Smith Myers, a global player in cellular communications solutions, has been honoured with a King’s Award for Enterprise Innovation 2024 in the UK. Continue reading
South Korea Drone Light Show with 5,293 Drones Sets New Guinness World Record
UVify has achieved a new Guinness World Record for the most unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) airborne simultaneously. This historic event took place in Songdo, Korea, where UVify orchestrated a breathtaking display of 5,293 IFO drones that lit up the night sky, setting a new global standard for drone technology and performance. Continue reading
Vigilant Aerospace Gets Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education Grant to Develop Distributed Airspace Management System
Vigilant Aerospace Systems, a developer of multi-sensor airspace management and collision avoidance software for drones and advanced air mobility, has been awarded a $500,000 grant as part of a nearly $1 million project to work with the Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education (OAIRE) at Oklahoma State University to develop a distributed version of its detect-and-avoid system.
Xtend Raises $40m after Drone Success in Gaza
Israeli assault and surveillance drone manufacturer Xtend has completed a $40 million Series B financing round after the drones it has developed have proven their capabilities in the Gaza war in dense urban fighting by IDF units. The company has not disclosed its valuation in the financing round but according to industry sources its valuation has risen to $110 million. Continue reading
Police Credit Drone Technology for Retail Theft Clearance Rate
The Bensalem Police Department (Pennsylvania) is now using drones to search for suspects wanted for retail theft. Investigators say it’s giving them a much-needed leg up when it comes to making arrests. Continue reading
Verizon Frontline and NOAA to Partner on Advanced Disaster Response Research
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Verizon Frontline have signed a three-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement to explore new strategies to rapidly deploy uncrewed aircraft systems to collect and distribute imagery of damage resulting from severe storms such as tornadoes or hurricanes. Continue reading
GA-ASI Developing New ABAD Pod for Battlefield Awareness and Defense
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. is working with the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to develop a new Airborne Battlespace Awareness and Defense (ABAD) capability. Continue reading
Aurora Flight Sciences Gets $8M DARPA Liberty Lifter Development Contract
Aurora Flight Sciences, Manassas, Virginia, has been awarded an $8,310,000 modification (P00009) to cost-plus-fixed-fee contract HR0011-23-C0013 to extend the current work under the Liberty Lifter program. Continue reading