Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS

Governor Cuomo Announces Winner of the GENIUS NY UAS Competition

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced Geopipe of New York City is the winner of GENIUS NY’s $1 million grand prize. The GENIUS NY program is the world’s largest business competition focused on unmanned systems, cross-connected platforms and other technology-based sectors. Continue reading →

Dubai Police Select Draganfly to Pilot New Drone Initiatives

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Draganfly Inc. has announce that the Dubai Police has selected Draganfly to pilot new drone initiatives utilizing Draganfly’s technical and operation experiences as well as its Intellectual Property. Continue reading →

Singapore Homeland Security’s First Long-Distance BVLOS Flights

With the successful implementation of HTX’s first long-distance Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flights for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), the Home Team is now able to further harness and apply this capability in areas such as saving lives and protecting properties, and enhancing public safety and security. Continue reading →

Volansi Raises $50M to Accelerate Middle-Mile Drone Delivery

Volansi, a provider of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) middle-mile drone delivery services for commercial and defense applications, today announced a $50 Million Series B investment from Silicon Valley’s top venture funds. Continue reading →

Walmart and Zipline Team on Drone Delivery Service

Walmart has announced that it is teaming up with Zipline to launch a first-of-its-kind drone delivery operation in the U.S. The new service will make on-demand deliveries of select health and wellness products with the potential to expand to general merchandise. Continue reading →