Aerovironment

Drone trade chief AeroVironment acquired an extravagant reward within the ol’ company stocking this 12 months – nationwide media publicity. CEO Wahid Nawabi appeared on CNBC’s Mad Money final week to tout the wonders of Quantix, a $16,000 hybrid plane designed to be used by farmers and different agricultural execs. …

According to an August examine by Esticast Research & Consulting Market Research, the worldwide business drone market might attain $three.6 billion by 2024. However, a brand new examine forecasts an excellent bigger bumper crop for simply one of many many sub-sectors — agriculture. The examine, launched this week by MarketInsightsReports, …

  By Sgt. Bobby Yarbrough [Public domain] Leading navy and industrial drone firm AeroVironment, Inc. introduced a brand new product in the present day – as The Drone Girl Sally French, writing for MarketWatch, factors out that the corporate’s inventory has doubled within the final yr. The new product is …

The drone trade continues to be within the early levels of progress, nevertheless it appears to have progressed previous the very first section of bleeding edge expertise and to be transferring – quickly – in direction of confirmed answer.  As enterprises ramp up adoption of drone expertise, drone producers who began promoting …

Snipe Nano Quad CA-based AeroVironment, a world title in drones, tactical missile programs and electrical car charging and check programs introduced a brand new product at AUVSI’s Xponential convention this week. The Snipe Nano Quad is a miniature (“Class 0”) drone designed to assist close-range intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The first U.S. authorities buyer supply …

Drones have sparked a revolution inside the vitality sector as utilities deploy unmanned plane to save cash and lives on hazardous, costly duties reminiscent of power-line and wind turbine inspections. Two latest developments within the drone world clearly exhibit this rising development. In Europe, a enterprise consortium is growing a …

With the assistance of drones, a Washington State professor is cultivating a brand new pressure of analysis within the discipline of precision agriculture. Lav Khot, a professor on the college’s Center for Precision and Automated Agricultural Systems, is utilizing rotor drones arrayed with thermal-imaging sensors to discover crops response to …

Maintaining optimal water quality can drive the almond industry a little nuts (sorry). However, a California-based drone company is teaming up with an academic research team to give growers a powerful new tool for a healthier harvest. Military and commercial drone provider AeroVironment recently launched a year-long study with Fresno …