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From drones to space tech, Japan looks to startups to strengthen its defences
Tokyo is stepping up efforts to harness dual-use technologies...
South Korea’s Space Agency Seeks 47% Budget Hike for 2027; Regular Nuri Launches, Lunar Lander Development to Begin
The Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) has proposed a 2027...
Space42 launches Future Spacers Programme to develop UAE space talent
Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company, has launched the...
US, China arm for space warfare: hunter satellites and orbital weapons
Amid the rapidly-evolving field of military space operations, Beijing...
ISRO Puts India’s First Geo Imaging Satellite In Orbit, PM Modi Hails EOS-05 Launch Aboard GSLV-F17
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) successfully launched EOS-05,...
China releases first nationwide geometric benchmark imagery, setting a unified ‘spatial scale’ for satellite remote sensing
China's Ministry of Natural Resources has released its first...
India to have its own space station by 2035, says ISRO chairman
Speaking at the 14th convocation ceremony of IIT-BHU, ISRO...
Isro will not make any launch vehicle, all tech to be handed to private sector
IN-SPACe chairman Pawan Goenka said Isro is moving launch...
North Korea fires ballistic missiles as US-South Korea drills near end
South Korea has condemned North Korea’s launch ⁠of more...
Orbitworks ships UAE-built Altair-1 to US ahead of October launch
Abu Dhabi-based satellite company Orbitworks has shipped Altair-1, the...

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Wednesday, December 6th, 2017

Aerial Intelligence Pioneer Kespry Secures $33 Million in Series C Funding to Drive Digital Transformation of Industrial Work

MENLO PARK, Calif. - Kespry, the leading aerial intelligence solution provider, today announced it has raised $33 million in its Series C round of funding, led by G2VP with Shell Technology Ventures, Cisco Investments, and ABB Ventures joining...

Wednesday, December 6th, 2017

ViaSat-2 Satellite Reaches Geostationary Orbit; Successfully Receives and Transmits First Data from Space

CARLSBAD, Calif. - Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, announced today the ViaSat-2 satellite has successfully arrived in geostationary orbit at 69.9° west longitude, and has transitioned into orbit normal mode (earth pointing) with its reflector and...

Wednesday, December 6th, 2017

Monsanto and Boundless Collaborate for Open Source GIS Contributions

St. Louis, MO  –  Boundless, the leader in open GIS for the enterprise, and Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON), a global modern agriculture company, today announced their collaboration on the contribution of open source geospatial code back to...

Wednesday, December 6th, 2017

Steve Warren Joins Aerojet Rocketdyne as Chief Communications Officer

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), announced today that Steve Warren has joined the company as vice president of Communications and chief communications officer. In this role, Warren will...

Wednesday, December 6th, 2017

Earth-i to use KSAT to Receive First Commercial Full-Colour Video From Space

British ‘New Space’ pioneer Earth-i today provided another update about its progress in building the first constellation in the world to provide full-colour video – and the first European-owned commercial constellation able to provide both video and...

Wednesday, December 6th, 2017

Airborne Support Inc. and Fototerra Aerial Survey LLC Announce Joint Venture to Provide Fully Integrated Airborne Oil Spill Response Services in the Gulf of Mexico

HOUMA, La. and HOUSTON - Airborne Support Inc. (ASI) and Fototerra Aerial Survey LLC (Fototerra) today announced a joint venture to provide integrated airborne oil spill response services in the Gulf of Mexico for the responder's community...

Wednesday, December 6th, 2017

Peter LaMontagne Joins OGSystems Board of Directors

CHANTILLY, Va.- OGSystems (OGS), a leader in technology innovation for the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC), today announced the appointment of Peter LaMontagne, former CEO of Novetta, to its Board of Directors effective immediately....

Wednesday, December 6th, 2017

SkyX Drone Completes 100km Flight for Oil & Gas Market

SkyX Systems Corporation, the Canadian leader in long-range unmanned aerial monitoring and data collection, is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed an unmanned data collection flight of 100km, one of the longest journeys in its...

Wednesday, December 6th, 2017

Pix4D Recognizes GEO Jobe GIS & UAV Services for 3D Drone Mapping for Smart Cities

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - GEO Jobe UAV Services group has been extremely busy this fall flying season, and there's no sign of slowing down any time soon – although a break over the coming holiday season is going...

Wednesday, December 6th, 2017

Mapbox Acquires Fitness AR to Deepen its Focus on Augmented Reality

SAN FRANCISCO - Mapbox, the mapping and location platform for developers, today announced it has acquired Fitness AR, the augmented reality activity tracking app. Fitness AR creator Adam Debreczeni will join Mapbox to help build out a...