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The U.S. Navy and Boeing have completed a second carrier-based aircraft unmanned refueling mission with the Boeing-owned MQ-25 T1 test asset, this time refueling a Navy E-2D Hawkeye command and control aircraft. During a test flight from MidAmerica St. Louis Airport on Aug. 18, pilots from the Navy’s
Military
Photographs of a visit by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to an airport in the northeastern province of Afar suggest his country's military has acquired unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from Iran to use against the rebel Tigray Defence Force (TDF). The photographs of the visit were released by
Military
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. has announced that it has signed a sales collaboration agreement, effective August 16th, 2021, with Nexeya Canada, a Hensoldt Company, to jointly explore military applications for DDC’s drone solution. The agreement is for the parties to collaborate to identify, develop and bid on military projects
Business
CarbonicBoats Pty. Ltd. (“Carbonix”), a designer, manufacturer and operator of unmanned aerial data capture solutions based in Sydney, Australia, has raised AU$6.3 million in late seed funding. The round, which was oversubscribed, includes listed Defence aerospace manufacturer Quickstep Holdings Limited who invested $1M - adding a strategic dimension
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Wing, a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved UAS Service Supplier of the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC), made its drone flyer app, OpenSky, available for free in the Google Play and Apple’s App Store. The OpenSky app makes it easy for drone flyers to abide by FAA
UAM/UTM
Swiss U-Space Implementation (SUSI) members, under the coordination of the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation,have announced that a nationwide voluntary Network Remote Identification (NET-RID) service is now live across Switzerland. The service complies with the U-Space Regulation (EU) 2021/664 adopted by the European Commission, which will be
UAM/UTM
EHang Holdings Limited announced the cancellation of the EHang Yunfu Investor Day due to the latest tightening COVID-19-related travel and group gathering restrictions by the local governmental authorities following the recent Delta variant outbreak in China. The event was originally scheduled to take place in person at the Company’s
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The Virginia Department of Aviation has signed the North Carolina Department of Transportation Division of Aviation as the first state to collaborate, coordinate and disseminate information as a user of the Virginia Flight Information Exchange. NCDOT-Division of Aviation’s plan is to create and develop a FIX system for its
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Linebird, a drone technology company on a mission to revolutionize electric transmission line maintenance, announced the launch of its Osprey Nonconductive Payload System, known as Osprey NPS. The debut of the new drone technology is supported by SensorLink Corporation, Linebird's lead investor, and will make live-line work safer,
Commercial
UAV Factory LLC has announced the release of its production-ready Penguin C Mk2 Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) long-endurance aircraft. Based on the operationally proven and reliable catapult-launched Penguin C UAS, the Penguin C Mk2 VTOL platform is a complete, turnkey solution providing unmatched endurance and performance. The Penguin C
Drone Light Shows
Intel provided a sneak peek at its "Alchemist" PC gaming graphics card through a drone light show. The company just introduced the new Intel Arc brand for the graphics cards. To commemorate the occasion, the chip maker staged a light show using 1,000 aerial drones to sketch
Business
GENIUS NY, a business accelerator program at CenterState CEO’s Tech Garden, has announced the five finalists companies selected for its fifth round. These startup unmanned systems and robotics companies will participate in the year-long program and will compete for a total of $3 million in direct investment, with one