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 Drone Airframe Design Uses Additive Moulding

Skydio has partnered with manufacturing technology firm Arris to develop a new drone airframe design that leverages Arris’ Additive Molding...

Dec 31, 2020
First Flight Performed with New Global Hawk UAV Ground Station

Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully completed the first flight with its Global Hawk UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) using the new...

Dec 31, 2020
BAE Systems Unveils Nano ‘Bug’ Drone

BAE Systems, in collaboration with UAVTEK, has developed a nano “Bug” drone weighing just 196g and boasting a 2km range....

Dec 29, 2020
FAA Issues Remote ID Drone Rules

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced long-awaited final rules for Unmanned Aircraft (UAS, UAV, drones)....

Dec 29, 2020
Autonomous Transport Drone Carries 110 lb Payload

Bell’s Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) has completed a test flight carrying 110 lbs. of payload over an 8-mile route at their...

Dec 29, 2020
uAvionix Develops Communications, Navigation & Surveillance Solutions for UAS

uAvionix, a leading developer of safety solutions for the unmanned aviation industry, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”) to...

Dec 23, 2020
Loyal Wingman UAS Conducts First High-Speed Taxi Test

Boeing Australia, in conjunction with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), has completed the first high-speed taxi test of the...

Dec 23, 2020
Prototype Drone Airspace Management System Tested

Thales and Telstra have jointly developed a prototype of a system designed to safely integrate manned and unmanned aircraft operations,...

Dec 23, 2020
Tethered Drone-Based LTE Network Deployed

COMSovereign’s Drone Aviation business unit has delivered its first fully integrated LTE network, based on a new tethered drone-based aerial...

Dec 22, 2020
Hermes StarLiner UAS Selected for Environmental Protection in Canada

Elbit Systems’ Hermes StarLiner Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) has been selected by Public Services and Procurement Canada, on behalf of...

Dec 22, 2020
New OEM Drone Detect-And-Avoid Solution Developed

Sagetech Avionics has partnered with embedded computing specialist Hover, Inc. to provide an onboard detect-and-avoid (DAA) solution for OEMs of...

Dec 21, 2020
RIEGL USA Relocates to New Headquarters

RIEGL USA has relocated to a new state-of-the-art headquarters and training center in Winter Garden, Florida. The new premises have...

Dec 21, 2020
Battlefield UAV Communications System Reaches Combat Flight Milestone

Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) gateway system, which is currently flown on four EQ-4B Block 20 Global...

Dec 18, 2020
Article: Why Drone Operators Must Train, Think and Act Like Crewed Aircraft Pilots

Commercial drone insurance provider Global Aerospace has released an article focusing on the benefits of a mindset among drone operators,...

Dec 18, 2020
AttritableONE UAV Flies in Formation with Fighter Aircraft

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has successfully completed a flight test with its AttritableONE UAS (unmanned aerial system), also known...

Dec 18, 2020
Portable Test Stand Developed for UAV Wankel Engine

Sky Power has developed a portable test stand for the company’s SP-180 SRE hybrid Wankel UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) engine....

Dec 18, 2020
Threod Systems Releases New Pneumatic UAV Launcher

Threod Systems has developed a new pneumatic launcher for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), the CATA. The launcher operates even in...

Dec 17, 2020
Robotic Skies to Expand Drone Support Services

Robotic Skies has received a new round of investment funding that will enable the company to continue to grow its...

Dec 16, 2020
ARS Develops Inspection Drones & Mobile Command Centres

Aerial Response Solutions (ARS), a leading developer of long-range drones and mobile UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) command centers, has partnered...

Dec 16, 2020
New Oil-free Turbojet Engine for Tactical UAVs

PBS AEROSPACE Inc has introduced an oil-free variant of its TJ100 turbojet engine, the TJ100P. It has been developed in...

Dec 16, 2020
DARPA Gremlins UAS Project Completes Third Flight Test

DARPA has performed the third series of flight tests with its unmanned X-61A Gremlins Air Vehicles (GAVs). Each of the...

Dec 16, 2020
Iris Automation to Expand BVLOS and UAV AI Capabilities

Iris Automation has successfully secured $13 million in venture capital funding to further the development of advanced detection systems used...

Dec 16, 2020
UAVOS Tests New Heavy-Lift Unmanned Helicopter

UAVOS has performed the first successful flight of the Alpin UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), an unmanned helicopter developed in conjunction...

Dec 15, 2020
Sunhillo Develops Tracking & Monitoring Technology for UAVs

Sunhillo, a global leader in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveillance, monitoring and tracking, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”)...

Dec 15, 2020
New Modular Fixed-Wing & VTOL UAS Demonstrated

UKRSPECSYSTEMS has recently conducted demonstration flights for foreign government representatives with its PD-2 UAS (unmanned aerial system). The company’s new...

Dec 15, 2020
Extended Range Antenna Introduced for UAS Command & Control

AeroVironment has introduced an Extended Range Antenna (ERA) in a lightweight, portable form factor that expands UAS command and control...

Dec 14, 2020
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