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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

Parachute System Developed for DJI M300 Drones
Parachute System Developed for DJI M300 Drones

Drone Rescue Systems has launched a new parachute system for DJI’s Matrice 300 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Weighing only 490g,...

Oct 21, 2020
SeaGuardian UAS Validation Flights Begin in Japan
SeaGuardian UAS Validation Flights Begin in Japan

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has begun a series of test flights in Japan’s Aomori Prefecture with the company’s...

Oct 20, 2020
IMSAR Develops High-Performance Synthetic Aperture Radars for UAVs
IMSAR Develops High-Performance Synthetic Aperture Radars for UAVs

IMSAR, a leading developer of low-SWaP (size, weight and power) synthetic aperture radar systems for unmanned aerial vehicles, has partnered...

Oct 20, 2020
UAV Propulsion Tech to Market Mejzlik Propellers
UAV Propulsion Tech to Market Mejzlik Propellers

UAV Propulsion Tech has entered into an agreement with Czech firm Mejzlik Propellers to market their advanced propeller solutions for...

Oct 20, 2020
YellowScan Launches Updated UAV LiDAR System
YellowScan Launches Updated UAV LiDAR System

YellowScan has launched the new updated version of its Mapper LiDAR solution for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) , which now...

Oct 19, 2020
Ballard Unmanned Systems Acquired by Honeywell
Ballard Unmanned Systems Acquired by Honeywell

Ballard Unmanned Systems, a developer of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell products for unmanned aerial systems (UAS), is being...

Oct 17, 2020
Phase One Announces Firmware Update for UAV Imaging Cameras
Phase One Announces Firmware Update for UAV Imaging Cameras

Phase One has announced the forthcoming release of version 4 of the firmware for its iXM and iXM-RS professional drone...

Oct 16, 2020
Casia UAS DAA Solution Approved for BVLOS Power Line Inspection
Casia UAS DAA Solution Approved for BVLOS Power Line Inspection

Iris Automation’s Casia onboard detect-and-avoid (DAA) solution has been integrated into drones owned by MVT Geo-solutions that have been granted...

Oct 15, 2020
Schiebel Pacific Expands Capabilities in Australia
Schiebel Pacific Expands Capabilities in Australia

Schiebel Pacific has begun expanding its business following increased demand for the company’s CAMCOPTER S-100 Vertical Take Off and Landing...

Oct 14, 2020
Solar HAPS UAV Surpasses 60,000 Feet
Solar HAPS UAV Surpasses 60,000 Feet

AeroVironment has announced that, in conjunction with HAPSMobile, it has successfully completed a test flight with the Sunglider solar-powered high-altitude...

Oct 14, 2020
Command & Control Software Upgraded for Gray Eagle ER UAS
Command & Control Software Upgraded for Gray Eagle ER UAS

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has introduced a new laptop-based interface for its Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned...

Oct 14, 2020
Security Enhancements Allow UAS Flight Planning Solution to be Used in US and EU
Security Enhancements Allow UAS Flight Planning Solution to be Used in US and EU

Esri has introduced new capabilities for its Site Scan unmanned aerial systems (UAS) flight planning and processing solution that will...

Oct 11, 2020
RIEGL Unveils New UAV LiDAR Scanners
RIEGL Unveils New UAV LiDAR Scanners

RIEGL has developed two new airborne LiDAR scanners developed specifically for use on UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles). The new products...

Oct 11, 2020
New Enterprise Drone Solution Features Auterion Software
New Enterprise Drone Solution Features Auterion Software

Auterion and Freefly Systems have launched the Astro Enterprise Drone Solution, combining their respective expertise in hardware and software to...

Oct 10, 2020
UAVOS Tests HAPS UAV Flight Control System
UAVOS Tests HAPS UAV Flight Control System

UAVOS has successfully tested the flight control system for its ApusDuo high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), confirming that...

Oct 10, 2020
Fuel Cell Power Module Integrated into Long-Endurance Heavy Lift UAV
Fuel Cell Power Module Integrated into Long-Endurance Heavy Lift UAV

Intelligent Energy’s (IE) 2.4kW Fuel Cell Power Module (FCPM) has been integrated into ISS Aerospace’s heavy-lift fuel cell powered UAV...

Oct 10, 2020
Steadicopter Develops Autonomous Helicopter UAVs for Tactical Applications
Steadicopter Develops Autonomous Helicopter UAVs for Tactical Applications

Steadicopter, a leading designer and manufacturer of fully autonomous rotary unmanned aerial systems (UAS), has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology...

Oct 10, 2020
Fixed-Wing UAV Incorporates Cloud-Penetrating SAR
Fixed-Wing UAV Incorporates Cloud-Penetrating SAR

Skyeton has enhanced the ISR (Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) capabilities of its Raybird-3 fixed-wing unmanned aerial system (UAS) with the...

Oct 10, 2020
SKELDAR V-150 VTOL UAS Completes First Remote Autonomous Flight
SKELDAR V-150 VTOL UAS Completes First Remote Autonomous Flight

UMS SKELDAR has successfully achieved remote automatic flight with its V-150 VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) UAS (unmanned aerial system)...

Oct 10, 2020
Dedrone Launches Next-Generation Drone Detection Sensor
Dedrone Launches Next-Generation Drone Detection Sensor

Dedrone has launched its next-generation drone detection solution, the RF-360, which detects, classifies and localizes unwanted or malicious drones via...

Oct 09, 2020
Rapid Delivery System Released for Multirotor Drones
Rapid Delivery System Released for Multirotor Drones

A2Z Drone Delivery has launched the RDS1 (Rapid Delivery System), a tethered freefall drone delivery mechanism available as an add-on...

Oct 09, 2020
New Hybrid-Electric Technologies for UAVs Under Development
New Hybrid-Electric Technologies for UAVs Under Development

LiquidPiston has received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant from the U.S. Army to develop its X-Engine...

Oct 09, 2020
UAV Real-Time Operating System Achieves First Flight
UAV Real-Time Operating System Achieves First Flight

Mannarino Systems & Software has successfully tested its M-RTOS real-time operating system on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) fully controlled...

Oct 08, 2020
Advanced Comms Payload Pod Tested on MQ-9 UAS
Advanced Comms Payload Pod Tested on MQ-9 UAS

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has successfully completed initial operational assessment of the Rosetta Echo Advanced Payloads (REAP) pod...

Oct 07, 2020
New Motor Module Released for Commercial UAVs
New Motor Module Released for Commercial UAVs

IQ Motion Control has launched the Vertiq 6806, a high-performance motor module for commercial UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and robotics....

Oct 06, 2020
Autonomous Pod Transport UAS Completes BVLOS Mission
Autonomous Pod Transport UAS Completes BVLOS Mission

Bell Textron has successfully completed a test flight of its Bell APT (Autonomous Pod Transport) 70 UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)...

Oct 05, 2020
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