Toyota Motor Corporation and Joby Aviation, Inc., a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, announced that Toyota will invest an additional $500 million to support the certification and commercial production of Joby’s electric air taxi, with the aim of realizing the two companies’ shared vision of air mobility.
FlytBase, a global leader in drone autonomy software, has announced a strategic partnership with gNext, an AI-driven photogrammetry platform specializing in asset inspection. This collaboration allows FlytBase users to effortlessly transfer drone-captured data to the gNext platform, optimizing infrastructure asset management while reducing the need for manual input.
AXELERA Technologies announced the release of its revolutionary 3D-4X Omnidirectional Joystick, a state-of-the-art control system designed for the growing air mobility market, including eVTOL aircraft, as well as law enforcement and defense applications.
BRINC announced a partnership with OMADA Group. BRINC will now equip public safety agencies across the US and Canada with drone-deployable Restube equipment for OMADA Group. This collaboration aims to enhance water rescue operations through BRINC's Drone as First Responder (DFR) solution, making it possible to deliver life-saving flotation devices in seconds.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has added Raymond Knops, Chairman of the Dutch Industry Foundation for Defence and Security (NIDV), and Thomas McSorley, General Counsel for NATO DIANA (Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic), to a growing list of speakers and panelists on the agenda for the first-ever Blue Magic Netherlands (BMN) event being held on November 19, 2024.
Trimble announced the launch of premium direct georeferencing solutions for mapping sensors on uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) – the Trimble® APX RTX portfolio. When used by original equipment manufacturers and drone payload integrators, their customers can fly around-the-clock in widely variable environments to efficiently and quickly deliver high accuracy, reliable map products.
ANRA Technologies announced the launch of SORA-Mate, an innovative automated risk assessment tool for drone operators in Australia, New Zealand, and the wider APAC region. By streamlining submissions and ensuring compliance, SORA-Mate simplifies the regulatory journey for both operators and regulators. This automation improves application accuracy, reduces delays, and makes it easier for operators to conduct Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flights.
Pierce Aerospace announced the launch of its YR1 Remote ID Sensor this week. The YR1 Remote ID Sensor provides commercial and government stakeholders with affordable airspace awareness. The YR1 is the physical layer of the company's Flight Portal ID Remote ID Services and has been in use with early adopters and US Government customers since early 2024.
Teledyne Geospatial and Inertial Labs announced the launch of EchoONE, a collaborative innovation that combines Teledyne’s lidar and camera technology, with the Remote Sensing Payload Instrument (RESEPI), leveraging Inertial Labs’ IMU and INS technology.
Legionnaire International has been selected for a $3.19M AFWERX Challenge SBIR Commercial Services Offering contract to design and deliver a new potentially podded refueling boom for tactical aircraft - the Small Hybrid Aerial Refueling Kit (SHARK) - to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF).
The United States Army announced that Anduril’s Ghost-X UAS has been selected for the Company Level Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) Directed Requirement (DR). Anduril will deliver Ghost-X aircraft later this year to deployed units, leveraging rapid and responsive production to field the first aircraft delivered for the DR.
Packet Digital announced it has been awarded an additional $7.2 million as part of its contract with the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) to build space power solutions. After successfully completing an initial $8-million contract with AFRL in which Packet Digital built a high-powered SmallSat power converter with a 98% efficiency, the follow-on contract was awarded.
Skydweller Aero has successfully completed the uncrewed autonomous flight test campaign of its Skydweller Unmanned Aerial System. A series of uncrewed flight tests – with the two longest being 16 hours and 22 ½ hours – were launched from the company’s facility at Stennis International Airport in Kiln, Mississippi.
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) addressing national security risks posed by certain connected vehicles and components. The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) filed comments in response to the advance NPRM in April 2024, and the NPRM tracks closely with AUVSI’s recommendations.
The National Security Innovation Capital (NSIC), a component program within the Defense Innovation Unit awarded a follow-on $2M in non-dilutive funding to Parallel Flight Technologies, a California-based heavy-lift drone and hybrid propulsion technology company. This contract continues support and backing for the operational testing of the Firefly UAS, in advance of its targeted commercial deployment to the DoD and private sectors.
UAS Magazine announced a General Session Fireside Discussion featuring Senator John Hoeven for the UAS Summit & Expo, scheduled for October 8-9 at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Other panelists include: Katie Thomson, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Major General David Stewart, United States Army; Dr. William LaPlante, U.S. Department of Defense.
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The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) announced that it has granted Green UAS certification to Hoverfly Technologies’ Spectre Uncrewed Aircraft System. The platform is the first tethered drone to be verified as meeting the highest levels of cybersecurity and the supply chain requirements in the National Defense Authorization Act on either AUVSI’s Green UAS list or the Defense Innovation Unit’s Blue UAS list.
Anduril unveiled the Barracuda family of air-breathing, software-defined expendable Autonomous Air Vehicles (AAVs) that are optimized for affordable, hyper-scale production. The Barracuda family of AAVs consists of Barracuda-100, Barracuda-250, and Barracuda-500.
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