Japan’s Waymark Taps Aerodyne for Drone-Based Infrastructure Management Services

Japan Infrastructure Waymark Co. Ltd (JIW), a wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West (NTT), has signed an agreement with UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) service provider Aerodyne to collaborate on drone-based services for infrastructure management, both within Japan and on behalf of overseas Japanese companies. Continue reading

Israeli-Designed Drones End Up Supporting Syria

Forpost

Last Summer, Israel shot down yet another military drone near the line that separates the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from the rest of Syria. The confrontation would have been business as usual, if not for a twist: Images of the destroyed drone showed Cyrillic tail markings and other identifiable components of a Forpost belonging to Russia. Continue reading

Qatari Defense Firm Buys an Aerosonde UAS

Nasser Hassan Al Naimi, CEO of Qatar military subsidiary Barzan Holdings, accepts a gift from Textron Systems CEO Lisa Atherton at an event announcing the purchase of a surveillance drone for Charleston-based Barzan Aeronauticall

A Qatari defense firm with its headquarters in Charleston recently purchased a surveillance drone as part of its plan to provide intelligence services to unspecified international customers. Continue reading