Developing uncrewed R44s for crop-spraying

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Yves Le Marquand

2 Oct 24

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Separating the wheat from the chaff is how we harvest over 750m tonnes of the stuff every year. Primarily done by combine harvester, the machine…

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Pyka Series B raises $40m

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Yves Le Marquand

25 Sep 24

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Pyka has raised $40m in Series B funding to continue growth of its dual-use product line for commercial and defence markets. The round was led by…

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Reliable awarded multi-year US Air Force contract

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Yves Le Marquand

16 Sep 24

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Reliable Robotics has been awarded a contract to provide advanced automation to United States Air Force (USAF) airlift and refuelling aircraft.  The Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite…

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Merlin kicks off test campaign with ‘certification-ready’ Cessna

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Yves Le Marquand

6 Sep 24

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Merlin has begun the flight test campaign of its certification-ready Cessna Caravan aircraft equipped with the firm’s Merlin Pilot technology.  What does Merlin mean by certification-ready? CEO…

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‘It takes time to normalise, then all of a sudden it is hard to remember life without it.’

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Yves Le Marquand

1 Aug 24

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Crisalion Mobility’s Manuel Heredia on the firm’s vision for the eVTOL industry and the red flags it faces on its journey to commercialisation. In the…

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How EY’s innovation hub gets the most out of startup IP

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Yves Le Marquand

25 Jul 24

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For those that haven’t been paying attention to aerospace innovation, a visit to this edition of the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) is an eye opener. …

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CAAC accepts EHang’s AOC application

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Yves Le Marquand

24 Jul 24

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The Chinese regulator has accepted EHang’s air operator certificate (AOC) application for its EH216-S aircraft. The application was submitted by Guangdong EHang General Aviation —…

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FIA: Wisk and Skyports look to establish vertiport network in Australia

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Yves Le Marquand

22 Jul 24

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Wisk and Skyports Infrastructure are expanding their partnership to identify an entry-into-service (EIS) network for Wisk’s aircraft in the South East Queensland (SEQ) region of…

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Wisk ‘advancing certification effort’ with Verocel acquisition

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Yves Le Marquand

26 Jun 24

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Wisk Aero has acquired Verocel, a software verification and validation (V&V) company with experience supporting high-integrity aerospace software certification. The deal will form a key…

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Wisk agrees deal with Houston Airports to bring autonomous air taxis to region

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Yves Le Marquand

17 Jun 24

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Wisk Aero and Houston Airports, have agreed a memorandum of understanding to bring autonomous air taxi services to Greater Houston.  As part of the collaboration,…

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Joby acquires Xwing autonomy technology

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Yves Le Marquand

4 Jun 24

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Joby has acquired the autonomy division of Xwing, a US autonomous aviation systems startup that has been test flying autonomous aircraft since 2020.  The deal…

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Leidos and Elroy Air approved to fly autonomous resupply demos for US Navy

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Yves Le Marquand

14 May 24

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Elroy Air and Leidos have been approved to demonstrate an autonomous resupply drone prototype for an office of the US Naval Air Systems Command.  The…

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Why Wisk is not alarmed by troubles at Boeing

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Yves Le Marquand

8 May 24

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The history of regime change at Boeing sets a precedent for tough times ahead for any non-core business – especially funding wise.  Recent examples range…

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ASL places deposit-backed order for Reliable’s autonomous tech

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Yves Le Marquand

2 May 24

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ASL Aviation Holdings has placed a deposit-backed order for 30 units of Reliable Robotics’ autonomous flight system for the Cessna 208B Caravan.  The firms have…

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Wisk and Sonaca announce strategic partnership

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Yves Le Marquand

12 Apr 24

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Belgian aerospace supplier Sonaca will develop and supply components for Wisk’s 6th Generation aircraft.  Sonaca, which already had a hand in the design phase, will…

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