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
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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
Drone Delivery Canada Announces Fixed Route Contract
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. has announced that with the assistance of its sales agent Air Canada Cargo, it has entered into a commercial agreement dated September 9, 2019 with Vision Profile Extrusions Limited, a prominent manufacturing company, to deploy a drone delivery platform for the use of Vision between its properties in Vaughan, Ontario. Continue reading
BAE Systems to Acquire Prismatic to Develop UAV Technology
BAE Systems has reached an agreement to acquire British SME, Prismatic Ltd, as the companies work to further develop the UAV technology. Continue reading
DroneShield Enters Partnership with BT
DroneShield Ltd has announced a partnership with BT Group plc , a telecommunications solutions provider with operations in 180 countries, and the largest telecommunications company in the United Kingdom. Going forward, BT will provide counterdrone solutions to a range of its customers across a number of industries and sectors, utilising DroneShield’s industry-leading drone detection and mitigation technology. Continue reading
Moroccan Armed Forces Acquire Anti-Drone System
Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces have acquired from a Ukrainian firm, the Proximus Bukovel AD system. This new system will allow the FAR to annihilate any threat of drones, noted the Website FAR-Maroc, which disclosed the news. Continue reading
SeekOps Inc. Secures Venture Funding to Scale Energy Sector Emissions
SeekOps Inc., a company which develops and fields advanced sensor technology to detect, localize, and quantify natural gas emissions through integrated drone-based systems, has secured funding from two strategic investors as part of its Series A-1 fundraising. Continue reading