The Indian Army has signed an approximately $20 million contract for undisclosed quantities of a high-altitude variant of ideaForge's SWITCH UAV ...
In a recent flight test, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) integrated a Lockheed Martin Legion Pod® onto an Avenger ...
Volocopter and ADAC Luftrettung announced today that ADAC Luftrettung has reserved two VoloCity electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. After ...
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced $5.8 million in research, education and training grants to universities that comprise FAA’s Air Transportation Center of Excelle...
January 14, 2021
FlytBase and Hextronics Partner to Revolutionize Aerial Security with DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise
In light of the current global events, most of the humanthe workforce is confined to their homes and there is an urgent need for automated solutions for various business needs. Perimeter security and asset monitoring have traditionally been manual ...
January 14, 2021
Astra UTM to implement initial UTM services with Fintraffic Air Navigation Services
Astra UTM is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Fintraffic Air Navigation Services to implement the initial UTM-centric services in Finland. Astra UTM will be delivering the SituationalAwareness and Briefing Facility systems ...
January 14, 2021
SSCI Artificial Intelligence-Enabled UAV Completes Successful Flight Demonstration for the U.S. Army's Project Convergence
Under contract from Army Futures Command DEVCOM C5ISR Night Vision Electronic Sensors Directorate, SSCI's Robotic Autonomous Platform for Tactical Operations and Reconnaissance (RAPTOR) autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) was successfully ...
January 14, 2021
Bantec's Drone USA Receives Purchase Orders to Supply Atlantic City's Fire and Emergency Management Department with Drones
Bantec, Inc., Bantec, Inc., a product and services company, announces that its subsidiary Drone USA received purchase orders to supply Atlantic City's Fire and Emergency Management Departments with drones.Michael Bannon, Bantec's Chairman ...
Mike Davis, a member of the Advisory Board for Union Robotics, has received the Federal Aviation Administration’s highest honor award, the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award.The award recalls pioneering aviators Wilbur and Orville Wright, who ...
January 13, 2021
AeroVironment to Acquire Arcturus UAV, Expanding Product Portfolio and Reach into Group 2 and 3 UAS Segments
AeroVironment, Inc. , a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems, and Arcturus UAV, Inc., a privately-held leading provider of Group 2 and 3 unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and services, today announced that they have entered into a definitive ...
January 12, 2021
Air taxi startup Archer is partnering with automaker Chrysler on the production of its eVTOL
Air taxi startup Archer is partnering with automaker FCA on production of its electric aircraftArcher and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement to enable Archer to benefit from access ...
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uAvionix today launched its upgraded dual-frequency ADS-B receiver, pingStation 2. The high-integrity, low-cost ADS-B ground station provides for networkable low-altitude airspace and airport surface monitoring, as well as Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Ground Control Station (GCS) integration for Detect & Avoid (DAA) capability.pingStation 2 ...
C-Astral team values new and existing customers equally. However, the existing, seasoned operator has a unique and distinctive feature. They know the system, all the pros and the cons: and a customer coming back for an upgrade of operational system is one of the best positive affirmations a company could wish for:The Cyprus based Joint Rescue ...
Red Cat Holdings, Inc., a leading brand in the drone industry, announced that Fat Shark, a wholly owned subsidiary, had partnered with Skypersonic, the manufacturer of the Skycopter UAV, to complete a long distance drone flight remotely. The flight consisted of a pilot, located in Orlando, Florida, controlling a drone flying in Detroit, Michigan. The ...
Skyward, A Verizon company, and UPS Flight Forward today announced collaborative efforts to deliver retail products with drones connected to Verizon 4G LTE, as well as 5G testing and integration for delivery. The companies aim to deliver retail products via connected drones at The Villages in Florida.“We will need the ability to manage and support ...
Sony Corporation ("Sony") has unveiled the Airpeak aircraft at CES2021 as part of its drone project in the area of AI robotics.Sony launched the Airpeak brand with the goal to further develop today's drone technology while achieving the utmost in value creation. As the first phase of this project, Sony will launch a new business targeted for professi...
Parrot, Europe's leading drone group, was chosen by the Direction Générale de l’Armement (French defense procurement agency, DGA) to supply its ANAFI USA micro-drones to equip the three corps of the French Army (Air, Sea and Land), as part of its call for tenders launched last February.This success is the result of two years of work to develop, ...
Altitude Angel, the world’s leading UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology provider, has today announced Karim Cosslett and Olivier Quero will take up the new positions of Regional Sales & Partner Manager - EMEA North, and EMEA South, respectively – with immediate effect.An expert in the unmanned air systems industry, Karim ...
HEISHA, the leading provider of autonomous drone charging stations in the world, as launched DNEST—its newest and smallest charging station—together with a global call for exclusive partners.With a size of 1 cubic meter, and weighing less than 40 kilograms, DNEST makes it easy to deploy in the garden or on a roof. Unlike other industrial products ...
After three years of development, DARPA Subterranean (SubT) Challenge teams will get the chance to compete in the Final Event being held at the Louisville Mega Cavern in Louisville, Kentucky on September 21-23, 2021.The DARPA SubT Challenge aims to develop innovative technologies that can rapidly map, navigate, and search complex underground environm...
Skydio, the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight, today announced that Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao has appointed Adam Bry, the Co-Founder and CEO of Skydio, to serve a two-year term on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Drone Advisory Committee (DAC).Adam’s appointment comes at a ...
Draganfly Inc. , an award-winning, industry-leading manufacturer and systems developer, is pleased to announce the awarding of a new patent for a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) cargo delivery drone with variable center of gravity.The design is ideal for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) and for transporting goods in hard to reach areas or ...
Persistent Systems, LLC ("Persistent"), a leader in mobile ad hoc networking (MANET), announced today that leading autonomous and unmanned vehicle technologies provider Robotic Research has joined the Wave Relay® Ecosystem, an industry alliance of sensor and unmanned system companies that all utilize Persistent's Wave Relay® mobile ad hoc network."...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed the first Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) High Frequency (HF) Command and Control (C2) demonstration for an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The HF C2 capability does not require a Satellite Communications (SATCOM) link and is capable of providing BLOS connectivity up to 8,000 miles, depending on ...
FLY-R SAS unveiled its new corporate image, logo and website. The presentation includes several new FLY-R projects such as the R2-HSTD.The aerodynamics formula of the rhomboidal wing is a technology breakthrough and was largely proven by FLY-R on its R2-150 and R2-240 UAVs. It has now been extended to new models of UAVs up to 6m wingspan.The new ...
Fruity Chutes, a manufacturer of recovery systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has launched the Raven On-Landing Parachute Release (ROPR), a patent pending device that allows a parachute to be automatically released from a payload upon landing. This mitigates potential damage caused by wind that could otherwise drag a valuable payload after ...