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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

Air-Deployed Drones to Provide Cyclone and Hurricane Monitoring
Air-Deployed Drones to Provide Cyclone and Hurricane Monitoring

Black Swift Technologies (BST) has announced that it has been awarded a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) contract to...

Jun 18, 2019
MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAS Surpasses 100 Test Flights
MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAS Surpasses 100 Test Flights

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that its MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned aerial system (UAS) has now flown more...

Jun 17, 2019
UMS SKELDAR Undertakes UK CAA-Approved UAS Training
UMS SKELDAR Undertakes UK CAA-Approved UAS Training

UMS SKELDAR, a provider of Rotary Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) platforms, has announced that it has teamed up with UK...

Jun 17, 2019
DJI Mavic Drone Parachute System Concludes ASTM Compliance
DJI Mavic Drone Parachute System Concludes ASTM Compliance

Drone safety company ParaZero Technologies has announced that, together with the Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS), it has completed...

Jun 14, 2019
New Drone Guidance System Provides 360-Degree Situational Awareness
New Drone Guidance System Provides 360-Degree Situational Awareness

Olea Sensor Networks, a developer of IoT (Internet of Things) intelligent sensors and analytic software, has announced the release of...

Jun 13, 2019
Elbit Systems to Introduce New Extended Range Small Tactical UAS
Elbit Systems to Introduce New Extended Range Small Tactical UAS

Elbit Systems has announced that its Hermes 45 Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (STUAS) will be making its first appearance...

Jun 13, 2019
NASA Autonomous Mars Helicopter Enters Final Testing Phase
NASA Autonomous Mars Helicopter Enters Final Testing Phase

NASA has announced that its autonomous Mars Helicopter flight demonstration project has passed a number of key tests and moved...

Jun 12, 2019
Electrohydraulic Flight Control Actuation Selected for MQ-25 Unmanned Tanker
Electrohydraulic Flight Control Actuation Selected for MQ-25 Unmanned Tanker

Parker Aerospace, a developer of motion and control technologies, has announced that it has been awarded a contract by The...

Jun 12, 2019
AeroVironment Acquires VTOL UAS Developer
AeroVironment Acquires VTOL UAS Developer

AeroVironment has announced that it has acquired Pulse Aerospace, LLC, a developer and supplier of small VTOL unmanned aircraft systems...

Jun 10, 2019
Honeywell Radar System Selected for Automated Air Taxi Takeoff & Landing
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
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 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
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
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
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 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 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
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
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 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 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
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 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 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
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
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
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