Delair-Tech, based in Toulouse, France, has won a tender to provide UAVs to the EU Commission’s “COPERNICUS” Earth surveillance programme. During the agreement, which runs until 2019, Delair-Tech will provide its technology to the programme in order to offer reactive and reliable surveillance to monitor climatic, ecological, environmental or natural events, for the whole of Europe.
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European MALE UAV Study Signed
A plan by companies in France, Germany and Italy to launch a European medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAV programme will get a boost today when defence ministers sign a Declaration of Intent for a two-year definition study. Continue reading
Airbus, Finmeccanica and Dassault Aviation Welcome European MALE Study
Europe’s leading aerospace companies Airbus Defence and Space, Dassault Aviation and Finmeccanica have welcomed the agreement of France, Germany and Italy to conduct a definition study of a European developed unmanned aerial system. Continue reading
China Offers Weaponised UAS to Jordan
China is offering to sell Jordan missile-firing drones to fight the Islamic State terror army, according to a U.S. congressman. Continue reading
IAI and Sky Sapience Partner on Tethered Hovering Aerial Systems
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Sky Sapience have signed an agreement for the development, marketing and production of new tethered hovering aerial systems.
Wallet Drone Fits in your Pocket
A new crowdfunding campaign has been launched for the Wallet Drone The tiny quadrocopter fits inside a controller box and that controller is the one that is the size of a wallet. Continue reading
DJI Valued at $8 Billion After $75 Million Investment
Chinese drone maker SZ DJI Technology Co. secured a this week that values the company at roughly $8 billion, according to people familiar with the situation, propelling the firm into an exclusive club of startups and signalling Silicon Valley’s high hopes for the commercial promise of flying robots.
LiquidPiston Gets $1M DARPA Contract to Develop Heavy-Fueled, Rotary Combustion Engine Technologies
LiquidPiston, Inc., a developer of advanced combustion engine technology, has announced that the company has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to advance the development of its highly efficient, power-dense rotary internal combustion engine for portable and small-engine applications. Continue reading