A Canadian non-profit is helping indigenous peoples of Alberta soar – as drone pilots. Project Safe Canada, a group that includes security professionals, has so far empowered 71 pilots on eight reserves to obtain advanced certification from Transport Canada to help monitor indigenous territories and document any encroachment by developers. Many Canadian indigenous … [Read more...] about Drone Classes Empower Canadian First Nations
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Drone Deal: Draganfly Acquires DroneLogics
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
Lockheed Martin Developing Traffic System with Canadian Drone Firm
Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin is partnering with Canadian UAVs to develop an unmanned traffic management solution for below-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) in Canada. Lockheed Martin’s Canada CDL Systems subsidiary will work with the Calgary-based, military-grade drone services company to optimize airspace situational awareness for UAV pilots and support crew via the new … [Read more...] about Lockheed Martin Developing Traffic System with Canadian Drone Firm
Drone Delivery Canada Lands Agreement with Edmonton Airport
Toronto-based Drone Delivery Canada is partnering with Air Canada and the Edmonton International Airport to launch the world’s first airport-based, drone-delivery hub. Edmonton Regional Airports Authority and DDC will build flight routes from EIA using the drone firm’s DroneSpot takeoff and landing zones utilizing DDC’s drone flight infrastructure. DDC and the airport … [Read more...] about Drone Delivery Canada Lands Agreement with Edmonton Airport
January Really Took Off for Drone Delivery Canada
The new year is taking off rapidly for Toronto-based Drone Delivery Canada. Over the past two weeks, the company made three major announcements. On Jan. 30, DDC publicized new test flights for its latest cargo delivery drone, the Falcon. With a lifting capability of 50 pounds and a wingspan of 12 feet, the fixed-wing drone can travel up to 37 miles and is a larger design of … [Read more...] about January Really Took Off for Drone Delivery Canada
