QinetiQ Australia has been awarded a contract to design and construct a $14.5 million unmanned aerial systems (UAS) flight test range (FTR) on behalf of the Queensland Government. Continue reading
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Dedrone and BlackBerry Partner to Counter Unauthorized Drone Activity
BlackBerry Limited announced it has partnered with Dedrone, a supplier of airspace security, to deliver advanced counter-drone technology to secure the world’s most critical sites. As part of this embedded technology partnership, Dedrone, is integrating BlackBerry AtHoc software into its products to enable real-time secure alerts when a malicious or unauthorized drone is detected in an airspace. Continue reading
Autonodyne Partners with Robotic Skies for Autonomous UAS Maintenance Support
Autonodyne LLC, an aviation engineering firm with expertise in unmanned aerial system and software design and certification, announced its partnership with Robotic Skies, the global maintenance, repair, and overhaul network for commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Continue reading
Autonomous Aviation Tech Startup Xwing Raises $10M
Autonomous aviation technology startup Xwing announced that it has raised $10 million in new funding to allow it to hire more people and scale up the development of its autonomous flight software stack. Continue reading
GA-ASI Gets $13M US Army Gray Eagle Software Contract
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, was awarded a $13,181,067 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Gray Eagle post-production software support. Continue reading
ePropelled Signs UAV Propulsion Tech as Distributor
ePropelled, a supplier of magnetic engineering technology for electro-magnetic motors, announced that it has signed an agreement to bring UAV Propulsion Tech on as a distributor of their electric motors to market its products to the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) / Urban Air Mobility (UAM) industry. Continue reading
GA-ASI Gets $7M US Navy MQ-9 Service Contract
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, is awarded a $7,432,050 modification (P00006) to previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract N00019-18-C-1063. This modification provides for Group 5 unmanned air system intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services. Continue reading
Pipistrel Slows Uber eVTOL Work for Other Projects
Pipistrel 801 eVTOL aircraft for Uber Air urban air mobility network
Electric aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel is advancing plans for a pair of new cargo aircraft and a 19-seat regional airliner. The Slovenian company intends to focus on these new developments more urgently than on its plans for the Pipistrel 801 eVTOL, which has been shortlisted by rideshare group Uber for its planned Uber Air urban air mobility product. Continue reading