Police in France are looking for a few good drones to keep an eye on security at one of Europe’s largest football championships in June and July. Le Monde (translated to English) reports that the Interior Ministry, which governs the nation’s prefecture police, is seeking bids for lightweight, stealthy hexacopters to patrol stadiums in 10 host cities during the Union of … [Read more...] about France: Security Drones Will Patrol Euro 2016 Football Tourney
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Cognac and Drones: French Drone Company Gets Investment from Rémy family
French drone manufacturer Delair-Tech has received $14.5 million US from investors, including the Andromède fund. Andromède is backed by famous cognac family Heriard Dubreuil, who own the Rémy Cointreau companies. Andromède now owns 22 percent of Delair's capital. The wine makers have invested in several drone companies, seeing the value that agricultural drone technology … [Read more...] about Cognac and Drones: French Drone Company Gets Investment from Rémy family
French Drone Synergy: Delair-Tech Raises $14.5 Million From Most French Investor Imaginable
In what is probably the most counter intuitive drone investment of 2016, French drone manufacturer Delair-Tech has raised $14.5 million in a funding round lead by one the most French sources imaginable: cognac. A holding of the Heriard Dubreuil family, Andromede, lead the funding round and owns 22% of Delair's capital. The Heriard Dubreuil family is the leading investor … [Read more...] about French Drone Synergy: Delair-Tech Raises $14.5 Million From Most French Investor Imaginable
Video of the Day 8/2/15: Chateau de Villandry
We have seen a lot of exotic locations by drone as people bring their drones on vacations this summer. Today's video isn't a tropical island, but it isn't something you see everyday. The Chateau de Vallandry in Indre-et-Loire, France features what might be the most famous garden in the world. But you will have to be the judge: … [Read more...] about Video of the Day 8/2/15: Chateau de Villandry
Italy, France, Germany Sign European Drone Project
(S0urce: euractiv.com) Italy, France and Germany agreed on Monday to develop a European drone programme for reconnaissance and surveillance, seeking to inject momentum into a proposal first considered in 2013 to reduce reliance on U.S. and Israeli technology. In a joint signing ceremony, the defence ministers of the three countries pledged a two-year study to lay the … [Read more...] about Italy, France, Germany Sign European Drone Project
