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

Honeywell Radar System Selected for Automated Air Taxi Takeoff & Landing

Honeywell has announced that it has signed an agreement with an unnamed air taxi developer to supply multiple units of...

Jun 10, 2019
Ka-Band In-Flight Connectivity System Unveiled for UAVs

Viasat has announced the availability of its new Ka-band Global Aero Terminal (GAT-5518), which provides in-flight connectivity (IFC) services for...

Jun 09, 2019
LORD Inertial Sensors Selected for LiDAR Mapping UAV Payload

LORD Corporation has confirmed that it has partnered with Emesent, a developer of autonomous technology for industrial drones, to bring...

Jun 07, 2019
New LiDAR Data Processing Software Released

YellowScan, a developer of UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) LiDAR solutions, has announced the release of its new CloudStation software, which...

Jun 07, 2019
Extended Capacity InstantEye Mk-3 sUAS Variants Developed

InstantEye Robotics has announced the availability of new extended range, endurance, and payload capacity variants of the InstantEye Mk-3 family...

Jun 07, 2019
Black Hawk Helicopter Flown With Optionally Piloted Vehicle Technology

Sikorsky has announced that a technology kit developed by the company has been used for the first time to operate...

Jun 07, 2019
Drone Aviation Awarded Additional $1.7 Contract

Drone Aviation Holding Corp., a manufacturer of tethered drones and lighter-than-air aerostats, has announced that it has been selected by...

Jun 06, 2019
Boeing Invests in Commercial UAS Services & Repair Provider

Boeing has announced its investment in Robotic Skies, a services provider that connects manufacturers and operators of commercial unmanned aircraft...

Jun 05, 2019
Drone Parachute System Granted FAA Waiver to Fly Over People

ParaZero Technologies Ltd., a drone safety systems company, has announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved a first-ever...

Jun 05, 2019
Airborne Audio Management Solution Selected for Heron TP UAV

Orbit Communications Systems, a provider of airborne communications solutions, has announced that Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has placed a $US1.8...

Jun 05, 2019
Drone Delivery Canada Forms Commercial Partnership with Air Canada

Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Air Canada whereby Air Canada Cargo...

Jun 05, 2019
UAVOS Introduces New Portable UAV Ground Control Station

UAVOS has announced the introduction of a new Portable Ground Control Station for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the PGCS 3....

May 31, 2019
Drone Imagery Used for Flood Prevention Modelling Service

Airbus Aerial and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions have announced a collaboration that will help companies efficiently identify flood risks and...

May 31, 2019
Silent Falcon Extended Endurance UAS Announced

Silent Falcon UAS Technologies, manufacturer of the Silent Falcon solar electric fixed-wing Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), has announced the introduction...

May 31, 2019
QinetiQ Launches New Supersonic Target UAV

QinetiQ has unveiled a new Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) supersonic target that can be attached to the company’s jet Banshee...

May 31, 2019
EO/IR Surveillance Payload Integrated onto SkyGuardian & Reaper UAS

L3 WESCAM and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) have announced that, as members of Team SkyGuardian Canada and supporters...

May 30, 2019
Canadian Armed Forces UAS Equipped with PicoSAR Radar

Leonardo has announced that it has signed a multi-million Euro contract with prime contractor QinetiQ to provide a number of...

May 30, 2019
Airbus to Trial Drone and AR-Based Aircraft Inspection

Airbus has announced that the Spanish Air Force has become the first air force worldwide to support the development of...

May 30, 2019
DJI Releases Drone Autonomy Computing Module

DJI has announced the launch of Manifold 2, an ultra-compact onboard supercomputer for DJI drones that enables the next-generation of...

May 29, 2019
DroneSense Software Platform Provides Security for Indy 500

DroneSense has announced that its drone management software platform was used by pilots from Speedway, IN Police Department, the Indianapolis...

May 28, 2019
Parrot to Develop Short Range Reconnaissance Drone for U.S. Army

The U.S. Army Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Aviation’s Project Manager, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, partnered with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and...

May 28, 2019
New Flight Planning Software Released for Intel Falcon Drones

Topcon Positioning Group has announced the launch of its next generation flight planning system for its rotary-wing UAV (unmanned aerial...

May 27, 2019
The Use of UAVs for Precision Agriculture

Applanix, a designer of inertial-aided GNSS technology for UAVs, has released an article discussing the use and importance of UAVs in...

May 27, 2019
United Arab Emirates Selects RQ-21A Blackjack UAVs

The U.S. State Department has announced that it has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Arab Emirates...

May 24, 2019
UAS Maritime Surveillance Services Launched in Iceland

The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has announced that a medium altitude long endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial system (UAS) is...

May 23, 2019
DJI Adds ADS-B Receivers to New Consumer Drones

DJI has announced that it has committed to install airplane and helicopter detectors in new consumer drones, part of a...

May 23, 2019
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