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

Prototype Engine for Aerosonde UAS Program Delivered

Orbital UAV has achieved the first major milestone in its engine development program for the Textron Aerosonde UAV (unmanned aerial...

May 14, 2021
FIXAR Develops Autonomous Hybrid VTOL and Indoor Drones

FIXAR, a leading developer of professional UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) platforms for commercial and industrial applications, has partnered with Unmanned...

May 14, 2021
New Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Powered UAS Demonstrated

Thales, Drones-Center and ZenT have successfully demonstrated a new unmanned aerial system (UAS) powered by hydrogen fuel cell technology. The...

May 14, 2021
sUAS Award Winning Multi Sensor Imaging System

Designed for small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) operations, the CM142 by Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT), has been awarded Silver at...

May 13, 2021
Triton UAS Sense and Avoid Capabilities to be Upgraded

Northrop Grumman has entered into a contract with the U.S. Navy to prototype and reduce the risk of integrating sense...

May 12, 2021
SwissDrones Develops Long-Range & BVLOS Unmanned Helicopters

SwissDrones, a leading developer of VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) helicopters, has partnered with Unmanned Systems...

May 12, 2021
AlarisPro Selected as Finalist for AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards

AlarisPro has been selected as a finalist for the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International's (AUVSI) 2021 XCELLENCE Awards, the winners of which will be announced at the AUVSI XPONENTIAL conference taking place from August 16-19.

May 12, 2021
AVT Imaging System to Equip Australian Army’s Tactical UAS

The Australian Defence Force will soon be equipped with Ascent Vision Technologies world-leading, Australian developed, camera sensor technology featuring next...

May 10, 2021
Volz Servos Incorporate Autopilot Compatible CAN Bus Interface

Working with autopilot and critical drone component supplier Embention, leading actuator manufacturer Volz has incorporated a CAN Bus (Controller Area...

May 10, 2021
UAV Autonomy System Tested on Kratos Tactical UAS

A UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) autonomy core system (ACS) developed under the U.S. Air Force’s Skyborg Vanguard program has been...

May 07, 2021
DeltaQuad UAV Controller Features Autonomous Object Following

Vertical Technologies has released the new handheld DeltaQuad Controller for the company’s UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles). The controller uses state-of-the-art...

May 07, 2021
Sky Power UAV Engine Successfully Completes FAR33 Endurance Test

Sky Power GmbH has successfully tested its SP-55 TS carburettor UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) engine using a high-stress running profile...

May 07, 2021
FLIR Provides Additional Black Hornet Nano-UAVs to U.S. Army

FLIR Systems has been awarded an additional contract to provide the U.S. Army with its Black Hornet 3 Personal Reconnaissance...

May 06, 2021
Emergency Drone Pilot Directory Under Development

The Airborne International Response Team (AIRT) has begun the development of a global, geo-referenced database of public safety unmanned aerial...

May 05, 2021
UAV Satcom System Selected for BVLOS Drone Operations

SKYTRAC’s Integrated Mission System 350 (IMS-350) Satcom terminal for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) has been selected by Nordic Unmanned for...

May 05, 2021
Interview: Elsight’s VP of Product & Business Development

Elsight has released the following interview with Ronny Vatelmacher, the company’s VP of Product & Business Development. The interview provides...

May 05, 2021
AlarisPro Supports FAA Type Certification & Part 135 Requirements

AlarisPro has released a new enterprise fleet management plan specifically designed to aid UAS (unmanned aerial systems) operators and manufacturers...

May 04, 2021
Sagetech DAA Systems Integrated into Helicopter Drones

Sagetech Avionics has entered into an agreement to integrate its MXS transponders and Detect and Avoid (DAA) systems into Pen...

May 04, 2021
uAvionix Unveils New Certifiable Enterprise UAS Autopilot

uAvionix has expanded its line-up of certifiable avionics for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) with the George autopilot, a low-SWaP (size,...

May 04, 2021
Martin UAV to Develop Prototype US Navy UAS

Martin UAV’s V-BAT has been selected by the U.S. Navy as the basis for a prototype VTOL UAS (unmanned aerial...

Apr 30, 2021
Triple-Drop Delivery Drone Launched

Wingcopter has introduced a new electric vertical-take-off-and-landing (eVTOL) fixed-wing delivery drone that features a unique triple-drop mechanism that allows for...

Apr 30, 2021
Test Range Established for Drone-Based Geophysical Sensors

SPH Engineering has officially opened its new in-house drone flight test area, specifically designed for testing a range of types...

Apr 30, 2021
Ziyan Provides New Solution for Security & Emergency Services

With the advantages of beyond visual range, long endurance, heavy load, strong wind resistance and easy operation, Ziyan’s Ranger P2-X...

Apr 30, 2021
Prototype of UK’s First Unmanned Fighter Aircraft Under Development

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract as systems engineering partner on Phase 2 of Project MOSQUITO and will...

Apr 29, 2021
Airbus to Test Advanced Autonomous Helicopter Technology

Airbus has begun to introduce autonomous features to its helicopter Flightlab that will simplify mission preparation and management, reduce helicopter...

Apr 29, 2021
SeaGuardian UAS Operates with US Navy Cruiser

The U.S. Navy has successfully operated an MQ-9B SeaGuardian maritime surveillance UAS (unmanned aerial system) in conjunction with a manned...

Apr 28, 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.