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Essentium, Inc., a leading innovator of industrial additive manufacturing (AM) solutions, today announced Axle Box Innovations, a public safety technology developer, is using Essentium AM technology to support the development of US-made 3D printed drones for fire management and protection. Engineers at Axle Box are leveraging the Essentium High-Speed Extrusion (HSE™) 3D Printing Platform and […]

On course for growth: Bayern Kapital with the Bavarian Growth Fund 2 invests in Quantum-Systems Quantum-Systems, innovative developer, designer, and producer of advanced eVTOL UAVs, together with Bayern Kapital and its Bavarian Growth Fund 2, renowned German private investors, and existing investors, as well as the European Investment Bank EIB has completed its Series A funding rounds with a […]

London, UK: Altitude Angel, the world’s leading UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology provider, today announced London Biggin Hill has become the latest airport to deploy its GuardianUTM Enterprise platform. London Biggin Hill is the only dedicated business-aviation airport which sits inside the M25 and strives to be a leading centre for aviation technology and enterprise within the […]

TAMPA, FL – FLYMOTION, a leading provider of unmanned systems, technology integration, training, and services across public safety, government, and defense, announced they are now a preferred partner of Squishy Robotics. Through a value-added reseller agreement with FLYMOTION, the technology company’s line of sensor platforms will be available for distribution. Headquartered in Berkeley, California, Squishy […]

The full-stack European drone developer FIXAR introduces an autonomous full-electric drone FIXAR 025 designed for large-scale missions for commercial and industrial applications. The FIXAR 025 carries up to 10 kg (22 lbs) payload for a distance up to 300 km (186 mi) in one battery charge. The operations are fully autonomous assured by an in-house developed next-generation […]

This spectacular video was filmed north of Adelaide at our very first trial of our new Freespace Operations ‘CHAPPiE’ Beacon used in conjunction with our flagship Callisto 50 modular industrial multirotor UAS. Freespace Operations performed this initial road-based trial commanding the Callisto 50 to hold an offset distance, heading & height above ground from our […]

SAN RAFAEL, USA– We are excited to announce the participation of SKYWAY as the latest member to join the Drone Logistics Ecosystem (DLE). SKYWAY and AIRGO are in process to set up a collaboration to work on lightweight drone delivery solutions. Skyway is leading the efforts in building the most secure automated airspace authorization service […]

Drone technology has been recently introduced in Cambodia’s cassava cultivations to help small-scale farmers earn better yield while bringing down the costs of farm input. Cassava is the most important agro-industrial crop in Cambodia that provides employment and livelihood to thousands of rural workers. Supporting the national cassava policy, XAG delivers new energy to this sector with its agricultural […]

ZeroEyes, Inc., creators of the only A.I.-based gun detection video analytics platform that holds the US Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Designation, today announced a formal partnership with Asylon Robotics, a firm that automates security operations by leveraging aerial and ground robotics for perimeter and drone security and intelligence services. The partnership integrates ZeroEyes’ human-verified […]

uAvionix announced today that users of the industry’s most commonly adopted autopilot platforms such as CubePilot, Pixhawk, and George, can now seamlessly integrate the uAvionix ping200X Technical Standard Order (TSO) and ping200XR into their platform. The latest versions of Mission Planner and ArduPilot now allow for native control of the uAvionix ping200X TSO and ping200XR, […]

Drone capabilities are set to expand at Westcott Space Cluster as leading drone services provider Skyports selects the south of England site as its European headquarters and centre of excellence. In partnership with the Satellite Applications Catapult, which is working with the UK industry to drive innovation and economic growth, Skyports plan to use the state-of-the-art facilities at Westcott […]

Outstanding cooperation between German-based PLATH GmbH & Co KG and Czech Republic-based Primoco UAV demonstrated the first successful BVLOS-flight of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) under an all-European LUC while regular air traffic proceeded in the military airspace of the Bundeswehr in Manching. The versatile fixed-wing UAV Primoco One 150 is perfectly suited to a […]

Precise, lightweight technology has the power to unlock instant delivery in the United States at scale South San Francisco, CA, June, 2022 — The global leader in instant logistics, Zipline, today unveiled its new Detection and Avoidance (DAA) system. A first for the industry, the new system uses onboard acoustic-based technology to enable safe and autonomous flights […]

Venus Aerospace, a startup developing hypersonic aircraft, introduced the “Stargazer™”, the company’s first conceptual vehicle design, at the Up.Summit in Bentonville, Arkansas. The Venus Vehicle Engineering Team has been working on this iteration since the company’s founding in 2020. Backed by leading Venture Capitalists and with $1M in government funding, Venus has since raised over $33M to build a […]

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FlightOps Ltd., a leading multi-drone operating system (OS) provider, today announced a significant commercial agreement with DroneUp, a major drone flight services provider. “Using the FlightOps OS, our customers can fly more missions over longer distances with increased safety and reduced costs,” said FlightOps CEO Shay Levy. “Our technology will enable the vision of drone deliveries as a last-mile solution, with great scale and reduced cost of operation. We anticipate that our software license fees from the delivery segment to exceed […]

