Flyability has announced the closing of its 11M USD Series B, bringing the total amount raised by the company to 16M USD since its founding in 2014. Continue reading
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Kongsberg Geospatial Announces New Tactical UAS Sensor Data Management Solution
Kongsberg Geospatial, creators of the TerraLens geospatial map-engine Software Development Kit (SDK), announced the release of the Modular ISR Data Analysis and Storage (MIDAS) solution. MIDAS was developed to provide a rapid capability for the exploitation and further distribution of drone sensor data. Continue reading
DJI Added to US to Department of Commerce Blacklist
The US Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce has added DJI to its ‘Entity List’, identifying the Chinese company as a national security concern and banning US-based companies from exporting technology to the company. Continue reading
EASA Publishes Regulatory Framework for Drone Services
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has published the full regulatory framework setting the parameters for drone services such as parcel delivery in urban areas, railway and power lines inspection, or delivery of essential supplies into crisis zones. Continue reading
Skydio Adds Arris’s Additive Molding Composites to X2 Platform
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U.S. drone manufacturer Skydio and Arris, a manufacturer of high-performance products, have redefined airframe design leveraging Additive Molding, Arris’s breakthrough carbon fiber manufacturing technology. Starting with the new Skydio X2 drone, enterprise, public sector and defense customers will benefit from lighter, longer-range, and more robust aircraft structures at scale. Continue reading
Lufthansa Aviation Training to Train Pilots for Lilium Jet
Lilium, the Munich-based aviation company developing an all-electric, vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) for regional air mobility, announced an industry-first partnership with Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT, member of the Lufthansa Group). Together, Lilium and Lufthansa Aviation Training will develop a tailor made Pilot Sourcing and Training program to qualify pilots to fly the Lilium Jet. Continue reading
GA-ASI Gets $305 M USAF MQ-9 Support Contract
General Atomics Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $305,188,639 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Reaper (MQ-9) contractor logistics support. Continue reading
Travis AFB, Easy Aerial Partner for Autonomous Drone-Based Security Operations
The 60th Air Mobility Wing, 60th Security Forces Squadron, in conjunction with Easy Aerial, a commercial provider of autonomous drone-based monitoring solutions, has developed and deployed the first automated drone-based monitoring and perimeter security system for a United States Air Force (USAF) installation. Continue reading