ZenaTech, Inc. announced that it has signed an offer to acquire a long-established Colorado-based land surveying firm with a portfolio developers, municipalities, and utilities customers. When closed, this will mark ZenaTech’s first DaaS location in its Central West US region, expanding the company’s rapidly growing national presence. The firm to be acquired has a well-respected […]
Unmanned Systems
Unmanned Systems
New Pilot Program Supports Drones for First Responders
Ohio’s most recent operating budget, which took effect July 1, 2025, created a Drones for First Responders Pilot Program to support the use of drones by law enforcement, fire departments, and emergency medical services. Drones as First Responders programs utilize pre-positioned or immediately dispatchable drones to reach emergency scenes before ground units, providing real-time situational […]
Heven Unveils New Facility in Downtown Bingen
Zepher Flight Labs (ZFL), now a key part of Heven’s expanding U.S. operations, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week to celebrate the opening of its new facility in downtown Bingen. The event drew community leaders, state officials, and industry partners to honor both ZFL’s legacy and its future at the forefront of hydrogen-powered unmanned aerial […]
NUAIR and NIMAC Highlight Ready-to-Deploy Surveillance-as-a-Service Powering Drone Operations Across New York
NUAIR and the Niagara Military Affairs Council (NIMAC) showcased NUAIR’s fully operational Surveillance-as-a-Service (SaaS) network in Western New York, demonstrating how agencies and departments can start flying safer and more economically right now—without lengthy buildouts or custom integrations. During the event, state and local public-safety teams, infrastructure inspectors, and federal partners watched real-time low-altitude airspace […]
West Georgia Technical College Launches Cutting-Edge Drone Training Program in Partnership with USI
West Georgia Technical College (WGTC) and Unmanned Safety Institute (USI) have announced the launch of a new Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) training initiative, designed to meet the rising demand for certified drone professionals across agriculture, public safety, and commercial sectors. “As new regulatory updates continue to be released, the timing for this program launch couldn’t […]
Kraus Hamdani Aerospace’s K1000ULE Becomes Longest-Endurance UAS on DoD’s Blue UAS Cleared and Blue UAS Select Lists
Kraus Hamdani Aerospace announced that its fully electric K1000ULE UAS has been added to both the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Unit Blue UAS Cleared List and the Blue UAS Select List, the government’s trusted rosters of drones validated as secure, NDAA-compliant, ready for immediate procurement. The K1000ULE is the longest-endurance, longest-range aircraft in […]
AgEagle Aerial Systems MicaSense Series RedEdge-P Multispectral Camera Available Now on Ascent’s SPIRIT™ and SPARTAN™ UAV Platforms
AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. announced the successful integration and availability of its MicaSense RedEdge-P™ multispectral camera on Ascent AeroSystems’ rugged SPIRIT™ and SPARTAN™ coaxial UAV platforms. This fully integrated solution, now available for order, delivers unparalleled agricultural and environmental intelligence in a seamless, quick-connect package. The MicaSense RedEdge-P is an industry-leading multispectral and panchromatic sensor, […]
Volatus Aerospace Secures Approval from Transport Canada to Launch Scalable Automated Drone Services in Canada
Volatus Aerospace Inc. has announced that Transport Canada has issued a Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) authorizing Volatus to conduct more complex Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations by authorizing the use of MatrixSpace’s next-generation radar, integrated through Kongsberg Geospatial’s IRIS Terminal platform. Unlike traditional ground-based radar systems, MatrixSpace’s technology is compact, low-power, and […]
UTEP Engineers Seek to Translate the Mysteries of Bird Flight into Aircraft
Have you ever wondered how birds can soar gracefully through the air for long periods without flapping their wings? The answer lies in temperature, wind patterns and the way air moves up and down in the atmosphere. A coalition that includes researchers from The University of Texas at El Paso are using these insights from […]
Airships Collect Geospatial Data in Helsinki
Above photo: Janne Hirvonen, Kelluu The City of Helsinki and its innovation company Forum Virium Helsinki are testing new aerial imaging methods in a pilot program. Kelluu airships are operating in an approximately 100-hectare area in the Ruskeasuo district of Helsinki. The Finnish technology and airship company Kelluu used its self-developed unmanned, remotely controlled airship […]
