Commercial
The Irish Aviation Authority says that Manna Aero may not get permission to launch a full food drone delivery service in Dublin, as it hopes to do. The regulatory view may pour some cold water on one of the biggest drone service launches in Europe this year. Manna Aero , founded
Business
BlueBird Aero Systems, a global developer and provider of superior micro, mini and small tactical unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), has received an order worth tens of millions of euros from a European customer for the delivery of more than 150 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) UAS of various categories. The
Business
Soarizon has announced the first in a series of strong strategic partnerships with CG Labs, experts in the capture and processing of data. Based in Milton Keynes, UK, CG Labs works across many different sectors including industrial, construction, agriculture and events specialising in visualization, modelling and measurement, where technology and
C-UAS
Sandia National Laboratories robotics experts are working on a way to intercept enemy unmanned aircraft systems mid-flight. They successfully tested their concept indoors with a swarm of four unmanned aircraft systems that flew in unison, each carrying one corner of a net. Acting as a team, they intercepted the flying
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The "Year of the Fighter" at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 included a huge gathering of P-51 Mustangs. Eighteen of these legendary fighters came together to fly during the Thursday airshow. Starting with a taxi of EAA's own "Paul I", recently restored to running state,
Events
Threod Systems has announced its’ participation at UMEX 2020 exhibition. The show is taking place in ADNEC Centre, Abu Dhabi, from 23rd to 25th of February. It is the 4th edition of the unmanned systems exhibition and conference dedicated to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), robotics, components, drones, and more. No
Weapons Systems / Lasers
The US Army has approved Raytheon's Coyote Block 2 counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) for Foreign Military Sales (FMS). Lisa Hunter, US Army spokesperson, said on 19 February that interested customers should submit a letter of request through their local security co-operation office, starting with the Office of Defense
Business
With a notice published in a selected number of financial newspapers, and after receiving the relevant authorization from the Italian Ministry of Economic Development, Piaggio Aero Industries and its subsidiary Piaggio Aviation officially launch an international call for the sale of their business complexes. The two companies, currently under Extraordinary
UAM/UTM
NAV CANADA has entered into an agreement with Unifly, a strategic technology partner, in the deployment of a national system that provides digital services for safely operating and managing drones in Canadian airspace. The system has an intuitive user interface and will enable Canadian drone pilots to access web and
Drone Racing
Drone Champions AG, creators of the Drone Champions League and DCL – The Game, have announced their newest innovation: the first-ever manned drone capable of aerobatic maneouvers such as rolls and loops. The “Big Drone” is the brainchild of Drone Champions founder Herbert Weirather, who personally assisted in the testing process,
Business
Robotic Skies, Inc, the only certified global maintenance network for commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), has announced a strategic investment from CerraCap Ventures to support the company’s continued growth and technology development. Robotic Skies provides turnkey maintenance solutions designed to scale with the needs of unmanned aircraft manufacturers and
C-UAS
OpenWorks Engineering has announced what it claims to be the world’s first vehicle mounted drone capture system - SkyWall Auto Response will be on display at Security and Policing 2020 alongside SkyWall Patrol. The system provides security forces with a way of protecting a large area using the operationally