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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

Integrated RF System for UAVs Under Development
Integrated RF System for UAVs Under Development

Perspecta Inc., a technology services company, has announced that its applied research arm, Perspecta Labs, has been awarded a prime...

Aug 28, 2019
DoD Awards Contract for Tethered UAS
DoD Awards Contract for Tethered UAS
Aug 28, 2019
GA-ASI to Conduct Unmanned Flights with Ground-Based Sense and Avoid
GA-ASI to Conduct Unmanned Flights with Ground-Based Sense and Avoid

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that it has received a Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA) from...

Aug 28, 2019
Insight article: Fixed Wing vs. VTOL UAS for Maritime Missions
Insight article: Fixed Wing vs. VTOL UAS for Maritime Missions
Aug 27, 2019
Transformable Multi-Domain Autonomous Unmanned System Unveiled
Transformable Multi-Domain Autonomous Unmanned System Unveiled

Robotic Research LLC, a developer of autonomy and robotic technologies, has announced the unveiling of Pegasus, a transformable autonomous UAS/UGV...

Aug 27, 2019
NovAtel’s RTK Positioning Solution Selected for Agricultural Spraying Drones
NovAtel’s RTK Positioning Solution Selected for Agricultural Spraying Drones

NovAtel, a developer of high-precision GPS and GNSS positioning technologies for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and unmanned systems, has released...

Aug 27, 2019
UAS Capabilities Demonstrated to Royal Air Force
UAS Capabilities Demonstrated to Royal Air Force

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced that it has given a flight demonstration of its MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned aerial system...

Aug 26, 2019
Case Study: GNSS/INS Integration for 3D Aerial LiDAR Mapping
Case Study: GNSS/INS Integration for 3D Aerial LiDAR Mapping

Inertial Sense, a provider of micro inertial navigation solutions for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and autonomous systems, has released a...

Aug 23, 2019
Hybrid VTOL UAV Released with Autonomous Charging
Hybrid VTOL UAV Released with Autonomous Charging
Aug 23, 2019
UAVOS Develops New ISR Unmanned Helicopter
UAVOS Develops New ISR Unmanned Helicopter
Aug 22, 2019
Robotic Pilot Conversion System Completes First Flight
Robotic Pilot Conversion System Completes First Flight
Aug 21, 2019
Advancement in Counter-UAS Detection Technology Unveiled
Advancement in Counter-UAS Detection Technology Unveiled
Aug 19, 2019
Hybrid Gas-Electric Drone Completes BVLOS Flight
Hybrid Gas-Electric Drone Completes BVLOS Flight

The first civilian BVLOS (beyond-visual-line-of-sight) flight by a UAV under FAA Part 107 rules, has been successfully undertaken in Alaska....

Aug 19, 2019
Raven B UAS Selected for US Army Security Force Assistance Brigades
Raven B UAS Selected for US Army Security Force Assistance Brigades

The United States Army has awarded a firm fixed-price contract to AeroVironment, valued at over US$45m, for the supply of...

Aug 19, 2019
UAVOS Develops Distributed Architecture Autopilot for Unmanned Systems
UAVOS Develops Distributed Architecture Autopilot for Unmanned Systems

UAVOS has announced that it has developed an autopilot that can be integrated into a variety of unmanned platforms, including...

Aug 15, 2019
Moog Provides Flight Control Actuation Systems for Bell Air Taxi
Moog Provides Flight Control Actuation Systems for Bell Air Taxi

Moog, a leading manufacturer of precision motion control solutions for unmanned vehicles and robotics, has confirmed that it is one...

Aug 15, 2019
Drone Aviation Delivers Unmanned Aerostats to US Border Patrol
Drone Aviation Delivers Unmanned Aerostats to US Border Patrol

Drone Aviation Holding Corp, a manufacturer of specialized tethered aerial monitoring and communications platforms, has announced that it has delivered...

Aug 15, 2019
Natural Gas Sensors Integrated onto US-1 Drone
Natural Gas Sensors Integrated onto US-1 Drone

SeekOps Inc., a gas sensor manufacturer and service provider, has announced that it is integrating its proprietary SeekIR gas sensors...

Aug 15, 2019
Autonomous Aerial Passenger Vehicle Pilot Program Announced
Autonomous Aerial Passenger Vehicle Pilot Program Announced

EHang, an autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) technology platform company, has announced that it has selected Guangzhou as its first urban...

Aug 15, 2019
ASSURE Releases Phase II UAS Ground Collision Study
ASSURE Releases Phase II UAS Ground Collision Study

ASSURE (Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence) has announced that it has released the findings of its...

Aug 14, 2019
Drone Parachute Systems Used to Test Rocket Recapture Project
Drone Parachute Systems Used to Test Rocket Recapture Project

Drone Rescue Systems GmbH has announced that it has partnered with the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und...

Aug 14, 2019
Atmos UAV Integrates MicaSense Precision Agriculture Payload
Atmos UAV Integrates MicaSense Precision Agriculture Payload

Atmos UAV, a manufacturer of UAS (unmanned aerial systems) for mapping and surveying, has announced that it has expanded its...

Aug 13, 2019
VTOL Drone Conducts 51 Mile BVLOS Utility Inspection
VTOL Drone Conducts 51 Mile BVLOS Utility Inspection

Censys Technologies, a manufacturer of commercial UAS for surveying, inspections and mapping, has confirmed that the Sentaero v2VTOL has successfully...

Aug 12, 2019
Autonomous Drone Charging Station for Outdoor Environments Introduced
Autonomous Drone Charging Station for Outdoor Environments Introduced

Skysense ​has ​​announce​d​ the launch of ​its new High Power Outdoor Charging Pad product line for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)....

Aug 09, 2019
US Air Force to Trial High-Power Counter-Drone Laser Systems
US Air Force to Trial High-Power Counter-Drone Laser Systems

Raytheon Company has announced that it will deploy two prototype high energy laser weapon systems to troops overseas under a...

Aug 08, 2019
Tactical Aerostat System Demonstrated at ANTX
Tactical Aerostat System Demonstrated at ANTX

Carolina Unmanned Vehicles (CUV) has announced that it has successfully demonstrated its Small Tactical Multi-Payload Aerostat System (STMPAS) at the...

Aug 08, 2019
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