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Petrel AERO Sky Logs Six Hour Hybrid Test
Six hours aloft is not a marketing whisper. It is a stamina statement. Florida based Petrel Technologies confirmed that its AERO Sky hybrid VTOL aircraft completed a six hour endurance test, covering hundreds of miles while conducting real time reconnaissance,โฆ
SkyDrive Secures 10 SD 05 eVTOLs for Taiwan
Japanโs electric air taxi race just added a Taiwanese runway. SkyDrive Inc. has reached a general understanding with 7A Drones Co., Ltd. for the purchase of 10 SKYDRIVE Model SD 05 eVTOL aircraft, marking the companyโs first Letter of Intentโฆ
Quantum Systems eyes early 2027 IPO as Morgan Stanley tapped for fresh $710 million funding round
We have been tracking Quantum Systems‘ rise from small civilian drone maker to what the company calls Europe’s first “triple unicorn” in dual-use technology for nearly two years now. Today, the trajectory just got a lot steeper. The Peter Thiel-backedโฆ
The Ultimate 2026 Global Drone & Robotics Event Calendar
As the drone and robotics industries continue to evolve at a breakneck pace, staying ahead of the curve means being in the room where it happens. From the shifting regulatory landscape and the rise of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) toโฆ
Paladin launches NDAA-compliant Knighthawk 2.0 at World Defense Show, signaling a strategic pivot from DJI dependence
Paladin Drones, the Houston-based Drone as First Responder company that built much of its business on modified DJI hardware, just revealed the Knighthawk 2.0 at the World Defense Show in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The new drone is NDAA-compliant, built inโฆ
UK Firmโs Ultra Heavy Lift Jet Powered Drone Takes Flight
If a helicopter, a sci fi gunship, and a toolbox had a very loud British child, it might look something like the Hydra 400. Developed by London based Hydra Drones Limited, this ultra heavy lift drone is not here toโฆ
Skyways Air Transportation plans world’s largest autonomous drone fleet with $37M Air Force backing
The Austin American-Statesman just published an in-depth look at Skyways Air Transportation, the Austin-based startup that wants to build the world’s largest fleet of fully autonomous drones. What caught my attention isn’t the ambition. It’s the math. The company saysโฆ
AIR Unveils DrN 600 Electric Cargo Drone
Florida based advanced air mobility company AIR has officially pulled the curtain back on the DrN 600, an uncrewed electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft that is clearly designed to do something rare in this industry: actually work for aโฆ
FAA Adds Two New UAS Test Sites, NOAA Deploys Weather Drones, and SiFly Partners with Taranis for Crop Intelligence
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have three stories for you this week. The FAA is adding two new UAS test sites. NOAA is officially using drones for daily weather forecasting. And SiFly and Taranis are teaming upโฆ
Wingcopter Brings Long Range LiDAR Surveying to Japan
Surveying in Japan is not for the faint of heart or the short of range. With roughly 70 percent of the country made up of mountains and steep terrain, gathering accurate geospatial data has always been expensive, complex, and sometimesโฆ
Chinaโs 1,118-Mile Cargo Drone Completes First Flight
Chinaโs high-altitude 1,118-mile-range unmanned cargo plane just nailed its first flight, and yes, it did so without a pilot asking where the runway went, according to Interesting Engineering. The Tianma-1000, Chinaโs newest unmanned transport aircraft, completed its maiden flight onโฆ
Drones to Deliver Blood in Wales Life Saving Trial
Wales is preparing to test a drone delivery system that could quietly change how blood reaches patients in emergencies. The Dragonโs Heart project will use specially commissioned aircraft to transport blood donations by air, replacing road journeys that currently takeโฆ