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Swoop Aero was founded to transform how the world moves essential supplies by making access to the skies seamless. We were the first company globally to deliver a vaccine using a drone under a commercial contract. Since then, we have expanded globally, transforming the health supply chain with drone logistics operations in four countries. The […]

Melbourne Artificial Intelligence (AI) specialist Sentient Vision Systems has won a $2.1 million Australian government grant to establish a sovereign in-house manufacturing facility for its world-leading ViDAR search and surveillance pods. The grant was awarded under the Department of Industry Science Energy and Resources’ (DISER) Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI) Translation Stream. It will enable volume […]

We are looking for a UAS Remote Pilot who will operate a diverse set of UAS platforms of different sizes and configurations in a range of demonstration, service delivery and test activities. This will include following detailed requirements to meet client expectations and conduct a wide variety of demonstration events both in the UK and […]

NOAA Fisheries and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced that they have teamed up with DrivenData and HeroX, in collaboration with Wild Me and NASA, to launch the crowdsourcing competition, Where’s Whale-do?, to help NOAA Fisheries researchers accurately identify endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales from photographic images. Participants are competing for a prize purse of $35,000. Measuring up to 15 feet and 3,500 […]

UAVIA and Parrot have announced the availability of the UAVIA Inside version of the ANAFI Ai, which will broadly be available to UAVIA Robotics Platform Customers from June 2022.This product integrates UAVIA DroneOS as the first ANAFI Ai flight mission created by external developers with Parrot AirSDK. Parrot ANAFI Ai is the first 4G drone. […]

uAvionix have announced that Beluga, a state-of-the-art family of drones designed by Italian company Eurolink Systems, has completed its integration of various avionics from the uAvionix certifiable low-SWaP ecosystem, including the George G3 autopilot, microLink CNPC radio system, and truFYX EXT GPS. Beluga™ is a new generation of small UAS (sUAS), the result of 3 years […]

Prague – Primoco UAV SE, Czech manufacturer of civilian and military aircraft, appointed Colonel of the General Staff (Retired) Ing. Vladan Ševčík as a member of the Supervisory Board following the resignation of Ing. Josef Rada. The decision to appoint a new member of the Supervisory Board was made during the General Meeting of the company at its registered […]

Sean Hollister over at The Verge has been told by DJI spokesperson Adam Lisberg that contrary to previous reports transmissions from DJI airframes used by their Aeroscope counter UAS system to identify the crafts position, identity and location of the operator are not encrypted. A point of order, I have always found Adam to be […]

Volatus Aerospace Corp. (TSXV:VOL) (OTCQB:VLTTF) (“Volatus” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce that it has signed an exclusive sales and distribution agreement with American UAV manufacturer Full Throttle Aerial (“Full Throttle”). “We are thrilled to have signed this exclusive agreement with Full Throttle. They produce a fleet of heavy lift, high endurance, robust drones […]

Virginia Natural Gas (VNG) is embracing technology and will be using aerial drones as another means to perform equipment inspections on its pipeline infrastructure. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), most commonly known as drones, will begin flights across Hampton Roads, as well as northern James and New Kent Counties for various operations such as inspections of critical infrastructure, right-of-way […]

ideaForge, India’s largest manufacturer of drones, has closed its Series B funding round of $20 Million led by Florintree, which is helmed by the former Blackstone India private equity Co-Head, Mathew Cyriac. The round also saw participation from its existing investors such as Celesta, which is a prominent deep tech investment fund, Infosys, Qualcomm and Infina, along with […]

From the FAA mission statement – “We are accountable to the American public and our aviation stakeholders.” https://www.faa.gov/about/mission After 20 years of work towards NAS integration, I like to keep with tradition, and this iswhere I suggest the FAA folks and their minions reread the agency mission/visionstatement. Golly, why would we need to suggest they […]

George Freeman MPMinister for Science, Research and Innovation,Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy,1 Victoria Street,London SW1H 0ET Dear Mr Freeman, People working in the British space-based Earth Observation industry are in imminent danger of losing their jobs because of the ongoing uncertainty around the UK’s continued membership of the European Union’s Copernicus programme, the […]

