identification solution is needed to give transparency and ensure accountability of all parties involved. This will help regulators stay in compliance with aviation rules and cultivate the public’s trust in operations beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) and over people while protecting drone…

Jacksonville, Florida…January 15, 2019 – Apellix, the safety partner for the technological revolution, will discuss its groundbreaking contact-based drone inspection technology at the API Inspection and Mechanical Integrity Summit in Galveston, TX, held January 28-31. Engineer Jamie Branch, P.E. will present the session, Using Autonomous Drones for Ultrasonic Inspection of Flare Stacks Today, at 9:10am…

Delft, the Netherlands. 10th January 2019. DroneClash, the world’s first counter-drone competition, is today announcing its final call for entries, with a spoof video: https://youtu.be/8oFK349ysMo. The film shows a drone circling a tower at “Katwick Airport”, before a close-up reveals that the drone is carrying a banner, advertising DroneClash 2019’s top prize of € 30,000.…