UAV Navigation ensures that Alpha platforms A-900 & A-800 can carry out missions even with GNSS signal denies or under jamming attack. The majority of Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) rely on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) to maintain a stable position and/or to navigate between waypoints. Added to this weakness, any small drone system that […]

VoloConnect expands the total addressable market for Volocopter’s family of eVTOL aircraft to USD 290 billion Lift and cruise aircraft seats up to four people, has >60 mi range Zero operating emissions for safe and sustainable flight speeds of over 155 mph Bentonville, USA / Bruchsal, Germany (7 June 2022)– Today at the UP.Summit, an […]

D-Fend Solutions, the leader in counter-drone, radio frequency cyber-based takeover technology, today announced that The Globee® Awards, the organizers of the world’s premier business awards programs and business ranking lists, has named D-Fend Solutions as a recipient of the 2022 Disruptor Company and Disruptor Product awards within the Aerospace & Defense category. The company was also […]

Dronedek Founder and CEO Dan O’Toole fields dozens of contacts each week from organizations interested in working with his company, which is one of the first in the world to offer a secure, smart mailbox designed for autonomous deliveries. It’s a happy situation for any startup founder, but it also serves as inspiration for the always iterating […]

Septentrio, a leader in high-precision GNSS* positioning solutions, launches OSNMA (Open Service Navigation Message Authentication) on their high-end PolaRx5 reference receiver series. OSNMA offers end-to-end authentication on Galileo’s civilian signals, protecting receivers from GNSS spoofing attacks. Spoofing is a malicious form of radio interference, where faulty positioning information is sent into the receiver. OSNMA adds another layer […]

Air Data Systems is at the forefront of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS); our mission is to give our customers the actionable insights and intelligence to make critical decisions faster. Our UAS programs are at the cutting edge of data acquisition capabilities, and technical analysis and are deployed by leading organisations across the globe to meet […]

The Lead Systems Software Engineer is a mission-critical role that Manna is seeking to fill with an extremely experienced engineer who can lead a team, define strategy and meet deadlines across our stack. Reporting to the CTO and working primarily on the tech onboard our aircraft, this senior hire will also own and manage teams […]

Operations – UK – Aviation Team · Ratho, Edinburgh, Midlothian Cyberhawk is a fast-growing, successful technology company with big ambitions. We are the industry leaders in drone-based visual inspection and survey solutions for energy infrastructure and major capital projects clients.  Our cloud-based enterprise software iHawk is a visual-data solution that harnesses drone and other visual data to allow […]

Matternet announced it is embarking on the next chapter of its drone operations in Switzerland. Starting January 1, 2023, Matternet will take over drone business activities from Swiss Post, in addition to providing its technology platform and operating customer drone delivery networks. “We thank Swiss Post for the partnership and all that we accomplished together over the last […]

Garuda Aerospace, a pioneer and market leader in drone intelligence, is committed to creating a safe and trustworthy ecosystem for Drones as a Service in India (DAAS). Making efforts to contribute towards a better tomorrow, on the occasion of World Environment Day on June 5, 2022, Garuda Aerospace will begin the operations of nationwide drone driven […]

With Nigeria’s first drone delivery network, Zipline plans to deliver medical supplies to approximately 500 health facilities in Kaduna State South San Francisco, CA and Kaduna, Nigeria (June 3, 2022) — Zipline, the global leader in instant logistics, today completed the first drone deliveries in Nigeria’s Kaduna State. These initial flights mark the final stage of integration […]

AT&T’s Drone Program Launches an Industry First with 5G Transmission In a quiet, non-descript field in rural Missouri, usually the only things fluttering through the tall grass are butterflies and birds. But on a recent April day, a Flying COW® joined the horizon, ushering in an industry first for AT&T by transmitting its 5G network from a drone. […]

IAS was founded in 2016 by Dexter Tangocci and Warren Witte who were among some of the first licensed drone pilots in South Africa. Combining their skills in aviation, technology and sciences the company’s core focus was around providing actionable data to key industries to improve their operational workflows. Drones and sensors formed a critical […]

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) announced today that Ascent AeroSystems “Spirit” platform has been added to the Blue UAS Cleared List of approved small unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Beginning immediately, any U.S. government customer can buy and operate a Spirit without further technical review or approval. “We’ve been shipping Spirits since 2020, and our customers […]

Tell me if this sounds unnervingly familiar: “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the slain children.” It’s essentially part of the school shooting script: well-crafted statements from politicians, anger from a mourning community, and no concrete steps to prevent the next tragedy. We’ll also hear the familiar, unworkable ideas that follow these […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – June, 2022 – ANRA Technologies, a leader in integrated airspace, mission management and delivery systems for uncrewed aircraft, has been selected by The Virginia Institute for Space Flight & Autonomy (VISA) and the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC) for their innovative proposal to the Announcement of Opportunity (AO) for Port Security and […]

