Phil Pitsky Dedrone has partnered with Securityhunter to offer a counter-small unmanned aircraft system technology via a General Services Administration contract vehicle that encompasses security, firefighting and law enforcement offerings for the public sector. Securityhunter will provide government customers access to the counter-sUAS platform through its position on GSA Schedule 84, Dedrone said Tuesday. The …
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eHang: Getting Close to Commercial Applications in Drone Tax…
Since first displaying the prototype to huge hype at CES in 2015, Chinese company eHang has created a vision of passenger taxis. Now, Andreas Perotti of eHang says that the company has not only moved beyond prototypes and proof of concept, they’re very close to full commercial applications. In China, …
Read More »Patrique Zaman of European Drone Company Avy: “No More Excus…
Patrique Zaman, CEO of Avy, a European long-range drone company, sees magic in the skies. “When I hear people talk about a new revolution, I think it’s true,” says Zaman. “There is an aviation revolution. Just look up.” Avy focuses on long range drones for lifesaving missions: medical, conservation, and …
Read More »Crop-spraying Drones Tackle Locust Swarms in Pakistan
File The Pakistani province of Sindh has a colossal locust problem. Hometown researcher Shahzad Nahiyoon has a solution from on high. For the past 30 years, farmers in Malir have suffered devastating insect attacks without the benefit of pesticide spraying. A shortage of manned aircraft prevented aerial crop-dusting, resulting in …
Read More »David and Goliath: How Small Retailers in Iceland are Taking…
In English, a paradigm shift or major new idea may be referred to as an “Aha” moment: so the name of this innovative urban delivery service is appropriate in multiple languages. At last month’s Commercial UAV Show in London, we met Maron Kristofersson, CEO and Founder of Aha.is, a drone …
Read More »Polish firm’s drones take flight to save lives
Silently the eight propellers of the Hermes V8MT drone begin to spin and the large yellow aircraft rises up, locates its direction and moments later disappears into the sky in southern Poland. The drone last week made a successful 8.5-kilometer test flight near the headquarters of the Polish firm Spartaqs …
Read More »Missed Black Friday? Cyber Monday Drone Deals & Accessories …
Let’s say that you were in a food coma after a large Thanksgiving meal, or that you do not live in the US and are wondering why we have this whole turkey obsession every year. Here are some great deals that are hold overs from Black Friday to save you …
Read More »Parrot and Kittyhawk Partner on ANAFI SDK Program
Parrot, Europe’s leading drone manufacturer, has launched a new SDK Partner program with a view to ramping up the enterprise use of its ANAFI and ANAFI Thermal drones. The program aims to help organizations and startups create new applications to work with Parrot’s hardware platforms. Parrot’s current SDK program opens …
Read More »Noodles from Above: Airbus, XAG Test Drone Delivery Service …
Courtesy XAG One of China’s largest agricultural drone companies and Airbus are teaming up to launch aerial delivery trials. XAG announced the pilot program last week on the heels of a joint agreement signed by the two companies in July at the World Economic Forum. During the trial initiative, drones …
Read More »PM Lee launches new Home Team science and tech agency
SINGAPORE: A new Home Team agency that develops cutting-edge technology to keep Singapore safe was officially launched by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday (Dec 2). Mr Lee said he looks forward to the Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX) becoming the leading science and technology agency for homeland …
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