A post-show analysis published 18 September describes an unusually broad component market at Commercial UAV Expo, including propellers, batteries, docking stations and parachutes, and compares the current stage of the drone industry with the component-heavy early PC market.
Read newsFlyability and Ouster used INTERGEO 2026 to demonstrate the Elios 3 with Ouster digital LiDAR for mapping and inspection in confined, dark and GPS-denied environments. The LiDAR feeds SLAM, localization and mapping workflows.
Read newsWingtra's support documentation, updated 10 September, describes over-the-air firmware updates through the Wingtra tablet app. WingtraRAY requires firmware v2.21.14 or later; WingtraOne GEN II requires v2.19 or later, with Wingtra software v1.66.0 or newer.
Read newsProcore says its acquisition of DroneDeploy completed on 9 September. The original transaction was valued at approximately $845 million in cash. DroneDeploy brings aerial and ground reality capture into Procore's construction platform.
Read newsA 15 September help update documents PDF export for a single photo, 360 panorama or walkthrough keyframe in the new Interior viewer. The report packages the image with project, capture and location context.
Read newsUpdated documentation says a Ground Pro 360 Walk can generate floor and ceiling maps from current site conditions without requiring a reflected ceiling plan upload.
Read newsDroneDeploy documentation updated on 16 September describes Ground Pro automatically reconstructing every supported 360 Walk into a navigable 3D mesh, alongside floor and ceiling maps. Users can measure the model, compare captures and export meshes.
Read newsUpstate Medical University appointed Cliff Sweatte as director of UAS operations after the organization obtained a waiver supporting operations across roughly 50 miles of Central New York airspace.
Read newsThe Northern Plains UAS Test Site hosted live BVLOS demonstrations on the Vantis network on 16 September for state aviation officials. Demonstrations included a CVS Health medical-supply concept and agricultural operations, with SkyfireAI, Kelly Hills Unmanned and Thales among the participants.
Read newsABZ Innovation opened a €7 million factory expansion in Szentendre. Reuters reports capacity of about 2,000 drones per year on one shift and up to 3,500 on two shifts. The company sells agricultural, industrial and logistics drones in more than 40 countries.
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