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US drone manufacturer Skydio funding soars by $230 million for a total of over $562 million. From the Skydio funding announcement: The $230 million Series E round brings Skydio’s total funding raised to $562 million with a current valuation of over $2.2 billion. Linse Capital led the round, joined by existing …

Image of an Yves St. Laurent (YSL) carbon offset project in Morocco, shown on Explorer.land. GLOBHE is the impact tech company behind the crowd-droning concept and the largest album of drone-collected images in the world.  With a network of local drone operators in more than 140 countries, GLOBHE enables stakeholders …

TEKEVER Equips its AR5 Drone with Groundbreaking SAR Technology by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Unmanned aerial systems leader TEKEVER has announced the addition of GAMASAR to its AR5 UAS. A Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) developed by TEKEVER’s Space division, GAMASAR is available on both AR5 and AR3 systems …

image courtesy BRINC, used with permission US Drone Manufacturer BRINC Drones Sends Drones and Pilots to Turkey BRINC Chief of Staff Andrew Coté had arrived from Turkey only hours earlier when we met at the BRINC facility in Seattle, but the former Marine brought the same calm efficiency to our …

AUVSI Launches Green UAS for Cybersecurity Certification of Commercial Drones by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby AUVSI announced today the launch of Green UAS, a program seeking to verify a greater number of commercial UAS in line with the highest levels of cybersecurity and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) …

Air Speeder Utility Vehicle UAE’s Strategic Development Fund Invests $3M in Mayman Aerospace by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Tawazun’s investment arm, Strategic Development Fund, is investing $3 million in Mayman Aerospace through its venture capital program. Continue reading below, or listen: A JetPack Aviation Corp. brand, Mayman Aerospace …

VOTIX, Iris Automation Partner for Comprehensive Drone Management for Safe BVLOS Operations by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Drone software company VOTIX and safety avionics technology leader Iris Automation have announced a partnership to integrate Iris Automation’s Casia G ground-based detect and alert system into the VOTIX cloud-based drone …

Alauda Aeronautics has unveiled the Airspeeder Mk4 – the first crewed version of its flying racing car. Continue reading below, or listen: Powered by Thunderstrike Hydrogen Turbogenerator, the Airspeeder Mk4 is the world’s fastest electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, with a top speed of 360 kph (225 mph) and …

Red Cat CEO Jeff Thompson during pilot training for new Teal 2 military drone. Red Cat Holdings CEO Visiting NATO Countries to Discuss Military Drone Support for Ukraine by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Red Cat Holdings [NASDAQ:RCAT] is one of the holdings in the AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF …

EHang’s EH216 AAV Completes Japan’s First Passenger Carrying Flight Demonstration by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby EHang Holdings Ltd [NASDAQ:EH] is one of the holdings in the AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF [NYSE ARCA:UAV], the only ETF dedicated to the drone economy. For complete list of holdings click here.  The …