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 Delivery Platform Incorporates Airspace Awareness Technology

Flirtey has confirmed that it has incorporated Kongsberg Geospatial‘s IRIS airspace situational awareness application into the autonomous software platform that...

Apr 22, 2021
Commercial Heavy-Lift Unmanned Helicopter Tested

Kaman Air Vehicles has performed a successful first flight with the company’s new unmanned helicopter, the K-MAX TITAN. According to...

Apr 22, 2021
eBook: BVLOS Across the Drone Industry

Elsight has released a new ebook designed to inform companies looking to scale their drone operations from limited line-of-sight (LOS)...

Apr 21, 2021
ViDAR for Search and Rescue

Designed by Sentient Vision Systems located in Melbourne, Australia, ViDAR combines Optical Radar, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision and Deep...

Apr 21, 2021
New 360-Degree Drone Detect-and-Avoid Solution Launched

Iris Automation has announced the availability of its new onboard multi-camera detect and avoid (DAA) solution for commercial unmanned aerial...

Apr 21, 2021
Key Considerations when using Drones for Magnetic Surveys

Drone magnetic surveys offer a safe and reliable way of acquiring geophysical data even in the most inaccessible terrain. Drone...

Apr 20, 2021
Initial Testing Performed with Autonomous Solar-Powered UAS

Skydweller Aero has performed a successful flight demonstration of the initial aircraft control, actuation, and sensor technology systems of the...

Apr 19, 2021
Japan’s Global Hawk UAS Completes First Flight

Northrop Grumman has successfully completed the first flight of Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) from Palmdale, California....

Apr 19, 2021
Microdrones Showcase the Drone Surveyors of Tomorrow at MVCC

The drone surveyors of tomorrow are students today – and there’s a lot to learn from the Remotely Piloted Aircraft...

Apr 19, 2021
New Hybrid VTOL Drone Features Fixed Angled Rotor Design

Drone manufacturer Fixar has created a new industrial hybrid VTOL UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) designed to provide multi-mission capabilities for...

Apr 19, 2021
DJI Launches New Portable Camera Drone

  DJI has launched the Air 2S, a new portable camera drone that captures 20-megapixel still images and video in...

Apr 16, 2021
uAvionix Supports UTM Trials in Canada

uAvionix has signed an agreement to support unmanned traffic management (UTM) trials in Alberta, Canada that are being led by...

Apr 16, 2021
Puma 3 AE UAS Selected for NATO Defense Forces

AeroVironment has received four orders from the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) for the company’s Puma 3 AE tactical...

Apr 14, 2021
Automated Drone Fleet Solution Launched

Parrot has partnered with UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) technology provider High Lander to provide a new all-in-one professional automated drone...

Apr 14, 2021
Whitepaper: Open-Architecture Counter-UAS Solutions

Meteksan Defense has released a whitepaper outlining how the open system architecture used in the company’s counter-UAS (unmanned aerial system)...

Apr 14, 2021
Stratospheric Unmanned Glider Tested with High-Altitude Balloon

The HiDRON unmanned stratospheric glider has been successfully launched from a high-altitude balloon and tested at altitude. Jointly developed by...

Apr 13, 2021
Lightweight Drone Camera Stabilizing Gimbal Unveiled

Gremsy has unveiled its next-generation 3-axis camera stabilizer gimbal for professional UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) applications. The compact and lightweight...

Apr 13, 2021
Tethered Drone Manufacturer Expands Internationally

Elistair has successfully raised €5M of funding in order to help accelerate the company’s international expansion. The French manufacturer of...

Apr 12, 2021
New Hybrid Power Unit for Heavy & Endurance Drones in Development

Aero Development Japan Co., Ltd. (ADJ) has conducted operational tests on a new combined hybrid power unit designed for heavy...

Apr 12, 2021
Drone-Based Gas Detection System Uses Miniature Ultrasonic Anemometer

Anemoment has confirmed that its TriSonica Mini sonic anemometer has been incorporated into a new drone-based gas leak detection system....

Apr 12, 2021
Anavia Develops Advanced Long-Range Unmanned Helicopters

Anavia, a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), has partnered with...

Apr 12, 2021
Autonomous Passenger Transport Aircraft Begins Trials

Urban air mobility (UAM) firm Wisk has begun a Transport Trial with its all-electric, self-flying air taxi under the New...

Apr 11, 2021
Insitu Advances UAV Fuel Cell Technology

Insitu has confirmed that it has achieved several successes in its mission to advance hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion for unmanned aerial...

Apr 11, 2021
YellowScan Selects New Canadian Distributor

YellowScan has entered into a new distribution agreement with Measur, who now distribute all of YellowScan’s UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)...

Apr 09, 2021
Understanding the FAA’s New Drone Type Certification Process

Perkins Coie, a leading global law specializing in drone law, artificial intelligence (AI) legislation and intellectual property (IP) law concerning...

Apr 09, 2021
CAMCOPTER UAS Performs Maritime Surveillance for Romanian Border Police

Schiebel’s Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS (unmanned aerial system) has been used by the Romanian Border Police...

Apr 09, 2021
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