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More than 50 Novadem NX70 micro surveillance and reconnaissance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have been ordered by the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) and will soon equip soldiers deployed in operation. Each of the 27 systems acquired is composed of two UAVs, a ground station and the associated equipments and
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Three finalists have been selected from GA-ASI’s Blue Magic Belgium event with the goal of supporting GA-ASI and the development of MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft for Belgium. The three Belgian companies selected are AIRobot, ALX Systems, and Hexagon. AIRobot, a company based at DronePort in Sint Truiden, Belgium
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Terra Drone Europe, a group company of Japan-based Terra Drone Corporation, has secured a framework agreement to provide unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) services to Ordnance Survey, the national mapping agency of the United Kingdom. Under the scope of this contract, Terra Drone Europe will provide different types of UAV services
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An Indian JV, Adani Elbit Advanced Systems may have landed its first export order being part of a $180 million multi-UAV export deal between Israeli Elbit Systems and the Government of Philippines. Elbit is close to signing a $180 million deal for supplying various types of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
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Robotic Skies Inc., the only global maintenance network for commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), and Trumbull Unmanned, a leader in data and automation in energy and government, announce their partnership to support Trumbull’s global UAS operations through the Robotic Skies service center network.As both organizations continue to expand,
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Picterra and the Flying Labs from WeRobotics have announced a new collaboration. Picterra adds an AI-analytic layer to support the Flying Labs in their mission of accelerating and scaling local drones-for-social good solutions in emerging economies. Flying Labs’ members currently work on a broad and diverse range of projects, from
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Plug Power Inc., a provider of hydrogen engines and fueling solutions enabling e-mobility, today announced the acquisition of EnergyOr’s technology, assets, and personnel. EnergyOr is based in Montreal, Canada, and is the leader in advanced lightweight and compact PEM hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) systems for robotics, small scale material
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The White House has just published this Letter from the President to the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: In accordance with section 303(a)(6)(A) of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (the “Act”) (50 U.S.
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Honeywell has signed an agreement with an unnamed air taxi developer to supply multiple units of its new IntuVueTM RDR-84K Band Radar System for the developer's urban air mobility (UAM) prototype aircraft. The innovative, compact and lightweight software-based radar detects multiple obstacles in and around its flight path
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AeroVironment, Inc. has announced it has acquired Pulse Aerospace, LLC, a developer and supplier of small VTOL UAS, for $25.7 million in cash, including milestone-based earn-out payments of $5 million. AeroVironment financed the transaction entirely from available cash on hand. Pulse Aerospace is a leading developer of small VTOL
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DroneShield Ltd and Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies have entered a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on opportunities with the Australian military and globally, with a focus on adding DroneShield’s counter-drone capabilities to customers already utilising the broader surveillance systems produced by Collins Aerospace. Collins Aerospace
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Robotic Skies Inc., a global maintenance network for commercial UAS, announced that it has been selected by Silent Falcon UAS Technologies to provide its customers access to a comprehensive UAS service and support package. Robotic Skies adds Silent Falcon to its growing list of commercial UAS OEMs seeking to improve