Source: Iris Automation (file) Drone startup Iris Automation this week launched the Canada Pathfinder Program, an all-in-one solution to streamline the complex steps required to achieve Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flight approvals and experience. Company officials say the program will address challenges organizations face in advancing commercial drone services …

U.S. Special Forces are acquiring small drones equipped with electronic jammers under a program known as Project Hornet. Scant details of this previously unknown project are given in a Pentagon budget document. The RQ-11 Raven Unmanned Aerial Vehicle used by U.S. Special Forces can take various payloads and is … …

Canadian mapping platform SimActive has added some significant new capabilities this year, including colorized point clouds and reflective calibration.  CEO Philippe Simard explains what these features are – and how clients are using them. SimActive releases new features regularly. “With our user base growing exponentially, we are constantly monitoring how our …

Every professional service provider knows that drone insurance is an important part of doing business.  Here, drone insurance specialist Yuval Caspi explains how it works, what to look for, and how to make sure you’re covered when accidents happen. Managing Mayhem: A Discussion with Yuval Caspi, Skywatch By: Dawn M.K. …

Military Gliders And Drones Global Market Report 2021: COVID 19 Impact And Recovery To 2030 The Business Research Company’s Military Gliders and Drones Global Market Report 2021: COVID 19 Impact and Recovery to 2030 LONDON, GREATER LONDON, UK, February 18, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ — New year, new updates! Our reports have …

Volansi, a leading provider of long range cargo drones, has partnered with three of the nine participants in the FAA’s BEYOND program.  “Volansi is working directly with the ​North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), the North Dakota Department of Transportation and the University of Alaska Fairbanks for this effort,” says …

The drones are coming. For investors already engaged with or considering positions in the ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (CBOE: ARKQ), that’s quite the positive development. The actively managed ARKQ invests in companies that stand to benefit from the increased adoption and utilization of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI), …

Drone industry solution provider Edgybees has received $9.5 million in Series A funding as investor interest in the entire drone industry ecosystem continues.  Maryland-based Edgybees was started in 2017, and enables drone missions in defense, public safety, and critical infrastructure by providing high precision geo-tagging of real-time video feeds. The latest …

In its latest move to address national security threats posed by Chinese-made drones, the U.S. federal government’s purchasing agency no longer will purchase drones from Chinese manufacturers. Citing the inherent threat in using Chinese-made drones, the General Services Administration (GSA) said in a January 12 blog post that it will …

Business Shares of drone manufacturer EHang Holdings Ltd plunged on Tuesday after an investment research firm said it had shorted the stock and questioned the accuracy of what the Chinese company has said about its business. FILE PHOTO: Autonomous aerial vehicle company EHang delivers coffee with its Falcon drone to …