Flying into the Andes mountains of Ecuador, XAG Agricultural Drones were recently introduced to a series of on-farm spray trials for high-altitude specialty crops. The demonstrations on potato fields have presented the high potential of fully autonomous drones in reducing labour cost and agricultural pesticide exposure. With diverse
Transport
The "Global Package Drones - Market and Technology Forecast to 2029" report finds that the market is expected to grow with a CAGR of 48% between the forecast period (2021-2029). The market is poised to attain a value of USD 28.76 Billion by the year 2029. The
Research
Senator John Hoeven announced that the Office of Naval Research (ONR) has awarded a $17 million contract to Ideal Aerosmith in Grand Forks. Under the contract, Ideal Aerosmith will develop an Expeditionary Mission Support Station, which: * Includes a mission planning suite for special operations as well as a ground station
VTOL
Kaman Corporation has unveiled the KARGO UAV, the newest addition to its family of purpose-built, autonomous unmanned systems designed to be the new standard for expeditionary logistics. Built with the U.S. Armed Forces future operating concepts in mind, the KARGO UAV offers a rugged design for easy transport
Transport
Greece has tested a drone to deliver medicines to isolated places in an environmentally friendly way, sending the unmanned vehicle to a 200-person village. The red drone with four rotor blades took off from the northwestern Greek city of Trikala and flew 3 kilometers (0.5 miles) to Leptokarya.
BVLOS
Plymouth Rock Technologies Inc., a supplier of developing detection apparatus and unmanned technologies, has announced the sale of custom drones and training services to Cranfield University in collaboration with the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) National Beyond Visual Line of Sight Experimentation Corridor (NBEC). The goal of the NBEC is
Business
UAS service providers Soaring Eagle Imaging (SEI) from Brandon, Mississippi and Skynetwest from Chandler, Arizona, announced a definitive agreement to become a leading drone data collection and processing company with the creation of Soaring Eagle Technologies. The company, owned and operated by Houston-based Iapetus Holdings LLC (Iapetus), will lead
First Responders
A large fleet of drones will be deployed along the New South Wales coast to protect swimmers and surfers from sharks this summer as the government almost triples its shark management budget. Deputy Premier John Barilaro says the $21.4 program will expand its use of drumlines, listening stations and
UAM/UTM
Paragon VTOL Aerospace, developers of vertical takeoff and landing technology (VTOL), continue to make forward strides for intra-city transport, committing to 50 VTOLs for urban air taxi movement in Brownsville, Texas to begin in 2025. This commitment, momentous for the City of Brownsville, would enable the city to continue
Military
The faults in Chinese-made Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) has been damaging Pakistan's military capability, said a Bangladesh based think tank. A critical part of Pakistan's military capability has run into serious trouble with the UAS remaining on the ground due to crippling defects within days
Business
Ascendance Flight Technologies has announced it has closed a €10M funding round backed by Habert Dassault Finance, Celeste Management, M Capital, Kima Ventures and IRDI. The round also includes some senior leaders from the industry and international entrepreneurs. Ascendance Flight Technologies is a Toulouse-based company developing ATEA, a vertical
Propulsion
Universal Hydrogen Co., a company fighting to decarbonize aviation through the adoption of hydrogen as a universal fuel, announced that after an extensive search process that it will locate its second engineering and design center in Toulouse, France, Europe’s leading city for aviation manufacturing and innovation. The company is