German drone provider Airial Robotics this week unveiled a new drone carrier system known as Gyrotrak. A hybrid concept, Gyrotrak combines “tried-and-tested aerodynamic principles with the l... Read more
German drone provider Droniq and UAV-tech firm Sky Drone are teaming up to help pilots better control unmanned aircraft beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS). Under the partnership, Droniq wil... Read more
Munich-based aviation startup Lilium is soaring higher today with a funding boost of $240 million. The internal funding round is led by Tencent, with Atomico, Freigeist and LGT participating... Read more
Wingcopter is teaming up with Merck to pilot a drone-delivery program. In partnership with the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, the German UAV startup and the Big Pharma giant will... Read more
Any drone company with Urban Air Mobility (UAM) ambitions needs connectivity. Which is why the news of a partnership between EHang, the Chinese manufacturer behind the 184 passenger drone, a... Read more
The Drone Racing League (DRL) has announced a partnership with another giant of German industry. With a sponsorship deal already in place with insurance firm Allianz, DRL has put pen to pape... Read more
More than 150 drone industry players from more than 25 nations will take flight to Berlin in September for InterAerial Solutions Expo (IASEXPO) to discuss UAS legal issues, market analysis a... Read more
A British startup helped protect U.S. President Barack Obama from potential UAV threats during a recent visit to Germany this past month. OpenWorks Engineering deployed several of its SkyWal... Read more
German drone manufacturer microdrones is teaming up with the nation’s largest lifeguard association to help save swimmers from drowning. In July, the Hamburg-based company recently collabora... Read more
Evidence is mounting that the US military drone industry may be slipping to international competitors, as Defense News reported today that Germany plans to lease advanced military drones fro... Read more
Germany’s national airline carrier announced that it would explore ways to integrate drone use into its business model. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr said the... Read more
(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... Read more
With 2015 tipped as a key year for the commercial UAV industry, new software, tech, businesses and regulations are all expected to enter the market. One such business is German start-up comp... Read more
(Source: Wall Street Journal Online) In four years, Service-drone.de GmbH has emerged as a promising player here in the rapidly expanding commercial-drone industry. The 20-employee startup... Read more