Garuda Aerospace becomes 1st Drone company in history to get DGCA approvals for Type Certification and pilot training Indian drone manufacturer, Garuda Aerospace is India’s first drone startup to receive both Type Certification and RTPO approvals from India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for their “Made in India” Kisan …
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Vantage Robotics Vesper US Customs and Border Protection Buys Drones: Awards Bulk Order to 5 Drone Companies, including Vantage Robotics by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Small unmanned aerial systems (SUAS) provider Vantage Robotics recently announced that a bulk order of its Vesper drones was filed on September 30th …
Read More »3rd International Drone Show Competition Winners
The winners of the 3rd International Drone Show Competition have been announced! SPH Engineering, a major provider of drone show software, sponsored an international drone show competition that drew entries from 31 countries. Drone show designers competed to win in 5 different categories: Best Animation Drone show Best Integrated Drone …
Read More »Canadian Military Tests DroneShield – DRONELIFE
DroneShield Completes Canadian Military Exercise by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby DroneShield has announced its successful completion of the Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox 2022 exercise in Alberta, Canada. The exercise was led by the Canadian Joint Operations Command (CJOC), in coordination with the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy …
Read More »Air ONE eVTOL Forward Cruise Flight
AIR ONE eVTOL Completes First Full Transition to Cruise Flight by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby EVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft developer AIR announced the completion of its AIR ONE vehicle’s first full forward flight, in which the aircraft executed a seamless transition from hover to cruise. …
Read More »Advanced Aircraft Tilt-Wing Drones for NASA
Advanced Aircraft Company Receives NASA Contract for Tilt-Wing UAV by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Tilt-wing uncrewed aircraft vehicle (UAV) developer Advanced Aircraft Company (AAC) has announced that it has been awarded a contract from NASA for the design and production of prototype tilt-wing uncrewed aerial vehicles in adherence …
Read More »Firefighting Helicopter Drone Rotor’s CloudPilot
Rotor Technologies, Inc.’s prototype of a firefighting helicopter drone successfully executed its first flight on December 2, 2022 at the FAA’s New York UAS test site after receiving experimental certification on November 30, 2022. Continue reading below, or listen: Rotor Inc. isn’t a hardware manufacturer. The team of MIT scientists have …
Read More »Walmart Drone Delivery Now Available from 11 New Stores in T…
Walmart’s drone delivery may give new meaning to the phrase “last minute shopping.” Just in time for Christmas, the drone delivery service is now available from 11 new stores in the Dallas area. Continue reading below, or listen: Walmart has plans to expand the DroneUp drone delivery network to reach four …
Read More »The Donut Shaped Drone for Difficult Spaces
Cleo Robotics Awarded $2.5M Contract to Develop Tactical Drone for U.S. Army by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Dronut developer Cleo Robotics has been awarded a $2.5M contract by the U.S. Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) for the delivery of a number of prototype Tactical Dronut …
Read More »Counter UAS for Private Sector: EdgesourceX
WindtalkerX Edgesource Launches EdgesourceX, Counter UAS for the Private Sector by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Edgesource Corporation has announced the launch of EdgesourceX, a commercial Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) provider committed to the creation of reliable and scalable C-sUAS solutions. Continue reading below, or listen: Over 870,000 drones …
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