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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

Microdrones Partners with New Distributor & Government Sales Specialist
Microdrones Partners with New Distributor & Government Sales Specialist

Microdrones has selected logistics automation and geospatial intelligence specialists MODUS (Mapping Operations and Data Unmanned Solutions) as a new distributor...

Sep 11, 2020
Sagetech Avionics Expands International Reseller Network
Sagetech Avionics Expands International Reseller Network

Sagetech Avionics has significantly expanded the international network of resellers for its military and civilian UAS (unmanned aerial systems) transponders....

Sep 10, 2020
New Unmanned Helicopters for Maritime & Law Enforcement Applications Announced
New Unmanned Helicopters for Maritime & Law Enforcement Applications Announced

Steadicopter has announced the launch of two new models of rotary UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), featuring electric-powered propulsion and VTOL...

Sep 10, 2020
YellowScan Develops Long-Range UAV LiDAR Mapping Solutions
YellowScan Develops Long-Range UAV LiDAR Mapping Solutions

YellowScan, a leading developer of professional integrated UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) LiDAR surveying solutions, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology...

Sep 10, 2020
Hermes 900 UAS Demonstrated to UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Hermes 900 UAS Demonstrated to UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency

The United Kingdom Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has performed a series of successful flight trials with the Elbit Systems...

Sep 10, 2020
High-Resolution 3D Terrain Data Integrated with UAS Ground Control Station
High-Resolution 3D Terrain Data Integrated with UAS Ground Control Station

Kongsberg Geospatial and Vricon have integrated what they claim is the world’s highest-resolution globally available 3D terrain into the ground...

Sep 09, 2020
Secure Software Released for US Enterprise & Government Drones
Secure Software Released for US Enterprise & Government Drones

Union Robotics and Solex have partnered to develop secure software for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and unmanned systems that is...

Sep 09, 2020
Unmanned Helicopter Squadron Launched for Civil Applications
Unmanned Helicopter Squadron Launched for Civil Applications

Alpha Unmanned Systems’ helicopter UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) have formed the basis for MultiFlyer, a new product from IAI that...

Sep 08, 2020
Desert Rotor Develops Rugged Field Stands for UAV GCS
Desert Rotor Develops Rugged Field Stands for UAV GCS

Desert Rotor has introduced a new rugged collapsible field stand designed to support all of the company’s HOTAS (hands on...

Sep 07, 2020
Applanix Introduces Direct Georeferencing Solution for UAV Sensor Data
Applanix Introduces Direct Georeferencing Solution for UAV Sensor Data

Applanix has introduced the Trimble AP+ Air, an OEM Direct Georeferencing solution for data gathered by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...

Sep 06, 2020
Leonardo Counter-Drone Technology Supports RAF R&D
Leonardo Counter-Drone Technology Supports RAF R&D

Leonardo has delivered the first of four complete counter-drone systems to the UK Royal Air Force (RAF), to support research...

Sep 05, 2020
Avionics Lab Developed for UAS and Urban Air Mobility
Avionics Lab Developed for UAS and Urban Air Mobility

Honeywell has developed a new next-generation avionics research and development lab for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and urban air mobility...

Sep 05, 2020
ISR Pod Integrated onto MQ-9 UAS
ISR Pod Integrated onto MQ-9 UAS

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has successfully integrated and flown the Agile Condor Pod on an MQ-9 unmanned aerial...

Sep 05, 2020
V-BAT VTOL UAS Trialled by Coast Guard
V-BAT VTOL UAS Trialled by Coast Guard

  Martin UAV has partnered with the United States Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) to test its V-BAT...

Sep 04, 2020
New US Government-Approved Commercial UAS Launched
New US Government-Approved Commercial UAS Launched

Teal has launched the Golden Eagle UAS (unmanned aerial system), a US-designed and manufactured solution that provides aerial surveillance with...

Sep 04, 2020
UTM System Tested in Norway
UTM System Tested in Norway

Avinor Air Navigation Services (ANS), in conjunction with Frequentis and Altitude Angel, is working to implement an unmanned traffic management...

Aug 31, 2020
Autonomous Passenger Plane Performs Flights Over Populated Regions
Autonomous Passenger Plane Performs Flights Over Populated Regions

Reliable Robotics has successfully completed test flights of remote-piloted passenger airplanes in United States airspace, achieving what it claims is...

Aug 31, 2020
Flock Provides Flexible Insurance for Enterprises & Drone Operators
Flock Provides Flexible Insurance for Enterprises & Drone Operators

Flock Insurance, a global provider of commercial drone insurance and drone liability insurance, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”)...

Aug 31, 2020
World’s First Full-Scale Offshore UAV Delivery Carried Out
World’s First Full-Scale Offshore UAV Delivery Carried Out

Schiebel and Nordic Unmanned have carried out what is claimed to be the world’s first full-scale offshore UAV (unmanned aerial-vehicle)...

Aug 31, 2020
High-Resolution UAV LiDAR Sensor for Corridor Mapping Introduced
High-Resolution UAV LiDAR Sensor for Corridor Mapping Introduced

Teledyne Optech has introduced the CM2000, the latest addition to its Galaxy family of LiDAR sensors for UAVs (unmanned aerial...

Aug 30, 2020
Autonomous Tethered Drone Solution Developed for Law Enforcement
Autonomous Tethered Drone Solution Developed for Law Enforcement

Public safety technology provider Axon has partnered with tethered UAS (unmanned aerial systems) solutions developer Fotokite to provide a new...

Aug 30, 2020
Dual-Rotor Coaxial Drones Delivered to Launch Customer
Dual-Rotor Coaxial Drones Delivered to Launch Customer

Ascent AeroSystems has completed the final delivery of its Spirit dual-rotor coaxial drones to launch customer Dynetics. The Spirit UAV...

Aug 30, 2020
Vehicle-Towed Counter-UAS System Launched
Vehicle-Towed Counter-UAS System Launched

Liteye Systems has launched the new Trailer Anti-UAS Defense System (T-AUDS), a counter-drone solution that provides both fixed-site and on-the-move...

Aug 30, 2020
New Dual Thermal Camera Drone Payload Launched
New Dual Thermal Camera Drone Payload Launched

FLIR has launched the Vue TZ20, a high-resolution dual thermal sensor gimbal designed specially for the DJI Matrice V2 200...

Aug 28, 2020
Second DARPA Gremlins Program UAS Successfully Tested
Second DARPA Gremlins Program UAS Successfully Tested

Dynetics has successfully tested a second X-61A Gremlins Air Vehicle (GAV) in support of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s...

Aug 27, 2020
Insitu Pacific Develops Tactical UAS Solution for Australian Army
Insitu Pacific Develops Tactical UAS Solution for Australian Army

Insitu Pacific has partnered with Nova Systems to develop a proposed solution for Phase 3 of the Australian Army’s LAND...

Aug 27, 2020
Advancing Unmanned Systems Through Strategic Collaboration UST works with major OEMs to foster collaboration and increase engagement with SMEs, to accelerate innovation and drive unmanned systems capabilities forward.