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

Safety Augmentation System for UAS Developed

Abionica Solutions has unveiled PrimeCor, a new safety augmentation system for UAS (unmanned aerial systems) that detects errors and failures...

Nov 10, 2020
Drone Inspection & Survey Provider Selects Flock Insurance

Flock has been selected by drone inspection and survey service provider Sky-Futures as the company’s drone insurance partner. Sky-Futures has...

Nov 10, 2020
Drones for Mining: Use Cases, Benefits and Trends

Iris Automation has released the following article outlining the adoption of UAS (unmanned aerial systems) technology by the mining industry....

Nov 09, 2020
Whitepaper: Rapid Photogrammetry Workflow For UAV Direct Georeferencing

Microdrones has released a whitepaper presenting the FORMap tool from the company’s mdInfinity geospatial data processing tool for UAVs (unmanned...

Nov 09, 2020
Royal Marines Train With Advanced Autonomous Technology

The UK Royal Navy’s Littoral Strike Group has trialled innovative and experimental equipment, including drones and autonomous systems, off the...

Nov 07, 2020
New Long-Endurance Tethered Drone System Unveiled

Elistair has announced that it has developed the Orion 2, a new tethered unmanned aerial system (UAS) designed for military,...

Nov 06, 2020
AI for UAV Failure Prediction and Emergency Landing

Black Swift Technologies (BST) has released the following article about technology developed by the company that will allow unmanned aerial...

Nov 05, 2020
Sagetech UAV Transponders Support ArduPilot Autopilot Software

Sagetech Avionics has integrated its UAV (unmanned aerial vehicles) transponders with leading open source autopilot software ArduPilot. The integration was...

Nov 05, 2020
Penguin C Mk 2 Tactical UAS Unveiled

Edge Autonomy has launched an upgraded version of its Penguin C small tactical UAS (unmanned aerial system). The Mk 2...

Nov 03, 2020
SOARIZON Develops Advanced Drone Mission Planning & Management Software

SOARIZON, the developer of a leading comprehensive UAS (unmanned aerial systems) operational management solution for drone pilots and organisations, has...

Nov 02, 2020
Work to Continue on RF Resource Manager for UAVs

Perspecta Labs has been awarded a contract to work on phase 3 of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s...

Oct 31, 2020
CUAS Simulation and Training System Launched

Liteye Systems, in conjunction with Numerica and AEgis Technologies Group, has developed a high-fidelity C-UAS (Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems) modeling, simulation...

Oct 31, 2020
UAV Hydrogen Tank Receives U.S. DoT Approval

Doosan Mobility Innovation’s (DMI) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) hydrogen cylinder tank has received approval from the United States Department of...

Oct 31, 2020
UAS Monitoring Deployed at Port of Antwerp

Nordic Unmanned has provided its UAS (unmanned aerial system) services via the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to port authorities...

Oct 31, 2020
Remote UAS Swarm Launching Technology Demonstrated

Blue Bear has successfully demonstrated its new remote launch technology for multiple UAS (unmanned aerial vehicles), which allows operators anywhere...

Oct 30, 2020
Sagetech Avionics Expands International Distributor Network

Sagetech Avionics has expanded its network of distributors for its unmanned aerial systems (UAS) safety solutions through new agreements with...

Oct 29, 2020
Construction Begins on First Australian Triton UAS

Northrop Grumman has begun construction of Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial system (UAS). The MQ-4C, the product of a...

Oct 29, 2020
BAE Systems to Develop Attritable Air Vehicle Systems for USAF

BAE Systems has been awarded a contract to develop attritable unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the U.S. Air Force’s Skyborg...

Oct 29, 2020
SOARIZON Adds New Collaborative Features for Drone Businesses

SOARIZON has launched a comprehensive suite of new features for its UAS (unmanned aerial systems) operational management solution. The new...

Oct 29, 2020
Switchable Multi-Fuel Operation for UAV Engines

RCV Engines has released a technical article outlining the development of switchable multi-fuel technology for their engines for small unmanned...

Oct 27, 2020
Virtual Base Station Feature Released for GNSS & INS Post-Processing Software

SBG Systems has released a Virtual Base Station feature for its Qinertia post-processing software. Qinertia provides access to offline RTK...

Oct 26, 2020
UAVOS Begins Testing of Converted Unmanned Helicopter

UAVOS has begun testing of its UVH-500 unmanned aerial system (UAS), which is based on the manned CH-7 helicopter manufactured...

Oct 26, 2020
US Army UAVs to Gain Enhanced Encrypted Communications

Viasat and AeroVironment have partnered on a project funded by the U.S. Army Reconfigurable Communications for Small Unmanned Systems (RCSUS)...

Oct 25, 2020
European Border & Coast Guard Agency Selects Heron UAV for Maritime Surveillance

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Airbus Defence and Space Airborne Solutions (ADAS) have been awarded a contract by the European...

Oct 25, 2020
FAA TSO Application Filed for World’s First Certified Drone Transponder

uAvionix has filed a Technical Standard Order (TSO) application with the FAA’s Aircraft Certification Office (ACO) for its ping200X Mode...

Oct 23, 2020
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