bp ventures has made a £3 million equity investment in Flylogix – a pioneering unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) business that uses drones to aid methane detection. Continue reading
Terra Drone Raises $70M Series B Funding to Accelerate Growth
Drone and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) technology company Terra Drone Corporation announced that it has raised $70 million (8 billion Japanese yen) in Series B funding with investments from Mitsui & Co., Ltd., SBI Investment Co., Ltd., Tokyu Land Corporation, Kyushu Electric Power T&D, and Seika Corporation. Continue reading
Thales Demonstrates C-UAS System, Horus Shield, to Defence Organizations
A few weeks ago, a demonstration of the operation of the anti-drone system (C-UAS or Counter Unmanned Aerial System), from Thales, Horus Shield (part of Eagle Shield Thales’ solution), took place at the airfield of the Segovia town of Marugán. Continue reading
UAV Corp’s Lighter Than Air Detachable Drone Completing Avionics Installation
UAV Corp has announced the near completion of the new Lighter Than Air Detachable Drone “LTATDD SA-70” with the avionics installation in its final stage and integration of subsystems before flight. Continue reading
GA-ASI Installs First V-Tail from GKN Aerospace onto MQ-9B SkyGuardian
The first V-tail from GKN Aerospace has been received by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and installed onto an MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft. SkyGuardian is the baseline RPA of the UK Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Protector RG Mk1. Continue reading
DJI Refuses to Apply Geofencing in Ukraine
Ukraine is asking Chinese drone manufacturer DJI to stop doing business with Russia. Because of how DJI drones work, the company has the technical capability to control where and when its products are flown because of “geofencing” technology it implemented several years ago. Continue reading
Boeing’s Loyal Wingman Becomes MQ-28A Ghost Bat
Boeing Australia congratulates the Australian Government and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on their selection of ‘MQ-28A Ghost Bat’ as the military designator and name for the first Australian-produced military combat aircraft in over 50 years. Continue reading
Hamburg’s U-Space Sandbox Becomes Blueprint for Drone Traffic
Droniq GmbH and its parent company DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH recently published their recommendations for action for the establishment of U-Space areas. The findings collected are based on a research project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV). With their help, U-Space areas are to be further advanced in Germany and introduced from 2023. Continue reading