Business
Red Cat Holdings, Inc., a drone technology company integrating robotic hardware and software for military, government and commercial operations, announced that subsidiary Teal Drones has received a $2.6 million purchase order to supply its Teal 2 sUAS to the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). Teal will deliver 172
Business
Garuda Aerospace has announced new partnerships with Titan Innovations, Easy Aerial, Azur Drones, Aero Sentinel & Securiton, for the nation-wide distribution of their drones across the defense, security, and civil infrastructure sectors. Fast becoming one of the world’s frontrunners in drone-based technology, the Indian drone market has
Transport
EMED Group, one of the largest healthcare logistic providers to the UK's National Health Service, and Skyports Drone Services have successfully completed a proof-of-concept project aimed at bringing additional innovation and sustainability benefits to medical courier services. Launched in June 2023, the four-week trial was
HAPS
A California start-up has broken the endurance flight record for small uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs), with its test aircraft remaining aloft for three days and surpassing the previous milestone by nearly double. Kraus Hamdani Aerospace (KHA), which develops all-electric UAVs for defence and commercial applications, said on 2
Business
Israel-based ParaZero Technologies Ltd., an aerospace company focused on drone safety systems for commercial drones and urban air mobility aircraft, has received a second order for its custom safety system for drones by one of the world’s largest automotive manufacturers. The repeat order follows an agreement previously signed
Belarus wants to secure an agreement with Iran to produce Shahed drones in a converted factory in its southeastern Gomel Region, which borders Ukraine just north of the Dnipro’s “Sea of Kyiv” reservoir, western analysts have said. According to Institute for the Study of War (ISW) analysts, Belarusian Defense
Business
India in recent months has barred domestic manufacturers of military drones from using components made in China over concerns about security vulnerabilities, according to four defence and industry officials and tender documents. The measure comes amid tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours and as New Delhi pursues a military modernisation
Test Ranges
The United Arab Emirates' (UAE's) Edge Group revealed the location of its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) testing facility on 4 August, when it released a video showing demonstrations it put on for a Brazilian naval delegation. The video said the Brazilians were taken to the company'
Regulations
The FAA released a much-anticipated update on the scope of federal preemption of state and local regulation of unmanned aircraft systems ("UAS"), or drones. At least 44 states have laws regulating UAS, some of which raise preemption issues. The agency first addressed this issue in a 2015
C-UAS
Russian Lancet drones present a significant threat to Ukraine’s defense mechanisms, given their capability to target and obliterate even well-armoured vehicles. Despite being compact and cost-efficient, their potential for destruction makes them challenging to neutralize, especially with costly missiles. However, traditional anti-aircraft machine guns may offer
Research
The Peregrine project was started in 2020 to build a smaller and more affordable system than those attempted previously, now made possible by advances in fixed-wing UAVs and miniaturized electronics. We knew we couldn’t do the IPR with off-the-shelf systems. We had to start with a
Military
Drones are becoming an indispensable weapon in Ukraine’s fight to expel Russian invasion forces from its territory, with commercial, off-the-shelf quadcopters serving as eyes in the skies for Ukrainian front-line forces. To end reliance on foreign-made drones, Ukraine is ramping up its own drone manufacturing