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Bell receives market research investment to advance U.S. DoD high-speed VTOL capabilities

February 21, 2022 Chris Stonor Business Partnerships, Contracts, Defence

By Chris Stonor Bell Textron Inc., a Textron subsidiary, announced last week its advancement to the next phase of the AFWERX High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and

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Joby S4 prototype crash fuels flurry of media excitement and speculation

February 18, 2022 Chris Stonor Air taxis and personal transports, Defence, Research

By Chris Stonor On Wednesday, February 16th news trickled through that Joby’s S4 prototype aircraft, Number N542AJ, had crashed during a trial flight. Reddit was

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Jaunt Air Mobility attracts market research investment to advance “U.S. DoD high-speed VTOL capabilities”

February 10, 2022 Chris Stonor Defence, Experimental craft

By Chris Stonor Jaunt Air Mobility announced this week advancing its next phase of the AFWERX High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing (HSVTOL) Concept Challenge, a

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Beta Technologies gains second U.S military contract for Alia eVTOL

February 3, 2022 Chris Stonor Air taxis and personal transports, Business Partnerships, Defence

By Chris Stonor Vermont-based Beta Technologies (BT) announced this week it has won a second U.S Army contract to support flight testing of its Alia

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USAF grants Kitty Hawk’s Heaviside eVTOL “airworthiness approval” via Agility Prime program

July 21, 2021 Chris Stonor Contracts, Defence

By Chris Stonor AFWERX Agility Prime partner Kitty Hawk has been awarded an airworthiness approval by the US Airforce (USAF) that allows Kitty Hawk’s Heaviside

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South Africa: Leading security firm deploys drones “to track criminals in Johannesburg suburbs”

May 26, 2021 Chris Stonor Defence, Inspection and surveillance

By Chris Stonor A leading South African private security firm announced this week, it is deploying drones to track criminals in the suburbs of Johannesburg,

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South Korea to spend USD37.6 million on “drone cops”

April 20, 2021 Chris Stonor Defence

By Chris Stonor South Korea’s Science and Technology Ministry announced this week, the country is to spend around USD37.6 million on installing “Drone Cops” in

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Daily Telegraph Exclusive: Drones flown near UK airports to be dragged out of sky by “Spiderman webs” 

March 29, 2021 Chris Stonor Defence

By Chris Stonor The Daily Telegraph in a trumpeted ‘Exclusive’ says the UK Government is discussing plans for entanglement devices looking more like “Spiderman webs”

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South Korea: Incheon Airport take harsh legal action against illegal drone operators “with fines up to USD1,765”

March 16, 2021 Chris Stonor Defence, Inspection and surveillance

By Chris Stonor South Korea’s major international airport located in the western port city of Incheon is to take harsh legal action against drone operators

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India: Drone start-up ideaForge raises USD2.1 million investment

March 2, 2021 Chris Stonor Defence, Inspection and surveillance, Market analysis

By Chris Stonor India’s homegrown drone start-up, ideaForge, announced this week an additional USD2.1 million investment from venture capital firm BlackSoil. This comes on the

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Civata Global news stories

“Market for commercial drones stronger than eVTOLs” – latest CIVATA global review of sector forecast

February 13, 2022

Industry forecasters are continuing to offer widely different views of the scale…

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CIVATAglobal welcomes new member MySkraut Urban Mobility

January 15, 2022

CIVATAglobal is delighted to announce that MySkraut Urban Mobility has joined…

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CIVATAglobal provides input to EU Drone Strategy

November 29, 2021

The European Commission has convened a group of industry experts to assist with its new…

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CIVATAglobal speaks at EUTEC and Dubai air show

November 29, 2021

CIVATAglobal representatives have been representing member views at international events…

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