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Last year, the US Coast Guard netted its third largest drug bust of all time with the help of a small drone. Now, the service wants that kind of ISR capability for all of its national security cutters, and plans to jump start a competition in the coming weeks.
SkySpecs, an automated infrastructure inspection company, has announced an $8 million Series B financing led by Statkraft Ventures together with UL Ventures and Capital Midwest with follow-on investments from Venture Investors, Huron River Ventures and additional existing investors. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman will prepare to modify the MQ-4C Triton unmanned air system with an emerging technology that can be used to help the maritime surveillance aircraft sense and avoid other objects in flight. Continue reading
Elistair, a supplier of tethered drones for aerial surveillance with unlimited autonomy, has announced a 2 milllion euros fundraising with Starquest Capital and its historic investors. Continue reading
COPTRZ, UK and Wingtra, Switzerland have announced a strategic partnership where COPTRZ will become the primary UK distributor of the Wingra fixed-wing VTOL drone for mapping & surveying. Continue reading
Aircraft company PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) is collaborating with Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which are capable of flying at a maximum height of 40,000 feet. Continue reading
A new strategic partnership ends the risks around cloud-based data capture services. Cicer One Technologies Inc., a provider of data privacy solutions, and AVIDRONE Aerospace Inc. a manufacturer of commercial and industrial drones, announce their partnership. Continue reading
The maker of a blockchain-enabled air taxi system, VIMANA Global has closed its angel round and launched a private pre-sale whitelist, the first stage of the looming Token Generation Event (TGE). Continue reading