Chandler set to kick off drone delivery pilot program Under the program, a drone will deliver medical supplies to an assisted living facility, and people with the project hope this will reduce traffic on surface streets, and make deliveries more sustainable. FOX 10’s Lindsey Ragas reports. CHANDLER, Ariz. – Drones …
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 »Marshall Futureworx part of trio working to create robotic d…
Marshall Futureworx, sees.ai, and ISS Aerospace have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will see the three companies work to create new autonomous robotic drone technologies for sectors including offshore renewable energy, defence and security, and nuclear decommissioning. A Marshall Futureworx inspection drone Marshall Futureworx is the venture building …
Read More »Amazon and Walmart want the FAA to let them use part of your…
One of the largest government-assisted property grabs in U.S. history is quietly unfolding above America’s cities and towns. Walmart and other giant corporations eager to launch drone delivery services are using FAA authorizations to snatch up private airspace rights and paying us nothing in return. It’s only a matter of time until these companies …
Read More »Zipline Receives FAA Part 135 Air Carrier Certification
San Francisco, CA — June 21, 2022 — Zipline, the global leader in instant logistics, today announced it has received U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part 135 air carrier certification to operate in the U.S. Zipline is now authorized to complete the longest range on-demand commercial drone deliveries in the …
Read More »It’s part drone, part plane, and headed to the skies in 2025
At nine-thirty in the evening, one otherwise nondescript day in November 1954, a Belgian man named Roelants was riding his bicycle in the village of Dudzele, West Flanders. As he passed a dairy, he witnessed a bright light rapidly descend from the sky. As he cycled closer, the light — …
Read More »UND becomes part of the new U.S. Space Force program
ARLINGTON, VA. (AFNS) – The U.S. Space Force announced its University Partnership Program at the University of North Dakota during a Memorandum of Understanding signing event Aug. 9. Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond joined UND President Andy Armacost on campus to sign the MOU. High resolution …
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