UAV / Drone News

The latest UAS / UAV news for Autonomous and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Articles on commercial UAV, tactical drones and unmanned aerial systems, product launches and technological advances in UAV design and manufacture

Drone Group to Include Military sUAS Company

Teal Drones, U.S. manufacturers of the sUAS Golden Eagle and one of five companies selected by the DoD in 2020...

Jul 23, 2021
Lightweight Drone Manufactured with Carbon Fiber Composites

Hexcel’s HexPly carbon fiber prepregs have been used in the development of a composite drone created by a team of...

Jul 21, 2021
Long-Life Servo Features Dedicated UAV Communication Protocol

Futaba has released a new servo actuator specifically designed to meet the needs of the UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) and...

Jul 21, 2021
New Hybrid VTOL UAV for Surveillance & Defense Launched

UAV Works has launched the VALAQ Patrol, a new tactical drone for surveillance and defence applications that is based around...

Jul 20, 2021
Auterion Powers Smart Agriculture & Infrastructure Drones in Japan

Auterion has partnered with NTT e-Drone Technology to accelerate the development of drone technology that will help tackle major social...

Jul 20, 2021
Robotic Skies Opens New Headquarters

Robotic Skies has opened a new headquarters facility in Salt Lake City, Utah that centralizes company operations and advances its...

Jul 20, 2021
USSOCOM Selects JUMP 20 UAS for BVLOS ISR Services

AeroVironment has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to provide ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance)...

Jul 19, 2021
IoT Technology Powers Drones for Medical Deliveries

KORE has demonstrated innovative enablement of Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity that allows Australian drone-powered logistics company Swoop Aero to transport COVID-19...

Jul 19, 2021
Endangered Species Monitored Using Drone-Based Infrared Cameras

Plymouth Rock Technologies Inc. has signed a contract for the sale and delivery of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to the Durrell...

Jul 16, 2021
Heavy-Lift Cargo Drone Completes Flight Tests

UAVOS has completed a series of flight demonstrations of its converted UVH-500 unmanned helicopter. During the demonstrations the UAV dropped cargo of 100 kg (220 lbs) at specified locations and demonstrated its ability to operate day and night, and in adverse weather conditions.

Jul 16, 2021
AsUAS Ghost 60 Platforms Delivered to Special Forces Operators

UAV Solutions, Inc. (UAVS) has delivered and trained Special Operations Forces Operators on its Affordable small Unmanned Aerial System (AsUAS)...

Jul 16, 2021
Case Study: ADS-B Inert and Alert for UAS Revisited

uAvionix has revisited the whitepaper “Inert and Alert: Intelligent ADS-B for UAS NAS Integration: Concept of Operations” which outlined a...

Jul 15, 2021
New Prototype Long Range UAS Completes First Flight

Thales has successfully completed the first flight of a half-scale prototype of its UAS 100 long-range Unmanned Air System (UAS)....

Jul 14, 2021
Successful Test Fight of Skyborg Autonomy Core System

The U.S. Air Force and the Skyborg team conducted a two hour and thirty minute flight test of the Skyborg...

Jul 14, 2021
MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft Completed for the Netherlands

Equipped with a fault-tolerant flight control system and triple redundant avionics system architecture, MQ-9A Block 5 is engineered to meet...

Jul 13, 2021
Schiebel Provides Unmanned Eye in the Sky

Schiebel has collaborated with Thales in order to provide a persistent, assured and integrated ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and...

Jul 13, 2021
New Overspin Test Rig for UAV Propellers Operational

Mejzlik Propellers has taken delivery of a new custom made test rig – the BFG-1. The 110 kW overspin test...

Jul 12, 2021
Light Tactical Handheld GCS Released

Auterion GS has introduced Skynav LT a light tactical and scalable controller for unmanned systems. Government-ready and NDAA compliant, the...

Jul 12, 2021
SwissDrones Launches Unmanned Helicopter in Asia-Pacific Region

SwissDrones has launched the SDO 50 V2 multipurpose Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) helicopter UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) in the...

Jul 10, 2021
Unmanned Aerial Search Using AI, Deep Learning & Computer Vision

Sentient Vision Systems is an artificial intelligence (AI) company that uses advanced software to enhance the performance of sensors and...

Jul 09, 2021
New Ground Control Solution for Drones & Robotics

AeroVironment has introduced Crysalis, a next-generation ground control system (GCS) for the company’s unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and their payloads....

Jul 09, 2021
Black Eagle Unmanned Helicopter Receives BVLOS Permit in Israel

Steadicopter’s family of Black Eagle helicopter UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) has received a permit to conduct BVLOS (beyond visual line...

Jul 09, 2021
CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS Provides Maritime Surveillance in Spain

Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 helicopter UAS (unmanned aerial system) is being operated by Spanish maritime safety and rescue body SASEMAR for...

Jul 08, 2021
Drone Inspection Firm Receives First BVLOS Waiver in Chicago

Helios Visions, a provider of drone-based inspection services, has become the first company in Chicago to receive a Beyond Visual...

Jul 08, 2021
Industrial Mapping & Surveying Drone Line Unveiled

New line of industrial VTOL drones will provide surveying professionals with powerful new technology that will enable more efficient, high-accuracy operations with enhanced safety.

Jul 07, 2021
AI & Machine Learning to Enhance UAS Capabilities

UAV Factory has entered into an agreement with BigBear.ai to develop artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies to...

Jul 06, 2021
Advancing Unmanned Systems Through Strategic Collaboration UST works with major OEMs to foster collaboration and increase engagement with SMEs, to accelerate innovation and drive unmanned systems capabilities forward.