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

Microdrones LiDAR UAV Conducts Airport Runway Safety Inspections

Microdrones has announced that UAS (unmanned aerial system) service provider AERIUM Analytics has used a Microdrones mdLiDAR1000 UAS to conduct...

Oct 30, 2019
NASA Global Hawk UAS Completes Flight Control Test

Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced that it has successfully completed a flight control test of a NASA Global Hawk unmanned...

Oct 30, 2019
Minimally Invasive Drone Delivery System Introduced

A2Z Drone Delivery has announced the introduction of its new UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)-based delivery platform, consisting of a multirotor...

Oct 30, 2019
Applanix Updates Post-Processing Software for UAV Surveyors

Applanix has announced that it has upgraded its POSPac post-processing software with two significant enhancements aimed at streamlining operations for...

Oct 30, 2019
Schiebel to Develop Enhanced CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS

Schiebel has announced the launch of a Capability Update Programme (CUP) which will develop an enhanced version of the company’s...

Oct 30, 2019
First Laser-Based Counter-Drone System Delivered to U.S. Air Force

Raytheon Company has announced that it has delivered the first of its new high-energy laser counter-unmanned aerial system (UAS) weapons...

Oct 30, 2019
Drone Mapping Software Developed for Emergency Response & Public Safety

Pix4D, a developer of professional drone mapping and photogrammetry software solutions, has announced the launch of Pix4Dreact, a 2D fast-mapping...

Oct 29, 2019
Unmanned Helicopter for LiDAR Applications Unveiled

UAVOS has unveiled its new UVH-25EL helicopter UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), equipped with a LiDAR payload and designed for commercial...

Oct 29, 2019
Lockheed Martin Indago 3 UAS Joins Wave Relay Ecosystem

Persistent Systems has announced that Lockheed Martin Procerus Technologies (LMPT) has joined the Wave Relay Ecosystem, a group of companies...

Oct 26, 2019
Raspberry Pi-Based ADS-B Solution for UAS Ground Stations Developed

Aerobits has announced the development of a new ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance—Broadcast) receiver solution, the AERO-RPi-HAT, based on the Raspberry...

Oct 25, 2019
Long-Distance UAS Flight Performed Through Civilian Airspaces

Maritime Robotics, a provider of unmanned surveying and monitoring solutions, has announced that one of its modified Penguin B UAVs...

Oct 24, 2019
AeroVironment to Provide Puma 3 AE UAS for U.S. Border Patrol

AeroVironment has announced that it has received a contract to provide Puma 3 AE unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and support...

Oct 23, 2019
Counter-UAS Laser Weapon System Developed

Applied Technology Associates (ATA), a developer of precision optical technologies, has announced the introduction of its new counter-drone system, LOCUST...

Oct 23, 2019
Partnership Offers UAS Upgrade Path for Safer BVLOS Operations

Robotic Skies Inc and SqwaQ Inc have signed an agreement enabling Robotic Skies Service Centres to distribute, retrofit, and provide...

Oct 22, 2019
10-Band Multispectral Drone Imaging Solution Released

MicaSense, a developer of drone sensor solutions for imaging and precision agriculture, has announced the release of the RedEdge-MX Dual...

Oct 22, 2019
AirMap UAS Monitoring Integrated with ATC Platform

Raytheon and AirMap have announced that the two companies have integrated AirMap’s unmanned aerial systems (UAS) monitoring capabilities onto a...

Oct 22, 2019
Commercial Data Capture UAV Unveiled

  TerraView has announced the unveiling of the RangePro X8 industrial unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which has been specially designed...

Oct 22, 2019
First Commercial Delivery to Residential U.S. Address Completed

FedEx has announced that, in collaboration with drone delivery company Wing Aviation, it has performed the first scheduled unmanned aerial...

Oct 21, 2019
Multi-Axis Gimbal System Released for Counter-UAV Applications

Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions has announced the introduction of a new multi-axis gimbal system designed for military and defense applications...

Oct 21, 2019
UAVOS Introduces UAV Engine Diagnostic Test Bed

UAVOS has announced that it has developed a test bed for internal combustion engines that have been specifically designed for...

Oct 21, 2019
Autonomous 18-Mile BVLOS UAS Flight Conducted

Vigilant Aerospace Systems has announced that, in conjunction with Oklahoma State University (OSU), it has conducted a UAS (unmanned aerial...

Oct 18, 2019
Autonomous Drones Used for Large-Scale Cotton Defoliation

XAG, a global agriculture technology company, has announced that it has performed a large-scale Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) spraying operation...

Oct 17, 2019
Interceptor Drones Developed for Automated Counter-UAS System

Anduril Industries, a defense and national security solutions company, has announced the launch of the Interceptor drone as part of...

Oct 15, 2019
New Puma Long-Endurance UAS Launched

AeroVironment has announced that it has launched the Puma LE (Long Endurance), the next generation of its Puma All Environment...

Oct 15, 2019
Valkyrie UAS Successfully Undertakes Third Test Flight

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has announced that, in conjunction with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), it has...

Oct 14, 2019
USSOCOM Expands Funding for Gray Eagle ER UAS

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has increased the funding ceiling...

Oct 14, 2019
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