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Swift to provide UAS service to Bahamas government agencies and ministries

January 14, 2020 Michael Willoughby Comments Off on Swift to provide UAS service to Bahamas government agencies and ministries

by Michael Willoughby Swift Tactical Systems, a subsidiary of Swift Engineering, has won a US Dollars 17m contract to provide Bahamas government agencies and ministries with a comprehensive Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) program. The multi-agency […]

Government contracts

DroneUp signs agreement with South Dakota

January 14, 2020 Michael Willoughby Comments Off on DroneUp signs agreement with South Dakota

by Michael Willoughby DroneUp has signed a Participating Addendum for the NASPO ValuePoint contract for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle services with the State of South Dakota Under the agreement, the state government will be able to […]

Express delivery

CES: Cubic Telecom and Manna team up to deliver food by UAM in Ireland

January 13, 2020 Michael Willoughby Comments Off on CES: Cubic Telecom and Manna team up to deliver food by UAM in Ireland

by Michael Willoughby Two Irish companies are collaborating to ensure hungry customers receive their orders at ultra high-speeds using a fleet of drones. Cubic Telecom has partnered with drone delivery company Manna to enable it to track, monitor and […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Airbus shows CityAirbus quadcopter in flight for first time: VIDEO

January 10, 2020 Michael Willoughby Comments Off on Airbus shows CityAirbus quadcopter in flight for first time: VIDEO

by Michael Willoughby Airbus has released video of its CityAirbus demonstrator helicopter in flight. The fully electric VTOL started untethered flight testing in Donauwörth at the end of last year, the company said via LinkedIn. […]

Air taxis and personal transports

China’s Geely testing new Terrafugia aircraft

January 10, 2020 Michael Willoughby Comments Off on China’s Geely testing new Terrafugia aircraft

by Michael Willoughby China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group is testing a new eVTOL aircraft for urban air mobility, the Terrafugia TF-2A, according to a press release in Chinese. The experiments are being conducted on a […]

Air taxis and personal transports

CES: Japanese company shows Flying Gondola concept

January 8, 2020 Michael Willoughby Comments Off on CES: Japanese company shows Flying Gondola concept

by Michael Willoughby Japanese drone-maker, Aeronext, is displaying a model of its “Flying Gondola” concept at Las Vegas’s CES. In a press release, the company said it aimed to “accelerate the acceptance by society of […]

Air taxis and personal transports

CES: Uber and Hyundai announce aerial ridesharing partnership, release full-scale air taxi model

January 7, 2020 Michael Willoughby Comments Off on CES: Uber and Hyundai announce aerial ridesharing partnership, release full-scale air taxi model

by Michael Willoughby Uber and Hyundai Motor Company announced plans to develop Uber Air Taxis for a future aerial rideshare network. And the duo also unveiled a new full-scale aircraft concept. Both took place at […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Uber Air adds Joby Aviation to UAM roster

January 6, 2020 Michael Willoughby Comments Off on Uber Air adds Joby Aviation to UAM roster

by Michael Willoughby Uber will join forces with Joby Aviation, a California-based aerospace company that has been working on electric aviation for over a decade, according to tech site, the Verge. “Joby is the first […]

Air taxis and personal transports

CES 2020: New design for Bell’s Nexus air taxi unveiled

January 6, 2020 Michael Willoughby Comments Off on CES 2020: New design for Bell’s Nexus air taxi unveiled

by  Michael Willoughby Bell has unveiled a new full-size for the Bell Nexus air taxi at CES 2020. The aircraft features Bell’s signature powered-lift concept with four tilting ducted fans that can be configured as […]

Express delivery

Detroit brothers will deliver emergency meds via drone.

January 2, 2020 Michael Willoughby Comments Off on Detroit brothers will deliver emergency meds via drone.

by Michael Willoughby Two brothers have pioneered how anti-overdose drugs such as naloxone are delivered to patients by using a drone, according to the Detroit Jewish News. Matthew and Connor Tukel are delivering anti-overdose medication, […]

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2 Jan

“Army of Drones” incentive scheme boosts Ukraine’s C-UAS interceptor production https://www.unmannedairspace.info/counter-uas-systems-and-policies/army-of-drones-incentive-scheme-boosts-ukraines-c-uas-interceptor-production/

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A blow to U-space as Amazon pulls Italian drone delivery plans days before launch https://www.unmannedairspace.info/uncategorized/a-blow-to-u-space-as-amazon-pulls-italian-drone-delivery-plans-days-before-launch/

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1 Jan

China just turned the night sky into a masterpiece of precision and intelligence. 🌌

What struck me most about this is how seamlessly innovation turns into art.

A drone show in Chongqing just broke the Guinness World Record with 11,787 synchronized drones, creating breathtaking

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28 Dec

🇨🇳 RECORD-BREAKING DRONE SHOW IN CHINA MAKES FIREWORKS LOOK STONE AGE

Liuyang, China - once famous for gunpowder - just nuked the fireworks game with 15,947 drones, all run from one computer.

The show, “A Firework Belonging to Me,” smashed two world records, including 7,496

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