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Makers of Ghost Drone Close $10 Million in Series A Funding

Today EHANG, makers of the world's most intuitive personal drone, is announcing the company has closed $10 million in Series A funding led by GGV Capital. Angel investors in the round are Xiaoping Xu and Nick Yang, two of China's most successful entrepreneurs.

31 Dec 2014

Increase in Drone Sales May Create a Mass Safety Risk

With thousands of drones given as holiday gifts this year, thousands more untested operators are about to launch their gifts into the sky, creating a mass safety risk of unknown proportions, according to Darrell Slaughter, Director of Business Development at Phoenix, Arizona-based Unmanned Vehicle University (UVU).

30 Dec 2014

FAA Certification Enables Sensurion's MAGPIE MP-1 UAS to Fly in Nevada Test Range

Sensurion Aerospace became the first manufacturer to receive a Special Airworthiness Certificate (SAC) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under its new procedures, which designate authority to the Test Range for SAC review and guidance.

26 Dec 2014

Yuneec’s Q500 Typhoon Aerial Photography and Videography Drone Now Available for Consumer Purchase

Yuneec International, the world leader in remote controlled flying devices, announced today that the Q500 Typhoon, a complete aerial photography and videography (APV) drone that combines simplicity of operation with exceptional video quality, is now available for consumer purchase worldwide.

24 Dec 2014

Northrop Grumman’s MQ-8C Fire Scout System Successfully Flies Off Guided-Missile Destroyer

The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) successfully flew the MQ-8C Fire Scout system for the first time off the guided-missile destroyer, USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), Dec. 16, off the Virginia coast.

24 Dec 2014

Kratos Subsidiary Awarded Contract for AFSAT Target Drones and Technical Support

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that its subsidiary, Composite Engineering, Inc. (CEI), has received a $72.3 million award, including options, from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Armament Directorate, Test and Training Division, Aerial Targets Branch for delivery of three Lots of AFSAT target drones and technical support.

23 Dec 2014

Kratos Awarded $4.3 Million Unmanned Aerial Target Drone System Contract by U.S. Government Customer

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that its Unmanned Systems Division (KUSD) recently received a $4.3 million unmanned aerial target drone system contract award from a U.S. Government customer.

19 Dec 2014

FAA Rules and Regulations Could Potentially Ground Drones for Journalism

As the use of news-gathering drones becomes increasingly popular, evolving rules and regulations are being implemented by the Federal Aviation Administration that could potentially ground them. It’s becoming common practice to use drones to share breaking news and obtain a unique perspective that wouldn’t otherwise be possible, but the legal restrictions haven’t been widely explored.

18 Dec 2014

SES Satellite Provides Critical Bandwidth for Broadcasting Orion Spacecrafts Re-Entry

On December 5, 2014, mission controllers and the public were able to see the re-entry and descent of NASA’s Orion spacecraft in real time and observe the parachutes deploy and the capsule return to Earth toward the ocean surface in a controlled manner.

18 Dec 2014

Rise in Commercial Use Will Drive Growth in Global Electric UAV Market

ReportsnReports.com adds Global Electric Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market 2014-2018 research report that says rise in commercial use will drive growth in the electric unmanned aerial vehicles market by 2019.

18 Dec 2014