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The AIRO Group (AIRO), a global end-to-end Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and drone ecosystem company, today announced that it has engaged Stephens Inc. to assist in exploring a business combination agreement with a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) which would result in a public listing on a US Stock Exchange. AIRO is led by Aerospace […]

Job no: 538519Contract type: Temporary AppointmentLevel: NO-3Location: MalawiCategories: Innovation UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. And […]

La Verne, CA: AARDVARK is excited to announce that it has partnered with Sky-Hero of Belgium to be the exclusive North American distributor for the LOKI Mk2 Tactical sUAS. Designed in conjunction with several of the world’s top counterterror units, LOKI Mk2 is a rugged, purpose-built sUAS intended to act as a scout for close-quarter, […]Drone Industry Insider news since 2008 - the internets first UAV information source - sUAS News

Sandnes, 5 March 2021 – Nordic Unmanned, a leading provider of unmanned systems and services, today announced that it has carried out a private placement of NOK 100 million to pursue acquisitions. “While we see strong organic growth ahead, we also see tremendous opportunities to add value through acquisitions. We have mapped the industry in […]Drone Industry Insider news since 2008 - the internets first UAV information source - sUAS News

uAvionix Corporation today announced that the ping1090i Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) ADS-B transceiver has been accepted by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) of Australia as an approved Electronic Conspicuity (EC) Device. Ping1090i is the world’s smallest 1090MHz ADS-B IN and OUT transceiver specifically designed to support small aircraft that require ultra-light and low power-consuming components. Ping1090i transmits an […]

Hyundai Motor Group is at the forefront of creating emerging mobility solutions that will foster the development of human-centered cities. The Group’s Urban Air Mobility Division is designing a completely new electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft tailored to the mobility needs of future cities, allowing passengers a seamless intermodal journey that safely transports […]

First of all, it’s a simple observation : electric drones don’t have enough endurance for long-distance flights, they need something more. The solution lies in one of the biggest hopes for the future of the aviation industry : hydrogen. Thanks to fuel cells, it is believed that drones will fly two to three times longer. Indeed, […]

Flirtey, the pioneer and a leader in the commercial drone delivery industry, today announced that it has completed the technology to certify and expand U.S. production of its best-in-class drone delivery system for last-mile delivery. The aircraft designer and manufacturer’s technology includes the Flirtey Eagle, an advanced drone that conducts precision delivery to homes and businesses; […]

On 8 February 2021, DroneShield has unveiled its new, world leading, C-UAS AI-enabled software, running on all of its devices enrolled into regular updates. The system utilises proprietary techniques in signal processing and Machine Learning/AI to do near-real time detection and identification of unmanned robotic systems and, more broadly, other potential threats in the Electronic Warfare […]

NAGS HEAD – The N.C. Department of Transportation will be performing a high-resolution scan of the N.C. 12 Marc Basnight Bridge in Dare County on March 8, which will require a 30-minute closure of the bridge from 8-8:30 a.m. Flaggers and message boards will be in place on both approaches to the bridge to warn motorists of the […]

According to the European Railway Performance Index, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) is Switzerland’s largest public transport and mobility company and top performer in its class. Indicative of its innovative approach to operations, SBB has established a Center of Competence for Drones to oversee a wide range of drone applications across the organization. As it stands, over 100 specially trained pilots operate […]

Former Assistant Secretary of the US Air Force brings deep expertise in unlocking defense spending in R&D and emerging technologies to venture-backed companies Volansi, the leader in autonomous, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) middle-mile drone delivery services, backed by Lightspeed and Icon Ventures, today announced the appointment of Dr. Will Roper, the former Assistant Secretary […]

Reno, Nevada, USA; Riga, Latvia – March 3, 2021 – Geophysics faculty and graduate students from the University of Nevada, Reno, announce new exploration for blind geothermal systems with Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) magnetometry. The study site is located in the Humboldt Range, Nevada. By improving the margins of safety and ease of deployment, geophysicists […]

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems solutions, today announced that its company-owned Avenger ER achieved a company milestone as it received an FAA-issued Experimental Certificate (EC) enabling the “Extended Range” Avenger to perform expanded operations in the U.S. National […]

MONTROUGE, France. CERBAIR launched its newly designed anti-drone kit – CHIMERA –featuring updated technology. After detailed operational feedback from users, the newCHIMERA kit can be considered as the ‘Swiss Army Knife’ in anti-drone warfare. The new kit consists of three connected main elements: 1) Backpack and vest with a detection module;2) Command and control tablet, […]

€200 million (USD 240 million) raised in an oversubscribed Series D funding New investors include funds managed by BlackRock, Avala Capital, Atlantia S.p.A., Continental AG, NTT, and Tokyo Century amongst others, with all existing investors also joining the round Funding will be used to solidify Volocopter’s market leadership Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility […]

SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc. announces the recent award from the U.S. Air Force to develop its envisioned system for global autonomous delivery of an on-demand Personnel Recovery Kit (PRK). SpaceWorks’ Air-launched Drone Delivery Device (AD3), shown below, will leverage emerging commercial capabilities to provide a solution for PRK deceleration and delivery from deployment speeds of up […]

