Airbus/IAI and Elbit Systems will be paid €100m (£91m) to operate drones to spot refugees and migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean sea to Europe, according to Frontex contracts. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Volansi to Deliver Cold Chain Medicines in North Carolina
Volansi, Inc. announced that it has begun a commercial healthcare drone delivery project in North Carolina. Continue reading
DroneDeploy Platform Captures Data from any Angle or Altitude
Enterprise drone data platform DroneDeploy has become the first single solution that can capture and process photos, videos and more from any angle – from the ground to the air, from exterior to interior, on foot or by machine. Continue reading
WWF Australia Drones Drop Seeds for Koala Gum Trees
Specialised drones are being tested in a programme to boost koala numbers on Australia’s east coast, dropping seeds of gum trees as part of a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) scheme to regenerate bushland torched in the country’s historic bushfires. Continue reading
Aquiline Drones Signs License Deal with Drone Volt
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Aquiline Drones , the Hartford-based manufacturer of unmanned aerial systems and cloud solutions provider for commercial drone operations, announced that it has signed exclusive US manufacturing and distribution licensing agreements with Drone Volt, a French aeronautic manufacturer of professional civilian drones, on-board artificial intelligence, edge computing and unmanned aerial systems production. Continue reading
UK Medical Drone Delivery Service Announced
Apian founders Hammad Jeilani (right) and Christopher Law
Apian, part of the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme, aims to establish a network of secure air corridors for electric drones to navigate via satellite-enabled GPS. Each drone will be able to carry COVID-19 samples, test-kits and PPE. Continue reading
Gazprom Tests Unmanned Cargo Helicopter at Arctic Fields
Treeswift to Automate Forestry with Drone Swarms
Forests cover 30 percent of the Earth’s landmass, but that number is on the decline. Despite forests’ crucial role in conserving wildlife and processing carbon dioxide, many are threatened by deforestation and wildfires. Continue reading