Defense
Transatlantic Drone Flight Planned by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
June 27, 2018On July 10-11, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) plans to make the first-ever trans-Atlantic flight of a Medium-altitude, Long-endurance (MALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). GA-ASI’s company-owned MQ-9B SkyGuardian RPA is scheduled...
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Facebook Ditches Plan to Make High Altitude Internet Drones
June 27, 2018In 2015, one of the most ambitious Facebook projects was unveiled – building a huge drone network capable of providing a free high-speed internet connection to those areas where infrastructure is not...
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Skyguide and AirMap Demonstrate Successful Drone UTM U-Space
June 27, 2018The Swiss air traffic control skyguide and AirMap, the world’s leading airspace management platform for drones, yesterday conducted a successful demonstration of the Swiss U-Space. It is the first national air traffic...
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Drones for Humanity: World Economic Forum Looks to Future Benefitted by UAVs
June 27, 2018The World Economic Forum tracks and discusses the future form of society, providing a platform from which governments, institutions, companies and other organisations can help shape that path, and no more so...
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Drone Logistics Company Matternet Raises $16M Led By Boeing HorizonX
June 27, 2018Matternet, the autonomous drone logistics company that last year began delivering medical diagnostic samples in Switzerland, has landed a cool $US16 million from a Series A investment round led by aerospace venture...