AURA Network Systems makes senior appointments

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Yves Le Marquand

3 Dec 24

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AURA Network Systems has appointed Kevin Steen as CEO and and Walter Berger as executive chairman of the board. Steen brings more than two decades’…

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Building a drone network that matters to people

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Yves Le Marquand

13 Nov 24

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In 2023, DoorDash alone delivered over two billion takeouts to US customers. That is one company. Between DoorDash and Uber Eats, the pair made nearly five billion…

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FAA authorises ANRA to deploy BVLOS technology in New York

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Yves Le Marquand

8 Nov 24

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Airspace management solutions provider ANRA Technologies has received a letter of acceptance (LOA) from the FAA to deploy its strategic conflict detection and aggregated conformance…

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Xplorate completes ‘first ever’ remote pipeline inspection using a drone

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Yves Le Marquand

31 Oct 24

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Xplorate has successfully completed the inspection of a 550km export pipeline under the largest beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) approval in Australia. In doing…

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PteroDynamics and Cornes to bring Transwing to Japan

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Yves Le Marquand

17 Oct 24

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PteroDynamics has agreed a deal with Cornes Technologies to bring its Transwing unmanned aerial system (UAS) to Japan. The VTOL-capable UAS will be distributed by Cornes…

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Delta conducting inspections using drones following FAA approval

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Yves Le Marquand

11 Oct 24

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Delta TechOps is now conducting aircraft inspections using small, camera-based drones after the firm’s application was accepted by the FAA. Delta was granted the acceptance…

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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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Dufour Aerospace and Areion renew partnership

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Yves Le Marquand

30 Sep 24

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Dufour Aerospace has renewed its partnership with US drone firm Areion which includes purchase of 40 Aero2 drones with options for an additional 100 aircraft.…

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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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Matternet secures Light UAS Operator Certificate in Switzerland

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Yves Le Marquand

11 Sep 24

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Drone delivery specialist, Matternet has been granted a Light UAS Operator Certificate (LUC) by the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation.  This certification is the…

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Moya Aero publishes footage of first subscale transition flight

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Yves Le Marquand

6 Sep 24

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  Brazilian startup Moya Aero has released footage of the first ever transition flight with its sub-scale tiltbody uncrewed eVTOL aircraft prototype.  The flight, using…

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Xplorate granted ‘unprecedented’ 500km-plus BVLOS authorisation

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Yves Le Marquand

29 Aug 24

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Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has authorised Xplorate to operate its remotely piloted aircraft 500km-plus beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) in the Queensland…

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Orkney drone mail delivery service gets extension

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Yves Le Marquand

28 Aug 24

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Skyports Drone Services and Royal Mail are celebrating the one-year anniversary of their drone delivery service in Orkney, Scotland by announcing it has been extended…

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Scottish drone trial transports NHS lab samples for first time

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Yves Le Marquand

27 Aug 24

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A drone trial led by AGS Airports in partnership with the NHS has transported laboratory samples for the first time in Scotland. The 35-minute flight…

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Wing and DoorDash expand services to Melbourne

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Yves Le Marquand

19 Jul 24

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Wing has rolled out its drone delivery service to Melbourne, Australia with the help of DoorDash. From this week about 250,000 residents in Melbourne’s eastern…

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