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Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee, announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded two contracts totaling nearly $2.3 million to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Appareo Systems LLC to conduct unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) research in collaboration with the Northern Plains UAS Test Site in North Dakota. Continue reading
Skyway Technologies Corp. has announced TruWeather Solutions as their newest strategic partner. Together, these companies will combine their high-tech traffic navigation systems and weather risk management products. Continue reading
The Spanish Council of Ministers authorized the acquisition of expenditure commitments to be charged to future fiscal years so that the Ministry of Defense can carry out the development, production and support for the entry into service, as well as the logistical support of the EUROMALE RPAS (Eurodrone) program. Continue reading
Hypersonix Launch Systems Ltd. and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. have signed an agreement to launch the DART AE multi-mission hypersonic drone technology demonstrator. Continue reading
China is in talks with Egypt to deliver an undisclosed number of Wing Loong I-D Unmanned Aerial Vehicles that will be delivered to the Egyptian Air Force. Continue reading
WindShape Ltd has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Tyto Robotics, a Canadian manufacturing company specializing in drone testing equipment. The goal of the partnership is to give wider audiences access to WindShape’s custom wind generation technology (the “WindShaper”), designed to enhance drone testing methods for improved safety and reliability. Continue reading
Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Limited (Domino’s) and Flirtey Inc. (SkyDrop) have announced they have signed an agreement for the next stage of commercial drone delivery trials in New Zealand. Continue reading
Versa Integrity Group, Inc., a supplier of a wide range of non-destructive industrial inspection and testing solutions, has closed the acquisition of the commercial Unmanned Aircraft Systems operations of Avion Solutions. Continue reading