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

GPS-Denied Navigation for BVLOS Drone Flights Under Development

Black Swift Technologies (BST) has been awarded a contract by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop a...

Jan 20, 2021
Infrared Targeting Pod Fitted to Avenger UAS

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has performed a flight test during which its Avenger unmanned aerial system (UAS) was...

Jan 19, 2021
Autonomous Industrial Imaging and Mapping Drones Introduced

Skyfish has formally launched its new line of advanced autonomous work drone platforms, following an extended period of research and...

Jan 19, 2021
New Tactical Rapid Deployment Anti-Drone Jammer Launched

Netline has unveiled a new a rapid deployment (RD) tactical drone jamming solution, the DroneNet RD Jammer. The compact solution...

Jan 18, 2021
AI-Enabled UAV Demonstrated to U.S. Army

Scientific Systems Company, Inc (SSCI) has successfully flown its Robotic Autonomous Platform for Tactical Operations and Reconnaissance (RAPTOR) autonomous Unmanned...

Jan 18, 2021
AeroVironment to Acquire Arcturus UAV

AeroVironment has entered into an agreement to acquire Arcturus UAV, a provider of Group 2 and 3 unmanned aircraft systems...

Jan 18, 2021
Initial UTM Services to be Implemented in Finland

Astra UTM has signed an agreement with Fintraffic Air Navigation Services to implement Finland’s initial UTM (unmanned traffic management)-centric services....

Jan 15, 2021
Auterion Selects New VP of Public Safety

As part of the company’s mission to help first responders fully realize the potential of UAS (unmanned aerial systems) with...

Jan 14, 2021
Sagetech to Develop BVLOS DAA Solution for US Air Force

Sagetech Avionics has been awarded a U.S. Air Force Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract for the initial development phase...

Jan 14, 2021
Cyprus Joint Rescue Coordination Center Uses Upgraded C-Astral Drones

C-Astral has successfully upgraded its legacy Bramor C4EYE UAS (unmanned aerial system) for the Cyprus-based Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC),...

Jan 12, 2021
Avenger UAS Selected for USAF Drone AI Program

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been selected by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) to provide...

Jan 11, 2021
New UAS Systems Engineering and Certification Service Launched

Hionos, a certified flight controller software solutions provider, has partnered with UAS (unmanned aerial systems) avionics and engineering company Abionica...

Jan 11, 2021
FAA’s New UAS Remote ID Rule Supported by WhiteFox

The FAA’s release of a revised final rule on UAS remote identification (RID) has been meet with approval by pioneers...

Jan 11, 2021
The Benefits of Tethered Drones

Elistair has released an article outlining the benefits of tethered drone systems, which are unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) physically connected...

Jan 08, 2021
BVLOS HF Command & Control Demonstrated with MQ-9A UAS

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has performed what it claims is the first Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) high-frequency...

Jan 08, 2021
New Range of Rhomboidal-Wing UAVs Unveiled

FLY-R has launched a new range of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) based on a rhomboidal-wing configuration. The design was first...

Jan 08, 2021
uAvionix Technologies Flown on Zephyr HAPS UAV

uAvionix’ ping200X ADS-B transponder and truFYX GPS receiver have both been successfully integrated and flown by launch customer Airbus aboard...

Jan 06, 2021
Draganfly Commander Drones Selected by US Department of Agriculture

Draganfly’s Commander drones have been selected by the US Department of Agriculture for use in phenotyping and other related data...

Jan 05, 2021
Drone Integration Into European Airspace Investigated

The Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) and Information Systems Delft (ISD) are performing a multi-year study for General Atomics Aeronautical Systems,...

Jan 05, 2021
China Introduces National Standard for UAS Delivery Services

China’s State Post Bureau has issued a Specification for Express Delivery Service by Unmanned Aircraft, which is the country’s first...

Jan 05, 2021
New UAS Integrated with Rajant Wireless Mesh Network Node

xCraft’s MATRIX R and PANADRONE R Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) are integrated with Rajant’s smallest and lightest BreadCrumb, the DX2, to enable...

Jan 05, 2021
First Autonomous Drone Field Lab in EU Opened

The High Tech Campus Eindhoven (HTCE) technology park has begun construction of new onsite digital infrastructure for advanced autonomous aviation...

Jan 05, 2021
Elsight Secures Funding for BVLOS Drone Connectivity Technology

Elsight has successfully completed a funding round that has secured $8.3M for the company to fuel its growth through the...

Dec 31, 2020
Counter-Drone Technology Supports U.S. Army Exercise

DroneShield has provided several of its C-UAS (counter-unmanned aerial systems) solutions for dismounted, mounted, and fixed-site drone detection in support...

Dec 31, 2020
BVLOS Drone Operations Conducted Over North Sea

uAvionix’ ping200X transponder and truFYX GPS receiver have recently been used by UAS (unmanned aerial systems) operators Flylogix to conduct...

Dec 31, 2020
Industrial Drone Achieves FAA Type Certification Milestone

Union Robotics has achieved a milestone on the path to FAA type certification for its Meadowhawk dielectric industrial UAV (unmanned...

Dec 31, 2020
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