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Verge Aero flew its unique Drone Light Show, set to “A Sky Full of Stars” by Coldplay, on the premiere episode of America’s Got Talent: Extreme! only to receive the Golden Buzzer from legendary judge Simon Cowell. This sends Verge Aero directly to the show finale to compete against six other finalists. Continue reading
Robotics Centre, Inc. and Smith Myers announced that the Smith Myers ARTEMIS Mobile Phone detection, location and communication suite has been integrated into the new Robotics Centre Echo SAR (Search and Rescue) payload for small Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) built by Teledyne FLIR Defense. Continue reading
UAV Factory announced that the Company has rebranded and will go to market as Edge Autonomy following its recent merger with Jennings Aeronautics (“JAI”). Edge Autonomy brings together two small unmanned aerial vehicle platforms and camera payload manufacturers, and represents a new chapter for a unified, innovation-driven company to lead the market in multi-domain unmanned and autonomous systems applications. Continue reading
Award-winning Australian autonomous mapping and data analytics startup Emesent is ready to execute its ambitious global expansion plans after closing an oversubscribed AUD 32 million (USD 23M) Series A round. Continue reading
The first unmanned reconnaissance aircraft MQ-9 Reaper in the Netherlands has been officially acquired from the manufacturer. With the US Air Force, Defense established that the aircraft meets the requirements. This was done via so-called acceptance flights.
Russian Helicopters has launched a new BAS-200 drone for geophysical explorations in Arctic. The helicopter-type unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) BAS-200 is intended for mineral explorations employing airborne gravimetric and magnetic mapping, including that in the Arctic region, the aviation cluster of Rostec State Corporation announced. Continue reading
The Israel Defense Forces fired an Iron Dome interceptor missile at a small unmanned aircraft that entered the country from Lebanon Friday, but missed it, the military said. The infiltration and failed interception attempts triggered air raid sirens across wide swaths of Israel’s north. Continue reading
Epirus, a developer of directed energy systems and power management solutions, announced $200 million in Series C funding, bringing the company’s total financing raised to-date to $287 million. With a valuation of $1.35 billion, the company is uniquely positioned as a robust technology provider. Continue reading