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Amazon customers in Lockeford, California, will be among the first to receive Prime Air drone deliveries in the U.S. The promise of drone delivery has often felt like science fiction. We’ve been working for almost a decade to make it a reality. The challenge: How do you get items to customers quickly, cost-effectively, and—most importantly—safely, […]

A year back, one would wonder if the Indian drone industry could provide a stable career to thoselooking for a rewarding job. But today, many are convinced that this industry actually has the potentialto go through a much-anticipated boom. As the drone ecosystem grows so does the requirement forskilled and experienced personnel. Recognizing the potential […]

LONDON, UK- Drone Logistics Ecosystem has announced today that an innovative location technology company, what3words, is joining their network or members working to make drone deliveries a reality. Drone Logistics Ecosystem (DLE) is a free, global multidisciplinary “quadruple helix” network, that works together to stimulate innovations, collaborations, and standardisations in the drone logistics industry. What3words […]

£40,000 to £50,000 per annum, dependent on experience, (37.5 hours per week) Cranfield Airport is a commercial, GA, and research airport situated in Class G airspace situated between Bedford and the City of Milton Keynes with a 1799m runway that can accommodate business jets such as the Falcon, Gulfstream, and Boeing Business Jet. Cranfield Airport’s […]

Echodyne Closes $135 Million to Expand Distribution, Production, and Development Across Defense, Security, and Autonomous Machine Markets Co-led by Baillie Gifford and Bill Gates, the capital raise includes multiple new and existing investors Echodyne, the radar platform company, today announced a $135 million fundraising round, co-led by Baillie Gifford and Bill Gates with participation from […]

Pioneering electric aircraft developer Ampaire and Black & Veatch – a global leader in sustainable infrastructure, renewable energy and transportation electrification – will collaborate on developing airport electrification that supports tomorrow’s electric aviation needs. Against the backdrop of a reimagined aviation sector – and the evolution of air mobility in a world increasingly looking to […]

“Not relying on target prioritization, the DAiR system aligns the radar capability with the imperatives of multi-domain warfare” said Oren Sabag, General Manager Elbit Systems ISTAR & EW Elbit Systems launches DAiR, an innovative simultaneous multi-mission tactical radar. The system makes target prioritization redundant enabling a step change in the effectiveness and efficiency of tactical terrain dominance, protection […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,today issued the below statements following the Committee’s approval of H.R. 6089, the Stop Iranian Drones Act, with an amendment, which seeks to prevent Iran and any terrorist or militia groups aligned with Iran from being able to acquire […]

Primoco UAV SE announced the sale of six Primoco One 150 UAVs valued at EUR 3.3 million. The sale was signed with a European client. Ladislav Semetkovský, CEO of Primoco UAV SE, said: “In February this year, we obtained the EASA LUC (Light Unmanned Certificate) for the Primoco UAV One 150 from the Czech Civil Aviation […]

CompoTEK to distribute Septentrio’s mosaic™ multi-frequency GPS/GNSS modules, which deliver high-accuracy RTK positioning in a small form factor. Both Septentrio and CompoTEK will be present at the Embedded World this year, showcasing the mosaic™ GNSS module. Leuven, Belgium – June 13, 2022 – Septentrio is strengthening its market reach for high precision GNSS* modules by signing […]

Shield AI, a fast-growing defense technology company building AI pilots for aircraft, today announced it has raised $90 million in equity and $75 million in debt as part of a Series E fundraising round, increasing the Company’s valuation to $2.3 billion. With this deal, Shield AI joins Space X, Palantir, and Anduril as the only […]

Do you want to change the world? Zipline is on a mission to transform the way goods move. Our aim is to solve the world’s most urgent and complex access challenges by building the first instant logistics system that serves all humans equally. Leveraging expertise in robotics and autonomy, Zipline serves tens of millions of […]

These articles are insights written by industry professionals in the trenches of this growing industry. Desert Rotor’s Debin Ray writes about how Design Methodology, Operational Agility, Crew Flexibility, and Financial Strategy helped their world-leading GSC company weather the Global Supply Chain storm. DroneHive gives us their take on pilot training. More training is probably not […]

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 […]