According to gpsworld.com , Japanese company ‘Terra Drone’ is employing its urban air vehicle (UAV) system to transport medical samples and quarantine supplies to fight the
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Author: Chris Stonor
Ehang receives operational permit for autonomous air taxi testing in Norway
EHang’s 216 two-seater passenger air taxi has been given an operational flight permit by Norway’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), for long-term testing and lays the
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Fast growing Wingcopter secures further seven-digit investment from Corecam
According to EU Start-Ups Magazine the Darmstadt-based Wingcopter has secured a second seven-digit investment from Singapore-based Corecam Capital Partners, only three months after their initial funding.
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MVRDV collaborate with Airbus to integrate Vertiports within cities
According to Dezeen Magazine, Dutch architecture firm MVRDV has collaborated with aircraft manufacturer Airbus to research how landing hubs for passenger drones called vertiports, could
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Flying in your own personal drone is one step closer to reality
According to Dronelife’s editor, Miriam McNabb, a Japanese team of aerospace professionals called ‘teTra Aviation’ have won the ‘GoFly’ Final Fly-Off ‘Pratt & Whitney Disruptor Award’ held
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Drone Delivery Canada to start flight tests of 25lb payload Robin XL
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) will begin testing its new Robin XL. This drone is larger and more powerful than the company’s present sparrow UAV, boasting
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Australian UAM infrastructure specialist pushes for construction of rooftop landing facilities
Skyportz and planning group Arup are jointly developing specifications to support property developers wanting to prepare their buildings for urban air mobility (UAM) and electric
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Fire causes severe damage to Lilium’s first full-scale Jet prototype
The German eVTOL developer Lilium has confirmed that its first Jet prototype was substantially damaged in a fire at its Munich headquarters last week. According
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Japan Airlines trials fresh fish transport by drone
According to helihub.com Japan Airlines (JAL), in conjunction with its cargo’s transport service, conducted a trial transporting fresh fish from the city of Shinkamigoto in
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Drones could be key in flood defence measures to protect British towns and rural communities
First it was Storm Ciara in early February, followed by Storm Dennis a week later, and now the UK will be ravaged again by high
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