Agriculture
As African countries are getting prepared for the imminent locust crisis, the smart agtech company XAG has proposed that agricultural drones, through more targeted night spraying application, can strongly support the current ground and aerial control measures. Drones specifically developed by XAG for agriculture can be used to combat the
BVLOS
American Aerospace Technology Inc’s AiRanger (formerly the Resolute Eagle) unmanned aircraft system (UAS/drone) successfully completed a demonstration flight on February 25 as part of NASA’s Systems Integration and Operationalization (SIO) activities. The objective of the AiRanger demonstration was to tackle key challenges to enable routine commercial UAS
Business
Nordic Unmanned, a Norway-based provider of unmanned systems and services, announced that it has carried out a private placement of NOK 100 million to pursue acquisitions. “While we see strong organic growth ahead, we also see tremendous opportunities to add value through acquisitions. We have mapped the industry in
Commercial
Geophysics faculty and graduate students from the University of Nevada, Reno, announce new exploration for blind geothermal systems with Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) magnetometry.
Launchers
International design and innovation studio CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati is collaborating with the drone company Flyfire to prototype a new system for connecting and managing large swarms of drones. The new system revolves around a mesh – a “Flying Drone Blanket” that fits inside a suitcase – that allows fleets of quadcopters
Business
US drone manufacturer Skydio announced that it has raised $170 million in Series D funding led by Andreessen Horowitz’s Growth Fund. This brings total funding raised to over $340 million with a current valuation of over $1 billion. Andreessen Horowitz, which also led the Series A, is joined in
Testing
Linebird’s team announced that they performed a successful test of their patent-pending UAS payload system with the Sensorlink Ohmstik on a live 115kV transmission structure in Virginia.
Inspections
With its Skeyetech drone-in-box solution, Azur Drones recently obtained its first autonomous flight authorisation in Northern Europe, thereby opening the path to an operational deployment on an Oil&Gas sector major player’s site. The French autonomous drone will carry out safety and operations support missions there.
Commercial
Last week, the Marc Basnight Bridge over Oregon Inlet became the first bridge in the state inspected using a drone as part of the regular biennial inspection process. The North Carolina Department of Transportation Inspection crews monitored live high-definition video feeds from the drone as it was flown around
Commercial
New Zealand's endangered Maui dolphins swim just below the surface of a small stretch of ocean off the west coast of the North Island. They're being followed overhead by drones tracking their each and every movement, as part of a new government-backed project aimed at
Commercial
In 2020, the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart, Germany was forced to close its doors to visitors. It reopened last May and meanwhile has been obliged to close again, but it will reopen on March 9. For those who won't be able to visit due to travel restrictions, Porsche
Transport
In what will be a first for regional Australia, planning is underway for pharmacy chain TerryWhite Chemmart to trial the delivery of medicines via remotely operated drones in the coming months. The project, which is being undertaken in partnership with Melbourne-based company Swoop Aero and Australia’s largest healthcare