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

New 3D Radar for C-UAS in Development

Numerica, a leader in designing and deploying best-in-class defense technology, has announced the development of a new U.S.-made, 3D radar...

Feb 24, 2021
Hybrid Propulsion Fixed-Wing VTOL Drone Unveiled

A new fixed-wing UAS platform with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities and a hybrid propulsion system has been developed...

Feb 24, 2021
Partnership to Drive US Made Drone Adoption Announced

Auterion has announced a partnership with C2 Group, a full-service program, project, and construction management firm, to power the use...

Feb 24, 2021
SKELDAR V-200 UAV Achieves Naval Automatic Take-off & Landing

UMS SKELDAR’s flagship SKELDAR V-200 tactical rotary UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) has achieved successful automatic take-off and landing from a...

Feb 23, 2021
AlarisPro Provides UAS Operations & Fleet Management Software

AlarisPro, a leading developer of professional UAS (unmanned aerial systems) operations and fleet management SaaS (software as a service), has...

Feb 23, 2021
UGV Mounted with Loitering Munitions System Unveiled at IDEX

Milanion Group’s new AGEMA UGV has been unveiled at this year’s IDEX in Abu Dhabi, mounted with MSP’s next-generation Loitering...

Feb 22, 2021
PrecisionHawk Creates Cell Tower Drone Inspection Solution

PrecisionHawk has partnered with American Tower to create a wireless infrastructure inspection solution that combines unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with...

Feb 21, 2021
NATO UAS Unit Achieves Initial Operating Capability

NATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) Force, made up of Northrop Grumman Corporation’s RQ-4D Phoenix Global Hawk variant UAS (unmanned aerial...

Feb 21, 2021
Detect and Avoid Technology Integrated into Tandem-Rotor Helicopter Drone

Iris Automation’s Casia detect-and-avoid (DAA) system has been integrated into a unique helicopter UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) developed by the...

Feb 18, 2021
Auterion Updates Enterprise PX4 & Mission Control Software

Auterion has released new versions of its Auterion Enterprise PX4 drone operating system and control software and Auterion Mission Control...

Feb 18, 2021
Autonomous Cargo Delivery UAS Selected by US Air Force

Silent Arrow has been awarded a contract by the United States Air Force (USAF) to scale down its GD-2000 cargo...

Feb 16, 2021
Counter-Drone System Tested in Austrian High Mountains

  Smart Shooter’s SMASH Fire Control System has been tested in the Austrian High Mountains by the Dutch Army during...

Feb 16, 2021
EVLOS UAV Heavy Goods Transport Demonstrated in Italy

Leonardo has recently conducted a series of test flights, in collaboration with the Municipality of Turin and drone services company...

Feb 15, 2021
SAR/MTI Radar for Common Operating Picture in UAV Operations

Meteksan Defence, a developer of components, radar and communication technologies for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), has released the following article...

Feb 15, 2021
Censys Technologies Launches Training Partnership with UATI

Industrial drone manufacturer Censys Technologies has designated Unmanned Aviation Training Institute (UATI) as an OEM-authorized training provider of the Sentaero...

Feb 15, 2021
High-Resolution LiDAR UAV Developed for Surveying

Microdrones has unveiled the latest in its range of UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)-based LiDAR surveying systems, the mdLiDAR1000HR aaS. The...

Feb 15, 2021
Skydio Selected for U.S. Army Reconnaissance sUAS Program

Skydio’s X2D drone has been selected for final integration into the U.S. Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) program, which aims...

Feb 15, 2021
Air-Launched Munition UAV Project Underway

DARPA has kicked off Phase 1 of its LongShot program, which aims to develop an air-launched unmanned air vehicle (UAV)...

Feb 14, 2021
Iris Automation Joins WEF Global Innovators Community

Iris Automation has been invited to join the World Economic Forum’s Global Innovators community, an invitation-only group of leading start-ups...

Feb 09, 2021
High-Pressure Valve Developed for UAV Hydrogen Transportation

Intelligent Energy has launched a new addition to its range of hydrogen fuel cell modules and accessories for unmanned aerial...

Feb 09, 2021
Micro IFF UAS Transponder Receives DoD AIMS Certification

Sagetech Avionics has been awarded the world’s first 17-1000 Mark XIIB certification by the U.S. Department of Defense AIMS Program...

Feb 08, 2021
Mobile Counter-Drone Solution Launched

DroneShield and Trakka Systems have partnered to develop the TIPS-C (Trakka Interceptor Package Solution), a new counter-UAS (unmanned aerial systems)...

Feb 08, 2021
Microdrones to Premiere New Episodes of UAV Surveying Series

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

Feb 08, 2021
Successful Long Endurance Flight of Solar-Hybrid UAS

Packet Digital and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have performed a successful first test flight of their jointly developed...

Feb 08, 2021
AUVSI Expands Elite Group of Training Providers

Warren Community College of Washington, New Jersey has become the latest program provider for the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems...

Feb 06, 2021
SkyGuardian UAS Maritime Capability to be Demonstrated in UK

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has announced a plan to take its SkyGuardian UAS (unmanned aerial system) to the...

Feb 04, 2021
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