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EHang Holdings Limited announced that it will collaborate with the Spanish National Police to explore potential use cases for AAVs in emergency and security missions. At the Press Day of Expodronica at World Air Traffic Management Congress, EHang made the first public exhibition of the EHang 216 passenger-grade AAV in
C-UAS
Numerica Corporation, a supplier of air and missile technologies, has been selected as a strategic partner by Liteye Systems to support the development of the U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office’s (RCCTO) new counter small unmanned aircraft systems (C-sUAS) High Energy Laser (HEL) program. As part
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UVision Air Ltd. and Rheinmetall have signed this week a strategic partnering agreement for loitering munitions. The agreement leverages both companies’ capabilities to provide the European market with precise, combat-proven weapon systems. The Hero family of loitering munitions will be available to European customers to satisfy contemporary and emerging operational
C-UAS
Liteye Systems, based in Denver Colorado, has been awarded a $5,500,000, multiple-year contract to integrate its Liteye SHIELD C-sUAS payload in the US Army (RCCTO) HEL prototype effort. The Army, acting as the Executive Agent for C-sUAS remains focused on the elimination of UAS threats. In a May
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Delivery drone manufacturer Wingcopter and SYNERJET Corp have announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement. The agreement will allow the Latin American company to act as a distributor and local technical support provider for the Wingcopter 198, Wingcopter’s new flagship Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), to customers in the
Military
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the United States Army exercised the third and final option under the Flight Control Systems (FCS) domain of the Army’s multi-year small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) contract on Sept. 9, 2021. The value of the contract option is $11,731,740 and includes flight control
C-UAS
DroneShield Ltd has announced the purchase of several of its DroneSentry-X systems, providing on-the-move Counter-UAS (C-UAS) capabilities to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”). DroneShield continues to strengthen its collaboration with DHS and several of its component agencies on multiple fronts. In February 2021, DroneShield entered into a
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Aquiline Drones, a manufacturer in downtown Hartford, has laid off nearly half its workforce in the city, blaming the manufacturing industry’s difficulty in getting materials and travel restrictions in the pandemic. Barry Alexander, chief executive of the drone maker, said 33 were laid off Thursday — 13 in manufacturing and
C-UAS
Liteye Systems, based in Denver Colorado, has been awarded a $7,000,000 multiple-year contract to administer contracted logistics support to Counter UAV Defense Systems (C-AUDS) deployed to USAFE-AFAFRICA. Liteye will implement on-site Field Service Representative (FSR) support across the AFRICOM and EUCOM theaters of operations, providing USAFE-AFAFRICA Subject Matter
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Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, has announced a partnership with Gol, Brazil’s largest airline and Grupo Comporte, Brazil’s leading transport operator, to commercialise an eVTOL ride sharing platform in Brazil. Avolon, Gol and Grupo Comporte will collaborate to identify and target local partners, infrastructure and certification requirements
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Volatus Aerospace and commercial drone safety company, Iris Automation, have entered a partnership to offer Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone solutions to global clients seeking to safely unlock the skies above cities and solve logistics challenges in remote and rural areas. Volatus is a player in BVLOS flight
UAM/UTM
Altitude Angel has been retained by the Swedish Transport Administration project PNK4UTM and Research Institute of Sweden (RISE) to implement its GuardianUTM Enterprise platform at Sweden’s largest and most advanced drone test area, the 2,400km² Drone Center Sweden. Developing services on which the country will begin to build