NEWS RELEASE October 29, 2020 CALGARY, Alberta – SkySensus, an R&D project that is funded and led by Peraton Canada for the research and development, and commercialization of Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) in unmanned systems, is proud to announce it was selected to fulfill Canada’s official Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Traffic Management (RTM) Services Trials. The RTM…
Canadian UAVs Inc. of Calgary, Alberta has selected MicroPilot Inc. of Stony Mountain, Manitoba to be the autopilot provider for our new fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) tailored for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) missions. In the summer of 2020, Canadian UAVs received the first ever commercial Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) permitting UAV operations at BVLOS distances in unrestricted airspace. This permit was a culmination of five years experience operating industry-leading UAVs, employing robust…
CALGARY, Alberta, December 17, 2019 – The ability to fly unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) significantly improves their effectiveness and potential. The increased range of BVLOS operations requires real-time airspace situational awareness for the UAV pilot and support crew to ensure safe, repeatable operations. Canadian UAVs and Lockheed Martin Canada CDL Systems have signed…
SkySensus: Beyond Visual Line of Sight Research & Development & Commercialization Project in Canadian Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Industry Three Alberta-based SMBs partner with Peraton Canada to advance the use and development of Remotely Piloted Aircraft System technology. October 30, 2019 (Ottawa, ON) – Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) is a critical component of the advancement in unmanned…
QinetiQ Target Systems, the largest UAV manufacturer in Canada, and Canadian UAVs (CUAVs), Canada’s leading unmanned aviation solutions provider for enterprise and military applications, is proud to announce that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), outlining how the two companies will work together to bring combined ‘best of breed’ solutions for military and commercial markets. The agreement focuses…
7 May 2019 – QinetiQ has been awarded a C$51m (c£30m) contract to deliver unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that will drive enhanced situational awareness for the Canadian Armed Forces. The contract will be delivered from QinetiQ’s state-of-the-art unmanned vehicle manufacturing and operational facilities in Medicine Hat, Alberta. The vertical take-off UAS will provide Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance…
CALGARY, June 12, 2018 – Canadian UAVs (CUAVS), Canada’s leading unmanned aviation solutions provider for enterprise and military applications, is proud to announce its approval issued by Transport Canada to inspect remote oil and gas assets ‘beyond line of sight’ for environmental integrity in civilian airspace. The project, which is based at Canadian UAVs testing facility west of Calgary Alberta, will enable CUAVS to validate its…
CALGARY, Alberta – Canadian UAVs (CUAVS), a leading supplier of commercial Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, has entered into a referral relationship with CWB Maxium Financial, a proud member of the CWB Financial Group (TSX:CWB). Canadian UAVs offers commercial drone leasing, training and maintenance solutions for utility enterprises. The referral relationship for third party financing will expand…
FOREMOST, Alberta, Mar. 10, 2017 – Regular Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) operations significantly advance as Canadian UAVs and Lockheed Martin CDL Systems completes the first BVLOS pipeline, well site and power line inspections using the Transport Canada Compliant Lockheed Martin Indago 2 at the Foremost Testing Range. Canadian UAVs seeks to provide its’ customers with innovative and cutting edge…
Sean Greenwood discusses the current state of the commercial UAV industry in Canada and how maintenance must be addressed by the general industry in order to increase safety and customer trust. Unmanned Maintenance: an enabler of industry growth Background Aviation has had 5 major inflection points: Conception. WW1 –> rapid increase in design and funding –>prop, fixed wing –> came home to…
