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Against the backdrop of an increased focus on health and safety in all commercial disciplines, Bureau Veritas and Sky-Futures have joined forces in a pioneering new partnership designed to take inspection strategy to, quite literally, a whole new level. Continue reading
Poland’s Advanced Protection Systems landed a major contract for delivery of Ctrl+Sky multi-sensor drone detection system to a law enforcement client in one of EU/NATO countries outside of Poland. Continue reading
Iris Automation, a provider of collision avoidance for commercial drones, has announced an $8 million Series A financing round to fund the development of crucial unlocking technologies for the autonomous flying robotics industry. Continue reading
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