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

New Version of B4UFLY Drone Airspace App Released

Kittyhawk and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have announced the introduction of a new version of B4UFLY, the free mobile...

Jul 31, 2019
Unmanned Gyrocopter Cargo Transport Tested

The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) has announced that it is conducting research into automated,...

Jul 31, 2019
European GNSS Tested for Safe Civil UAS Integration

The European GNSS Agency (GSA) has announced that its Skyopener project has tested the benefits of multi-frequency GNSS and EGNOS...

Jul 31, 2019
Drone Deliveries to Secure Smart Mailboxes Tested in Antigua

Drone Delivery Systems has announced that it has partnered with the UN Ops, Antigua Computer Technology (ACT), and the government...

Jul 30, 2019
New Drone Command & Control Solution Unveiled for SAR Operations

SPH Engineering, an unmanned systems software and servics provider, has announced that it has developed a new UAV (unmanned aerial...

Jul 30, 2019
Dstl to Develop New Combat UAV for RAF

The UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), in conjunction with the RAF Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO), has announced a...

Jul 30, 2019
Satcom for BVLOS Tested with Inertial Labs GPS/INS

Inertial Labs‘ INS-P GPS-aided INS has been integrated with a Cobham AVIATOR UAV 200 satcom terminal to test satcom connectivity...

Jul 29, 2019
Hitec Develops Actuators, Quadcopter Drones and Fixed-Wing & VTOL UAVs

Hitec Commercial Solutions, a leading designer and manufacturer of actuators, as well as a supplier of fixed-wing, quadcopter and hybrid...

Jul 28, 2019
US Marine Counter-UAS System Defeats Hostile Drone

Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) has announced that a variant of its Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) family of counter-drone...

Jul 28, 2019
CAMCOPTER VTOL UAS to Perform Coast Guard Services for EMSA

Schiebel has announced that the Republic of Croatia’s Maritime Safety Directorate of the Ministry of Sea, Transport and Infrastructure has...

Jul 28, 2019
UMS SKELDAR Partners with Swedish Aviation Training School

UMS SKELDAR, a developer of Rotary Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) platforms, has announced that it has partnered with the leading...

Jul 28, 2019
UPS Announces New Drone Delivery Business

UPS has announced that it has applied to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Part 135 certification to operate...

Jul 26, 2019
Volunteer Drone Disaster Relief Program Completes First Mission

Axon, a developer of connected public safety technologies, has announced the first successful deployment of its new charitable program Axon...

Jul 26, 2019
FAA Expands Drone Authorization System to Recreational Pilots

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that it has expanded the Low Altitude Authorization and Capability (LAANC) system to...

Jul 25, 2019
New Pest Management Drones Release Biological Control Agents

UAV-IQ, a developer of unmanned agricultural management solutions, has announced that it is offering aerial biocontrol, a new integrated pest...

Jul 24, 2019
Drone Parachute System Certified for BVLOS & Flights Over People

Drone Rescue Systems GmbH has announced that it has tested its DRS-M600 parachute safety solution for DJI M600 and DJI M600 Pro...

Jul 22, 2019
Drone Aviation Delivers WASP Lite Unmanned Aerostats to US Army

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

Jul 19, 2019
Cobham to Provide Support for Royal Air Force Protector UAV

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that it has reaffirmed its collaboration with Cobham Aviation Services UK for...

Jul 19, 2019
DroneDeploy Launches Single-Platform Drone Operations Solution

DroneDeploy, an enterprise-grade drone data platform, has announced a major expansion across its products, making it a single platform for...

Jul 19, 2019
Unmanned Traffic Conflict Resolution Service Announced

Altitude Angel, a UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) technology provider, has announced it is to launch the world’s first UTM ‘conflict...

Jul 19, 2019
SafeAir UAS Parachutes Certified in Canada for Flights Over People

ParaZero Technologies, a developer of safety systems for commercial drones, has announced that its ASTM compliant SafeAir Systems for the...

Jul 17, 2019
Predator A UAV Reaches 25th Anniversary

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has announced that it has marked the 25th anniversary of its Predator A unmanned...

Jul 17, 2019
US Army Tests Enhanced Counter-UAS Capability

The U.S. Army has announced that its 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (3/1 CD) has trialled a new...

Jul 17, 2019
DroneShield Releases New Portable Drone Jammer

DroneShield Ltd. has announced that it has released the DroneGun MKIII, following extensive development in response to end-user feedback. DroneGun...

Jul 15, 2019
Applications Open for Drone X Challenge 2020 Phase II

Krypto Labs, the global innovation hub with a unique ecosystem for funding ground-breaking startups, has announced the opening of Phase...

Jul 15, 2019
New Smartphone App Enables Autonomous UAV Missions

Researchers at Cranfield University have announced the development of a smartphone app which can connect with off-the-shelf unmanned aerial vehicles...

Jul 15, 2019
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