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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

Smart Parachute System Developed for DJI M210 Drones
Smart Parachute System Developed for DJI M210 Drones

Drone Rescue Systems has developed a new smart parachute rescue system for use with DJI M210 series drones. The new...

Jun 14, 2020
Measuring Microclimate Surface Layer Physics from a Tethered Balloon
Measuring Microclimate Surface Layer Physics from a Tethered Balloon

Anemoment, a developer of compact ultrasonic anemometers for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and other platforms, has released the following article...

Jun 13, 2020
Smart Radios Installed in Tree-Planting Drone Fleet
Smart Radios Installed in Tree-Planting Drone Fleet

Doodle Labs’ Smart Radio Pro has been used to provide the communications architecture for a fleet of proprietary drones developed...

Jun 12, 2020
Microdrones UAV Operates Inside Controlled Airspace
Microdrones UAV Operates Inside Controlled Airspace

Microdrones has released a study detailing the use of their mdMapper1000DG UAS (unmanned aerial system) mapping solution to create topographic...

Jun 11, 2020
CHC Navigation Introduces BB4 UAV and AlphaUni LiDAR Series
CHC Navigation Introduces BB4 UAV and AlphaUni LiDAR Series

Multi-platform, high-accuracy 3D laser scanning solutions for geospatial and mapping professionals. CHC Navigation have announced today the launch of the...

Jun 11, 2020
Selecting Individual Components for Multirotor Drone Propulsion Systems
Selecting Individual Components for Multirotor Drone Propulsion Systems

Mejzlik Propellers has released the following article outlining the advantages of selecting individual components such as propellers for a new...

Jun 11, 2020
UAV Navigation Autopilot Tested Against Counter-Drone System
UAV Navigation Autopilot Tested Against Counter-Drone System

UAV Navigation has tested the robustness of its drone autopilot system against counter-UAS (unmanned aerial system) technologies with an Alpha...

Jun 11, 2020
Simpulse Partners with XSun to Achieve Extended Range Air-Ground Data Links
Simpulse Partners with XSun to Achieve Extended Range Air-Ground Data Links

Simpulse partners with solar drone specialist XSun to reach air-ground data links of over 100 km SDR platform developer Simpulse...

Jun 10, 2020
Transportable Unmanned Traffic Management Capability Announced
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 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
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
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 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 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
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
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 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
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
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 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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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.