Checks on the facades of older buildings will be required once every seven years from January 2022. The aim is for building owners to detect and address any deterioration in a timely manner. Continue reading
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Reliable Robotics Raises $100M to Expand Remotely Piloted Cargo Operations
Reliable Robotics Autolanding gear is visible on a Cessna 208 Cargomaster
Reliable Robotics, a supplier of automated aircraft systems, has announced a $100 million Series C funding round led by Coatue Management. Coatue joins past investors Lightspeed Venture Partners, Eclipse Ventures, Teamworthy Ventures and Pathbreaker Ventures to bring total fundraising over $133 million. Continue reading
Draxxon DX-816E – All Electric Command Trailer
Draxxon’s DX-816 looks like something from an action movie, with its complex communication systems and rooftop flight station. This is a command center designed to integrate Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for various monitoring/surveillance operations, integrated on a trailer so that it can move anywhere. Continue reading
UK’s Network Rail Completes 25 KM BVLOS Drone Flight
Network Rail’s air operations team have successfully flown a drone Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) for 25 kilometres over dry land – believed to be the furthest such civilian drone flight in Britain. Continue reading
Easy Aerial Launches Next-Gen Advanced Ground Stations
Easy Aerial, a provider of autonomous drone-in-a-box solutions for enterprise and military applications, has launched the Easy Guard Vehicle (EGV), a new line of ultra-portable models of its field-proven and battle-tested unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ground stations. Continue reading
Red Cat Subsidiary TEAL Drones Opens New US Manufacturing Facility
Red Cat Holdings, Inc., a hardware enabled software provider to the drone industry, has announced that its TEAL Drones subsidiary has opened its new U.S.-based manufacturing facility located in Salt Lake City, Utah. Continue reading
H3 Dynamics Secures $26M Series B Funding
Advanced aerial mobility company H3 Dynamics has secured $26 million in Series B funding that it will use to accelerate its work to use hydrogen technology in its drones rather than the standard battery-powered model.
High Eye Signs Multi-Year Contract with UAV Navigation
High Eye, the Dutch manufacturer that produces the Long-Range VTOL UAV called the Airboxer, has signed a multi-year contract with Spain’s UAV Navigation. Continue reading