While novel uses for unmanned aerial vehicles are growing all the time, the regulatory framework for drone operation is struggling to keep pace, raising concerns about the insurability of these exposures. Deployment of drones in the medical environment has been growing rapidly – from delivery of supplies and vaccines, to the
Transport
DROW, an AI-integrated automatic flight ground control platform (GCP) that uses urban air traffic management (UATM) technology developed by CLROBUR, has opened a new chapter in the field of logistics in Korea by delivering a product using an autonomous drone. The company, a member of Born2Global Centre, has been
Business
Airobotics , a manufacturer of autonomous drones, has signed its first contract with Zzapp Malaria, the creators of an AI platform that develops and supports Malaria eradication strategies. Malaria is a preventable disease spread by the Anopheles mosquito. According to the WHO (World Health Organization), there are over 220 million cases
Testing
The China-developed Wing Loong-10 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has completed a scientific research and experiment test mission on marine meteorological observation. On the morning of November 27, the Wing Loong-10 UAV carried out collaborative observations on cloud systems over the ocean, temperature and humidity profile distribution, surface
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that its Kratos Unmanned Systems Division (KUSD) has recently received a $4.1 million contract award from an international customer for high performance, unmanned aerial target drone system aircraft and related services. KUSD is a recognized industry leader in the design and production
Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation (NASC) officially dedicated its newest facility on Thursday, November 18, 2021. Christened the TDT Fenerty Technology Center, the building is located in the Ivybrook Corporate Campus and serves as a state-of-the-art home for NASC to expand research and development in Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
Transport
On its platform, the helicopter-style SH-350 drone receives a blue package in a pelican-case-style box. Tied tight into place, it rises with the drone over a field of snow. The tops of snow-covered trees are visible below, as the robotic letter carrier navigates the skies
Valencia is working on a project with UPV (Universitat Politècnica de Valencia) that will see the region get Spain’s first aerial drone highway. What may come as a surprise to many is that the region has already built three drone highways and is currently qualifying secondary roads or corridors.
eVTOL
To conclude the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of Renault 4, the car maker has decided to team up with motion design hub TheArsenale to create a futuristic showcar, reinterpretation of this iconic model. 2021 marks the 60th anniversary of Renault 4L, a car that has sold more than 8
Business
Silent Arrow has announced that the United States Air Force, through the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), has awarded the company a contract entitled “Guided Bundle Derivative of Silent Arrow for Side Door and Palletized Swarm Deployment at High Speeds and Altitudes” effective November 12, 2021. Under this Small Business
Business
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that it has recently received an initial production order for a new, affordable, high performance jet engine for an aerial vehicle application from a national security related customer. Kratos is currently under contract from several government and other national security related customers for
eVTOL
Skyports, a global designer, developer, and operator of vertiports (landing sites for eVTOL aircraft) is developing Europe’s first test vertiport in France, as a significant step towards launching commercial Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) services in time for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The programme is part of the Re.Invent