Israeli assault and surveillance drone manufacturer Xtend has completed a $40 million Series B financing round after the drones it has developed have proven their capabilities in the Gaza war in dense urban fighting by IDF units. The company has not disclosed its valuation in the financing round but according to industry sources its valuation […]
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Verizon Frontline and NOAA to Partner on Advanced Disaster Response Research
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Verizon Frontline have signed a three-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement to explore new strategies to rapidly deploy uncrewed aircraft systems to collect and distribute imagery of damage resulting from severe storms such as tornadoes or hurricanes. As part of this partnership, the Verizon Frontline Crisis Response […]
GA-ASI Developing New ABAD Pod for Battlefield Awareness and Defense
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. is working with the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to develop a new Airborne Battlespace Awareness and Defense (ABAD) capability. The new ABAD pod is being developed for the GA-ASI-supplied MQ-9A Block 5 Medium-Altitude, Long-Endurance Tactical (MALET) Extended Range Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) being operated by the U.S. Air Force […]
Aurora Flight Sciences Gets $8M DARPA Liberty Lifter Development Contract
Aurora Flight Sciences, Manassas, Virginia, has been awarded an $8,310,000 modification (P00009) to cost-plus-fixed-fee contract HR0011-23-C0013 to extend the current work under the Liberty Lifter program. Work will be performed at Manassas, Virginia (16%); Cambridge, Massachusetts (14%); Arlington, Virginia (14%); Indianapolis, Indiana (14%); Clackamas, Oregon (14%); Astoria, Oregon (14%); and Vancouver, Washington (14%), with an […]
GA-ASI and Shift5 Partner to Embed Observability Into MQ-9A Reaper
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has announced its partnership with Shift5 to integrate the company’s onboard cyber anomaly detection and predictive maintenance capabilities into the MQ-9A Reaper for the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). The GA-ASI and Shift5 partnership will assure AFSOC and SOCOM mission readiness and […]
Pyka and Sierra Nevada Corporation Partner to Offer Large-Scale All-Electric Cargo UAS
Pyka and Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) have partnered to offer Pyka’s large-scale all-electric cargo uncrewed aerial system (UAS) to customers within the U.S. Department of Defense. The dynamic partnership combines SNC’s expertise in customizing solutions for the world’s most complex challenges and Pyka’s revolutionary autonomous electric cargo aircraft, Pelican Cargo. Together, Pyka and SNC have […]
Red Cat Launches Robotics and Autonomous Systems Consortium to Bridge Critical UAS Technology Gaps for Warfighters
Red Cat Holdings, Inc. , a drone technology company integrating robotic hardware and software for military, government, and commercial operations, has announced the formation of the Red Cat Futures Initiative (RFI). RFI is an independent, industry-wide consortium of robotics and autonomous systems (RAS) partners dedicated to putting the most advanced and interoperable uncrewed aircraft systems into the […]
AgEagle Announces $3.4M UAS Sale to French Army
AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. has announced that the Company has secured its largest single purchase order to date to deliver 40 eBee VISION systems, and nine other eBees, including drones, sensors, datalinks, and control stations placed by a reseller to the French Army, specifically tailored for public safety, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The revenue […]
Airobotics & HHLA Sky Partner to Offer Drone Services for Critical Infrastructure in Germany
Airobotics Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ondas Holdings Inc., a provider of wireless networks and autonomous drones and automated data solutions, and HHLA Sky GmbH, a subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG a European port and transport logistics company, have entered a strategic partnership to offer advanced drone services to protect and support terminal […]
Axon to Acquire Dedrone
Axon, the global public safety technology company, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Dedrone, a global airspace security company. Axon’s mission to Protect Life finds a powerful ally in Dedrone, whose innovative technologies provide immense value to public safety and national security entities worldwide by protecting against increasing drone threats […]