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Air Data UAV and Leo Sight Bring Live Drone Data for DFR Programs
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (600+ words) The new Leo Sight Air Data integration streams real-time flight data, telemetry, and operational insights from Air Data directly into Leo Command, giving dispatchers and field teams shared visibility across drone and DFR operations. Air Data supports more than 62 million…...
The Next Drone Supply Chain Challenge: Rare Earth Magnets
4+ hour, 4+ min ago (790+ words) A new bipartisan bill introduced in Congress aims to strengthen America's domestic magnet supply chain, drawing attention to an often-overlooked challenge for the drone industry: the permanent magnets that power electric motors. While the legislation applies to a broad range…...
Wing and Walmart Add Seven New Drone Delivery Markets
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (754+ words) The partners named Memphis, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Salt Lake City as the next cities to join the nation's largest drone delivery network. Wing'and Walmart have confirmed seven new major metro areas…...
MFE Launches Robotic Gas Detection for Boston Dynamics' Spot
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (713+ words) A new integration streams Blackline Safety's connected gas data from the Spot quadruped to Blackline Live, layering robotic atmospheric awareness on top of MFE's existing drone-based gas detection products. Traditional gas detection has centered on personal monitors worn by individual…...
FCC Expands Drone Exemptions as Product-by-Product Security Review Takes Shape
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1007+ words) The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced another conditional exemption from its Covered List restrictions, adding the VEX AIR uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) to a growing roster of drone products that have been individually reviewed and approved through a federal…...
Quantum Cyber Signs LOI for Connecticut Manufacturing Facility as Drone Firms Pursue Domestic Production
2+ day, 34+ min ago (855+ words) Quantum Cyber (NASDAQ: QUCY) has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to acquire a 43, 000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Bridgeport, Connecticut, as the company continues its push toward domestic drone production and vertically integrated manufacturing. According to the company's June 8 announcement,…...
What Comes After China? Ukraine's Growing Role in the U. S. Drone Industry
2+ day, 50+ min ago (1037+ words) Recent reports indicate that Ukraine is awaiting White House approval for a major drone production agreement with the United States. According to statements by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the proposed arrangement would involve cooperation on drones and air defense systems…...
Autonomous Drone Security Takes Flight at 150 MW Ta'anakh Solar Project
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (472+ words) The drone fleet management company will supply the software layer for autonomous aerial patrols at Israel's 150 MW Ta'anakh site, working under G1 Group with Cando Drones as operator. G1 Group, Israel's security and technology firm, leads the project and oversees physical security,…...
FBI, DHS Take On the Challenge of Building Counter-UAS System
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (1077+ words) (Editor's note: This story is part of a series of reports on efforts to establish new counter-UAS protocols in the U. S. to protect high-profile sporting events and critical infrastructure from the potential threats posed by drones flown by careless or hostile…...
Robodex and Tokyu Land Open Japan's First Hydrogen Drone Port in Hiroshima
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (590+ words) Robodex and Tokyu Land Corporation are opening a fixed hydrogen drone port on the Seto Inland Sea coast to link Hiroshima's mainland with Osakikamijima and surrounding islands. Robodex'and Tokyu Land Corporation have partnered to install Japan's first permanent hydrogen drone…...