Canadian UAVs, as part of the LOOKNorth Detect and Avoid (DAA) trials, has effectively demonstrated the Sparrowhawk™ Radar as a qualified solution for enabling beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) operations in Canada. Under observation from Transport Canada and the National Research Council, Canadian UAVs held trials at the Foremost UAS Test Range to validate the function of their Sparrowhawk Radar – a low-cost solution for DAA. Sparrowhawk is…
MIRABEL, Quebec, April 22, 2021 – Four Canadian companies have joined Team Artemis, expanding its expertise and capabilities to support the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) program. Highlights: Four Canadian aerospace companies join team Companies bring engineering, logistics, training and simulation and mission management expertise Team’s supplier base collectively employs more than 18,000 Canadians Airbus…
CALGARY, Alberta, January 27, 2021 – Canadian UAVs has secured funding through TECTERRA’s BUILD Program for research, development, and commercialization of “Tasker”, a UAV tasking software product which builds on the success of SkySensus – a project to develop advancements and innovation of unmanned systems operations, airworthiness standards and training. Tasker is intended to build a comprehensive UAV tasking platform…
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 training and procedural development, and creating the SparrowhawkTM Radar solution.…
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…
Agreement advances both companies market offering by enabling services across Canada and USA. CALGARY, Alberta — May 2, 2016— Canadian UAVs, a leading supplier of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) solutions for energy, mining and agricultural assets, today announces it has entered into an agreement with Measure, a turnkey drone solutions company which delivers cost-effective actionable data to enterprise customers in…