Joint project UAVOS Inc. and Stratodynamics Aviation Inc. – for collecting high-altitude atmospheric data – is now at a flight test program stage. The first flight lasted 1.5 hours and reached an altitude of 6000 m. Continue reading
GeoSlam Launches Next Gen Handheld 3D Laser Scanner
GeoSlam has launched its new product for indoor and outdoor use – the Zeb-Horizon is GeoSlam’s next gen handheld 3D laser scanner. Continue reading
RUAG and Elbit Systems to Form a Joint Venture in Switzerland
RUAG and Elbit Systems announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form a Joint Venture Company (JVC). The two companies will establish this entity in Switzerland, under a joint team comprised of professionals from both companies who have already begun to work in collaboration. Continue reading
DroneShield Participates in British Army Autonomous Warrior 2018
DroneShield’s DroneSentinel user interface
DroneShield Limited has advised its participation in The British Army’s Army Warfighting Experiment (Autonomous Warrior) 2018. Continue reading
Dubai Police Takes First Delivery of Hoverbike
A year after California-based startup Hoversurf showcased its hoverbike at tech expo GITEX in the white and green livery of the Dubai Police, the company has returned with a new model and evidence its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle might be, well, taking off.
Army Starts Biggest Military Robot Exercise in British History
British troops will begin testing out over 70 examples of futuristic technology including enhanced surveillance drones and unmanned vehicles on the fields of Salisbury Plain, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced. Continue reading
Hyundai Motor Partners with UAV Startup Top Flight
Hyundai Motor Company has announced a strategic partnership with Top Flight Technologies, Inc., a startup in hybrid-electric unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technologies, as part of its broader effort to cement leadership in future mobility solutions. Continue reading
Alpha Selects Robotic Skies for Global Support
Alpha Unmanned Systems announced that it has selected Robotic Skies, Inc. to develop and implement a global support plan for its current and future commercial UAVs, currently featuring the Alpha 800 unmanned helicopter. Robotic Skies will provide a warranty program and field support management for Alpha Unmanned customers through its network of worldwide service centers. Continue reading