UAM/UTM
Altitude Angel, a world-wide UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) technology provider, has announced that Richard Ellis will take up the position of Chief Business Officer with immediate effect. Ellis joins Altitude Angel having previously held the role of VP Worldwide Customer Success at AirMap. On Ellis joining Altitude Angel, Richard Parker,
In a boost to the country's Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) eco-system, the first six green zones for unhindered drone operations have received security clearance. These zones for unhindered drone operations near six metros "are good to go", said Amber Dubey, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of
DELTA DRONE and PARAZERO Ltd, an Australian company listed on the Sydney Stock Exchange, announce that they signed a letter of intent (LOI) today for a major strategic agreement covering several capital, commercial and industrial plans. Strategic relevance of the alliance DELTA DRONE SOUTH AFRICA’s main activity is providing
Weapons Systems
Ukraine has unveiled a new lightweight catapult-launched loitering weapon system, dubbed RAM. Developed by Ukrainian company CDET, RAM was jointly showcased by Ukraine's Spetstekhnoexport and the UAE's International Golden Group at the recent UMEX 2020 show held in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Commercial
AeroVironment, Inc. and Draganfly have announced a teaming agreement for Draganfly’s distribution of AeroVironment’s Quantix Mapper systems to commercial markets worldwide. The agreement also includes the continuation of other contract engineering services provided by Draganfly to AeroVironment. Under the teaming agreement, AeroVironment will provide Draganfly sales, marketing collateral,
Agriculture
BASF and Delair, a global provider of end-to-end visual data management solutions for enterprises, have announced their collaboration to scale up BASF’s research and development projects for seeds, traits and crop protection. The agreement will enable BASF’s agricultural research stations worldwide to use the delair.ai cloud platform
Business
SOARIZON by Thales is passionate about the future of unmanned aerial systems and the advances they could offer to society at large. The company has just announced the latest in its programme of strategic partnerships, with Iris Automation. Based in San Francisco, Iris Automation is the market leader in DAA
UAM/UTM
EHang Holdings Limited has announced that the company obtained operational flight permit for its two-seater passenger-grade AAV, the EHang 216, from the Civil Aviation Authority of Norway (CAA Norway). This is the first operational flight permit for long term testing flight of EHang 216 in Europe, laying a solid foundation
Commercial
Skyguide, the Swiss air navigation service provider, and AirMap, an airspace and automation company serving the drone economy, have unveiled a streamlined digital authorization system for expedited approval of UAS and other special flights in controlled airspace. In Switzerland, flights by UAS, gliders, parachutes, hot air balloons, and other non-commercial
Business
Frequentis, an Air Traffic Management (ATM) solution provider, and defence and security sensor specialist HENSOLDT are combing strengths to support the creation of next generation integrated counter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) solutions. Both companies are already combining their respective strengths and competences on the FALKE research project, which aims to
Testing
The first flight test of Bayraktar tactical unmanned aerial vehicles took place in Ukraine. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense. "The first flight test of the Bayraktar UAV which has recently been in service with the Ukrainian army, took place," the report
Training
The Czech company Primoco UAV SE has introduced a revolutionary virtual reality training module into its training program allowing it to significantly increase the efficiency, success and safety of its pilot training for unmanned aerial vehicles. The module uses virtual reality technology by viewing images with 3D glasses to provide