A new Guinness World Record was set last week in north China’s Tianjin Municipality for the longest animation performed by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). A total of 600 drones staged an animation at 2 a.m. in Tianjin University and the show lasted for 26 minutes and 19 seconds. Continue reading
Urban Air Mobility Company Archer to List on NYSE
Archer, an Urban Air Mobility company and developer of all-electric vertical take-off and landing (“eVTOL”) aircraft, and Atlas Crest Investment Corp. , a special purpose acquisition company, have announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for a business combination that would result in Archer becoming a publicly listed company. It is anticipated that the post-closing company, Archer, will be listed on the NYSE with ticker symbol “ACHR.” Continue reading
2021 Super Bowl LV Flyover + Behind The Scenes
The 2021 flyover of Super Bowl LV in Tampa, Florida saw three US Air Force bombers – a B-2 Spirit, B-1B Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress – join together for a rare formation over Raymond James Stadium. Continue reading
DARPA Initiates Design of LongShot UAV
DARPA’s LongShot program, which is developing an air-launched unmanned air vehicle (UAV) with the ability to employ multiple air-to-air weapons, has awarded contracts to General Atomics, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman for preliminary Phase I design work. Continue reading
Google Requests FAA Approval to Test Fire-Fighting Drones
Google last week applied to the FAA for permission to test out the use of drones for monitoring and fighting fires. Continue reading
5 Benefits of Drone Video for Businesses
Nowadays, video marketing is considered one of the best sales channels available alongside email and content marketing. Some reports indicate a product video embedded on the landing page can increase conversion by as much as 80 percent! Any way you look at it, there’s no denying videos can provide massive ROI. Continue reading
India’s ‘Infinity’ Can Fly 90 Days Continuously
Design and development of an ultra high altitude Indian-made drone, has progressed significantly and could be available to the Indian armed forces within three to five years. Continue reading
DroneShield Partners with M2K Technologies to Bring Anti-Drone Systems to India
DroneShield Ltd, a supplier of drone detection and mitigation systems, and M2K Technologies, part of M2K Group with business interests in Defence & Aviation, Biologicals, Real Estate and Entertainment, have entered into an Agreement to collaborate and distribute DroneShield solutions in the Indian market. Continue reading