Winning the annual Croc Pitch contest is rewarded with the opportunity for up to $1 million in investment, but sometimes you can win even if you lose, as long as you stand out. That is what happened to US-based logistics drone specialist Blueflite, when the company secured more than $1 …
Read More »Drone-defence firm DroneShield posts record first-half reven…
DroneShield has posted record first-half revenue amid a deteriorating geopolitical environment globally and comes nearly a week after shares in the anti-drone defence technology company plummeted 20 per cent. DroneShield in its latest quarterly report on Monday revealed fist-half revenue hit $24.1 million, up 110 per cent from the prior …
Read More »Polish firm Farada Group to establish drone plant at Konza
Farada Group, a Polish manufacturer of Drones is set to establish a drone manufacturing company in Kenya. Adam Cudny, Farada Group Chairman said the drone plant will be established at the Konza Technopolis and will serve Kenya and the whole of Africa. Speaking during the company’s display and demonstration of …
Read More »Turkish aviation firm delivers combat drones to Poland
Within the scope of a contract signed between Turkish drone producer Baykar and the Polish Defense Ministry in 2021, another 24 Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) were delivered to Warsaw this month, Türkiye’s Secretariat of Defense Industries (SSB) said on Friday. The first batch deliveries were made in …
Read More »Security Firm Announces Launch of Drone Plant, Eyes Govt Par…
•Condoles with NSA over brother’s death The Group Chief Operating Officer of SP Offshore Group, Obafemi Adekunle, has announced the company’s plan for a military grade drone manufacturing plant launch, with cutting edge technologies, a first of its kind in Nigeria. A statement by the company further said that Adekunle …
Read More »Chinese firm acquires European flying car technology
Credit: KleinVision A Chinese firm has acquired the technology behind a groundbreaking flying car originally developed and successfully test-flown in Europe, according to a report on the BBC. The AirCar, powered by a BMW engine using conventional fuel, made headlines in 2021 when it completed a 35-minute flight between two …
Read More »Palantir NHS contract: Trump donor’s firm was shoo-in for da…
US spy-tech firm Palantir was a shoo-in for a multi-million-pound NHS contract months before the deal was signed, emails obtained by openDemocracy appear to show. The email exchange from 2020, in which senior NHS executives discussed the budget for a new national data platform, sees more than one person referring …
Read More »Longtime optics firm part of growing sensor business
When tech entrepreneur Matt Pobloske bought longtime Tucson optics firm Breault Research Organization about five years ago, the idea was to rejuvenate and grow the somewhat stagnant company. He has done that and more, hiring new engineers and key senior staff and expanding the company’s defense business. Most recently, Breault …
Read More »Taser-equipped drones could prevent school shootings, firm c…
Taser developer Axon said this week it is working to build drones armed with the electric stunning weapons that could fly in schools and “help prevent the next Uvalde, Sandy Hook, or Columbine.” But its own technology advisers quickly panned the idea as a dangerous fantasy. The publicly traded company, …
Read More »British police use drones from Chinese firm accused of ‘supp…
Police forces are using drones made by a Chinese firm accused of supplying the machines to guide Russian missiles, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. DJI Technology, also known as Shenzen DJI Science and Technologies, provides drones to police forces across Britain. The firm, which has been sanctioned in the …
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