Melbourne-based drone logistics company Swoop Aero has obtained BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line Of Sight) approval for medical logistics operations in Queensland. Continue reading
Author Archives: The Editor
Indian Delivery Co Buys Californian Drone Maker
IPO-bound Delhivery has acquired California-based Transition Robotics, a startup developing Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) platforms. Delhivery has taken over all of the acquired company’s intellectual properties registered in the United States, including those concerning aerial photography, remote sensing, inspection and surveys. Continue reading
Plymouth Rock and Sky Power Announce Partnership
Plymouth Rock Technologies Inc., the Massachusetts-based UAS developer, has announced a procurement partnership with German Wankel engine manufacturer Sky Power GmbH. Continue reading
DroneUp Acquires AirMap
DroneUp, LLC, an aviation technology provider, announced that it has acquired AirMap, Inc., a digital airspace and automation company serving the global aerospace economy. Continue reading
Airobotics to Develop Solar Panels Cleaning Drone System
Airobotics, an Israeli manufacturer of autonomous Unmanned Aircraft (drones) and Aerial Data Platforms, and Solar Drone, an Israeli company specializing in solar farms services, have signed a binding agreement under which Airobotics will develop and supply to Solar Drone a unique solar panel cleaning drone system. Continue reading
MQ-9 Reaper Crashes on Runway at Holloman Air Force Base
An MQ-9 Reaper from Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, lands at Holloman AFB, New Mexico, July 8, 2021.
At about 7:55 a.m. on Dec. 6 on Holloman Air Force Base an MQ-9 Reaper crashed on the runway during takeoff. Continue reading
Electric Sky Developing New Self-Focusing Beam With DARPA Funding
Electric Sky, Inc. announced that it has begun building the world’s first Whisper Beam transmitter for wirelessly powering in-flight UAVs, with funding from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Continue reading
Volocopter Cancels SPAC – Crowdfund Investors Furious
The air taxi startup Volocopter wanted to come to the New York stock exchange Nasdaq with a big deal, but the plans failed. The crowdfund investors are now going almost empty-handed. Continue reading