Ascent AeroSystems Spirit Platform Joins DIU Blue UAS Approved List

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) announced today that Ascent AeroSystems “Spirit” platform has been added to the Blue UAS Cleared List of approved small unmanned aerial systems (UAS).  Beginning immediately, any U.S. government customer can buy and operate a Spirit without further technical review or approval. “We’ve been shipping Spirits since 2020, and our customers […]

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Unilever’s The Ice Cream Shop Partners with Flytrex for Airborne Ice Cream Delivery

The Ice Cream Shop, Unilever’s first-ever digital storefront, announced it has partnered with Flytrex, a leader in on-demand, ultrafast delivery for food and retail, to offer ice cream delivery via drone across all of Flytrex’s U.S. locations: Holly Springs, Fayetteville and Raeford, North Carolina, and Granbury, Texas. Orders from The Ice Cream Shop will be […]

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Volocopter Collaborates with Microsoft on VoloIQ Aerospace Cloud Project

Volocopter has announced a strategic collaboration with Microsoft to develop an aerospace cloud system in Microsoft Azure that will address the nascent cloud computing requirements for eVTOLs, UAM, and autonomous aviation. Once primed for commercial use, Azure will support the digital platform VoloIQ, the operating system for Volocopter’s UAM services, and its subsequent transition to […]

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Censys Technologies and American Aviation Regulator Complete BVLOS Emergency Response Project

Censys Technologies, along with an Aviation Regulator’s NAS Modernization Group (AJW-124), conducted a series of Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations over a two-day period totaling 82 miles. Four flights were conducted with varying distances and payloads through Censys Technologies’ Sentaero BVLOS platform. These operations simulated an emergency reconnaissance of a remote radar […]

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Dedrone Expands Executive Leadership Team with Baraji Tamirisa, Chief Technology Officer and Daniel Anixt, General Counsel

Dedrone, the market leader in smart airspace security, today announced the appointment of Balaji Tamirisa as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Daniel Anixt as General Counsel. In his new role, Tamirisa will oversee the continued expansion of Dedrone’s suite of technologies, working to ensure Dedrone remains the number one solution for airspace security in the […]

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NCDOT Welcomes Five New BEYOND Partners

The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation is welcoming five new partners to its BEYOND team, working to test and demonstrate how to usher in the widespread use of drones for government and commercial use. The five new companies are: Aerial Vantage – Flight operator and service provider building an enterprise software platform for […]

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