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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

Kongsberg Geospatial Updates UAS Fleet Control Station & Airspace Management System
Kongsberg Geospatial Updates UAS Fleet Control Station & Airspace Management System

Kongsberg Geospatial has announced the release of IRIS UxS 2.0, an updated and enhanced version of their Fleet Control Station...

May 07, 2019
Microturbine Propulsion Systems Introduced for sUAS
Microturbine Propulsion Systems Introduced for sUAS

UAV Turbines, Inc. (UAVT), a developer of microturbine technology, has announced the introduction of its Monarch RP family of microturbine...

May 06, 2019
Mission Management Processor Selected for MQ-25 Tanker UAV
Mission Management Processor Selected for MQ-25 Tanker UAV

Harris Corporation has announced that it has been awarded a contract by The Boeing Company to partner with Boeing AvionX...

May 05, 2019
CAMCOPTER S-100 to be Deployed in Arctic
CAMCOPTER S-100 to be Deployed in Arctic

Schiebel has announced that its CAMCOPTER S-100 Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) has been selected by...

May 03, 2019
Long-Range BVLOS SkyHopper Drone Unveiled
Long-Range BVLOS SkyHopper Drone Unveiled

Yuneec, a developer of unmanned aerial vehicles for commercial and federal applications, and Mobilicom, a global provider of high-security communications...

May 03, 2019
Silvus Mesh Network Technology Selected for Mission-Critical Communications
Silvus Mesh Network Technology Selected for Mission-Critical Communications

Silvus Technologies, a developer of Mobile-Networked MIMO (MN-MIMO) wireless communications systems, has announced a partnership with Anduril Industries, a defense...

May 03, 2019
Ground-Based Detect-and-Avoid Systems Enables BVLOS Drone Flight
Ground-Based Detect-and-Avoid Systems Enables BVLOS Drone Flight

Raytheon has announced that its Ground Based Detect and Avoid (GBDAA) system is now operational at Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport and...

May 03, 2019
Hirth Engines Demonstrates Future Hybrid Innovation Programme
Hirth Engines Demonstrates Future Hybrid Innovation Programme

Hirth Engines has announced that it has demonstrated its future innovation programme to develop hybrid applications to harness the power...

May 02, 2019
Piccolo Elite UAS Autopilot Upgraded
Piccolo Elite UAS Autopilot Upgraded

Collins Aerospace Systems has announced that it has launched a next-generation Piccolo Elite autopilot featuring advanced sensors, powerful processing upgrades...

May 02, 2019
US Marine Corps to Reactivate K-MAX Unmanned Helicopters
US Marine Corps to Reactivate K-MAX Unmanned Helicopters

Kaman Aerospace has announced that it has been awarded a contract to return two United States Marine Corps (USMC) K-MAX...

May 02, 2019
PrecisionAnalytics Drone Data Platform Delivers Insights for Energy & Utility
PrecisionAnalytics Drone Data Platform Delivers Insights for Energy & Utility

PrecisionHawk has announced PrecisionAnalytics Energy, a complete aerial mapping, modeling, and inspection platform that uses the latest generation of artificial...

May 02, 2019
Airbus Aerial Opens Software Suite to UAS Service Providers & Enterprises
Airbus Aerial Opens Software Suite to UAS Service Providers & Enterprises

Airbus Aerial has announced the opening up of its software suite to add the ability for large enterprises and UAS...

May 01, 2019
Autonomous Drones Flown Over 5G Trial Network
Autonomous Drones Flown Over 5G Trial Network

Percepto has announced that it has successfully demonstrated operation of its autonomous drones over SK Telecom’s 5G trial network. SK...

May 01, 2019
Launch & Recovery System Enables Drone Package Delivery To and From Moving Platforms
Launch & Recovery System Enables Drone Package Delivery To and From Moving Platforms

Target Arm has announced that it has officially unveiled v2.5 of its Talon Universal Launch and Recovery (ULaR) platform at...

May 01, 2019
Advanced Avionics Computer Introduced for Unmanned Vehicles
Advanced Avionics Computer Introduced for Unmanned Vehicles

GE Aviation has announced the introduction of a new advanced avionics computer specifically built for military and commercial unmanned aerial...

May 01, 2019
New 2-Cylinder UAS Engine Developed for High-Speed Applications
New 2-Cylinder UAS Engine Developed for High-Speed Applications

Sky Power, a manufacturer of engines for unmanned aerial systems (UAS), has announced the introduction of a new high-performance two-cylinder...

May 01, 2019
StreamCaster Wireless Datalink Aids UAS Organ Delivery
StreamCaster Wireless Datalink Aids UAS Organ Delivery

Silvus Technologies has announced that its StreamCaster 4200 MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) radio has supported the world’s first unmanned aircraft system...

May 01, 2019
Cloud-Based Remote Drone Operations Solution Launched
Cloud-Based Remote Drone Operations Solution Launched

FlytBase, an enterprise drone automation company, has announced the launch of FlytGCS, a cloud-based remote drone operations solution, at AUVSI...

Apr 30, 2019
Computer Vision Detect-and-Avoid Solution Enables BVLOS for Autonomous Vehicles
Computer Vision Detect-and-Avoid Solution Enables BVLOS for Autonomous Vehicles

Iris Automation, an artificial intelligence and safety avionics company, has announced the launch of Casia – the first commercially available...

Apr 30, 2019
Unmanned Aircraft Delivers Organ for Successful Kidney Transplant
Unmanned Aircraft Delivers Organ for Successful Kidney Transplant

The University of Maryland (UMD) has announced that an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has delivered a donor kidney to surgeons...

Apr 30, 2019
Raytheon Demonstrates Directed-Energy Counter-UAS System
Raytheon Demonstrates Directed-Energy Counter-UAS System

Raytheon Company has announced that its advanced high power microwave and mobile high energy laser systems engaged and defeated multiple...

Apr 30, 2019
Integrated Hardware & Software Platform for Commercial Drones Developed
Integrated Hardware & Software Platform for Commercial Drones Developed

GE Aviation and Auterion have announced the integration of the Auterion Enterprise PX4 operating system on GE Aviation’s Unmanned Aircraft...

Apr 30, 2019
AeroVironment Opens UAS Innovation Center
AeroVironment Opens UAS Innovation Center

AeroVironment, a provider of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for both defense and commercial applications, has announced the creation of its...

Apr 30, 2019
Long-Range High Scan Rate LiDAR for UAVs Introduced
Long-Range High Scan Rate LiDAR for UAVs Introduced

Cepton Technologies, Inc., a provider of 3D LiDAR solutions, has unveiled the newest product in its SORA family of scanning...

Apr 30, 2019
New Thermal Drone Solutions Launched for Solar Plant Inspection
New Thermal Drone Solutions Launched for Solar Plant Inspection

senseFly, a provider of fixed-wing drone solutions, has announced the introduction of its new senseFly Solar 360 at the AUVSI...

Apr 30, 2019
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