The entrepreneurship arm of Saudi Aramco has invested a further $500,000 in a Saudi drone operator to help scale its operations to expand overseas. Continue reading
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YellowScan and Acecore Announce Fully Integrated LiDAR Drone Solution
YellowScan, a global designer of next generation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) LiDAR solutions, has announced a new product collaboration with Acecore Technologies the developer and manufacturer of professional grade UAVs for data collection and surveillance markets. Continue reading
Google-backed Dunzo Digital to Pilot Drone Delivery of Medicines in India
Google-backed delivery and e-commerce firm Dunzo Digital is leading a Med-Air consortium along with industry experts to conduct experimental BVLOS (Below Visual Line of Sight) drone delivery flights for the ‘Medicine from the Sky Project’. The aim is to help improve access to healthcare during the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading
Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet – Radical WW2 Fighter Experiment
During World War II, the United States put all its effort into strengthening its air forces, prioritizing the strangest ideas and proposals for fighters that manufacturers could conceive and build within a couple of years. One of the most bizarre examples was the Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet, which ultimately was too innovative to be produced. Continue reading
DJI Government Edition Drones Cleared for Use by Pentagon Report
Two drone models made by China’s largest manufacturer have been cleared for use by a Pentagon audit, according to a report summary obtained by The Hill. Continue reading
JetPack Aviation VTOL Goes Green
JPA JetPack will maximize carbon neutral energy for power
JetPack Aviation, JPA, developer of the world’s first FAA-certified personal turbine JetPack has announced a cooperative supply agreement with Prometheus Fuels Inc., inventors of the Titan Fuel Forge, which makes zero net carbon “fuel from the air”. Continue reading
Honeywell Signs MOU with Carbonix for UAV Comms
Carbonix Domani
Honeywell has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Carbonix, an Australian drone manufacturer, to provide its smallest and lightest satellite communications solution for their long-range fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Powered by Inmarsat’s global satellite communications network, the Honeywell Small UAV SATCOM system enables beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) command and control, real-time video streaming, and communication for defence and civilian missions. Continue reading
Orbital UAV Delivers First Engine System to Singapore
Australia’s Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price MP with Orbital UAV CEO Todd Alder at Land Forces 2021
Orbital Corporation Ltd has advised that it has delivered the first engine system to its Singapore defence customer. Orbital UAV signed a Memorandum of Understanding with one of Singapore’s largest defence companies in March 2020. Continue reading