A drone delivery route flying seafood from Nan’ao Shuangyong Pier in the east of Shenzhen to the city’s Longgang District in south China began last week. Continue reading
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Ukraine Reveals New EW-Resistant, Night Vision Combat Drone
Ukrainian tech firm Skylab UA has developed an electronic warfare-resistant combat drone with night vision capabilities. The Shoolika Mk6 was announced by Ukraine Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov, who revealed that the system is capable of launching accurate strikes even in nighttime operations. Continue reading
Saudi Arabia’s Wakeb Unveils New Khataf UAS with AI Capabilities
Founded in 2017, Wakeb is a Saudi company specialised in artificial intelligence, machine learning, cognitive computing, intelligent applications, and software. It is also active in the UAS domain, and at the World Defense Show it unveiled the Khataf long range VTOL, which of course has embedded AI-based algorithms. Continue reading
General Atomics Gets $43M US Navy MQ-9A Support Contract
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, is awarded a $43,131,929 cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N0001924F0008) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001922G0006). Continue reading
Drone Delivering Frozen Chicken Crashes in Residential Area
A drone delivering frozen chicken crashed into a residential society in Gurugram near New Delhi in India on Thursday, police said. They added that an FIR was registered against the company operating the drone for breaching CrPC Section 144, which was enforced in the city. Continue reading
Nordic Unmanned Borrows $2M to Help Cash Flow
Nordic Unmanned ASA has signed a short term loan agreement to be repaid in August 2024. This short term loan is provided by the company’s existing lenders, and guaranteed by the main shareholder. Continue reading
US Department of Energy Laboratory Procures Fleet of AgEagle eBee X and eBee TAC Drones
AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc., a provider of full stack drone, sensors and software solutions for customers worldwide in the commercial and government verticals, has announce the procurement of a fleet of eBee X and eBee TAC drones by UT-Battelle, LLC, which manages and operates the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Continue reading
UK to Supply Thousands of Drones as Co-Leader of Major International Capability Coalition for Ukraine
The UK and Latvia will jointly lead a capability coalition, which will see thousands of drones supplied to Ukraine, including first-person view (FPV) drones, which have proven highly effective on the battlefield. Continue reading