Management at Oregon-based drone company FLIR Systems better brush up on their French. The company just landed an $89 million contract from the French Defense Procurement Agency in support of the French Operational Pocket Drone (DrOP) program. The contract will deploy the company’s FLIR Black Hornet 3 nano-unmanned drone to support French Armed Forces … [Read more...] about FLIR Deploys Nano Drone with New French Defense Contract
Delair Expands Drone Data Integration with Trimble Software
Commercial drone solution provider Delair this week announced the release of an new integration to its Trimble Business Center software. The integration enables geospatial professionals to drag and drop data from the Delair UX11 PPK drone system directly into Trimble Business Center projects. Users can combine high-quality flight data with other sensor data to create … [Read more...] about Delair Expands Drone Data Integration with Trimble Software
Terra Drone Expands Oil-and-Gas Inspection Services to Brazil
Japanese drone provider Terra Drone Corporation and Brazilian company Plimsoll UAV last week announced a joint venture called Terra Drone Brazil. Terra Drone specializes in commercial drone hardware, software and UTM. The company focuses on the mining, construction, energy generation, oil and gas sectors, using UAS-based LiDAR and photogrammetry surveying … [Read more...] about Terra Drone Expands Oil-and-Gas Inspection Services to Brazil
Drone Company CyPhy Relaunches as Aria Insights
Massachusetts-based CyPhy Works has spun off into a new company dedicated to autonomous, robotic “teammates” via artificial intelligence. Aria Insights launched this week, promising a new dedication to “harnessing data collected by drones and keeping users safe in the process.” The CyPhy teams is bringing year’s of UAS experience to the table, having already made a name … [Read more...] about Drone Company CyPhy Relaunches as Aria Insights
Drone Company AEE Announces AI-fueled Product Launch at CES 2019
During CES 2019, drone-tech company AEE Aviation announced the expansion of their partnership with AI start-up ModalAI with the goal of empowering “drones to navigate environments more safely and efficiently for drone operators.” “Specifically, this unique partnership will allow AEE to integrate advanced AI perception into its core line of drones and UAVs, bringing … [Read more...] about Drone Company AEE Announces AI-fueled Product Launch at CES 2019
