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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

New Drones Designed for Climate Change Research & Anti-Poaching
New Drones Designed for Climate Change Research & Anti-Poaching

The University of Southampton has announced that its engineering department has launched a new student-led research programme to develop new...

Dec 23, 2019
61 Megapixel Camera Integrated on VTOL Mapping UAV
61 Megapixel Camera Integrated on VTOL Mapping UAV

Vertical Technologies, a manufacturer of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for commercial and professional applications, has announced that it has...

Dec 23, 2019
Drone Delivery Demonstrations Begin at Large Industrial Centre
Drone Delivery Demonstrations Begin at Large Industrial Centre

Flirtey has announced that it has begun routine drone delivery demonstrations in a designated area inside the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center...

Dec 23, 2019
Unmanned Traffic Management Solution for BVLOS UAVs Under Development
Unmanned Traffic Management Solution for BVLOS UAVs Under Development

Lockheed Martin Canada CDL Systems and UAS (unmanned aerial systems) service provider Canadian UAVs have announced that the two companies...

Dec 19, 2019
Long-Distance UAV Data Link Created with Smart Radio
Long-Distance UAV Data Link Created with Smart Radio

Doodle Labs, a developer of long-range broadband communications for industrial Internet of Things (IoT) applications, has confirmed that an S-Band...

Dec 17, 2019
Collins Aerospace Develops Camera Payloads & Autopilots for UAVs
Collins Aerospace Develops Camera Payloads & Autopilots for UAVs

Collins Aerospace, a leading developer of imaging and flight management solutions for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and drones, has partnered...

Dec 17, 2019
NATO Unmanned Helikites Extend Range of USVs
NATO Unmanned Helikites Extend Range of USVs

Airborne Communications, a provider of over-the-horizon aerial communications solutions, has announced that it has provided NATO with unmanned Helikites that...

Dec 17, 2019
Drone-Based Reseeding Service Gains BVLOS Approval
Drone-Based Reseeding Service Gains BVLOS Approval

DroneSeed, a startup that uses drone swarms to deliver seed payloads to restore forests and rangelands after wildfires, has announced...

Dec 16, 2019
Modernization Contracts Awarded for US Army Gray Eagle ER UAS
Modernization Contracts Awarded for US Army Gray Eagle ER UAS

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that it has been awarded multiple contracts by the U.S. Army to...

Dec 16, 2019
Microturbine Generator for Electric UAVs Demonstrated
Microturbine Generator for Electric UAVs Demonstrated

UAV Turbines, Inc. (UAVT), a developer of microturbine technology for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced that it successfully demonstrated...

Dec 12, 2019
Remote ID Drone Tracking Standard to be Published
Remote ID Drone Tracking Standard to be Published

Standards organization ASTM International has announced that it will publish a new standard that aims to facilitate identification and tracking...

Dec 12, 2019
MQ-9 Maritime Surveillance Capabilities Demonstrated in Greece
MQ-9 Maritime Surveillance Capabilities Demonstrated in Greece

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that it has begun a series of demonstration flights with its MQ-9...

Dec 10, 2019
Microdrones UAS Adopted by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Microdrones UAS Adopted by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Microdrones has announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Sacramento District’s aviation team has selected the company’s mdMapper1000DG...

Dec 10, 2019
First BVLOS UAV Flight Performed Solely with Onboard DAA
First BVLOS UAV Flight Performed Solely with Onboard DAA

Applied Aeronautics has announced that its Albatross UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) has been used by the Kansas Department of Transportation’s...

Dec 09, 2019
SkyGuardian UAS Chosen for Australian Defence Force
SkyGuardian UAS Chosen for Australian Defence Force

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that the Australian Government has selected the company’s MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned aerial...

Dec 05, 2019
Drone Aviation Merges with 5G Telecoms Firm
Drone Aviation Merges with 5G Telecoms Firm

Drone Aviation Holding Corp., a developer of unmanned tethered aerial monitoring and communications platforms, has announced that it has closed...

Dec 05, 2019
Field Training Conducted with X-MADIS Counter-Drone System
Field Training Conducted with X-MADIS Counter-Drone System

Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) has announced that it has recently undertaken comprehensive field training exercises with its X-MADIS Fixed Site...

Dec 05, 2019
Drone Cargo Delivery Trialled in China
Drone Cargo Delivery Trialled in China

Airbus and XAG have announced that the two companies have tested their jointly-developed drone cargo service in Guangzhou, China. A...

Dec 03, 2019
Threod UAVs Participate in Search & Rescue Exercise
Threod UAVs Participate in Search & Rescue Exercise

Threod Systems has announced that its Stream and Titan unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have participated in a joint exercise involving...

Dec 03, 2019
Acecore Selects Robotic Skies for UAS Maintenance & Repair
Acecore Selects Robotic Skies for UAS Maintenance & Repair

Acecore Technologies, a designer and manufacturer of professional unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), has announced that it has partnered with Robotic...

Dec 03, 2019
New Fixed-Wing Mapping UAS Launched
New Fixed-Wing Mapping UAS Launched

Hitec Commercial Solutions, a designer and manufacturer of professional UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) solutions for a wide variety of aerial...

Dec 03, 2019
Leonardo Invests in Solar-Powered Heavy-Lift Drone
Leonardo Invests in Solar-Powered Heavy-Lift Drone

Leonardo has announced that it has invested in Skydweller Aero Inc., a start-up specialising in large-scale solar-powered unmanned air systems...

Nov 28, 2019
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