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Honda&s hopper suddenly makes the Japanese carmaker a serious player in rocketryHonda’s hopper suddenly makes the Japanese carmaker a serious player in rocketry

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-- Thales has actually reached a contract with Boreal, a subsidiary of the multidisciplinary aerospace and defence Group MISTRAL, specialising in UAV innovations and understood in specific for its high-performance long-range Boreal Aerial Vehicle.The cooperation will further strengthen France's defence industrial and technological base through the d.
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Growth-stage fundraising is picking up speed again, however it's not the same game it used to be. At A Technology NewsRoom All Stage 2025on July 15 in Boston, we're bringing in someone who understands how the rules have changed and how to win in today's market: Cathy Gao, partner at Sapphire Ventures.Gao has actually backed breakout start-ups like Culture Amp, Gem,...Growth-stage fundraising is picking up speed again, however its not the exact same video game it utilized to be. At A Technology NewsRoom All Stage 2025on July 15 in Boston, were bringing in somebody who understands how the rules have actually altered and how to win in todays market: Cathy Gao, partner at Sapphire Ventures.Gao has backed breakout start-ups like Culture Amp, Gem, Sword Health, and EliseAI. Shes rested on both sides of the table as a financier and operator. At Gusto, she helped scale postSeries B. Now, shes helping creators cut through the noise and land handle a progressively competitive environment.Dont miss out on Cathys insights. Register before June 23 to save up to$210. This isn't theory. This is whats working now.In her session The New Rules of Growth-Stage Fundraising: How to Win at Raising a Series C & Beyond, Gao will unload how GenAI is driving a revival in later-stage funding and why most founders still fizzle. Shell break down - what top-tier financiers are actually looking for in todays offers, how to hone your pitch, and where to focus if youre raising in the $30M+ range.If youre scaling a breakout AI company or just trying to stay relevant in this high-stakes landscape, this is the tactical session you do not wish to miss.TC All Stage is one day. What you learn will power your scaling.A Technology NewsRoom All Stage 2025 kicks off July 15 at Bostons SoWa Power Station, powered by Fidelity Private Shares. Its a complete day of founder how-to, hard-won lessons, and high-impact conversations with the people actually composing the checks at every stage of scaling.Bring your cofounder. Your head of finance. Your future term sheet. Simply don't miss Cathy. Register now to conserve approximately$210 before the June 22 deadline at 11:59 p.m. PT.
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Silvus Technologies StreamCaster LITE 5200 Added to DIU Blue UAS Framework

– Silvus Technologies, Inc., a global leader in advanced wireless networking communication systems, announced that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), has officially added Silvus’ StreamCaster LITE 5200 (SL5200) OEM Module to the Blue UAS Framework.

Delivering powerful MANET radio performance for today’s l...

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Singapore-based Volarious has launched the V-Line Pro, a tethered drone power system tailor-made for the new DJI Matrice 400 (M400), extending flight times and boosting operational uptime for enterprise users. Developed in close collaboration with DJI, the V-Line Pro integrates tightly with the drone’s systems and interface.

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At the pre-seed stage, there's not much for a VC to evaluate-- no revenue curve, no retention metrics, no CAC. That does not indicate they're thinking. It implies they're enjoying whatever else. At A Technology NewsRoom All Stage 2025 on July 15 in Boston, Charles Hudson, managing partner and founder of Precursor Ventures, will walk creators through the ...
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-- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. is partnering with Saab to develop Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW-C) capability for its line of MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft, which includes the SkyGuardian and SeaGuardian models, the United Kingdom's Protector, and the new MQ-9B STOL (Short Takeoff and Landing) model currently in d.
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It seems like DJI is having a little fire sale on its purchases of Raw Licenses for its Ronin 4D cinema camera but now apparently also for its Inspire 3 drone. You can now get either for just $1. But why? And why do you even need to purchase this license, and should you?

Noticed by a Reddit poster, it’s unknown exactly how long the Inspire 3’s Raw L...
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If you’re serious about traction, scale, and funding, you have 4 days left to secure your pass to A Technology NewsRoom All Stage — and save up to $210 while you’re at it. Prices rise after June 22 at 11:59 p.m. PT.

This is not just another startup event. It’s your tactical launchpad and the fuel to scale to the next level. On July 15 in Boston, j...

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The assembly of the very first SIRTAP model-- Airbus' high-performance tactical unmanned aerial system-- has concluded and the aircraft is all set to start the ground-tests project at the Airbus Defence and Space facilities in Getafe, Spain.The ground testing-- consisting of structural evaluations, main-systems elements and software testing-- is due ...
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Percepto, a company known for its autonomous inspection tech, has launched an AI-powered emission detector that allows remote, drone-based methane surveying at scale. Already being used in major oil-producing regions across the US, this new system could make emissions tracking faster, easier, and more cost-effective for energy operators.

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No company has capitalized on the AI revolution more dramatically than Nvidia. Its revenue, profitability, and cash reserves have skyrocketed since the introduction of ChatGPT over two years ago — and the many competitive generative AI services that have launched since. And its stock price soared. 

During that period, the world’s leading h...

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AeroVironment&s JUMP 20 Medium UAS Supports US Navy&s 4th Fleet During Operation Southern Spear

– AeroVironment, Inc. delivered company-owned, company-operated (COCO) maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) services in support of the U.S. Navy’s 4th Fleet as part of Operation Southern Spear.

AV’s JUMP 20 medium umanned aircraft system (MUAS) was deployed across the Caribbean and southern Atlantic region, providing p...

