Business
China is offering to sell Jordan missile-firing drones to fight the Islamic State terror army, according to a U.S. congressman. “I am now aware that China is presently in Jordan to discuss operations, logistics and maintenance associated with the urgent sale of weaponized unmanned systems,” Rep. Duncan Hunter, California
Business
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Sky Sapience have signed an agreement for the development, marketing and production of new tethered hovering aerial systems. IAI and Sky Sapience plan to use and integrate existing capabilities and products from both companies on board the systems geared towards defense, homeland security, and commercial
VTOL
A new crowdfunding campaign has been launched for the Wallet Drone The tiny quadrocopter fits inside a controller box and that controller is the one that is the size of a wallet. What is interesting about Wallet Drone, however, is not the drone itself but its controller. The controller that
Business
Chinese drone maker SZ DJI Technology Co. secured a this week that values the company at roughly $8 billion, according to people familiar with the situation, propelling the firm into an exclusive club of startups and signalling Silicon Valley’s high hopes for the commercial promise of flying robots. Venture-capital
Propulsion
LiquidPiston, Inc., a developer of advanced combustion engine technology, has announced that the company has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to advance the development of its highly efficient, power-dense rotary internal combustion engine for portable and small-engine applications. Under this agreement,
Business
UAV Vision has been selected by Airbus Defence and Space to supply an ISR payload for the Zephyr 8 part of the High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) programme. The HAPS programme conducted by Airbus Defence and Space required an ISR payload that is capable of operating in extreme environmental conditions at
Business
Reach is for applications when a standard GPS with several meters accuracy just won’t cut it. It relies on RTK (real-time kinematics) technology to deliver centimeter level accuracy. RTK was here for a long time, used mostly by surveyors and unaffordable to hobbyists and makers. If you needed centimeter
Commercial
CyPhy Works, a Danvers-based startup, is launching a crowdfunding campaign aiming to raise $250,000 to green-light the production of a $500 drone called the LVL 1.The company expects to begin delivering the new aircraft in early 2016."We really have invented a better way for drones to
Business
For an unprecedented third year in a row, the U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft program was officially awarded the Dr. James G. Roche Sustainment Excellence Award for most improved performance in aircraft maintenance and logistics readiness during a ceremony April 28 at the Pentagon.Northrop Grumman
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Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has announced the successful acquisition of its newest wholly-owned subsidiary, Kutta Technologies, Inc. (Kutta) located in Phoenix, Arizona. Kutta has specialized capabilities in command/control (C2), manned-unmanned teaming, visualization and airspace management/deconfliction for unmanned technologies. The company will continue its operations in Phoenix, while supporting
Business
California-based Arcturus UAV has unveiled a new iterative development of its Jump 20 vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle that it intends to pitch for a major US Department of Defense requirement. The development – Jump 20C – boasts modifications over earlier versions including a wingspan extended by 30cm (1ft) and
Business
Skyward , the information management platform for commercial drone operators , announced a $4.1 million round with participation from Draper Associates , Founders CoOp , Moment Ventures , Norwest Venture Partners , Techstars Ventures , Verizon Ventures , and Voyager Capital . This round will be used to expand the engineering and product development team. Skyward powers