Drones have been demonstrated to successfully integrate into common airspace with manned aircraft at the GOF 2.0 Roadshow in Riga. The demonstration was conducted by LMT, a mobile innovator and the leading telecom operator in Latvia, in collaboration with Latvijas Gaisa Satiksme (LGS), the local air traffic controller, and the GOF2.0 consortium. GOF 2.0 is […]

Osijek, Croatia – A pioneering company in the FPV industry merges with a leadingdrone technology startup to create an EU-Based drone powerhouse, as Orqa acquiresImmersionRC. The deal brings together two of the most exciting companies in the FPV space, whose products and business ethos are a perfect fit. ImmersionRC, based in Switzerland, has been specializing […]

Introducing the newest addition to their growing range, Currawong is releasing the CortexHeavy Fuel Hybrid System. As a series hybrid this engine system will take to the sky with industry leading power density, an innovative new fuel and features Currawong’s well-developed power electronics. The hybrid architecture allows the engine to provide power to onboard electrical […]

Restricted airspace surrounding Australian airports just became a lot easier to access after drone safety app FlyFreely was verified to provide automated airspace authorisations. The Civil Aviation and Safety Authority (CASA) has verified the Australian startup to provide instantaneous controlled airspace authorisations as part of its automated airspace authorisation trial. Users will now be able […]

Auterion, the company building an open and software-defined future for enterprise drone fleets, today introduced new capabilities for high precision mapping missions and automated, end-to-end data workflows to make mapping more efficient, reliable, and powerful across industries. The updates to Auterion OS serve enterprises with diverse use cases that need component and payload flexibility, alongside […]

Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:ONDS), a leading provider of private wireless data, drone and automated data solutions through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Ondas Networks Inc. and American Robotics, Inc. (“American Robotics” or “AR”), announced that American Robotics has added seven additional sites of operation approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its automated BVLOS drone technology, the Scout […]

With its focus on industry-first collaborations for commercial uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs), Inmarsat today expanded the Partner Network for its Velaris UAV connectivity solution with the addition of software company Dimetor, which facilitates Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) operations in cellular networks, and Bellwether Industries, an Urban Air Mobility (UAM) solutions provider for intra-city travel. The Partner Network […]

DJI is internally reassessing compliance requirements in various jurisdictions. Pending the current review, DJI will temporarily suspend all business activities in Russia and Ukraine. We are engaging with customers, partners and other stakeholders regarding the temporary suspension of business operations in the affected territories.

Alpha Unmanned Systems (AUS), the Madrid-based manufacturer of helicopter UAVs, ispleased to announce the incorporation of Joseph Menaker, co-founder and CEO of UAVFactory (now known as EDGE Autonomy https://edgeautonomy.io/), to Alpha´s Advisory Board. With over 30 years of high-tech industry experience, Joseph provides Alpha with deep managerial and industry knowledge. UAV Factory (EDGE Autonomy), the […]

Based on the company’s patented coaxial rotor technology, the new NX30 platform offers a better material delivery platform than conventional multirotor and fixed-wing UAVs. Massachusetts-based Ascent AeroSystems, the world’s leading manufacturer of compact, all-weather, high-performance coaxial unmanned aerial systems, today introduced a new vehicle platform designed specifically for material transport in real-world operating environments. “The […]

Animal Dynamics has a rich history of building innovative, bio-inspired autonomous systems. It first began with Skeeter, a flapping-wing micro-drone, which was designed to perform in complex high-wind environments. More recently it developed Raydrive, an underwater autonomy system inspired by the gliding motion of a manta ray. Raydrive is a fully autonomous, underwater vehicle that […]

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has integrated the Leonardo Seaspray 7500E V2 multi-mode radar onto an MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft and performed its first test flight on Apr. 14, 2021. The maritime-focused radar is also being fitted for the MQ-9B SeaGuardian® RPA. “The benefits of this Maritime Patrol Radar (MPR) in the complex littoral and maritime […]

