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
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Cicer One Technologies and AVIDRONE Aerospace to Create Completely Private and Secure Drone Fleets
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
Blockchain-Enabled Air Taxi System Closes Angel Round
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
Airbus Helicopters and Naval Group to Build Rotary-Wing Demonstrator Drone for Warships
The French procurement agency, the DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement) has just awarded a contract for technology development in the field of rotary-wing drones to the Naval Group and Airbus Helicopters consortium. Continue reading
Leonardo to Lead European Defence Agency Research Tender for Naval Surveillance Technology
OCEAN2020, a European Defence Fund initiative, will boost technological research in the naval domain also by the integration of unmanned platforms in surveillance and interdiction missions. Continue reading
Thrush Aircraft and Drone America to Develop Autonomous Fire Fighting Aircraft
The arsenal of airborne tactics available to firefighters and first responders may soon grow significantly as Thrush Aircraft has formed a strategic alliance with highly-regarded unmanned aerial vehicle and systems manufacturer Drone America to begin development of the world’s first autonomous air tanker. Continue reading
Workhorse Spins Off SureFly
Workhorse Group, maker of the W-15 plug-in pickup and truck-deployed HorseFly delivery drones, will be flying its SureFly personal flying machine for the first time at CES 2018 in Las Vegas on Jan. 8. Ahead of that debut, the company has also announced it will spin off SureFly as its own business. Continue reading
Kratos Receives $23 Million Drone System Contract
BQM-177A – U.S. Navy photo by Kimberly Brown
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that its Unmanned Systems Division (USD) recently received an approximate $23 million production award for a new high performance, jet powered unmanned aerial drone system which has been under development. Continue reading