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Hoverfly Technologies Inc. has announced another order for 43 LiveSky systems for the US Army, now surpassing over 300 LiveSky tethered drones sold to the U.S. government. LiveSky is a turnkey tethered UAS platform with infinite flight time, offering on-demand persistent ISR capabilities and communications relay solutions. Continue reading
Elistair, the French tethered drone manufacturer, has been awarded a framework agreement by the DGA (French Armament General Directorate) for the supply of ORION 2 tethered UAVs. Continue reading
Zenith AeroTech, a developer of heavy-lift tethered aerial vehicles (TAVs), announced that it will be exhibiting for the first time its Quad 8 TAV and Ground Power Unit at the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC), held May 17-19, in Tampa, Florida. Continue reading
Zenith AeroTech, a developer of heavy-lift tethered aerial vehicles (TAVs), announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with VIRTEX Enterprises, an Austin-based electronics manufacturing service provider, to meet increasing customer demand for more TAVs in shorter time frames and for these platforms to be NDAA compliant. Continue reading
Easy Aerial, a provider of autonomous drone-based monitoring solutions for commercial, government, and military applications, has announced the launch of its next-generation Easy Compact Tether System (ECTS). Continue reading
UAV Corp’s Skyborne Technology (STI), Research in Flight (RIF) as Prime contractor, Auburn University and Gulf Coast State College have successfully tested the pre-flight systems of the U.S. Airforce AFWERX program prototype the DATT MA 600 (Detachable Airship from a Tether Technology) Hybrid Electric Extended Range Airship with Modular Payload (e2RAMP) under the 1St phase of the Air Force AFWERX contract. With initial buoyancy modifications, multiple test flights are planned for later this month. Continue reading
RT– a designer, developer and manufacturer of the family of SkyStar aerostat systems – has announced the use of its SkyStar 180 tactical aerostat systems for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, with the local Police being the ultimate user. Continue reading
Zenith AeroTech, a developer of heavy-lift tethered aerial vehicles (TAVs), announced that, over the span of a week, its Quad 8 multi-rotor platform flew a total of 161 hours and 49 minutes—108 hours of which were continuous, uninterrupted flight. Continue reading