Near Space Corporation (Tillamook UAS) and UAS Denmark Test Center enter cooperative agreement to allow their customers to easily transition their validation testing and demonstration flights between the EU and United States Meeting a growing demand for unmanned systems developers and OEMs to facilitate validation testing, certification, and demonstration flights between the EUand United States. […]

Over the last decade, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or “drones”) have become a regular feature of American life. We use them for recreation, for research, and for commerce. But the proliferation of this new technology has also introduced new risks to public safety, privacy, and homeland security. Malicious actors have increasingly used UAS domestically to […]

Galaxy Unmanned System LLC Awarded AFWERX D2P2 SBIR to help usher in Advanced AirMobility (AAM). Galaxy Unmanned Systems and subcontractors Waterlines AeroDesign LLC,COMSovereign, Unmanned Experts, and the University of North Texas will be working together to understand existing AAM environments. Jason White, Managing Partner at Galaxy Unmanned Systems sums this project up by saying – […]

PETRONAS’ technology commercialisation arm, PETRONAS Technology Ventures Sdn Bhd (PTVSB) has entered into a strategic collaboration with Aerodyne Oil and Gas Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Aerodyne Group, to explore opportunities for deployment and commercialisation of drone-based solutions. The collaboration marks another significant step forward in PETRONAS’ sustainability journey. It is set to elevate the […]

SkyGrid, a Boeing, SparkCognition company, received a 2022 Edison Award in the Aerospace and Robotics: Flight Technologies category for its SkyGrid Flight Control™ application – an end-to-end airspace management system built on AI and blockchain. This is the second year in a row SkyGrid’s solutions have been recognized on the Edison Awards list. “As a […]

At NAB Show 2022, April 24-27 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Sony Electronics is proudly unveiling and showcasing a broad range of products and services, to empower broadcast, to cinematic and live event content creation. These innovations align with leading industry trends in the Imaging, Internet Protocol (IP), Cloud and Visualization realm. Sony will be exhibiting in booth […]

AVSS has successfully completed the $1.1M contract that was rewarded in January 2022with delivery and final demonstration completed in Ear Falls, Ontario with TransportCanada, Indigenous Services Canada, and 3 Points in Space Media in March 2022. (New Brunswick, Canada) – AVSS, a Canadian aerospace manufacturer that developsParachute Recovery Systems (PRS), Flight Termination Systems (FTS), and PrecisionPayload […]

In January, Elroy Air welcomed new customers and partners to our family, we unveiled our updated Chaparral C1 vehicle, and I gave an invited talk about our company trajectory at the 2022 Transformative Vertical Flight Conference in San Jose. Then in February, Chaparral was featured as the cover story of Aviation Week. This is like an athlete making the cover of […]

Today the National Health Institute (INS), the Health Sector of Inhambane, VillageReach and Swoop Aero, started the second phase of the study for the use of drones to transport laboratory samples for infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, tuberculosis, HIV, and medical products. This study, called Drones for Health Phase 2, will last six months and […]

Malek Murison Picture a scene that’s synonymous with the climate crisis. Maybe your mind jumped to the Amazon rainforest or the polar ice caps, where deforestation and rapid melting have long been rallying points for conservation efforts. But the latest research suggests it’s oceans that are key to tempering climate change. In fact, a microorganism […]

Aergility Corporation announced today that it will be unveiling its full-scale ATLIS hybrid cargo VTOL UAV prototype on April 25th. As a result of years of development and testing, the innovative drone uses the company’s patented Managed Autorotation technology to carry 400-500 pounds of cargo straight to the point-of-need 300 to 600 miles away. The UAV […]

Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Toyota Tsusho), one of Japan’s general trading companies and a member of the Toyota Group, and Zipline, the global leader in instant logistics, today launched automated, on-demand deliveries of medical supplies across Japan’s Gotō Islands. Under this partnership, Toyota Tsusho is using Zipline’s instant logistics system to make routine, commercial long-distance drone deliveries in […]

