Stellantis to Manufacture Archer eVTOL Aircraft, Provide Strategic Funding by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Stellantis N.V. and Archer Aviation Inc. announced that they are expanding their partnership in order to manufacture Archer’s Midnight electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Continue reading below, or listen: The partners will …
Read More »SwissDrones Uncrewed Helicopter Funding Round
Uncrewed helicopter systems are a growing niche in the drone industry, providing the power and maneuverability of a helicopter without the expense or risk of an onboard pilot. Now, another round of funding for SwissDrones uncrewed helicopter systems will help boost the company’s global expansion. “SwissDrones, a global manufacturer of …
Read More »Altitude Angel BT Digital Etc.
Etc., the incubation team in BT Group’s Digital unit has partnered Altitude Angel in a £5 million deal to scale BVLOS drone flight in the UK – including the development of the UK’s drone superhighway. Altitude Angel is an unmanned traffic management (UTM) platform, designed to help drones integrate into commercial airspace …
Read More »Drones Brazilian Presidential Inauguration – DRONELIFE
DroneShield Ltd (ASX:DRO) has announced that their DroneGun Tactical™ was used to neutralize four drones at Brazil’s presidential inauguration ceremony – before the suspicious aircraft got close to President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Continue reading below, or listen: Lula da Silva, a 77 year-old who already served as Brazil’s president from …
Read More »Automated Warehouse Drones VIMAAN – DRONELIFE
VIMAAN automated warehouse drones are working nights – flying through warehouses to perform inventory audits. DesignWorldOnline reports that customers say VIMAAN’s StorTRACK AIR can capture 1,500 locations per hour, and deliver on one of warehouses critical KPIs. As labor shortages persist, automated warehouse drones and robotics solutions offer companies a force …
Read More »Top 3 Predictions for Drone Industry 2023
Anduril Counter Drone “Science has not yet mastered prophecy,” said legendary astronaut Neil Armstrong. “We predict too much for the next year and yet far too little for the next ten.” Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · 3 – Predictions – For – The – Drone – Industry – …
Read More »Top Drone Manufacturers of 2022: What’s Changed?
Earlier this month, drone research company DRONEII published their annual report of top drone manufacturers. While some things stayed the same – DJI is still the world’s biggest drone manufacturer – there have been some noticeable changes since last year’s report, and there are likely to be even more changes …
Read More »Ehang Stock Named Best Investment Value
EHang stock (NASDAQ:EH) has been named one of the Chinese stocks with the Best Investment Value, as the company celebrates a number of wins in 2022. Ehang [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 …
Read More »Japan Explores Drones for Regional Problems
Setouchi Town: Kagoshima Prefecture regional problem-solving drone demonstration experiments This article published in collaboration with JUIDA, the Japan UAS Industrial Development Association. Japan is exploring the use of drones to address regional problems, particularly in the country’s many isolated villages with low populations. Continue reading below, or listen: Japan Airlines …
Read More »High Performance Servo Motor for Drone Propulsion
On the latest of the Drone Radio Show Podcast, host Randy Goers interviews Jon Broome of Vertiq – developing high performance servo motors for drone propulsion. Listen below: Jon Broome is CEO and co-founder of Vertiq. Vertiq makes ultra compact, high performance servo motors for drone propulsion. Combining a unique …
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