Construction
Delair Drone Data now Integrates with Trimble Business Center v5.0
Delair has announced interoperability of high-precision data acquired from the Delair UX11 drone with version 5.0 of the Trimble Business Center software.
Business
Business
GA-ASI Builds Team in Belgium for MQ-9B SkyGuardian
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced that it has teamed with five Belgium-based businesses as part of an industrial collaboration effort with the Belgian aerospace and defense industry. Team SkyGuardian Belgium includes GA-ASI, SABCA, Thales Belgium, Esterline, DronePort, and satellite communication technology company Newtec. The Government of Belgium recently
Business
Drone Aviation Gets $3.8M Govt Award and $2M Funding
Drone Aviation Holding Corp., a manufacturer of tethered drones and lighter-than-air aerostats announced that it was selected by a prime contractor under an initial $3.8 million award. Additionally, the Company has solidified its cash position with the closing of an initial $2 million in equity capital to support the
Business
Israel's Flytrex Closes $7.5M Funding Round
Israeli drone logistics startup Flytrex, which specializes in food and consumer good deliveries via unmanned aircraft systems, has raised $7.5 million in a series B funding round led by Benhamou Global Ventures, with additional investment from Btov. The investment follows a $3 million Series A funding round in June
Aerial Photography
Suntuity AirWorks Acquires BirdsiVideo
Suntuity AirWorks has announced the acquisition of BirdsiVideo and Osprey Assessments, two of the largest UAS dealer and services networks across the United States. The acquisition will enable BirdsiVideo and Osprey Assessments to leverage the length and breadth of the Suntuity Group of Companies which includes financial, software, energy, infrastructure,
Business
Ukraine Orders Turkish UCAVs
Ukraine’s state-owned defense exports and industry agency Ukrspecexport signed a contract for the procurement of six Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles from the Turkish company Baykar Makina. On 12 January Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has reported that the agreement between the State Company Ukrspetsexport, which is part of
Business
Airlander Awarded Production Organisation Approval
As 2018 came to a close, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) awarded Hybrid Air Vehicles Ltd a Production Organisation Approval. Following the successful award of our Design Organisation Approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in October 2018, this latest achievement sees HAV starting 2019 in a strong position
Business
Aeronautics Gets $232M Buyout Offer
Israel's state-owned Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and businessman Avihai Stolero have offered to buy unmanned aerial vehicle maker Aeronautics for 850 million shekels ($232 million). The news sent shares of Aeronautics up 37 percent in morning trade in Tel Aviv on Sunday. Aeronautics rejected a 430 million shekel
Weapons Systems / Lasers
Elbit Systems Sells SkyStriker to Azerbaijan
Elbit Systems has sold Azerbaijan its latest unmanned aerial vehicle which is capable of long-range precise tactical kamikaze strikes, The Jerusalem Post has learned.Called the SkyStriker, it has been described by Elbit Systems “as a silent, invisible, and surprise attacker,” which “delivers the utmost in precision and reliability, providing
Business
Thailand to Purchase RTAF U-1 UAS for its Royal Navy
The Royal Thai Navy has announced its desire to purchase the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) U-1 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), produced by RV Connex Company Ltd (RV Connex). It has been decided, following a selection, that the Royal Thai Navy would acquire the RTAF U-1 UAS as its new
Business
French DGA Acquires Second Campcopter S-100
As part of the new operational capabilities (NCO) market for PCBs (projection and command building), a second Camcopter S-100 aerial drone equipped with an AIS receiver * was delivered and received by the DGA at the end of November 2018, on the Naval Air Station Hyères (Var). Immediately transferred to the
Commercial
IAI and Santos Lab Brazil Collaborate on UAV Operations for Precision Agriculture
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) signed a first of its kind agreement with Santos Lab Comercio E Industria Aerospacial LTDA, (Santos Lab) on use of UAVs and advanced analytics for large scale precision agricultural applications. Under the agreement, IAI will provide the UAV systems and analyze the collected data. Santos Lab