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AirMap, a provider of airspace information and services for drones, announced at Drone World Expo that it has partnered with drone industry leaders DJI and 3DR to bring accurate, real-time airspace information to millions of drone fliers around the world. Starting next month, DJI and 3DR customers will be able
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DJI Technology Co is opening its largest retail store in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, later next month. The 800-square-meter store will give DJI, which claims to control about 70 per cent of the global drone market, a boost in the retail sector and help ward off competition from overseas players. DJI
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Abu Dhabi Men’s College, part of the Higher Colleges of Technology, provides a four-year course and undergraduate diploma or degree in aviation maintenance, including modules that require students to work on the design and build of UAS. Three HCT graduates, Abdulhamid Ali, Zaid al Bitar and Abdalla al Zarooni,
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King Kabiru Shotobi, of the city and local government area of Ikorodu in Lagos State, Nigeria, recently visited with representatives from Ausley Associates, Inc. to discuss the benefits of UAS and the resources Ausley can provide to the people of Ikorodu. Shotobi met with Ausley at the recommendation of Bob
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced that construction has commenced on its new, five-and-a-half acre RPA training facility at Grand Sky Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) business and aviation park in Grand Forks, North Dakota. “Today’s groundbreaking of our new state-of-the-art training facility continues to elevate GA-ASI’s partnership with
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At the Dubai Airshow in 2013, Adcom Systems' exhibit was dominated by a full-scale model of the UAE-based airframer's latest creation - the 12-tonne Global Yabhon unmanned aircraft. This year the focus is not on the Global Yabhon, but on Adcom's global expansion. As well
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The Federal Bureau of Prisons (Bureau), Office of Security Technology has created a Request for Information (RFI) to seek information related to a solution regarding protection from unmanned air vehicles. The goal of this RFI is to obtain detailed to collect information to identify and assess the landscape of technologies
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A breach-of-contract squabble has spiralled into broader allegations of misconduct against a drone manufacturer with millions of dollars worth of US military contracts. A drone retailer claims that Prioria Robotics bilked the Army by selling a substandard drone that could be outflown by many hobby drones, which are far cheaper,
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Lockheed Martin was awarded a $4.6 million contract from the Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO) for the continued development of a maritime canister-launched small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS). "We are extending our sUAS capabilities to tactical maritime users with the Vector Hawk's innovative canister deployment
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DJI, the leading manufacturer of consumer drones, is building a new research and development center in Palo Alto, Calif., that could hold 75 or more engineers, according to several job listings posted in recent weeks. The center, housed in a 12,000-sq.-ft. building located east of Stanford University on
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Aeryon Labs, a provider of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) for military, public safety and commercial operators worldwide, has announced a technology partnership with Microsoft to include Aeryon SkyRanger within the new Microsoft Advanced Patrol Platform (MAPP) vehicle. MAPP will connect its drivers to an unprecedented amount of helpful and
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The celebrity investors on Shark Tank have unanimously agreed to invest money into drone maker xCraft. Charles Manning and founder JD Claridge made a successful pitch on the popular ABC television show, raising money for a drone that can take off like a helicopter and move forward like an aircraft.