uAvionix and CubePilot have announced a partnership to allow the extensive CubePilot reseller network to sell the full George Autopilot Ecosystem and George integration kits directly to end-users. Continue reading
Rooftop Drones for Autonomous Pigeon Harassment
Feral pigeons are responsible for over a billion dollars of economic losses here in the United States every year. tions all over the country, being gross. In addition to carrying diseases (some of which can occasionally infect humans), pigeons are prolific and inconvenient urban poopers, deploying their acidic droppings in places that are exceptionally difficult to clean. Continue reading
US Army Trains With M-LIDS Counter-Drone System in Kuwait
US soldiers with the 4th Infantry Division trained with the Mobile Low, Vehicle Integrated Defense System (M-LIDS) vehicle-mounted counter-drone system in Kuwait as part of the multi-national anti-ISIS formation Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq and Syria. Continue reading
Swoop Aero Delivers Ultra-Cold Pfizer Vaccines in Malawi
Swoop Aero successfully moved critical Pfizer vaccines, which require ultra-cold chain conditions, in Malawi. This air delivery represents a “first” for Malawi and is an important milestone for the country, medical air deliveries and Swoop Aero, demonstrating the value of the technology to support public health. Continue reading
Quantum-Systems and Rocketmine Offer LiDAR Services in Africa and Australia
Quantum-Systems, a developer, and producer of advanced eVTOL UAVs officially announced a strategic partnership with drones as-a-service provider, Rocketmine to meet the growing demand for actionable, aerial Light Ranging and Detection (LiDAR) data across the African continent and Australia. Continue reading
GA-ASI Gets $22M Netherlands MQ-9 Contractor Logistics Support Contract
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., Poway, California has been awarded a $21,645,981 contract action for Netherlands MQ-9 Contractor Logistics Support. Continue reading
Australian Drones Drop Mites to Combat Vineyard Pests
Australia’s New South Wales Government is supporting the state’s wine industry with time-efficient biological pest management using drone technology.
Leidos Gets $27M US Air Force Contract for HPM C-UAS System Prototype
Leidos Inc., Reston, Virginia, has been awarded a $26,907,358 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the development of a mature prototype based on the first generation technology demonstrator, high-power microwave (HPM) counter unmanned aerial system (cUAS) prototype. Continue reading