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KELDAR V-200 successfully demonstrates its naval capabilities performing day and night search and rescue missions from Finnish ship Turva using fully automatic take-off and landing (ATOL) as part of the ongoing Finnish Border Guard Valvonta2 project UMS Skeldar’s V-200 has successfully completed five-day long surveillance flight trial demonstrations aboard the OPV Turva as part of the Valvonta2 project led by the Finnish Border Guard and funded by the European Maritime and […]

The UK Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) Regulatory Sandbox helps industry innovators to increase their chances of complying with future regulations. This is achieved by ensuring development activities identify the key challenges that innovation can bring in terms of safety, security and consumer protection. By working with innovators via the Regulatory Sandbox, the CAA aims to […]

Fortem Technologies, leaders in airspace security and defense for detecting and defeating dangerous drones, proved to an audience of over 140 agencies last week that their DroneHunter®, the world’s premier AI-enabled interceptor drone, could safely remove a threatening drone from a complex airport environment. The recent test event at Oslo Airport in Norway was spearheaded by Interpol, […]

The DronePrep team are excited to announce that Keith Osborne has joined as Land Partnership Manager. Fitness fanatic Keith Osborne has just joined the DronePrep team. Keith boasts an extensive career in business development and is excited to turn his hand to a new industry. From his early days as a professional squash player, Keith […]

£10m investment in making recreational aircraft visible to drones would remove a major barrier to innovation and set the stage for 420,000% return, while ministerial appointment would represent an important signal of intent to capitalise on the cross-sector potential of drones London, 20 October – An investment of just £10 million to enable all recreational […]

UP.Partners today announced the final close of its inaugural $230M early stage venture capital fund dedicated to supporting companies that are transforming the moving world. The movement of people and goods is the underlying fabric of society. Transportation and logistics represent 10% of global GDP, which is approximately $10T annually. With transportation responsible for 29% of global CO2 emissions, […]

AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. (NYSE American: UAVS) (“AgEagle” or the “Company”), an industry-leading provider of drones, sensors and software, and Parrot (Euronext Paris: PARRO), a leading European drone group, today jointly announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which AgEagle shall acquire senseFly, a Parrot Group wholly-owned subsidiary, in a cash and stock transaction valued at US$23 […]

Klau Geomatics, makers of the KlauPPK hardware and software accuracy system, are the established choice of professionals in drone and light manned aerial mapping. As surveying and mapping companies emerge from the uncertainties of the past 18 months, Klau Geomatics is offering the MakeItAccurate processing service free for two weeks, enabling a quick boost in […]

Airpelago has closed a pre-seed round with lead investor VEQ. Further expansion now awaits the Swedish tech startup which has developed a solution for automating the inspection of power lines using off-the-shelf drones. ”Drones will soon be the first choice for the inspection of overhead power lines. It’s just a question about how soon. The […]

Draganfly Inc. (NASDAQ: DPRO) (CSE: DPRO) (FSE: 3U8) ( ” Draganfly” ” ” $9 million ( ” DDL ” . DDL is an edtechtainment company that specializes in the development of hands-on video games and personal robots. Their popular desktop robots, Cozmo and Vector, are two of the best-selling consumer robots of all time. As per the terms of the announced agreement, Draganfly will be the […]

The tip line has produced quite a scoop, two, in fact, a letter from the chair of the RID ASTM working group Gabriel Cox to the FAA telling them that the required GPS z-axis accuracy for the pilot’s/operator location, generally derived from their smartphone is difficult to achieve and one referencing that letter and giving […]

Mynaric and H3 HATS today announced the successful start of a joint demonstration campaign to showcase laser communication capabilities for high-altitude long endurance aircraft using industrialized optical communications terminals. Initial flights of the campaign demonstrated key performance criteria of Mynaric’s HAWK product currently in pre-series production onboard one of H3 HATS’ aircraft. Where previous tests […]

Who knew the anonymous tip line would be so busy. This case is due to be heard on December 15th 2021. I have pulled a couple of bits out that instantly caught my eye and the entire document is there for your reading pleasure. Petitioners decry the FAA’s remote ID proceeding as a “sham,” and […]

Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility (UAM), and the Austrian vehicle manufacturer Schwarzmüller have partnered to create a new application for the classic transport trailer. Named the Mobile Vertipad, this trailer converts into a mobile take-off and landing platform for an electrically powered transport drone. This new innovative product was presented today at the […]

