Unmanned Technology News

Dufour Aerospace’s Aero2 drone has completed its first flight test campaign with a hybrid-electric powertrain, demonstrating self-charging capabilities and successfully transitioning from vertical takeoff to forward flight

Pipistrel's Nuuva V300 achieves a major milestone with its successful hover flight, showcasing its advanced hybrid-electric VTOL design, cargo capacity, and versatile operational capabilities

Accipiter Radar’s smart surveillance network is enhancing border security along the Windsor-Detroit water border, using advanced radar, and AI to improve intelligence-sharing, enforcement, and resource efficiency

SubC Imaging’s introduces upgraded Autonomous Timelapse System, enabling extended underwater monitoring with advanced imaging, power-saving hibernation, efficient data management, and flexible deployment options for research and inspections

ParaZero Technologies launches a pilot program showcasing its DropAir Precision Airdrop System, demonstrating rapid, safe delivery of critical blood transfusions in high-risk environments

Tiburon Subsea and Ocean Floor Geophysics (OFG) are collaborating to integrate OFG's advanced geophysical systems into Tiburon's AUV designs, enhancing capabilities for subsea survey and inspection

Teledyne FLIR has introduced Prism™ Supervisor, its new autonomy software that integrates drone autopilot systems with AI-based observations, enhancing autonomous capabilities for unmanned systems

Drone Show Korea is rebranding as DSK 2025 for its 10th edition at BEXCO in Busan, February 26-28, 2025, and will feature its largest international pavilion to date

LITEF's rugged IMU and AHRS solutions are qualified and certified to the highest aviation safety standards

Advanced Navigation has received an Australian Space Agency Grant to support the development of a space-grade inertial navigation system for Gilmour Space Technologies

Event 38 Unmanned Systems successfully completed a BVLOS pipeline patrol demo with its E455 drone, showcasing long-range capabilities and advanced equipment integration for efficient utility inspections

Cambridge Pixel has delivered a multi-console radar control and display system for Weibel Scientific’s XENTA radar, enhancing its air defense and counter-UAS capabilities

Landing Zones Canada has completed flight testing of the Eagle Advanced Payload Delivery System (APDS), a stealthy, high-altitude payload delivery system designed for precision, speed, and adaptability in contested environments

DeTect’s MERLIN True3D bird radar for commercial airport and military airfield risk management will be delivered to Hanseo University's Flight Education Center in South Korea

Amazon is preparing to expand its Prime Air drone delivery service in the UK with planned operations from Darlington as it works through regulatory approvals and community engagement

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LiveU has partnered with gNext to improve remote data collection, enabling seamless transfer of drone-captured data to the gNext platform, regardless of network coverage

Skyway and MatrixSpace are joining forces to enhance airspace intelligence, integrating AI-driven radar for safer, more efficient unmanned aircraft detection and air traffic management in AAM and UAS operations

Innovative marine technology rentals to be distributed across France as Sonardyne partners with CADDEN

Dronetag has introduced RIDER, a pocket-sized, drone-agnostic Remote ID receiver designed to improve airspace situational awareness and support commercial and public safety applications

Teaming and operations service agreement between Volatus Aerospace Inc. and DroneUp, LCC, will allow Volatus to drive a unified commercial offering for common carrier cargo services across North America

Aerobits is set to present its technologies at XPONENTIAL Europe 2025, a premier event for uncrewed systems and autonomous innovation

Avy and Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) partner to advance sustainable drone technology, combining advanced UAV testing with operational audits to enhance aerospace innovation and emergency applications

SES AI has secured a major purchase order from Data Blanket to supply AI-enhanced Li-Metal and Li-ion batteries for AI-driven drones used in forest fire management and border patrol operations

SeaOwl Technology partners with Videosoft to enhance unmanned surface vehicle operations with the FireLight platform, delivering real-time 360° video, secure data transmission, and reliable performance in challenging environments

Alpha Unmanned Systems is expanding into India through a partnership with Ukay Metal Industry to introduce its UAV helicopters to meet growing demand in the civil and defense sectors