Inspired Flight Technologies, Inc., – A San Luis Obispo, CA, manufacturer of commercial sUAS (smallUnmanned Aerial Systems) for Government & Commercial Customers is excited to announce its latestproduct launch of the IF1200A. The IF1200A builds on the successes of its predecessor, the Blue UAS-accepted IF1200, by delivering acategory-leading 85% increase in flight time. The elevates […]

Digital infrastructure for efficient drone traffic management in Germany is soon to be launched. Hamburg, 2 June 2022 – It is conceivable that the first U-spaces in Germany will be established as early as January 2023. This will create a digital infrastructure for the efficient organisation of drone traffic – especially in urban areas. To ensure that […]

The Navigator is an ROV and robotics flight controller for the Raspberry Pi 4. It has an onboard IMU, compass, barometer, and ADC sensors as well as 16 PWM outputs and numerous serial and I2C expansion ports. The Navigator is used on the BlueROV2 in conjunction with the BlueOS software, but can also be used for a […]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, 2022 — Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RCAT), a hardware-enabled software provider to the drone industry, announced today that it has completed research, development and production for a four-drone, multi-vehicle system for defense, government, and public safety markets. “We have shippable product on hand and are now taking orders for delivery […]

Event 38 Unmanned Systems, a leading manufacturer of American-made mapping drones, announces the release of the E400, a fixed-wing mapping drone with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) functionality and a payload capacity of three pounds. The E400 is designed and manufactured in America. The E400 is an extremely high-performance drone, with an industry-leading flight time […]

The Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI) and drone manufacturer Wingcopter have successfully deployed the SUCOM drone communication system on the African continent for the first time, specifically in Malawi. The mobile radio-based system enables safe control of drones, even despite being out of sight of the person controlling them. Wingcopter plans to expand the local […]

Melbourne, Australia: Swoop Aero has partnered with the drone services subsidiary of heavy air logistics specialist Astral Aviation and drone operations partner Skyports, to launch a drone logistics network in Kenya. Swoop Aero’s experience operating drone logistics networks in 7 countries alongside their native technology platform will be employed to transport medicines, vaccines, and medical samples between healthcare […]

OTTAWA, CANADA– Drone Logistics Ecosystem (DLE) is welcoming onboard the Canadian drone delivery operator company CANADA DRONE OPERATIONS (CDO). The company has shown interest in the integration of AirGo’s standardised drone cargo logistic solution aka DroneBox™ on its operational drones. Canada Drone Operations is a drone use-case development company. Where a client might wonder if […]

The ability for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) to simultaneously leverage multiple and diverse Command and Control (C2) radios is a key part of mission-critical operations. This capability allows the UAS to use the most appropriate radio or frequency band for the specific mission or location and provides an essential backup C2 link in case of […]

Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. (TSE: 6770; President & CEO: Toshihiro Kuriyama) has developed the “Remote ID Device,” a radio transmitter for unmanned aircraft (drones). The Remote ID Device transmits drone identification data, including unique identifiers (registration IDs) and location information, and conforms to specifications prescribed by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). […]

DARPA has launched the Liberty Lifter project to demonstrate a leap in operational logistics capabilities by designing, building, and flying a long-range, low-cost X-plane capable of seaborne strategic and tactical lift. The new vehicle concept seeks to expand upon existing cargo aircraft by proving revolutionary heavy air lift abilities from the sea. The envisioned plane […]

SALINA — Following its successful coordination of the recent First Responder Unmanned Aircraft System Triple Challenge, Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus has again been selected to lead an unmanned aircraft systems competition that will award prize money to winners. In partnership with Capital Consulting Corporation, K-State Salina will coordinate the National Institute of Standards and […]

The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) have successfully brought a prosecution with respect to a drone safety occurrence at a public demonstration outside the former Israeli embassy on Pembroke road in May 2021. The incident was first addressed at the scene by An Garda Síochána, who detained the drone and advised the IAA of the infringements. […]

Colette Cohen, currently Chief Executive Officer of the Net Zero Technology Centre, is to join UAV technology business Flylogix as Chair of Board, the company has announced. CEO Charles Tavner has previously spoken of how “The genesis of Flylogix, of turning it from a paper idea to a reality, was a conversation with Colette.” “I’m so delighted to welcome Colette […]

Already under contracts, the new systems leverage BIRD’s proven radar and optical technologies into the Land domain. Eurosatory, Paris – Hall 6 Booth D681 BIRD Aerosystems, a global provider of innovative defence technology and solutions that protect the air, sea, and land fleets of governments and related agencies, launches its new business line of Land […]

Skyfarer, which was established by Elliot Parnham in 2019 after studying aerospace engineering at university, is looking to establish itself in the drone delivery market. The company was initially planning to manufacture drones but then pivoted away from that to look at bringing together all of the systems and technology involved in drone flying for commercial uses. And, […]