DroneDeploy Secures $50M in Series ‘E’ Funding

Enterprise drone data company DroneDeploy announced that it has raised $50 million in Series E financing. The round was led by existing investors Energize Ventures and AirTree, with participation from Bessemer, Scale, Emergence, Angelpad, Uncork and Frontline Ventures. This funding brings DroneDeploy’s total fundraising to date to $142 million, the most of any drone data company. Continue reading →

World’s First Electric Flying Racing Car is Ready to Race

Airspeeder has revealed the world’s first fully functioning electric flying racing car. The Airspeeder Mk3, is a full-sized remotely-operated electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle (eVTOL). It will compete in an upcoming remotely-piloted Airspeeder racing series that will stand as a technical test-bed and feeder series to a manned racing series in 2022. Continue reading →

Flirtey and Vault Conduct Drone Deliveries of At-Home COVID-19 Test Kits

Flirtey, a player in the commercial drone delivery industry, and Vault Health, a platform of supervised COVID-19 testing, announced they have successfully conducted drone deliveries of the first FDA authorized saliva based COVID-19 test. Continue reading →

Elbit Systems to Market Duke Robotics Armed Quadcopter Globally

UAS Drone Corp. announced that its wholly owned Israeli subsidiary, Duke Airborne Systems  Ltd.  and  Elbit  Systems  Land  Ltd.  signed a  Collaboration  Agreement for global marketing and sales, and the production and further development of Duke’s developed  advanced  robotic  system  mounted  on  an  UAS armed  with lightweight firearms, or TIKAD. Continue reading →