Chinese consumer drone maker DJI is in talks to raise funding at a valuation as high as $10 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, in what would be a sizeable bet by investors that flying robots will overcome looming regulation and safety concerns. Continue reading
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DroneDeploy’s Mobile Data Collection App fo DJI
DroneDeploy, a start-up that provides cloud-based software solutions for commercial drone operations, has launched a new mobile app, providing users with a quick, easy push-button solution for automating drones and receiving real-time, reliable, detailed aerial maps and images. Continue reading
US Special Ops Issues RFP for UAS Operations
The U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has issued an RFP for contractors to operate unmanned aerial vehicles for the purposes of gathering intelligence and conducting surveillance and reconnaissance. Contractors supply the pilots, the aircraft and the support systems. Continue reading
Event 38 Signs Brazil Distribution Deal
Event 38, a manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles for business announced a key partnership with Dronecenter Tecnologia, a supplier of unmanned aerial systems in Brazil. Under this agreement, Dronecenter will offer Event 38’s flagship E384 drone and custom optical sensors to its clients in Brazil and throughout South America.
DroneDeploy Raises $9M Series A Funding
DroneDeploy is on a mission to make drones accessible to industrial users who have a business need for conducting outdoor landscape mapping and monitoring. So, in other words, it wants drones to be put to work by people other than enthusiastic dorks with a gadget habit — doing tasks like helping farmers spot crop damage and disease. Continue reading
AirRobot and Northrop Grumman Remotec Sign UAS Distribution Agreement
Northrop Grumman Corporation‘s subsidiary Remotec Inc. and AirRobot US have entered into a distribution agreement for AirRobot’s line of small unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Under the agreement, Remotec is the sole reseller of these products to the first responder and law enforcement market in the United States. Continue reading
Raytheon gets $46M Global Hawk Ground Support Contract for South Korea
Raytheon Company has been awarded a contract valued at up to $45.7 million by Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems for ground segments in support of four Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems recently purchased by the Republic of Korea. Continue reading
Avionics Services to Produce Heron-Based UAV in Brazil
Avionics Services is entering the Brazilian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) arena, and is planning to produce Medium Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) UAV, the “Caçador”.