Sky’s the limit: AI-powered drone startup Skydio secures $170m in Series D
Autonomous drone startup Skydio is flying high after netting $170m in a Series D funding round, bringing its valuation to…
25 Jan 2021
Drone startup Wingcopter secures $22m in Series A funding
German delivery drone company Wingcopter has secured $22m in Series A funding to “strengthen its leadership in drone-based logistics”. Founded in 2017, the unmanned drone company manufactures drones for both…
30 Sep 2020
Drone surveillance company appoints former secret service chief
French unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) company Azur Drones has announced that it has appointed the former chief of the country’s secret service to help scale its presence in the surveillance…
24 Sep 2020
New drone legislation aims to ensure “safety, privacy and security”
New drone legislation from the UK government will give police additional powers when it comes to unmanned aircraft. This includes powers to require an unmanned aircraft to be grounded, to…
16 Sep 2020
Home Office looks at replacing police helicopters with drones
The UK Home Office is assessing how drones could be used by the National Police Air Service (NPAS) in the place of helicopters for aerial police work. The NPAS carried…
11 Sep 2020
UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency trials drones for search and rescue
The UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has demonstrated the use of an Elbit Systems UK drone for maritime search and rescue flights in the UK. The demonstration of the…
16 Jun 2020
Honeywell announces new drone, air taxi business unit
Multinational aerospace conglomerate Honeywell has launched a new business unit dedicated to unmanned aerial systems and urban air mobility. Unmanned aerial vehicles are aircrafts that operate without a human pilot…