Vertical has selected Molicel to provide high-performance battery cells for the VX4 eVTOL aircraft • Molicel is a leader in high-power lithium-ion cells with technology already in use across some of the most demanding applications, counting NASA and Williams Advanced Engineering as its clients• Vertical and Molicel have entered into a strategic partnership that will [...]

Dominion Energy (NYSE: D) and Skydio, the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight, today announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted Dominion Energy a pivotal approval to fly Skydio drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) to inspect power generation facilities in seven states. Dominion obtained the waiver in partnership with Skydio’s regulatory [...]

Creating a turnkey operation for cooperative and noncooperative detection, IrisAutomation and Sagetech Avionics announce their partnership to offer a comprehensive air risk mitigation solution to move the UAV industry one step closer to future BVLOS flight. Both companies share several mutual customers, with Sagetech specializing in situational awareness avionics for crewed and uncrewed aircraft and Iris Automation pioneering collision [...]

Since the Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership was designated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as an official drone test site in 2013, its research has helped shape drone integration in the U.S. In the process, it has carved out new opportunities for companies that see powerful ways to use the technology that stretch the boundaries of current [...]

Dominion Energy Secures Pivotal BVLOS Waiver for Power Facility Inspections Using Skydio X2  Yahoo Finance

Censys Funding: Over $8 Million in Series A for BVLOS Fixed Wing Drone  DroneLife

Innovative Combination of Cooperative and Noncooperative Detection Enables DAA and BVLOS  Aviation Pros