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 Releases New UAV Surveying Series Episodes

Microdrones has created three new episodes of its “Down to Earth” reality series, which focuses on the challenges and hazards...

Mar 26, 2021
Artificial Intelligence Sensor Analysis for UAS ISR

Kongsberg Geospatial has partnered with Sentient Vision Systems to develop a capability that will provide real-time analysis of video data...

Mar 26, 2021
BVLOS Waiver Achieved for Drone Pipeline Inspection Firm

Iris Automation has provided its regulatory professional services to drone service provider Aerial Production Services (APS), cutting the time taken...

Mar 25, 2021
Micro IFF UAS Transponder Receives DoD AIMS Certification

uAvionix Corporation has been awarded U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) AIMS Mk XIIB certification for its RT-2087/ZPX-B Identification Friend or...

Mar 25, 2021
Kappa Optronics Develops High-Resolution Imaging Systems for UAVs

Kappa Optronics, a leading developer of rugged aviation- and military-grade cameras for drones and UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), has partnered...

Mar 25, 2021
Firebird UAS Successfully Demonstrated at Grand Forks

Northrop Grumman has successfully conducted a series of flight tests of the new Firebird UAS which can convert from autonomous...

Mar 25, 2021
Search and Rescue Drone Features Mobile Phone Detection

Revector has launched the Revector Detector Drone (RDD), a search and rescue device for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) designed to...

Mar 24, 2021
Gray Eagle UAS Surpasses 1 Million Flight Hours

The Gray Eagle family of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), manufactured by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), has recently surpassed...

Mar 24, 2021
Drone Payload Unveiled for Asset Inspections

Phase One has unveiled the company’s new solution for fast, efficient, and safe UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)-based inspection of critical...

Mar 24, 2021
Partnership Enables Artificial Intelligence Sensor Analysis Capabilities for UAS Operators

Sentient Vision Systems has partnered with Kongsberg Geospatial to enable real-time analysis of sensor video data from drone-based sensors, using...

Mar 24, 2021
SKYTRAC Develops UAV Satcom Communication & Control Solutions

  SKYTRAC, a leading developer of Iridium Certus Satcom solutions for UAS (unmanned aerial systems) and drones, has partnered with...

Mar 24, 2021
Censys UAV Receives BVLOS Approval

Drone data collection and analysis firm Toa Custodian has been awarded beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) approval from the...

Mar 23, 2021
BVLOS Mapping Drone Built on Acecore Quadcopter

Acecore’s Zoe quadcopter platform has been used by aerial data solutions provider Airobot as the base for their new Zmapper...

Mar 23, 2021
Lightweight GNSS-Aided INS Introduced for UAV Applications

Oxford Technical Solutions (OxTS) has launched the latest in the company’s line of inertial navigation systems (INS). The xNAV650 is...

Mar 22, 2021
US-Made Drone Flight Computer Introduced

Windhover Labs has announced the upcoming availability of its first hardware product, a modular flight computer for commercial UAVs (unmanned...

Mar 21, 2021
Hybrid Gas-Electric Multirotor Drone Breaks Endurance Record

Skyfront’s Perimeter 8 UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) has set a new record for multirotor drone flight time, staying airborne for...

Mar 21, 2021
Scalable C2 Software Tested on Gray Eagle Extended Range UAS

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI), in conjunction with the U.S. Army, has completed the first production Acceptance Test...

Mar 20, 2021
US Army Shadow UAS to Be Upgraded

Textron Systems has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to upgrade the Shadow Block II tactical unmanned aerial...

Mar 20, 2021
Innovative Iridium Certus Satcom Terminal Introduced

SKYTRAC Systems Ltd. has entered the unmanned aviation segment with the development and launch of IMS-350. The Integrated Mission System...

Mar 19, 2021
Radio Solutions for UAS Command & Control

uAvionix has released an article detailing some of the design considerations for radios used for command and control (C2) of...

Mar 19, 2021
Swissdrones Power Line Inspection Solution Successfully Tested

Swissdrones has successfully completed a challenge set by French power line operator Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE) that required an...

Mar 17, 2021
Vanguard Engines Power Aid Distribution UAV

Vanguard has released the following article detailing how its Small Block Engines have been used to power the ULTRA UAV...

Mar 17, 2021
uAvionix UAS ADS-B Transceiver Approved in Australia

uAvionix’s ping1090i ADS-B transceiver for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) has been accepted by Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) as...

Mar 15, 2021
Drone Connectivity SmartLink Upgraded

Full- stack UAV avionic technology manufacturers Sky-Drones Technologies, has updated the SmartLink product range. Improvements made to the air unit...

Mar 15, 2021
BVLOS Drones Tested at North Sea Wind Farm

DEME Offshore and Sabca have successfully tested autonomous drone operations at the Rentel wind farm off the coast of Belgium....

Mar 14, 2021
Skydio Drones Offered for Law Enforcement & Emergency Responders

Axon has entered into an agreement to offer Skydio’s autonomous unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to law enforcement and emergency responders...

Mar 14, 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.