Business
Only three months after its initial funding, Corecam Capital Partners has increased its investment in Wingcopter in a second closing. In December, the multi-family office from Singapore participated in a seed round with several million euros in the German start-up, which develops and sells transport drones for humanitarian and civil
Commercial
Queensland Parks and Wildlife rangers are using drones to bait and catch problem crocodiles — by the jaws — in the state's north. The technology has been added to the decades-old arsenal of baited traps, nooses and harpoons that the state's environment department uses to deal with targeted
Video
The Boeing FARA is an agile, fully integrated, purpose-built system designed to meet the Army’s current mission needs while evolving as technologies and missions change. The design – a low-risk, affordable solution validated through extensive testing and analysis – has a thrust compounded single-main rotor boasting a six-bladed rotor system, a
Business
Liteye Systems, Inc., a Colorado-based Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS) manufacturer along with long-time Colorado based teammate Numerica recently worked closely with Citadel Defense, an industry-leading drone mitigation solutions provider, and together have combined technologies to provide a first -of-its-kind, world leading capability in drone defense. Liteye’s US AUDS
Propulsion
The German manufacturer of internal combustion engines for UAS applications is further expanding its portfolio of two-cylinder engine systems. The new SP-56 series family is Sky Power's smallest two-cylinder engine, built on the same modular concept as all other systems from the UAV propulsion specialist. The SP-56 series
Electronic Sub-Systems
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and L3Harris Technologies completed the successful integration of the WESCAM MX-20 Electro-optical/Infrared (EO/IR) system onto a GA-ASI MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) to provide an advanced targeting solution. A series of test flights began on February 18th to demonstrate the MX-20-equipped
Transport
Drone Delivery Canada ‘DDC’ has announced that it will begin testing of its Robin XL (Robin). The Robin has a lifting capability of 25lbs of payload, a travel range of 60km and is designed for harsher climates. The Robin XL is larger than DDC’s Sparrow cargo delivery drone. The
C-UAS
Malicious use of small drones continues to impact military, government, and commercial operations. After extensive testing, evaluation, and operational assessments from over two dozen customer groups, Citadel Defense has received $9.2M in orders for their industry-proven C-UAS capabilities in the first two months of the year. Citadel's
Testing
Schiebel, together with partner Nordic Unmanned, successfully completed a two-day test of its sniffer capability on board the CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS in the shipping lane outside Gniben, Denmark. Ships operating in Europe’s busiest sea routes are permitted to emit exhaust fumes with a sulphur oxide content limited to no
Accidents
Cambodia's Defence Minister General Tea Banh said on March 2 that a large drone which crashed in Koh Kong province’s Kiri Sakor district last month belonged to a private company. He said this after a ceremony during which the ministry donated 300,000 face masks and protective
VTOL
UMS SKELDAR is launching its new enhanced V-150 Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) platform to support tactical operations including defence forces, surveillance, blue light forces and homeland security. This ITAR-free high-performance UAV is unique in its class and includes an ability to carry multiple payloads across two payload bays (up
Swift Navigation, a San Francisco-based tech firm redefining GNSS positioning technology for autonomous vehicles, has announced a partnership with Deutsche Telekom, one of the world's leading integrated telecommunications companies. This partnership brings the precise positioning of Swift’s Skylark Cloud Corrections Services to Telekom’s comprehensive communications infrastructure