Officials are close to finalizing a deal for the state to appropriate nearly $1 million to Moriarty to run water and sewer lines to property leased by Google for an eventual 60,000-square-foot building where Titan Aerospace will produce its solar-powered drones. The Moriarty City Council will hold a special meeting Friday to consider an ordinance that would finalize a deal among the city, the state Economic Development Department and Google to construct infrastructure to the Moriarty Municipal Airport. Continue reading
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Simlat Delivers Training & Simulation Systems to Prioria Robotics Maveric UAS
Simlat Ltd. was selected to provide an advanced integrated UAS Simulation and Training System to Prioria’s Maveric Small UAS platform. The simulator was integrated and customized to the Maveric control station and includes high-fidelity visuals, environment and scenarios.
SkyWard Secures $1.5 Million to Deliver the First Commercial Drone Management Platform
SkyWard, a pioneer in Drones as a Service (DaaS) software solutions, raised $1.5 Million in Seed round financing to build the first operations management platform for commercial robotic aircraft. Voyager Capital led the round with participation from Draper Associates and Toivo Annus, founder and former head of engineering at Skype.
CybAero Announces New Engine Supplier
First North-listed CybAero, which develops and markets unmanned helicopters, announced at a press conference at the Farnborough Airshow in the UK that it is switching to a new engine and engine supplier for its Apid 60 aircraft.
Acute3D Launches Software Edition for UAS Operators
Acute3D, a supplier of software for the 3D automatic reconstruction from photographs has announced a new edition of Smart3DCapture, Smart3DCapture Advanced.
Bulgaria Wants All-Weather Reconnaissance UAS
The U.S. Army has issued a market survey for a 10-pound UAS with hover and stare capability that would be suitable for the Bulgarian armed forces. Officials of the Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., issued a sources-sought notice to locate potential sources to deliver and train vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) UAV systems for foreign military sales to Bulgaria. Continue reading
Urgent UAS Capability Required for MH17 Crash Site Assessment
In the wake of the fatal downing of an airliner over occupied Ukraine on 17 July, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe has issued an urgent solicitation to acquire an unmanned air vehicle capability to monitor the area.
Black Box Issue Hinders Reaper Sales to Germany
Diplomatic tensions between Germany and the U.S. stoked by allegations of spying are spilling over into German government plans to upgrade the military’s UAS, said lawmakers who sit on parliament’s Defence Committee.