Two Canadian drone companies are celebrating the new year by merging in a multi-million-dollar deal. Saskatchewan-based Draganfly is acquiring Dronelogics in a agreement that includes a $1.5 million payout to the Vancouver-based company’s shareholders Dronelogics is known as a “solutions integrator for custom robotics, hardware and software that provides,” according to a … [Read more...] about Drone Deal: Draganfly Acquires DroneLogics
Hydrogen-fueled Drones Will Inspect U.S. Gas Pipeline
Public-safety drone consultancy Skyfire Consulting has announced a partnership with UAV company Doosan Mobility Innovation and hydrogen-fuel service provider ReadyH2 to tackle a pipeline-inspection project for an unnamed American company. Doosan will deploy a hydrogen-powered octocopter. The drone sports a hydrogen-powered generator fueling two hours of flight time per … [Read more...] about Hydrogen-fueled Drones Will Inspect U.S. Gas Pipeline
Liteye Lights Up Military $10M Contract with Counter-drone System
Colorado counter-drone firm Liteye Systems has won a $10 million contract to deliver its Anti-UAS Defense Systems (AUDS) to an unnamed U.S. government agency. The contract is the latest of several deliveries of the systems to the U.S. military and other agencies spanning the last three years to the tune of $70 million. AUDS deploys state-of-the-art radar, precision … [Read more...] about Liteye Lights Up Military $10M Contract with Counter-drone System
Survey: More Than a Third of Consumers Prefer Drone Delivery
The popularity of drone delivery is changing consumer preferences according to a new survey of 528 online shoppers by a B2B review platform. The report by Clutch found 36 percent of online shoppers say they would be more likely to purchase an item if it were delivered by drone. However, 39 percent say a drone delivery option wouldn’t affect their purchasing decision and … [Read more...] about Survey: More Than a Third of Consumers Prefer Drone Delivery
Kyrgyz Republic: Terra Drone Subsidiary Launches School Inspections for World Bank
A subsidiary of Japanese drone provider Terra Drone is helping keep schools safe in the Kyrgyz Republic (aka Kyrgyzstan). The World Bank recently commissioned KazUAV to conduct drone inspections over older school buildings across the capital city of Bishek. So far, drones have mapped 12 schools in the nation’s capital and largest city. The pilot project, financed by … [Read more...] about Kyrgyz Republic: Terra Drone Subsidiary Launches School Inspections for World Bank
