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Airbus achieves in-flight autonomous guidance and control

Airbus Defence and Space and the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Airbus UpNext, have achieved in-flight autonomous guidance and control of a drone using an A310 MRTT. In a first step towards Autonomous Formation Flight and Autonomous Air-to-Air refuelling (A4R), the technologies demonstrate a significant breakthrough for future aerial operations involving manned and unmanned …

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US Army Selects Northrop Grumman for Tactical UAS Prototype

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), teamed with Shield AI, has been chosen by the U.S. Army to participate in the Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) competition, Increment 2, to replace the long-serving RQ-7B Shadow tactical unmanned aerial system (UAS). Under a seven-week base period contract, the Northrop Grumman-led team will define …

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Thread Announces Expansion into Canada

Thread, the leader of enterprise-scale autonomous data collection for delivering precise inspection insights, announced that they are expanding to Canada to support the growing renewable energy industry. Thread’s first of its kind technology, UNITI, enables customers to automate inspections of critical infrastructure such as wind turbines through a cloud-based data and asset management …

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DDC and Pegasus Imagery sign MOU for Detect and Avoid Techno…

Drone Delivery Canada Corp. (TSXV: FLT; OTC QX: TAKOF; Frankfurt:  A3DP5Y or ABBA.F) (the “Company” or “DDC”) announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Pegasus Imagery Ltd. (“Pegasus”) to work together to develop and implement on board detect and avoid technology (“DAA”) for DDC’s heavy lift Condor …

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Draganfly Announces Pricing of US $8M to Secure Growth Capit…

Draganfly Inc. (NASDAQ: DPRO) (CSE: DPRO) (FSE: 3U8) (“Draganfly” or the “Company”), a drone solutions and systems developer, announced the pricing of a firm commitment underwritten public offering with gross proceeds to the Company expected to be approximately US$8.0 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and other estimated expenses payable by …

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AeroDefense Integrates O.W.L. Radar – DRONELIFE

AeroDefense Integrates O.W.L.’s Radar for Layered Airspace Security System by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, drone detection solutions provider AeroDefense announced that its AirWarden™ system will be integrating Observation Without Limits (O.W.L.) radar ground and air detection capability. The integration will support the O.W.L. GroundAware® family of 2D …

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Wing CEO Testifies Before Congress Drone Regs

News and Commentary.  Today, Wing CEO Adam Woodworth testified before Congress on the need for drone regulations that support commercial operations – and American leadership in the industry. In his testimony, Woodworth laid out 9 points for Congress to consider in the FAA Reauthorization Bill, a vehicle that allows Congress …

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PrecisionHawk Merger with European Field

PrecisionHawk fixed wing AI Drone Tech Company PrecisionHawk Announces Merger with European Geospatial Tech Leader Field by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Artificial intelligence and drone technology company PrecisionHawk has merged with European geospatial technology leader Field. This new partnership supports the international growth strategy of both companies, enabling …

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