LAS VEGAS and RENO, Nev. - On 14 January 2019, Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao addressed attendees to the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 98th Annual Meeting on the future of Transportation. In her remarks, Secretary Chao highlighted the...
GA-ASI Builds Industrial Collaboration Team in Belgium for MQ-9B SkyGuardian
SAN DIEGO - General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, electro-optic and related mission systems, announced today that it has teamed with five Belgium-based businesses as part of an...
Raytheon Company Wins $59 Million Contract Supporting Reaper MQ-9 UAV
WALTHAM, Mass.- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded the following two contracts as announced by the Department of Defense on December 21, 2018. Raytheon Corp., McKinney, Texas, was awarded a $59,211,905 cost-plus fixed-fee and firm-fixed- price contract for...
Jefferson County Hires Woolpert to Implement Cityworks, Upgrade Asset Management Systems
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Jan. 15, 2019) — Woolpert was contracted by Jefferson County, Ala., to implement the Cityworks Enterprise Asset Management System (AMS) for its Department of Roads and Transportation, and to upgrade the AMS for the county’s Department of...
Hexagon Selected by Alectra Utilities for GIS Convergence Project
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.- Alectra Utilities, the second-largest municipally owned electric utility in North America, has selected Hexagon's Safety & Infrastructure division to merge the utility's four separate geographic information systems (GIS) into a single, enterprise...
DeliverySwift Announces Deal to Explore On-Demand Drone Delivery System
TULSA, OK - AppSwarm, Corp. (OTC:Â SWRM) announces a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement with New York based AI VentureTech, Inc to explore utilizing the DeliverySwift technology for on-demand drone and autonomous deliveries in rural areas. The Number of...
Minister Garneau Unveils Canada's New Drone Safety Regulations
Transport Canada is committed to enhancing aviation and public safety while encouraging innovation and economic growth in the drone sector. Today, the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, announced Canada’s new rules for remotely piloted aircraft systems,...
ParaZero Announces Second Waiver for Flight Over People and Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations
Drone safety systems company, ParaZero Technologies Ltd (ASX: PRZ), announced today that its customer, Airobotics, has secured a Certificate of Waiver (CoW) from the Federation Aviation Authority (FAA) that allows them to fly Beyond Visual Line of Sight for automated...
Woolpert Acquires Waller, Todd & Sadler Architects
DAYTON, Ohio — Woolpert announced today that it has acquired Waller, Todd & Sadler Architects, an architecture firm located in Virginia Beach, Va. This addition bolsters the architecture, engineering and geospatial (AEG) firm’s design and planning...
Flytrex Raises $7.5 Million to Expand On-Demand Drone Delivery Across the U.S.
(Tel Aviv) – Leading drone technology company Flytrex announced today that it has raised $7.5 million in Series B funding, bringing the company’s total to $11 million. The round is led by Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV) with additional investment from btov....