Orlando-based Hoverfly Technologies Inc., manufacturer of the LiveSky tethered drone, has been awarded a $10 million sole-source contract by a U.S. government agency. Continue reading
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DRL RacerAI, the First Autonomous Racing Drone
The Drone Racing League (DRL), the global, professional drone racing circuit, launched the DRL RacerAI, the league’s first-ever autonomous racing drone. Designed to be the first autonomous robot to defeat a human in a physical sport, the DRL RacerAI will help close the gap between artificial intelligence (AI) and human performance. Continue reading
AeroVironment Launches Puma LE
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the launch of Puma LE (Long Endurance), the next generation in its Puma All Environment small UAS product line. Puma LE builds on the combat-proven Puma AE legacy with new capabilities, increased range, and expanded payload capacity. Continue reading
Workhorse Partners with USOG for Drone Delivery of Medical Supplies
Workhorse Group Inc., an American technology company focused on providing sustainable and cost-effective electric-mobility solutions to the transportation sector has partnered with Unmanned Systems Operations Group, Inc. , a provider of end-to-end, unmanned mobile medical delivery logistics, to launch an initial pilot drone delivery program in the San Diego area. Continue reading
Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie Damaged During Landing
XQ-58A Valkyrie
The Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned air vehicle (UAV) was damaged during landing after completing its third flight on 9 October in Yuma, Arizona. Continue reading
IMSAR Gets $7M US Navy Multi-Mode Radar Contract
U.S. Navy unmanned surveillance experts needed a synthetic aperture/ground moving target indicator (GMTI) radar for small military unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). They found their solution from IMSAR LLC in Springville, Utah. Continue reading
New Spraying Drone Deals with Spray Drift
Forward Robotics’ fixed-wing hybrid drone, the U7AG
Drones designed to spray broad- acre agricultural crops usually use fine droplets with a low water-to-chemical ratio to try and make up for their limited fluid carrying capacity. This greatly limits their use, because extremely low water volumes are off-label and fine droplets are prone to drift, where they might take out a neighbour’s crop. Continue reading
AAR Selects French Aircraft Drone Inspection Solution
Donecle has announced that AAR, a leading independent MRO provider in North America, has selected its automated drone solution to improve the efficiency and reliability of visual inspections during base maintenance. Continue reading