Business
Volz Servos has been contracted by BETA Technologies as actuator partner for the ALIA supply chain. The partnership is part of BETA’s strategic approach to its supply chain, including partnering with aerospace leaders on various systems and components for its aircraft production. German company Volz Servos - a leading
Russian volunteers now use Chinese plywood to assemble drones and transport them to Russian soldiers to attack Ukrainian cities. The plywood-framed drones can reduce the cost of drone manufacturing by 10-15% and have the potential, if approved by the Russian government, to scale up the production to meet repaid deployment.
Business
Spray drone services provider Rantizo has raised a $6 million expansion of its series A round (adding to the $7.5 million announced in 2020) led by Leaps by Bayer, and supported by Fulcrum Global Capital and Innova Memphis. The capital injection will help the Iowa-based company expand its nationwide
On Sept. 28, 2023, a student studying for his engineering PhD at Birmingham university was charged guilty for acts of terrorism after building a drone to supply to ISIS. Mohamad al Bared, a 26-year-old Coventry resident, was arrested on Jan. 31, 2023 when his house was raided by the police.
Business
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, was awarded a $17,999,819 cost-plus-fixed-price contract for modeling, simulation and analysis services. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 29, 2025. Army
Transport
Amazon drones continue making deliveries in College Station skies, giving customers a quick and convenient way to shop. But, some neighbours say they’re fed up with the noise. During a city council meeting, former College Station Council Member, Bob Brick, spoke to leaders about his concerns as more than
Military
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) has delivered the first MQ-9B Protector RG1 medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to the United Kingdom. The first of a planned 16 Protector RG1 air vehicles was loaded onto an Antonov An-124 airlifter at the company's Poway production facility in southern
C-UAS
Video recently posted online shows Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles [UAVs] gliding over nets set up by Russia's armed forces in an attempt to thwart drone strikes. The footage was recorded by Escadrone, a non-profit group that manufactures attack drones for Ukraine, and posted on its Telegram channel. WarTranslated,
eVTOL
Joby Aviation, Inc., a company developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for commercial passenger service, today announced it has delivered its first aircraft to Edwards Air Force Base approximately six months ahead of the expected 2024 delivery date. On-base operations with Joby aircraft will be used to demonstrate
Business
Australian-made 30mm weapon systems are being sent to Ukraine as part of a US security assistance package announced earlier this year. 'Slinger' light-weight 30mm cannon systems, made by Canberra-based Electro Optic Systems Defence Systems, have been ordered for use on “30mm gun trucks” announced by the US Department
Business
Aeronautics Ltd. has secured $60M worth of new contracts to supply its advanced Ground Control Stations (GCS) for its Orbiter UAV systems and to provide essential maintenance services for its Aeronautics UAV fleet. Aeronautics provides end to end solutions for UAS missions – from the UAV to the Ground Control Stations.
Business
During the First International Defense Industries Forum in Kiev, Haluk Bayraktar, CEO of Baykar, announced that the Turkish company, known for the Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles, is investing $100 million in three Ukrainian projects. One of these endeavours includes the development of a drone production facility, with an