All Drones Articles – Page 3
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NewsFAA looks to Merlin for autonomous cargo flights
Photo: Business WireThe US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded Merlin, a developer of autonomous flight technology for fixed-wing aircraft, a $1m contract to demonstrate its highly automated flight control system.Merlin has developed an integrated hardware and software system known as the Merlin Pilot.The FAA demonstration will see the system ...
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NewsASL Future Flight gains cargo drone certification
Source: ShutterstockASL Future Flight has been awarded a Light UAS Aircraft Systems Operator Certificate (LUC) by the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA).The LUC offers the possibility to start commercial drone operations without an operational authorisation from the IAA such as the delivery of light cargo over a short range."It will be ...
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Drone Delivery Canada secures first contract for heavy-lift drone
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has been awarded the first contract for its heavy-lift Condor remote piloted drone.The drone company said that, with the assistance of its sales agent Air Canada, it had signed a contract with the Canadian government to work with Transport Canada in operating and evaluating its proprietary ...
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Dronamics appoints chief revenue officer
Cargo drone airline Dronamics has appointed Tim Martin as chief revenue officer and member of the executive team, effective April 1.Martin brings nearly three decades of senior management experience across global supply chain and logistics sectors, most recently as chief operating officer for Kuoni Tumlare and, formerly, as SVP global ...
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Drone Delivery Canada gets grant for clean energy transport
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has been awarded a grant of up to C$75,000 from the Downsview Aerospace Innovation and Research (DAIR) Green Fund for its clean energy drone delivery solution.Funded by the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), the DAIR Green Fund provides financial support for collaborative ...
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Dronamics secures $40m in funding as it looks to the Middle East
Middle-mile drone firm Dronamics has raised $40m in funding that will in part go towards adding a presence in the Middle East.The pre-Series A funding came from venture capital funds and angel investors from 12 countries, including Founders Factory, Speedinvest, Eleven Capital, and most recently the Strategic Development Fund (SDF), ...
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NewsCargo airline Ameriflight to buy 35 VTOL air cargo drones
Sabrewing Rhaegal-A UAV. Photo: AmeriflightUS Part 135 cargo airline Ameriflight has signed a letter of intent to purchase 35 vertical landing and takeoff (VTOL) air cargo drones from Sabrewing Aircraft Company.The agreement is for the Rhaegal-A regional cargo unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), also known as 'Alpha'. The UAV has a ...
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NewsDronamics names two new senior managers
Pete MacIntyre and Robert Harnan. Photo: DronamicsCargo drone developer Dronamics has appointed two new figures to its management team.Pete MacIntyre has joined the company as chief legal officer and is now a member of its executive team.He has previously managed multidisciplinary legal teams at leading technology businesses including TikTok, Microsoft ...
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NewsAmeriflight to buy 20 Natilus cargo aircraft
Ameriflight has placed an order for 20 Natilus Kona aircraft. Source: NatilusUS cargo airline Ameriflight has placed an order for 20 Natilus Kona autonomous feeder cargo aircraft valued at $134m.Ameriflight has become the first regional US carrier to sign an Aircraft Purchase Agreement with Natilus.The agreement brings total commitments for ...
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NewsMightyFly to begin testing autonomous cargo aircraft
MightyFly Cento VTOL aircraft. Photo: MightyFlyAutonomous cargo aircraft company MightyFly will begin last and middle mile test flights with its hybrid, electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) aircraft following Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification.The FAA has granted the California company's MightyFly Cento eVTOL aircraft a Special Airworthiness Certificate and a ...
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NewsLibra Group's LCI to acquire up to 40 Elroy Air cargo aircraft
Chaparral aircraft. Source: Elroy Air? LCILessor LCI has signed an agreement with drone firm Elroy Air to acquire up to 40 of the company’s Chaparral vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) autonomous aircraft.Under the terms of the agreement, Libra Group subsidiary LCI will initially acquire 20 aircraft with an option for ...
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NewsReliable Robotics appoints strategic advisors
Steve Alterman and Captain Lee Moak are the newest members of the advisory board at Reliable Robotics. Photo: Business WireAutonomous aircraft firm Reliable Robotics has appointed Captain Lee Moak and Steve Alterman to its advisory board.Moak and Alterman have a combined 90-plus years of aviation industry experience, and both have ...
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NewsNatilus partners with Janicki for autonomous aircraft composite manufacturing
3.8T payload short-haul feeder UAV. Photo: NatilusUS autonomous cargo aircraft developer Natilus has partnered with engineering and manufacturing company Janicki for composite part design and fabrication for its 3.8T prototype long-term short-haul air cargo feeder.Scheduled to fly in 2024, the 3.8T is a mostly composite, blended-wing body, autonomous aircraft.The company ...
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Dronamics gains European Commission funding
Cargo drone firm Dronamics has been awarded a €2.5m grant from the European Commission for the roll-out of its solution.The grant, which was awarded under the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator programme, will support the development and roll-out of Dronamics’ cargo drone fleet, the deployment of the first droneports in ...
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NewsGreen power for Dronamics cargo drone
Zero Petroleum’s ZERO SynAVGAS fuel. Photo: Zero PetroleumCargo drone company Dronamics plans to power its drone prototype with fossil-free synthetic fuel to explore carbon neutral operations.Zero Petroleum’s ZERO SynAVGAS fuel is a direct drop-in replacement for existing fossil-based fuel and will be tested in Dronamics’ long-range ‘Black Swan’ drone with ...
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NewsDronamics partners with Cotesa to manufacture cargo drones in Europe
Dronamics has partnered with Cotesa to manufacture drones in Europe. Photo: DronamicsMiddle-mile drone company Dronamics has partnered with composite manufacturer Cotesa to manufacture long-range cargo drones in Europe.The manufacturing partnership with Cotesa, a European manufacturer of high-quality composite fibre components for aerospace and automotive companies, supports the demand for Dronamics' ...
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Natilus selects engine supplier for N3.8T autonomous cargo aircraft
US autonomous cargo aircraft developer Natilus has selected Pratt & Whitney Canada to supply the engines for the first of the Natilus family fleet: the N3.8T.California-based Natilus is initially producing the N3.8T as a prototype and as long-term short-haul air cargo feeder. The first N3.8T aircraft is under production and ...
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Drone Delivery Canada now authorised to transport dangerous goods for Canadian university
Drone Delivery Canada has announced the approval and implementation of dangerous goods transportation for the University of British Columbia (UBC) Faculty of Medicine’s ‘Remote Communities Drone Transport Initiative’ (DTI).The DTI is currently utilising Drone Delivery Canada's drone logistics solution to enable a defined two-way delivery flight route, using the Sparrow ...
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NewsDronamics to take part in drone healthcare project
Photo: DronamicsDronamics will take part in a project designed to use drones to make delivery of healthcare services in Scotland more efficient.CAELUS (Care & Equity – Healthcare Logistics UAS Scotland) is a consortium led by AGS Airports that will develop and trial the UK’s first national distribution network using drones ...
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NewsXwing expands cargo fleet as it continues push for autonomous flying
Source: XwingUS tech-startup Xwing has expanded its cargo fleet through two recent acquisitions as it looks to secure approvals for autonomous operations.The tech firm has followed up last year's purchase of AirPac Airlines with Texas-based FAA Part 135 cargo carrier Martinaire Aviation.These acquisitions, combined with organic growth, now bring Xwing’s ...