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

ADS-B Transponder Enables Controlled Airspace UAV Flight

Sagetech Avionics‘ ADS-B transponder has been utilised in a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) that performed a continuous flight of over...

May 30, 2020
Anti-Jamming GNSS System Launched

Meteksan Defence has launched its new Anti-Jamming GNSS System, designed for military and defense platforms such as UAVs (unmanned aerial...

May 28, 2020
Mejzlik Propellers Develops Custom Carbon-Fiber Drone Propellers

Mejzlik Propellers, a leading designer and manufacturer of custom propellers for unmanned aerial systems (UAS), has partnered with Unmanned Systems...

May 27, 2020
Automated Rice Seeding Drone Introduced

XAG has demonstrated direct rice seeding via unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), as part of an initiative to offset labour shortages...

May 27, 2020
UAV-Based Contact Inspection for Infrastructure Under Development

Near Earth Autonomy has been awarded a contract by NASA to develop unmanned aerial system (UAS)-based close-proximity and contact sensing...

May 27, 2020
Deep Learning Algorithms Used for Counter-UAS Systems

Citadel Defense, a developer of full-spectrum counter-drone solutions, has released new software that uses deep learning neural networks to protect...

May 27, 2020
Drone Delivers Package to World’s Largest Vessel

A drone has been used to conduct a delivery of a parts consignment to Pioneering Spirit, a construction vessel owned...

May 26, 2020
Drones Used to Predict Flash Flooding in Alaska

A climate research team from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Climate Adaptation Science Center has used drones to track the...

May 25, 2020
UAVOS Expands Family of Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance UAVs

UAVOS, in collaboration with King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) in Saudi Arabia, is developing a next-generation model...

May 25, 2020
Experimental UAV Endurance Record Test Flight Concludes

UAV Factory has reported that an experimental 25 kg VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) owned by...

May 25, 2020
Teledyne Optech Provides Advanced LiDAR Sensors for UAVs

Teledyne Optech, a leading provider of advanced LiDAR scanning sensors for survey-grade UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) aerial mapping, surveying and...

May 25, 2020
DroneShield Counter-UAS System Selected for EU Police Forces

DroneShield’s DroneGun Tactical system has been selected as the preferred counter-UAS (unmanned aerial system) solution for a range of police...

May 24, 2020
Automated Commercial Drone Operations Approved Over Singapore

Airobotics has received approval to operate unmanned aerial systems (UAS) over Singapore, in conjunction with the Home Team Science &...

May 24, 2020
Hexacopter Drone for Commercial & Federal Applications Unveiled

  Inspired Flight Technologies has introduced the IF1000, a hexacopter unmanned aerial vehicle with a payload capacity of 3.5kg (7.7lb)...

May 23, 2020
High Energy Batteries Tested for HAPS UAV Applications

Sion Power has successfully tested its Licerion High Energy (HE) lithium-metal rechargeable batteries, designed for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) such...

May 23, 2020
U.S. Army Upgrades UAS Ground Control Station

Leidos has been awarded a contract by the U.S. government’s General Services Administration (GSA) to provide software upgrades for the...

May 23, 2020
Full HD EO/IR Aerial Surveillance System Launched

Octopus ISR Systems has launched the Epsilon 180, a state-of-the-art Full HD electro-optical and mid-wave infrared (EO/MWIR) camera payload featuring...

May 23, 2020
Autel Wins Patent Dispute Against DJI

International law firm Steptoe has secured a significant trial victory for Autel Robotics USA at the US International Trade Commission...

May 22, 2020
New U.S. Distributor Selected for Microdrones Mapping & Survey Systems

Ideal Blasting Supply has joined the network of distributors for Microdrones unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and accessories for mapping and...

May 22, 2020
Patent Granted for New Drone Delivery Mechanism

Flirtey has been granted a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a new system enabling safe...

May 21, 2020
Upgraded Tactical Drone Camera Gimbal Under Development

Trillium Engineering has begun flight testing of its new HD gimbaled camera system for small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), the...

May 20, 2020
New Drone Automation Software Launched for Large-Scale Industrial Operations

DroneInch has launched version 3.0 of its AI-powered drone automation software, featuring new analytics capabilities for gathering vital insights from...

May 20, 2020
Millimeter-Level Accuracy for ATMOS Hybrid VTOL UAV

Xsens has released a case study detailing how its MTi-G-710-GNSS high-performance GNSS-aided inertial navigation module has been used by drone...

May 20, 2020
Case Study: Integrated INS for Drone LiDAR Scanning

OxTS, a developer of inertial sensing solutions for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and robotics, has released a case study detailing...

May 20, 2020
Open-Source Platform Released for Drone Remote ID & UTM

Altitude Angel has released Scout, an open-source project consisting of hardware and firmware that will allow UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)...

May 19, 2020
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