Aironautica is a woman-led, family-owned, national recruitment agency specializing in UAS drone pilots and support staff. Aironautica is helping educate companies on the impact that drones can have on their bottom line while creating a pipeline of qualified pilots to fulfill the needs of the masses. They take special pride in their commitment to placing military […]

Our recently added anonymous news tips line has started to work! This dropped in recently and it appears to show, well I will let you draw your own conclusions. I am writing in response to the Government’s “Brief For Respondents” (No. 21-1087) and a number of what I believe are false statements. I worked on […]

EagleView, a leading technology provider of geospatial insights for insurance, and Skydio, the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight technology, today announced general availability of EagleView Assess™, a virtual claims inspection solution. Assess™ combines Skydio House Scan™, Skydio’s adaptive scanning and data capture software for autonomous residential roof inspection, with EagleView’s […]

Commercial drone surveying of two live operational non controlled airports in Regional South Australia will be performed by R2F using SkyLink UAS – Astra UTM software, confirming the ground-breaking capabilities of Unmanned Traffic Management platforms for airspace awareness while operating of drones over non controlled regional airports. SkyLink UAS partnership with Astra UTM one of the world’s […]

In the year and a half since we released the Matrice 300 RTK, we’ve seen it redefine what it means to be a rugged, reliable drone platform. Offering performance even in the most challenging of weather conditions, and with unparalleled safety features, like Three Propeller Emergency Landing, the M300 RTK has established itself as the industry standard […]

G4S, acquired by Allied Universal – a leading security and facility services company, and Azur Drones, a world leader in autonomous drones, conclude a strategic partnership in the domain of robotics technology. Through this partnership, Azur Drones’ Skeyetech will now be offered in 24 countries to G4S’s existing clients and prospects. This joint offer perfectly […]

The real-word danger faced by first responders has been highly visible in 2021, from tragic scenes of search and rescue, to a national surge of active, mass shooter situations. BRINC, an American technology company building a new class of drones in response to the mass shooting at The Mandalay Bay, today announced that it has […]

WhiteFox Defense Technologies, Inc. and AGOS Advanced Technologies announced the advancement of their partnership to market and manufacture WhiteFox products for the Republic of Korea market. WhiteFox Defense, the leader in drone airspace security, is advancing drone security for a better world through their DroneFox and STRATUS product lines that provide best-in-class solutions for drone traffic […]

Hamburg, DE, 12 October 2021 – Volocopter’s electric heavy-lift drone VoloDrone conducted its first public flight today at ITS Hamburg 2021. Together with the international logistics leader DB Schenker, Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility (UAM), demonstrated VoloDrone’s seamless integration into the logistics supply chain with an end-to-end cargo transport demonstration. The partners showed their […]

Leading delivery drone manufacturer Wingcopter and SYNERJET Corp today announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement. The agreement will allow the Latin American company to act as a distributor and local technical support provider for the Wingcopter 198, Wingcopter’s new flagship Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), to customers in the region. SYNERJET is one of the most respected companies in the […]

Citadel Defense has expanded their intelligence and counter-unmanned aircraft systems offering with a suite of new solutions under the Titan brand. The Titan family of CUAS solutions are designed to keep the U.S. military ahead of the threat curve through industry-leading autonomy, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Citadel provides low size, weight, power, and cost (SWAP-C) […]

Construction teams and key stakeholders now have access to business intelligence within a 24-hour timescale based on AI-powered predictive analytics Full portfolio management platform empowers project managers with interactive dashboards and custom metrics, arming decision-makers with the information to mitigate costly delays and budget overruns Industry-first platform integrates with drone products and several other systems […]

Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), today announced the launch of the ION™ M640x tactical Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). The American designed, developed, and manufactured UAS builds on the capabilities of the ION M440 (a Blue sUAS) and will provide military and other government customers with best-in-class capabilities for their unique missions. “Our proven, […]

In mid-October, UAS Denmark Test Center, one of Northern Europe’s leading hubs for drone technology development, is hosting ArcticX2021 – a large-scale international demonstration of a new high-tech surveillance system for remote monitoring of the Arctic. The system has been developed by the IDG consortium with participation from, amongst others, Boeing’s drone company, Insitu. Aircraft […]

Achieved 36 days of stratospheric flight, across two 2021 flights, proving Zephyr’s status as the only HAPS able to perform at length in the stratosphere · Set a new world record for absolute altitude for this class of UAS at 76,100ft. · Secured and exercised FAA flight approvals operating inside the US National Airspace System […]