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Illustration of Reservoir Farms.

Reservoir Farms provides office space, shop space, storage containers and workable crop testing areas for resident companies. | Credit: Reservoir Farms

Reservoir Farms, an agricultural technology incubator based in California&s Salinas Valley, has opened applications for its inaugural cohort of 12 startups. The initiative is designed to...

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When Joe Kinvi joined Touchtech Payments in 2017 as head of finance, the Irish startup couldn’t afford his full salary. So he negotiated for stock to make up the difference. Eighteen months later, Stripe acquired the company, and that equity converted into Stripe shares, enough to let Kinvi leave his job, bootstrap a side project, and eventually...

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NATO Ukraine Stage Tech Trials for Intercepting Russia-s Cabled Drones

NATO and Ukrainian officials are slated to stage a trial of unmanned aerial vehicle technologies aimed at addressing a dogged threat: Russian first-person-view drones with fiber-optic cables that cannot be brought down with electronic interference.

An event organized by the NATO-Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training, and Education Center and NATO’s A...

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All3 has tested construction robotics.

All3 tested its construction robotics in Belgrade, Serbia. Credit: Jason Alden

Increasing demand for housing in Europe and North America has coincided with worsening shortages of skilled labor. All3 today emerged from stealth and unveiled its building system, which integrates artificial intelligence and robotics.

The London-based company claimed...

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There’s a lot of talk in the startup world about how AI makes individuals so productive that it could give rise to a generation of “solo unicorns” — one-person companies worth over $1 billion.

While an actual solo unicorn remains a mythical creature, Israeli developer Maor Shlomo provided compelling evidence Wednesday that the concept might not be...

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Paris Airshow Flying Display & Day 3 & June 18, 2025

The Paris Air Show, the industry’s largest international event, is a showcase for the aerospace industry – innovative and cutting-edge technology with dual applications in both the civil and defence sectors. It embodies the excellence and expertise in research and development (R-D) of a high-value-added, strategic sector that drives employment....

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Simbe's Tally robot in a grocery store.

The Tally robot can autonomously navigate stores and scan shelves to track inventory. | Source: Simbe Robotics

Simbe Robotics Inc. and Coresight Research yesterday released the &State of In-Store Retailing 2025& report. The companies said the report highlights the retail industry&s urgent need to digitize stores using artificial...

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In late 2022, Noah Pepper, a former Stripe business lead for the Asia Pacific region, founded Multiplier, a startup that aimed to sell software to tax accountants. But soon after ChatGPT was released, it occurred to him that AI can change how professional service firms use technology.

“I realized I was barking up the wrong tree by trying to build a...

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-- Rheinmetall and Anduril Industries have revealed a tactical collaboration to co-develop and provide a suite of software-defined self-governing air systems and advanced propulsion abilities for Europe. The partnership is fixated the advancement of 3 proven abilities, with the intention to extend to more over time: The integration of a.
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The Robot Report Podcast & middot; Celebrating 200 Episodes; Evolution of robotics in space explorationIn Episode 200 of The Robot Report Podcast, our guest is Dr. Robert Ambrose, chairman of robotics and artificial intelligence at Alliant; associate director of the Texas A-M Space Institute; and previous chief of software application, robotics, and ...
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Midjourney, one of the most popular AI image generation startups, announced on Wednesday the launch of its much-anticipated AI video generation model, V1.

V1 is an image-to-video model, in which users can upload an image — or take an image generated by one of Midjourney’s other models — and V1 will produce a set of four five-second videos based on i...

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France Signs Framework Agreement for Airbus VSR700 Programme

– Sébastien Lecornu, the French Minister for the Armed Forces has signed a framework agreement with Bruno Even, CEO of Airbus Helicopters and Marie-Laure Bourgeois, Executive Vice President Sales - Marketing of Naval Group for the future acquisition of the Systèmes de Drone Aérien pour la Marine (SDAM: unmanned aerial systems for the Navy). T...

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PrismaX launches with $11M to scale virtual datasets for robotics foundation models

PrismaX is a platform designed to address physical AI and robotics industry challenges of data, models, and scaling. | Source: PrismaX

Robotics developers need reliable data to build artificial intelligence models for training robots. PrismaX, which is building a robotics teleoperations platform, this week launched after completing an $11 million...

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Shared micromobility startup Voi is on the hunt for acquisitions. And on CEO Fredrik Hjelm’s wishlist is Bolt, the European mobility super-app best known for ride-hailing.

Not that Bolt’s micromobility business is necessarily for sale — despite talk of Voi buying the company’s scooter and bike arm. Bolt declined to comment when A Technology...

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GA-ASI Autonomous Jet Demo Includes Successful Simulated Shoot-Down

–  General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. completed a first-of-its-kind test involving multiple aircraft and advanced software on June 11 that included a successful simulated autonomous shoot-down.

A GA-ASI-owned MQ-20 Avenger unmanned jet used the latest government reference autonomy software in an exercise involving multiple live and virtual...

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Start-ups do not construct themselves. The Builders Stage at A Technology NewsRoom Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27-- 29 at San Francisco's Moscone West, is where investors, operators, and creators come to talk strategies-- the basics of getting something off the ground and making it work. This year, we're bringing a few of the sharpest minds in the ...
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AI investments hit $110 billion in 2024, and the funding landscape in 2025 is more competitive than ever. For early-stage startups, that means more money in the market, but also more pressure to stand out.

At A Technology NewsRoom Sessions: AI, Rebecca Bellan sat down with three experienced investors: Jill Chase, partner at CapitalG; Kanu Gulati,...

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