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SiteAware, the pioneer of Digital Construction Verification (DCV) technology, today announced a $15 million Series B funding round led by Vertex Ventures Israel, with participation from existing investors Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH, Axon Ventures, Oryzn Capital, The Flying Object, and lool Ventures that led the company’s seed round. This round follows a $10 million […]

Tokyo (Japan), Singapore, recently Japan UAS Industrial Development Association (JUIDA) and Drone Logistics Ecosystem (DLE) have signed an MoU to collaborate on various fields related to the Drone delivery industry. As one of the world’s largest UAV/drone associations, JUIDA has over 20,000 members across Japan, and it is currently collaborating with other well-established Drone associations […]

Sunflower Labs Inc. the company building next generation autonomous security systems, today announces the deployments of the Sunflower Labs’ Beehive System to its global partners: ADT Inc, 10 Federal Self Storage, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), Security Robotics Development & Solutions GmbH and Gerald R. Ford International Airport, Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Sunflower Labs’ […]

Commercial agreement provides Spright with fleets of Wingcopter’s delivery drones to meet the increasing demand for medical drone delivery solutions throughout the USA German drone delivery pioneer Wingcopter and Spright, a subsidiary of leading American air medical service provider Air Methods, announced a new commercial agreement today worth more than US$ 16 million. As part of the deal Spright is […]

AirCar the dual-mode car-aircraft vehicle has been issued the official Certificate of Airworthiness by the Slovak Transport Authority, following the successful completion of 70 hours of rigorous flight testing compatible with European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) standards, with over 200 takeoffs and landings. The challenging flight tests included the full range of flight and performance manoeuvres and demonstrated […]

SoftBank Corp. (“SoftBank”) announced that it determined the following terms and conditions for the issuance of its Sustainability Bond (17th series and 18th series Unsecured Bond, also referred to as the “HAPS Bond”) announced on November 24, 2021. For the purpose of realizing a society where everyone is connected, proceeds from the “HAPS Bond” will be used for […]

Schiebel Pacific completes first Australian CAMCOPTER® S-100 Maintenance course. Sailors from 822X Squadron now attend the CAMCOPTER® S-100 maintenance training at the new Schiebel Pacific training facilities adjacent to HMAS ALBATROSS. Schiebel Pacific, together with parent company Schiebel, remain committed to growing the sovereign capability footprint and transfer of knowledge to enable the ADF to meet […]

January 21, 2022: Three Christchurch-based innovators have each been awarded $10,000 in grant funding, alongside mentoring and support, to develop their prototypes for capturing aerial imagery as part of the Christchurch Aerospace Challenge. Images taken from high above the earth are used to make better decisions about what should be done on the land below. Uses for […]

B&H Photo is excited to share the announcement of Canon EOS R5 C, compact, hybrid camera that is ideal for journalists, event photographers, and drone users who routinely capture stills and video over the course of their workday. This RF-mount mirrorless camera combines the resolution and speed of EOS R5 stills capture with the unlimited recording […]

Vantage Robotics, the leading dual-use unmanned aircraft system (UAS) company, today announced that it has received support from JobsOhio, Ohio’s private nonprofit economic development corporation with a mission to drive job creation and new capital investment in Ohio through business attraction, retention and expansion. Under the agreement, Vantage Robotics will help stimulate Ohio’s economy through job creation and retention. “We are honored […]

International logistics leader, MissionGO is pleased to announce Assistant Program Manager for Infrastructure Inspection, Bri Gray, was nominated for the annual Women to Watch Global Awards from Women and Drones. Marking the 5th year anniversary of the Women to Watch for the Women and Drones Global Awards, they recognize trailblazers, innovators, mentors and leaders who […]

Chinese eVTOL pioneer accelerates global expansion Former Airbus manager Mark Robert Henning appointed as Managing Director at AutoFlight Europe R&D and Certification Center established at Augsburg airport in Germany AutoFlight’s airtaxi ‘Prosperity I’ ready for passenger transport in 2025 AutoFlight, the Chinese eVTOL pioneer, continues its global expansion and establishes its first location in Europe: […]

A vacancy for an Air Mobility System Engineer – AMIUS (m/f/d) in the Urban Air Mobility team has arisen in Munich. The position will be offered within the new Airbus Urban Mobility GmbH conditions and salary policy. Our Purpose, Our Team and Our Ambition Airbus Urban Mobility (AUM) aims at laying the foundation for more […]

East Aurora, NY (Jan, 2022) – Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) announced today that the company’s hardware played a critical role in a historic milestone in unmanned aviation by successfully launching and retrieving an X-61A Gremlins Air Vehicle (GAV) during the program’s fourth flight test event in October at the Dugway Proving Ground in […]

(OTTAWA, ON) – InDro Robotics is pleased to announce the release of “Commander” – a platform agnostic hardware and software module that takes the difficult work out of developing and customizing teleoperated Uncrewed Ground Vehicles. The module allows for the rapid integration of multiple sensors and easy remote operations with wireless recharging. Building robots is […]

The best solution for powering the expeditionary surveillance mission in harsh environments, NWUAV’s NW-88 Engine now supports five new air vehicles, tasked with challenging and ground-breaking missions beyond the horizon of today’s fight. McMinnville, OR: Integrated on five separate aircraft, Northwest UAV’s NW-88 Engine has completed flight testing with several of the aircraft, accruing hundreds […]

ECS Group’s Cargo Digital Factory and Wiremind Cargo are coordinating their digital expertise under a new technology-focused and autonomous company: CargoTech. Tangible technology. The pandemic has spotlighted the importance of digitalisation across all air cargo processes. With the launch of CargoTech, ECS Group’s inhouse solution developer, Cargo Digital Factory, and the French software and data-science […]

Spartan ‘hackers’ identify a security vulnerability in camera systems on autonomous vehicles so manufacturers can fix it By: Matt Davenport Sometimes leading a team of benevolent hackers means having unusual conversations with customer service. Just ask Michigan State University’s Qiben Yan. One of his projects involves drones, the quadcopters that make stunning aerial photography a snap for […]

One of the key benefits of WingtraOne GEN II’s VTOL design is that it can fly with heavier payloads. Specifically, by removing the risk of shock and damage via belly landing, engineers were free to select higher quality cameras. They aimed for the best results in terms of flight time, resolution and accuracy. Wingtra’s two […]

Drone Harmony is an industry leader in automation software for data acquisition workflows in the commercial drone market. The Full-3D Flight Planning Engine provides unprecedented degrees of automation in flight plan generation, plan visualization and flight execution, making it the best choice for safe, efficient and high-quality data acquisition. For the first time, complex-looking infrastructure inspections become […]

DroneBase, the leader in intelligent aerial imaging, is simplifying aerial inspections of solar energy assets through its expanded manned flight’s program — North American Solar Scan (NASS), scheduled for spring and fall 2022. “Our North American Solar Scan makes it simple to get an annual health check on solar energy systems. One-click and your utility-scale solar […]