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The New Alpha 900 unmanned helicopters by Alpha Unmanned are already flying with the Greek Navy. The sale to the Greek Navy of 5 new Alpha 900 unmanned helicopters for use onboard ships launches Alpha Unmanned’s state of the art new offering.  The Greek Navy plans to use the Alpha …

Walmart drone delivery is rapidly becoming a reality.  In partnership with drone technology and services provider DroneUp Walmart drone delivery is launching three full-time DroneUp airport “Hubs.” “The first operation has already taken flight at a Walmart Neighborhood Market in Farmington, Arkansas,” says a DroneUp press release. The “hubs” will …

Flytrex Funding: Company Raises $40M to Expand Drone Delivery Services Across the US by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby On-demand drone delivery leader Flytrex has announced that it has raised $40 million in it’s Series C funding round, bringing its total funding to date to $60 million. The round, …

Zipline delivers for Walmart: Instant Delivery Service Launches by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Walmart and Zipline announced the launch of their new instant delivery service in Pea Ridge, Arkansas, where the service will make on-demand deliveries of select health and wellness and consumable items from the Walmart …

XTEND Funding: Company Raises $20 Million for Life Saving Drone Operating System by Ian M. Crosby Today, XTEND, a human-guided, AI-operated drone system enabling operators to more safely undertake complex missions, has announced it has raised $20 million in equity financing as part of its Series A fundraising round. Chartered …

DOCOMO Develops Blade-Free Blimp Drone by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby NTT DOCOMO, INC, Japan’s leading mobile operator with more than 83 million subscribers, has announced its development of a blade-free, blimp-type drone. Glowing in radiant colors, it comes equipped with a high-resolution video camera that captures high-quality video …

AgEagle Teams with Wing to Integrate OpenSky into Ground Control by Ian M. Crosby Today, industry leader AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Measure, has teamed up with Wing in order to integrate Wing’s OpenSky airspace access app into Measure Ground Control, a software platform for automating drone …

Source: Airwards via Visualskies Soaring on the success of its inaugural flight, a major global drone awards contest has been given clearance for takeoff. Described as a “program dedicated to recognizing positive drone use cases from around the world,” Britain-based Airwards launched last year to overwhelming success—garnering nearly 200 entries …

Percepto Launches New Drone and AI-Powered Analytics for AIM Platform By DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Percepto, the leading autonomous inspection and monitoring solution provider, announced the launch of its upgraded 2022 Autonomous Inspection & Monitoring (AIM) platform, as well as its new Air Mobile drone. Percepto, recently …

CASA Authorization for FlyFreely in Australia by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Australia’s lead aviation body has verified software by Brisbane-based startup FlyFreely, which will make it easier for users to know where in the country they can fly drones. The Civil Aviation and Safety Authority (CASA) announced …