Airbus Defence and Space mini UAS subsidiary SURVEY Copter signed a contract with French DGA Armament general directorate to provide the French Navy with 11 systems, (22 aircraft), of the electrically powered fixed-wing Aliaca maritime version UAS (officially called SMDM / “Systèmes de Mini Drones aériens embarqués pour la Marine” by French authorities), including training and integrated logistic support. Continue reading
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Skydio Selected for Final Integration in the US Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance Program
Skydio has announced the U.S. Army elected to continue with the Skydio X2D SRR system to complete remaining integration and documentation requirements within the Other Transaction Agreement Prototype Phase. Continue reading
Kazakhstan’s ‘Shagala’ Drone Completes Test Flights
Test flights of the new ‘Shagala’ reconnaissance unmanned aircraft system have taken place . The UAV was developed by military scientists of the National Defense University named after the first President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Elbasy (NDU). Continue reading
Van Gogh Drone Show Sets Guinness World Record
A new Guinness World Record was set last week in north China’s Tianjin Municipality for the longest animation performed by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). A total of 600 drones staged an animation at 2 a.m. in Tianjin University and the show lasted for 26 minutes and 19 seconds. Continue reading
Google Requests FAA Approval to Test Fire-Fighting Drones
Google last week applied to the FAA for permission to test out the use of drones for monitoring and fighting fires. Continue reading
5 Benefits of Drone Video for Businesses
Nowadays, video marketing is considered one of the best sales channels available alongside email and content marketing. Some reports indicate a product video embedded on the landing page can increase conversion by as much as 80 percent! Any way you look at it, there’s no denying videos can provide massive ROI. Continue reading
India’s ‘Infinity’ Can Fly 90 Days Continuously
Design and development of an ultra high altitude Indian-made drone, has progressed significantly and could be available to the Indian armed forces within three to five years. Continue reading
Iris Automation Joins World Economic Forum’s Global Innovators Community
Iris Automation has been invited to join the World Economic Forum’s Global Innovators community, an invitation-only group of the world’s most promising start-ups and scale-ups that are at the forefront of ethical technological and business model innovation. Continue reading