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In a first-of-its-kind assessment, Frost & Sullivan has recently evaluated the 22 top DSPs around the globe based on their growth performance and ability to innovate. Of these 22 companies, only 5 fell into the “sweet spot” range on the Frost Radar which exhibits the optimal mix of growth and innovation. Continue reading
South African company Drone Guards is moving into the new market of using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to secure residential estates and has ambitious plans to employ hundreds of UAV pilots over the next ten years to monitor estates, mines, farms and other assets. Continue reading
Terra Drone Corporation, one of largest providers of industrial drone solutions in the world, has announced the completion of its investment in RoNik Inspectioneering, a leading Dutch company that performs visual and ultrasonic inspections using wireless robotics. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, was awarded an $80,052,248 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for contractor logistics support for the Gray Eagle Block 0 Unmanned Aircraft System. Continue reading
Pvt. Kesley Darnell, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, lets go of the air vehicle as it takes off during the systems fielding at Fort Bragg, N.C., May 2, 2019.
Soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division will be the first infantry Army battalion to employ pocket-sized drones at the squad level on their upcoming Afghanistan deployment. Continue reading
Several US Air Force installations with strategic assets are now armed with systems to protect against small unmanned aircraft that might loiter nearby.
Heliguy, a UK drone provider, has been awarded a major nationwide contract with Network Rail, as part of an Unmanned Aircraft Services framework worth up to £2.6million. Continue reading
Thales showcased for the first time Spy’Ranger 550 at the Paris Airshow, a new addition to our range of mini Unmanned Air Systems for tactical surveillance and intelligence. Continue reading