Drone News

Alphabet subsidiary Wing has entered into a strategic tripartite partnership with Japanese telecommunications carrier KDDI Corporation and KDDI SmartDrone to launch commercial autonomous drone delivery services across Japan starting in 2027. The agreement establishes a direct operational bridge between Wing’s autonomous aircraft fleet and Lawson, one of Japan’s largest convenience store chains. Infrastructure Split and […]

Beam Global (Nasdaq: BEEM) has executed a definitive share purchase agreement to acquire Norwegian drone developer ScoutDI AS for approximately $24 million in cash, common stock, and earn-out incentives. The transaction transitions ScoutDI’s tethered indoor inspection architecture into Beam’s domestic and European manufacturing facilities, positioning the combined entity to capture industrial and defense inspection demand

Harris Aerial has opened pre-orders for the H4C Quad, an NDAA-compliant compact drone offering a 4 kg payload capacity, dual hot-swappable 12S batteries, and up to 50 minutes of flight endurance.

Skydio has introduced the F10 Lightrunner, an autonomous 100 mph fixed-wing drone with a 30-mile radius, supported by a five-bay robotic MegaDock system.

Textron Systems Corporation and the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership at Virginia Tech have completed the first uncrewed aircraft transit between two vertiports through commercial civilian airspace. The cross-state demonstration covered nearly 150 nautical miles using the Aerosonde Mk. 4.7 VTOL platform, linking research facilities in western Virginia to industrial assembly hubs in the east. Flight Profile

Fremont-based battery developer Rincell has introduced the RC50T, an NDAA-compliant tabless 21700 lithium-ion cell engineered specifically for demanding uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) flight profiles. The cell is designed to deliver sustained high-current output during high-load mission segments such as vertical takeoff, aggressive climb profiles, and high-G maneuvers. Performance Specifications and Tabless Design The RC50T utilizes