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

Microdrones Documentary Show Features UAV Boundary Surveying

Microdrones has released a new set of episodes of its “Down to Earth” reality series, which focuses on the challenges...

Jun 07, 2021
New Drone Construction Survey Solution Introduced

Propeller Aero and Wingtra have partnered to develop a new site data collection and 3D mapping solution designed specifically for...

Jun 06, 2021
Embry-Riddle Offers Remote Training for Drone Pilots

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) has been awarded a first-of-its-kind waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that will allow students...

Jun 06, 2021
The CubePilot Hardware & Software Ecosystem for UAVs

HexAero and ProfiCNC, joint developers of the pioneering open-source CubePilot hardware and software ecosystem for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and...

Jun 04, 2021
Heavy Lift Unmanned Helicopter Tested in High Altitude Mountains

Ziyan UAS has completed a flight test of the Blowfish A2 heavy lift VTOL UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) to demonstrate...

Jun 04, 2021
Bathymetric Surveys Conducted with UAV and Echo Sounder

Drone service provider ERELIS has recently used a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) equipped with a single-beam echo sounder to conduct...

Jun 04, 2021
Air-Deployed UAS Developed for Atmospheric Sampling

The following article is based on a news released authored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Black Swift...

Jun 03, 2021
RIEGL Updates Kinematic LiDAR Data Processing Software

RIEGL has released an updated version of RiPROCESS, the company’s project-oriented software for the managing and processing of airborne, mobile...

Jun 02, 2021
Orbital UAV Engine Delivered to Singapore Defense Company

Orbital UAV has confirmed the delivery of the first UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) engine system to one of Singapore’s largest...

Jun 02, 2021
Integrated Drone LiDAR Solution Unveiled

YellowScan and Acecore Technologies have collaborated to develop a fully integrated UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) LiDAR solution that combines the...

Jun 02, 2021
Human Pancreas Transported via Unmanned Aircraft

UAS (unmanned aerial systems) solutions provider MissionGO and organ procurement organization LifeSource have carried out the first ever test flight...

Jun 01, 2021
New Unmanned Helicopter Features Four-Hour Flight Time

ANAVIA has released its first helicopter UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), an advanced system that delivers up to 240 minutes of...

May 31, 2021
Stratospheric HAPS UAV Flies at 64,000 Feet

Sceye has successfully launched, flown and landed its stratospheric HAPS (high-altitude platform station) UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), reaching an altitude...

May 30, 2021
Autonomous Flight Technology Tested on eVTOL Drone

Near Earth Autonomy’s autonomous flight technology is being tested on an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle...

May 30, 2021
Maritime Surveillance HALE UAV Reaches 40,000 Flight Hours

Northrop Grumman’s autonomous high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) Broad Area Maritime Surveillance-Demonstrator (BAMS-D) UAV has surpassed 40,000 flight hours. The milestone was...

May 30, 2021
Collision Warning System for Drones Tested

HENSOLDT’s collision warning system for civil and military UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) has entered an advanced stage of development. The...

May 29, 2021
Drone-Based Airport Surface Inspection Under Development

Silent Falcon UAS Technologies has been selected by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to develop repeatable standardized processes and procedures...

May 27, 2021
Micro Gimbal for UAS ISR Demonstrated

AVT Australia has successfully demonstrated its CM62 micro gimbal for small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) to key personnel in the...

May 27, 2021
IRIS Situational Awareness Technology Adopted for BVLOS

Kongsberg Geospatial’s IRIS airspace situational awareness technology has been adopted by Skyports’ logistics arm, Delivery by Skyports, to enhance their...

May 27, 2021
New Tethered Counter-Drone Systems Developed

DroneShield and Zenith AeroTech have partnered to develop a series of new counter-drone solutions, which combine Zenith’s heavy-lift tethered drones...

May 25, 2021
PolyExplore Launches UAV Mapping System Rental Program

PolyExplore has launched a new rental program for the company’s UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) mapping and surveying solutions, which pair...

May 25, 2021
UAV Radio Develops Wireless Data Links for Drones and Robotics

UAV Radio, a leading developer of high-performance wireless data links for land, marine and aerial robotics, has partnered with Unmanned...

May 25, 2021
Ziyan UAS Used for Polar Ice Measurement

Ziyan UAS has confirmed that an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by the company has been used to measure the...

May 24, 2021
LiDAR vs Photogrammetry for UAV Encroachment Surveying

Scopito has released an article comparing the use of photogrammetry and LiDAR when performing encroachment surveying with UAVs (unmanned aerial...

May 24, 2021
T-DRONES Launches Upgraded Quadcopter

T-DRONES has launched the newest addition to the company’s M-Series line of multirotor UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles). The M690 Pro...

May 24, 2021
SETC Becomes Official Marlyn Drone Distributor in Pakistan

Sandhu Engineering & Trading Company (SETC) will also provide assistance and first-line maintenance services to local operators

May 22, 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.