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The US plans vast fleet of AI-powered drones and autonomous systems to counter China

Nickie Louise Posted On September 6, 2023

The United States remains the world’s leading military and technological power. Nevertheless, China is rapidly closing the gap in some key areas, most notably in the areas of artificial intelligence and semiconductors. With the US military and technological edge over […]

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Skydio raises $230 million in funding for its AI-powered autonomous drones, valuation soars to $2.2 billion

Nickie Louise Posted On February 27, 2023

It’s almost two years ago today when we wrote about Skydio after the San Francisco-based AI-powered autonomous drone startup raised $170 million in funding led by Silicon Valley heavyweight Andreessen Horowitz. With drones becoming increasingly popular and automated, Skydio has […]

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Tokyo-based urban air mobility tech startup Terra Drone raises $70M in Series B funding to accelerate growth

Daniel Levi Posted On March 23, 2022

We covered Terra Drone Corporation a year ago after the Tokyo, Japan-based drone and urban air mobility (UAM) tech startup closed a $14.4 million (JPY 1.5 billion) in Series A funding round to further develop technologies and grow the client base. Today, […]

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Directed-energy weapon tech startup Epirus gets $200M cash infusion to build drone-zapping weapons for the U.S. military; now valued at $1.35 billion

Nickie Louise Posted On February 15, 2022

Epirus, a Torrance, California-based Epirus tech startup that develops directed energy systems, has raised $200 million in Series C funding, bringing the company’s total financing raised to date to $287 million. The latest cash infusion brings the company’s valuation to $1.35 billion. […]

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Sagetech Avionics teamed up with NUAIR to test its Detect and Avoid situational awareness technology within New York’s 50-mile Drone Corridor

Nickie Louise Posted On January 31, 2022

Detect and avoid technology a key aspect in enabling safe, commercial, beyond visual line of sight drone operations Sagetech Avionics and New York-based nonprofit Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance, Inc. (NUAIR) have teamed up to test Sagetech’s Detect and […]

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NUAIR to integrate Aveopt Communication Network into New York’s 50-Mile Drone Corridor

Nickie Louise Posted On October 19, 2021

NUAIR (Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance, Inc.), a New York-based nonprofit organization that provides expertise in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations, announces the addition of Aveopt Inc. to the NUAIR Alliance and integration of Aveopt’s Communication Infrastructure Mesh (CIMTM) […]

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AI-powered drone startup Citadel Defense awarded multiple counter-drone delivery contracts by ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence agencies

Nickie Louise Posted On March 18, 2021

Just last week, we wrote about Citadel Defense after the AI-powered drone startup launched a mobile app for U.S. military and federal agencies to neutralize drone threats. The startup has been on a winning streak since the beginning of this […]