FLIR Systems, Inc. has announced that it has acquired the intellectual property (IP) and certain operating assets of Aria Insights, Inc. Terms of the deal are not being disclosed. Continue reading
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AIRT Receives Motorola Solutions Foundation Grant for DRONERESPONDERS Program
The Airborne International Response Team (AIRT), a Miami-based 501(c) non-profit organization that provides public safety and disaster response support capabilities with drone technology, today announced that it has received a grant from the Motorola Solutions Foundation, the charitable arm of Motorola Solutions. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Gets $281M US Army Sentinel A4 Radar Development Contract
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $281 million contract by the United States Army to develop the Sentinel A4 radar system. Continue reading
USPS Issues RFI on Drones for Mail Delivery
The United States Postal Service (Postal Service or USPS) is investigating the feasibility of utilizing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or drones as delivery vehicles for mail as an integrated part of its vehicle delivery fleet, as well as to provide image and other data collection services. Continue reading
AirMap Acquires Drone Workflow Automation Platform Hangar Technology
AirMap, a global airspace intelligence platform for the drone economy, has announced that it has acquired Hangar Technology, a drone workflow automation platform for enterprises. The acquisition continues AirMap’s strategy of extending open, connected, and automated airspace management solutions to the entire drone economy and expands Hangar’s reach to new international markets and industry applications. Continue reading
Raytheon Develops High-Power Anti-Drone Microwave System for US Air Force
Raytheon Company will deliver a prototype high-power microwave system to be deployed to troops overseas under a U.S. Air Force contract. Troops will use the HPM system to destroy hostile drones. Continue reading
Epirus Wins US Air Force Innovation Research Contract @ UAS Pitch Day
Epirus, the only U.S. company developing software-defined electromagnetic pulse (EMP) technology designed to take down dangerous drones, was awarded a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase I contract by the U.S. Air Force at its Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Pitch Day on July 24. Continue reading
UAV Navigation & Zanzottera Collaborate
UAV Navigation has announced its collaboration with Zanzottera, the Italian manufacturer of high performance engines for UAV platforms. The extensive I/O capabilities of the VECTOR autopilot allow for two-way transmission of critical data between the autopilot and Zanzottera ECUs. Continue reading