Iprosurv, one of the UK’s leading commercial drone providers, has today launched Pilot Partnerships, an ambitious new proposition to bring together the nation’s independent operators and drive greater levels of professionalism across thesector. Billed as a co-operative for commercial drone pilots, Pilot Partnerships aims to bringtogether the huge number of independent operators to provide mutual […]

Clobotics announced today that the company has completed its Series Pre-B-4 capital raise and received an additional $30 million of investment towards its goal of “turning sight into insight” for customers in the wind and retail point of sale industries. Clobotics uses computer vision technology to help customers in two industry verticals: For consumer packaged […]

Zipline International’s Membership Strengthens Coalition Commitment to the Continued Development of a Regulatory Framework for Commercial UAS Operations The Small UAV Coalition is pleased to announce that Zipline International has joined the Coalition as an Associate member. Zipline’s operations to date, in the United States and around the world, demonstrate the tremendous social and consumer benefits from delivery of medical […]

Horizon Aircraft, the advanced aerospace engineering company that has developed the Cavorite X5, the world’s first eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft that can fly the majority of its mission exactly like a normal aircraft, says the early eVTOL passenger models that are used in commercial operations should have safety records equal to those […]

The challenging year of 2020 has identified that international cross border cooperation related to the prevention of and the response to wildfires is more important than ever. With landscape firefighting missions moving through Europe, there’s no surprise that the pan-European rescEU Commission has recently received a significant investment boost to expand its aerial firefighting capability. […]

Formed in 2020, Azur Drones Senior Advisory Board aims to support the company’s major orientations. Composed of prominent figures recognized worldwide in theirfields of expertise, the board is today strengthened with the arrival of 3 new advisors: Omar Hatamleh, Bertrand Deroubaix and Christophe Béhar, who are respectively specialists in Aerospace, Oil & Gas and Nuclear. […]

Breakthrough Drone Technology Offers Immersive, Cinematic Flight Experience And Intuitive New Single-Handed Motion Controller DJI, the global leader in civilian drones and creative camera technology, today launched an entirely new type of drone with an intuitive, immersive flight experience never available until now. DJI FPV combines the first-person view and high-speed performance of racing drones, the cinematic camera sweep of traditional […]

SALINA — Unmanned aircraft systems are a global phenomenon, and the experts at Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus are helping to ensure regulation updates are shared across the globe. A free webinar offered by K-State Polytechnic on Feb. 25 discussing recent changes implemented to UAS regulations by the Federal Aviation Administration was attended globally. The webinar shared […]

• Delta Drone International’s safety specialist brand, ParaZero, agrees to strategiccollaboration with Doosan Mobility Innovation (DMI) to integrate its patented SafeAir autonomous parachute technology with DMI’s award-winning DS30 hydrogen powered endurance drone • DMI’s DS30 is the world’s first mass-manufactured hydrogen fuel cell drone. Awardedthe 2020 CES Best Innovation Award, the DS30 features 2+ hour […]

Pioneering 1-Ton Cargo Delivery Glider Competing with SpaceX, Boeing for the “Greatest Achievement in Aeronautics or Astronautics in America” for 2020 Silent Arrow today announced the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) has selected Silent Arrow® as one of seven finalists for the 2020 Robert J. Collier Trophy. Silent Arrow’s Collier citation reads, “For innovating, flying and bringing to market […]

Sky Sapience’s HoverMast Tethered Aerial Platforms Currently Fielded for Border Security and ISR in Israel and Other International Markets – DALLAS, TX – March 1, 2021 – COMSovereign Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: COMS) (“COMSovereign” or “Company”), a U.S.-based developer of 4G LTE Advanced and 5G Communication Systems and Solutions, today announced the acquisition of Israel-based Sky Sapience, a […]

WhiteFox, a counter-drone technology leader, had their DroneFox system successfully tested by international government representatives at a Southern California Soccer Stadium. DroneFox is an omnidirectional drone detection, identification, and mitigation system. The DroneFox’s intuitive user interface enabled the government representatives to visualize how a site like a stadium could be protected from drones intruding in […]

The Connected Places Catapult is proud to be delivering the Department for Transport’s (DfT) Drone-Technology Research and Innovation Grants ( D-TRIG ) Programme. D-TRIG will award grants of £30k to enable up to six SMEs to undertake early-stage research and development studies to explore how to integrate drones into UK airspace. The D-TRIG programme will build upon the […]

Lehmann Aviation (www.lehmannaviation.com), a professional drones manufacturer since 15 years, announces to be in discussion to sale its Flying Wing Drone technology and refocus its strategy on larger utility aircraft. As we are switching our strategy to focus on larger drones, we are now in discussion with few organizations that are interested with small flying […]

Deloitte today announced the appointment of John Coykendall, a principal at Deloitte Consulting LLP, to lead its U.S. aerospace and defense (A&D) sector within the U.S. industrial products and construction practice. Additionally, Coykendall was named Deloitte’s global aerospace and defense sector leader. He succeeds Robin Lineberger, who will be retiring from Deloitte in May after a […]

