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New funding boosts precision agriculture studies, promising advancements in farming efficiency and sustainability Warren County Community College (WCCC) has recently been awarded a substantial $699,000 federal grant, earmarked to enhance its innovative precision agriculture program through the advanced application of drone technology. This latest funding boost is part of a …

NEW TOWN – Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College in New Town has been awarded a grant of $1.9 million to fund an innovative drone project. The venture will enhance the college’s technological expertise and improve transportation and healthcare for the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation and the wider region. …

MightyFly was awarded a $150,000 grant from the Michigan Mobility Funding Platform (MMFP), on May 30th, 2023, to perform autonomous cargo delivery flight demonstrations in the state of Michigan. This is expected to be the first public demonstration of an autonomous, fixed-wing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft showcasing 100 pounds of …

Ohio University has been awarded a grant to investigate using unmanned aircraft in Appalachian Ohio for applications such as delivering packages to homes and transporting patients to hospitals and travelers to airports. Since the Wright Brothers’ first flight in 1905, aerospace has grown into a multibillion-dollar industry in Ohio. While …

Hover UAV and ANRA Technologies are excited to announce they are one of the recipients of the Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, and the Arts,  $32.6 million Emerging Aviation Technology Partnerships program. This two-year program aims to encourage the deployment of emerging aviation technologies to enhance the competitiveness, efficiency, and reliability …

March 23, 2021 7:03 PM Elenee Dao Posted: March 23, 2021 7:03 PM HARTLINE, Wash. — It’s a nightmare losing a loved one at night in freezing weather. “This gentleman, I’ve probably known him since I was in diapers,” said Fire Chief Daryl Dormaier, with Grant County Fire District 6. …

The Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) announced Thursday that it had issued new guidance banning the use of agency grants to purchase drones and other unmanned aerial systems from foreign groups deemed threats.  The guidance, issued Monday but made public on Thursday, is meant to address potential cyber …

STILLWATER, Okla. (KFOR) – Oklahoma State University’s drone program now has multimillion-dollar backing from the National Science Foundation. OSU researchers He Bai, Rushikesh Kamalapurkar, Jamey Jacob and Matt Vance and former faculty member Balaji Jayaraman received a $1.49 million grant from the foundation. The grant is part of the foundation’s …