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

Transportable Unmanned Traffic Management Capability Announced

Altitude Angel and Inmarsat have entered into a partnership to develop and deliver a “pop-up” advanced flight tracking and management...

Jun 10, 2020
Intelligent Energy Expands UAV Fuel Cell Distribution into Korea

Intelligent Energy has established an agreement with Korean drone technology developer Hogreen Air for the distribution of Intelligent Energy’s lightweight...

Jun 10, 2020
Drone Detection Trials Undertaken at Kennedy Space Center

Moog’s Space and Defense Group has provided its Gauntlet counter-UAS (unmanned aerial system) technology in aid of NASA drone detection...

Jun 09, 2020
Australia’s Largest UAS Test Range Under Development

QinetiQ Australia has been awarded a contract by the Queensland Government to design and construct a dedicated flight test range...

Jun 09, 2020
Liteye Launches New Counter-UAS Field Operations Division

Liteye Systems has formed a new Field Operations division to provide consultation, fielding, training, services, and support operations for all...

Jun 09, 2020
Elistair Unveils New Tethered Drone Station

Elistair has released its newest and most advanced tethering station for commercial drones, the Safe-T 2. Providing improved power efficiency...

Jun 09, 2020
US DoD Orders AVT CUAS Systems

Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) has entered into an agreement with a United States Department of Defense customer to provide numerous...

Jun 09, 2020
MN-MIMO Radio Technology Integrated into Tethered UAS

Silvus Technologies’ MN-MIMO (Mobile Networked Multiple Input & Multiple Output) radio technology has been integrated into Unmanned Systems and Solutions’...

Jun 09, 2020
Martin UAV V-BAT Delivered to U.S. Army

Martin UAV’s V-BAT VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) ducted-fan UAS (unmanned aerial system) has been delivered to the U.S. Army’s...

Jun 06, 2020
Fixed-Wing UAS Performs Radiation Research at Fukushima

UAV Factory has signed a contract to provide its Penguin C unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to Japanese company Clear-Pulse, which...

Jun 06, 2020
Detect-and-Avoid Technology Enables UK BVLOS Drone Trials

Iris Automation’s Casia computer-vision-based Detect-and-Avoid (DAA) technology is being integrated into UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) operated by drone delivery service...

Jun 06, 2020
RIEGL Provides Drone LiDAR Mapping & Surveying Solutions

RIEGL, a leading developer and manufacturer of professional solutions for UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)-based LiDAR surveying, has partnered with Unmanned...

Jun 05, 2020
AVT Supplies Counter-UAS Systems to Thai Defense Agency

Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) has entered into an agreement to supply its eXpeditionary Mobile Air Defense Integrated System (X-MADIS) counter-drone...

Jun 05, 2020
Robotic Skies to Support Autonodyne’s Autonomous UAVs

Robotic Skies has entered into a partnership with unmanned aviation engineering firm Autonodyne in order to develop field maintenance and...

Jun 05, 2020
New Integrated Cloud-Based Drone Management Software Launched

Sky-Drones Technologies, a developer of professional full-stack avionics solutions for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), has launched its new Sky-Drones Cloud...

Jun 04, 2020
AI-Based Real-Time Drone Tracking & ID Software Released

DroneShield has released its new camera-based software for the real-time detection, tracking and identification of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). With...

Jun 04, 2020
Rapid COVID-19 Test Delivery Performed by Drone

Quantum-Systems GmbH, in conjunction with specialist medical laboratory Becker & Kollegen, has tested the delivery via drone of COVID-19 test...

Jun 03, 2020
UAS Performs State of Emergency Surveillance

Threod Systems’ Eos C unmanned aerial system (UAS) has been used by police forces in Järva County, Estonia, working with...

Jun 02, 2020
Inspired Flight Develops Multirotor Drones for Professional Applications

Inspired Flight, a leading manufacturer of professional U.S.-made multirotor drones for commercial, industrial, and federal applications, has partnered with Unmanned...

May 31, 2020
CR Flight Introduce Counter-Rotating Electric Drone Motors

CR Flight has developed a revolutionary new counter-rotating (CR) motor technology designed for both vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) and...

May 31, 2020
Applanix and Riegl Develop UAV LiDAR Mapping Solution

Applanix and Riegl have collaborated to develop a LiDAR mapping solution for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) that provides high accuracy...

May 31, 2020
Drone Delivery Trialled to Support UK COVID-19 Response

Thales has partnered with drone delivery provider Skyports and UAV manufacturer Wingcopter to trial the delivery of urgent medical cargo,...

May 31, 2020
Microdrones Upgrades Drone Surveying Solutions

Microdrones has launched a series of new features and upgrades to the company’s UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)-based surveying solutions. The...

May 31, 2020
AI and Drone Technology to Enhance Search and Rescue in Canada

Kongsberg Geospatial has partnered with Larus Technologies and the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association of Canada (CASARA) in order...

May 31, 2020
Triad High Power Radio Integrated into Tactical Mini-UAS

Triad‘s THPR high-powered integrated radio system has been selected by Bluebird Aero Systems for integration into the SpyLite electric mini-UAS...

May 30, 2020
Unmanned Traffic Management System Launched in Germany

Droniq has launched a fully operational unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) traffic management system (UTM) in Germany, allowing drones to be...

May 30, 2020
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