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DroneShield Gets Department of Defence Artificial Intelligence Contract

DroneShield CEO Oleg Vornik with the Australian Minister for Defence Industry, Hon Melissa Price

DroneShield Ltd has shared the announcement from the Australian Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP, that DroneShield has been selected for a Phase 2 (prototyping) Defence Innovation Hub Contract, as part of a $10 million Artificial Intelligence grant round.
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Walmart and DroneUp Announce First Multi-Site Commercial Drone Delivery Operations

DroneUp, LLC, a global provider of drone technology and services, and Walmart announced today the first multi-site commercial drone delivery operations. The three locations, which will be located at Walmart stores in Northwest Arkansas, will operate from 8:00 a.m. ­– 8:00 p.m., seven days per week, to deliver items to eligible Walmart customers by air in as little as 30 minutes. Continue reading

Flytrex Raises $40M to Build US Drone Delivery Service

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

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