Innovative Drone System Rapidly Reestablishes Mobile Networks Using Radio on Fiber Technology by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian J. McNabb This article published in collaboration with JUIDA, the Japan UAS Industrial Development Association. Japanese industrial conglomerate SoftBank Corp. recently announced that they had recently deployed a tether drone system to aid in flood … [Read more...] about SoftBank Deploys Tethered Drones to Restore Communications in Flood-Stricken Monzencho
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AeroVironment to Develop High Altitude Solar Drones
AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for both defense and commercial applications, is making a $65 million dollar play to develop high altitude, long-endurance (HALE) solar drones. The company has announced the formation of a joint venture to develop the drones for commercial applications. (This category of drones is … [Read more...] about AeroVironment to Develop High Altitude Solar Drones
Makeblock Launches the Airblock Drone in Partnership with SoftBank in Japan
Makeblock, a provider of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) educational products, has announced its Airblock, the modular programmable drone for beginners, has been jointly released in Japan with its strategic partner SoftBank. It will be available to Japanese customers starting July 14th. It has also opened a branch office in Japan. SoftBank … [Read more...] about Makeblock Launches the Airblock Drone in Partnership with SoftBank in Japan