Tag Archives: Author

NOAA Tests Drones that Hunt Hurricanes

Underside of the NOAA Hurricane Hunter plane with Altius-600 : Courtesy of Area-I

In clear skies over Maryland the week of January 11, NOAA scientists launched a new uncrewed small aircraft — a research drone — from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter plane to test its ability to gather weather data that could improve hurricane forecasts. Continue reading →

GA-ASI to Demonstrate Maritime Capability with RAF Protector in UK

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) announced its plan to take a company-owned SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft to the United Kingdom later this year to undertake a series of operational capability demonstrations for NATO allies, including the Netherlands. Continue reading →

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 →