Earlier this year, Event 38 Unmanned Systems successfully flew a drone fitted with a 3D-printed antenna at Kent State University. The project, backed by the Ohio Federal Research Network (OFRN), was a collaboration between Event 38, Kent State University, Youngstown State University, and Youngstown Business Incubator (YBI), who led the project. Event 38 consulted with […]

By Gordon Feller With the proliferation of drones has come a whole new class of security threats to both civilian and military systems. In response to these challenges, demand for counter-drone technology has spiked. Detecting and/or disabling unmanned aerial systems (UASs) has become a new task for defense organizations. Every NATO government, and every adversary, […]

L&T Technology Services Limited (BSE: 540115, NSE: LTTS), a global leading pure-play engineering services company, has garnered a multi-year $100 million+ electric air mobility deal from Jaunt Air Mobility (Jaunt). As part of the contract, LTTS will open an Engineering and R&D Centre in Québec Province for the next-gen electric aircraft manufacturer to provide engineering […]

Teledyne FLIR successfully completed an installation of a long-range drone detection system for a critical infrastructure site in Sweden. A smart slew-to-cue system, combining radar, thermal imaging and visual sensors, makes sure no unmanned aircraft system goes undetected. As drones are becoming commercially available to a wider audience, effective drone detection and monitoring has become […]

Drones run AI on the edge and use machine learning to autonomously conduct infrastructure inspections and collision avoidance MOORPARK, Calif. and ZURICH — April 20, 2022 — Auterion, the company building an open and software-defined future for enterprise drone fleets, is excited today to welcome Spleenlab to the growing Auterion ecosystem. Spleenlab’s VISIONAIRY® technology delivers AI-based safe […]

DRONAMICS, the world’s leading middle-mile cargo drone developer and operator, has achieved CarbonNeutral® company certification. The certification recognizes that the company has achieved carbon neutrality in accordance with The CarbonNeutral Protocol global standard. As a fast-growing technology company on the path to net-zero, DRONAMICS is looking to change the status quo in the cargo mobility sector – […]

95% of agencies surveyed cite “negative impact” from recent actions taken to create Florida Approved Drone Manufacturers List MIAMI – April 20, 2022 – New research conducted by the Airborne International Response Team (AIRT), the leading 501(c)3 non-profit organization supporting the use of drones for public safety and disaster response and home to the DRONERESPONDERS program, has found […]

Addressing the need for large-scale, safe uncrewed aviation, Iris Automation announces the commercial availability of Casia G, a ground-based version of its detect and avoid (DAA) surveillance solution. Using the same patented AI and computer vision technology as Iris Automation’s onboard solutions, it provides a full optical, 360°-degree field of regard designed to detect, alert and enable operators to […]

Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR) today announced that Adam Goldstein has been named sole CEO, as the company prepares for its next phase of growth in the fast-developing urban air mobility market. Brett Adcock, Archer’s co-founder and former co-CEO, will remain on the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company took this step, which it believes […]

Micro weather data and analytics firm TruWeather Solutions has joined forces with safety avionics pioneer Iris Automation to integrate TruWeather’s micro weather services and cost-effective weather sensors into Iris Automation’s Casia G ground-based surveillance system (GBSS). This meshed network will provide real-time integrated communications, collision avoidance and micro-weather data to operators. Micro weather or low-altitude local atmospheric conditions can […]

• Donation is independent of other AeroVironment systems already being provided to Ukraine by the United States Government • Donated Quantix Recon unmanned aircraft systems will ship this week with more to follow • Operational training services for donated systems will also be provided at no cost AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) a global leader in intelligent, multi-domain […]

This drone interceptor is designed to catch light UAVs. High power-to-weight ratio is a competitive advantage of this concept. It allows the drone to fly fast. Before an attack, the target can be flown around for identification. Drone rotors are used to spread the net. High-energy rotors allow the use of a larger net. At […]

Swoop Aero has partnered with ChristchurchNZ’s Urban Development team to establish a network including the Aviary, Swoop Aero’s autonomous docking station for a fleet of drones. The Aviary combines landing infrastructure, charging technology, payload exchange, and a user interface in an architecturally-designed structure to seamlessly scale integrated drone logistics and make access to the skies […]