Flytrex, the Israeli startup working with Walmart, Chili’s, and others in North Carolina in pilots for a drone-based delivery service targeting suburban consumers, has picked up $40 million in funding to continue developing its hardware and software, as well as more business partnerships, as it awaits regulatory nods to expand its service to more markets in the U.S. Continue reading
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Black Swift Technologies Marks Ten Years of Extreme BVLOS UAS Design and Operations
Black Swift Technologies, a Boulder, Colorado-based specialized engineering firm, just hit its 10th anniversary of delivering reliable, robust, and highly accurate small UAS built for flights in the most extreme, demanding and austere conditions on earth…and beyond. Continue reading
UK Royal Navy Hosts Heavy Lift Challenge
The UK Royal Navy is developing new approaches to acquire autonomous solutions to support operational activities – such as how to get supplies to the frontline of operations. Continue reading
DOCOMO Develops Blade-free Blimp Drone
NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced that it has developed a blade-free, blimp-type drone equipped with a high-resolution video camera that captures high-quality video and full-color LED lights that glow in radiant colors. Continue reading
Walmart Teams with Zipline to Launch Autonomous Aircraft Delivery Service
Walmart and Zipline announced the launch of its much-anticipated instant delivery service in Pea Ridge, Arkansas. Continue reading
Percepto’s New Drone with AI-Powered Analytics for Autonomous Inspection & Monitoring platform
Percepto, pioneering autonomous inspection with industrial robotics, announced the launch of its upgraded 2022 Autonomous Inspection & Monitoring (AIM) platform and its new Air Mobile drone. Continue reading
Croatia’s Seed-Scattering Drones Replant Forests Damaged by Fire
Seed-scattering drones are crisscrossing Croatia’s skies in an airborne attempt to replant remote forests damaged by fire, an initiative its backers aim to promote internationally. Continue reading
Emirati Conglomerate Unveils Two Drones
Emirati conglomerate the Edge Group has unveiled a series of vertical-takeoff-and-landing drones as well as a precision-guided munition system. Continue reading







