The following is a press release from Black Swift Technologies. Boulder, CO – (June 18, 2018) – Black Swift Technologies (BST), a specialized engineering firm recognized for its purpose-built scientific aerial platforms, announced today it has been awarded a NASA contract to develop an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to perform upper atmospheric observations of the planet … [Read more...] about Drones in Space: Black Swift Gets NASA Contract to Fly to Venus
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What People Really Think About Drones: Fortem Technologies’ New Survey Results Reveal the Good and the Bad
Tomorrow, May 5 is International Drone Day, and in conjunction with that event leading AI-enabled airspace awareness and intelligence firm Fortem Technologies released its consumer survey findings, revealing public opinion of a future with drone technology. Public opinion is an important issue for the industry. Here in the U.S., discussion over the drone laws for … [Read more...] about What People Really Think About Drones: Fortem Technologies’ New Survey Results Reveal the Good and the Bad
Report: Unmanned Traffic Management Market to Hit $2B by 2025
The rise of unmanned traffic management systems is a big deal and a new market report predicts the deal is about to get bigger. Research firm ReportLinker this week released a study stating the unmanned traffic management market could reach $538.2 million by year’s end with a projected growth level to almost $2 billion by 2025 -- at a growth rate of 20.28 percent from 2018 … [Read more...] about Report: Unmanned Traffic Management Market to Hit $2B by 2025
Trump’s Space Force: Drones Will Patrol Earth’s Atmosphere
If the Administration’s proposed space force ever takes flight, drones could be a front-line defender of Earth’s celestial frontier. Speaking to reporters in an impromptu press conference Friday, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders floated the possibility of arming fixed-wing Predator drones to patrol Earth’s atmosphere, hinting at one of the first details of … [Read more...] about Trump’s Space Force: Drones Will Patrol Earth’s Atmosphere
The Big Names in UTM – and Why You Should Know Them
News of drone platforms around the globe participating in an unmanned traffic management (UTM) projects has been frequent lately. It's hard to identify the true leaders in this new area of the industry. Market estimates range between $500 million and "multi-billion" even over the next few years, however: it's a market that can't be ignored. Right now, though, the most … [Read more...] about The Big Names in UTM – and Why You Should Know Them
