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Tekever, which makes AI-integrated drones specifically tailored to monitor and detect activity on the water, has raised €20 million (nearly $23 million at today’s rates). Ventura Capital led the round with participation from Iberis Capital and a number of unnamed strategic investors from the maritime industry. It will use the funds to hire more staff and continue to expand its technology. Continue reading
Azur Drones, a supplier of drone-in-a-box solutions, announced that German National Airworthiness Authorities have recently granted an operational authorization for its Skeyetech system. Continue reading
Hidden Level announced that its revolutionary Airspace Monitoring Service (AMS) has proven effective at helping law enforcement in Arlington, Texas, identify unauthorized drones during football games played at AT&T Stadium. Continue reading
In the South of Russia, XAG‘s agricultural drone has been introduced to the full cycle of rice cultivation. It brings new hope to farmers as the use of drone demonstrates the potential to reduce the cost of rice production. Continue reading
NUAIR and PABLO AIR, a South Korea-based drone service provider, have signed a memorandum of understanding to help develop regulatory compliant commercial drone solutions for United States clients. Continue reading
AstraUTM has announced its second deployment in Finland in the DROLO USP Project for VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. AstraUTM will deploy a USSP instance for the DROLO USP project with the aim of integrating the system with Fintraffic ANS’s CIS solution. Continue reading
German drone delivery pioneer Wingcopter and Spright, a subsidiary of leading American air medical service provider Air Methods, announced a new commercial agreement worth more than US$ 16 million. Continue reading
NASA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) project introduced a new Air Traffic Management (ATM) architecture that utilizes industry’s ability to supply industry-developed, third-party services that work complementarily with the FAA-provided Air Traffic Service (ATS) to exchange relevant air vehicle information among the UAS operations and between the UTM and the conventional ATM system. Continue reading