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Spray drone services provider Rantizo has raised a $6 million expansion of its series A round (adding to the $7.5 million announced in 2020) led by Leaps by Bayer, and supported by Fulcrum Global Capital and Innova Memphis.
The capital injection will help the Iowa-based company expand its nationwide operator network, which now works across 30 states with more than 20% of the nation’s top 50 ag retailers.
On Sept. 28, 2023, a student studying for his engineering PhD at Birmingham university was charged guilty for acts of terrorism after building a drone to supply to ISIS. Mohamad al Bared, a 26-year-old Coventry resident, was arrested on Jan. 31, 2023 when his house was raided by the police. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, was awarded a $17,999,819 cost-plus-fixed-price contract for modeling, simulation and analysis services. Continue reading
Amazon drones continue making deliveries in College Station skies, giving customers a quick and convenient way to shop. But, some neighbours say they’re fed up with the noise. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) has delivered the first MQ-9B Protector RG1 medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to the United Kingdom. Continue reading
Video recently posted online shows Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles [UAVs] gliding over nets set up by Russia’s armed forces in an attempt to thwart drone strikes. Continue reading
Joby Aviation, Inc., a company developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for commercial passenger service, today announced it has delivered its first aircraft to Edwards Air Force Base approximately six months ahead of the expected 2024 delivery date. Continue reading
Australian-made 30mm weapon systems are being sent to Ukraine as part of a US security assistance package announced earlier this year. ‘Slinger’ light-weight 30mm cannon systems, made by Canberra-based Electro Optic Systems Defence Systems, have been ordered for use on “30mm gun trucks” announced by the US Department of Defense earlier this year on 4 April. Continue reading