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Courtesy: Draganfly Two Canadian drone companies are celebrating the new year by merging in a multi-million-dollar deal. Saskatchewan-based Draganfly is acquiring Dronelogics in a agreement that includes a $1.5 million payout to the Vancouver-based company’s shareholders Dronelogics is known as a “solutions integrator for custom robotics, hardware and software that …

AiRXOS is poised to be a major player in 2020, and the announcement of 11 new partners is the just the beginning. The provider of unmanned traffic management (UTM) systems has expanded their Air Mobility Platform Ecosystem, adding 11 partners with leadership in aspects of drone technology from law firms …

Public-safety drone consultancy Skyfire Consulting has announced a partnership with UAV company Doosan Mobility Innovation and hydrogen-fuel service provider ReadyH2 to tackle a pipeline-inspection project for an unnamed American company. Doosan will deploy a hydrogen-powered octocopter and use ReadyH2’s on-Public-safety drone consultancy Skyfire Consulting has announced a partnership with UAV company Doosan Mobility …

The African Drone Forum takes place February 5 – 7 in Rwanda.  (It’s not too late to register here!)  It’s a significant event for the global drone industry, humanitarian agencies and the African drone sector as regulators, agencies and technology service providers come together to learn from each other – …

Courtesy of Liteye Colorado counter-drone firm Liteye Systems has won a $10 million contract to deliver its Anti-UAS Defense Systems (AUDS) to an unnamed U.S. government agency. The contract is the latest of several deliveries of the systems  to the U.S. military and other agencies spanning the last three years …

Photo by Pok Rie from Pexels The integration of unmanned aircraft into the national airspace (NAS) is a complex problem – and security is one major aspect of it.  Government agencies in the U.S. and abroad are increasingly concerned about the possibility of data breaches and hacking of aerial data. …

Drone company PrecisionHawk has survived 10 years in the industry, evolving from a manufacturer of an iconic fixed wing to its current position as a drone software and services provider. Through the years, PrecisionHawk has taken many leadership positions in the industry, working closely with the FAA on flight beyond …

Danish logistics and international shipping giant, DFDS, has been combining drones and AI to streamline terminal operations. DFDS provides transportation services, supply chain solutions and warehouse management, handling millions of trailers every year. The company has been exploring the potential for drones to be used to improve freight inspections at …

Courtesy of Clutch The popularity of drone delivery is changing consumer preferences according to a new survey of 528 online shoppers by a B2B review platform. The report by Clutch found 36 percent of online shoppers say they would be more likely to purchase an item if it were delivered …

Joby Aviation, pioneers in electric propulsion aircraft, have just received another massive funding round to make their vision of urban air mobility (UAM) – drone taxis – a reality. Urban Air Mobility is a big topic, and there are a lot of players in the space.  There are a variety …