There are thousands of drone companies out there, but Intel has chosen to acquire MAVinci, a start-up from one of the European Space Agency’s business incubators in Germany that has developed an easy-to-use system for land surveillance.
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Israel to Acquire More Hermes 900s
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is acquiring more unmanned air vehicles with advanced payloads to satisfy the growing demand for their services.
Norwegian Railways Hires Drones for Maintenance Monitoring and Risk Assessment
The Norwegian Governments’ Agency for Railroad Services – Jernbaneverket – has signed nationwide framework agreements for drone services with the Iris Group on 8 December 2016.
US Marine Corps Issues RFI for Group 2 UAS
The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has issued a request for information (RFI) for a new long-endurance Group 2 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for use by the US Marine Corps (USMC). Continue reading
VTOL Optionally Manned Gyroplane Drones
Groen Aeronautics Corporation has announced that it has begun its first drone program: The Optionally Manned GAC ReconHawk Gyroplane Drone based upon GAC’s highly advanced sustained autorotative flight technologies. Continue reading
General Atomics Gets MQ-9 Contracts Worth $26M
General Atomics – Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded two contracts for MQ-9 work. Continue reading
Arcturus, HEC-TINA Partner on Hydrogen Engine
The Hydrogen Engine Center (HEC-TINA) and Arcturus UAV have announced a joint partnership to develop a hydrogen fuelled internal combustion engine capable of supporting the T-20 family of unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
NASA Awards $1M Contract to Human Automation Teaming Solutions
NASA has awarded Human Automation Teaming Solutions Inc. (HATS) a $1 million contract for a yearlong effort to develop R-HATS technology that will reduce the number of human operators needed to manage complex systems. By allowing the seamless sharing of tasks and responsibilities between automation and human, a single ground operator using R-HATS will simultaneously assist and monitor multiple manned or unmanned aircraft. Continue reading