Plans to designate one-north, a 200HA business park in Buona Vista, Singapore, as a drone estate were announced by Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan on the sidelines of the Singapore Airshow 2018 on Monday (Feb 5). Continue reading
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Airbus Aerial Unit Opens in Singapore
Airbus will set up a regional base of its new Airbus Aerial unit in Singapore, adding to its existing locations in Atlanta and Munich. Continue reading
Applied Aeronautics Doubles Production Capacity
Applied Aeronautics, a provider of affordable commercial drones, has announced their Albatross UAV is operating on all seven continents and in over 40 countries. In response to growing demand for their products across both the private and public sectors, Applied Aeronautics will double its production capacity in Q2 of this year, marking its second facility expansion in the past 18 months. Continue reading
Singapore’s HES Energy Systems with Delair on Long Range Hydrogen-Electric Project
HES Energy Systems, a Fuel Cell Systems developer from Singapore has formed an Alliance with three French Clean Energy and Aerospace Tech companies. Named FLY-HY, the group’s mission is to begin addressing the global market as a unified value chain, ranging from hydrogen refuelling systems to energy storage and power conversion, and cooperate with leading designers of electric aircraft. Continue reading
US Air Force Special Operations Wants sUAS to Survey Airfields
Air Force Special Operations Command plans to buy small unmanned aerial systems to survey airfields and determine whether aircraft can land there, the service said this week. Continue reading
US Marine Corps Orders 800 InstantEye Systems
InstantEye Mk-2 -GEN3
InstantEye Robotics announced that it has received an order from PMA-263, the Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office, for an additional 800 InstantEye Mk-2 GEN3-A0 sUAS systems. The systems delivered under this contract will support deployed Marine infantry squads, providing organic surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. Continue reading
AMA Takes Flight With AirMap
The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), the nation’s largest organization for model aircraft enthusiasts, has partnered with AirMap, an airspace management platform for unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
MIT Startup Converge Secures Over $750,000 In Seed Funding
Converge, a commercial drone software provider, has raised over three quarters of a million in seed funding. The company’s initial round of funding included investors Samsung NEXT, Techstars Ventures, Kima Ventures, and other angel investors. Continue reading