Skydio, the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight, today announced it has raised $170 million in Series D funding led by Andreessen Horowitz’s Growth Fund. This brings total funding raised to over $340 million with a current valuation of over $1 billion. Andreessen Horowitz, which also led the Series A, is […]

Following the success of its first race class, Air Race E, the electric air race, has announced it is launching two new distinct race classes: one an airplane and the other a VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing aircraft). The move to amplify its operations and create more races is the direct result of high […]

Michael DeKort Yes, that title is a bit exaggerated. But not by much. The issue, as I have written before, is UTM, which does not involve active/passive radar or other “surveillance” measures, is being touted as the primary deconfliction solution through all complexity levels. That includes tens of thousands of simultaneous air ops at UML […]

Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: RCAT) (“Red Cat” or the “Company”), a leading brand in the drone industry, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Fat Shark Holdings, has received notice that the US Patent Office has approved its patent application covering the optical architecture of its FPV (first person view) headsets. The technology underlying this patent enables […]

Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP (“GPM”) reminds investors of the upcoming April 19, 2021 deadline to file a lead plaintiff motion in the class action filed on behalf of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired EHang Holdings Limited (“EHang” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: EH) American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) between December 12, 2019 and February 16, 2021, inclusive (the “Class Period”). If you suffered […]

Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of EHang Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: EH) between December 12, 2019 and February 16, 2021, inclusive (the “Class Period”), of the important April 19, 2021 lead plaintiff deadline. SO WHAT: If you purchased EHang securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any […]

Location: Gatwick, GB Company: Civil Aviation Authority Salary: Up to £55,000 dependent on experience Contract type: Full time, permanent We are the UK’s aviation regulator and recognised as a world leader in its field. Our activities are diverse, enabling the aviation industry to meet the highest safety standards, and we pride ourselves on our ability to adapt to the […]

F-drones, a Singapore-based startup developing large scale autonomous drones for maritime logistics, today announced its success in raising its seed capital. The round was led by Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS), a world-leading ship management companycommitted to green and technology-driven growth of the maritime industry. The round also saw participation from the Schulte Group, a reputed […]

Everynet BV has recently partnered with Actility, global leader in IoT connectivity, to provide seamless network integration between Everynet’s carrier-grade national networks and Actility’s IoT platforms around the world. The collaboration aims at broadening accessibility to LoRaWAN® coverage for current and future clients of both companies. Everynet provides low-cost neutral-host LoRaWAN® national networks and current coverage is available, […]

After watching the episode of the FAA DAC, February 24, I have to wonder if the“stakeholders” have finally lost touch with reality? I have also decided to change tactand go full-frontal on the issues and “work” accomplished by the FAA and those justtrotted out. The stakeholders can’t get the FAA to enforce the existing set […]

EuroUSC Italia launches SAMWISE Pro, the first web-based tool to conduct risk analysis of drone operations following the SORA methodology: an easy, fast and cost-efficient online solution to comply with the new EASA regulation for Specific category drone operations which entered into force on the 1st January 2021. Opening with a one-month free trial. SAMWISE […]

Have you heard about our upcoming webinar; European Local Authorities and the UAM challenge: Responsibilities, Risks & Opportunities taking place on 3 March 2021 at 11.00-12.00 GMT/12.00-13.00 CET yet? We have a panel of legal, local authority and industry experts to discuss how cities, towns and other local government bodies are planning to introduce these […]

SPH Engineering announced that the Velos UAV helicopter has passed field tests to become the first single rotor helicopter supported by the UgCS software. UgCS now enables Velos helicopter professionals to use Velos for photogrammetry and LiDAR drone surveying missions. UgCS is now able to support the twin-engine telemetry providing input for a UAV. The newly created Telemetry Viewer can handle extensive telemetry from […]

Drone and robotic security company continues to work with industry leaders Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — Asylon, Inc., an American unmanned aerial system (UAS) and robotic perimeter security company, is pleased to announce former United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Deputy and Acting Administrator Daniel K. Elwell as an official member of the board of advisors. As […]

A new film festival highlighting creative content made by aerial filmmakers is set to debut in in Southern California this March. The inaugural Southern California Drone Film Festival is set for March 6, 2021 and marks the only event of its kind in California. The one-day virtual event will include panels on drone technology, cinematography, and video production, and will […]

Could your organization help the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) develop the technological infrastructure required to support and accelerate drone integration? Now’s your chance to be at the forefront of an emerging technology that normalizes drone operations at low altitude and supports the development of an UAS Traffic Management System (UTM). The Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC), […]

Zeiloch, 76646 Bruchsal, Germany Full-time Job Location: Bruchsal Company Description We at Volocopter are pioneers in the development of electrical air taxis that take off and land vertically (eVTOLs). We bring Urban Air Mobility to life, by establishing air taxis in addition to current transportation options in megacities globally. Our aim is to offer affordable […]

Fully leased building is testament to the high demand from UAS companies to be North Dakota GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Grand Sky Development Company, LLC (Grand Sky) has entered into lease agreements with four tenants to occupy the entirety of the new Multi-Tenant Building 1 (MT1) at the business and aviation park. The tenants include […]