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

Heavy-Lift VTOL Crop-Spraying UAV to be Developed

ADAMA Ltd., a global crop protection company, has announced that it has partnered with aerospace company Tactical Robotics Ltd. to...

Mar 25, 2019
Schiebel Awarded EN 9100 Quality Certification

Schiebel, a developer of rotary unmanned aerial systems (UAS), has announced that it has been awarded the widely recognized EN...

Mar 25, 2019
DARPA Successfully Tests UAV Swarming Technologies

DARPA has announced that it has successfully tested its Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE) system for unmanned aerial vehicle...

Mar 25, 2019
Multispectral Imaging Payload Released for Maritime ISR Operations

Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) has announced the launch of a new multi-spectral imaging system for maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance...

Mar 22, 2019
FAA Awards First BVLOS COA for Emergency Response Drone Use

Skyfire Consulting, a public safety UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) consultancy, has announced that it has received FAA approval for the...

Mar 22, 2019
BST Tests Autonomous Navigation Sensors on Fixed-Wing UAV

Black Swift Technologies (BST) has announced that it has completed the first phase of a NASA-funded project to demonstrate the...

Mar 21, 2019
New UAV Satcom Terminal Operates on Inmarsat Global Xpress Network

Orbit Communication Systems Ltd., a provider of airborne communications and satellite-tracking maritime and ground-station solutions, and Inmarsat Government, a developer...

Mar 20, 2019
DJI Drones Powered by CEVA AI & Computer Vision Technologies

CEVA, a developer of signal processing platforms and artificial intelligence processors, has announced that the latest generation of Mavic 2...

Mar 20, 2019
Thales to Lead EU Drone Geofencing Project

Thales has announced that it will manage the Geosafe project, which aims to establish state-of-the-art geofencing solutions for unmanned aerial...

Mar 19, 2019
Hexacopter UAS Solutions Launched for Secure Long-Range Applications

Yuneec International and Mobilicom have announced a strategic partnership to offer the commercial and federal markets new advanced solutions for...

Mar 19, 2019
Airbus Trials Shore-to-Ship Drone Deliveries

Airbus has announced that it has begun shore-to-ship trials in Singapore with its Skyways parcel delivery drone. This marks the...

Mar 18, 2019
End-To-End Drone Package Delivery Solution Announced

Drone Delivery Systems has announced that it has partnered with Aero Systems West (ASW) to provide a new end-to-end package...

Mar 18, 2019
UAVOS Develops Simulation Software for UAV Testing

UAVOS has announced that it has developed a simulator that allows customers to test the autopilot control capabilities of the...

Mar 18, 2019
Autonomous VTOL UAV Unveiled for Inspections & Monitoring

Vertical Technologies, a developer of commercial-grade unmanned aerial systems (UAS), has announced that the company has expanded its autonomous DeltaQuad...

Mar 18, 2019
Mobile UAS Command Centre Developed for Emergency Responders

Comprehensive Communication Services (CCS), a developer of mobile communication platforms for First Responders, and Fortress UAV, a provider of managed...

Mar 14, 2019
Predator and Reaper UAS Reach 4 Million Flight Hours

The U.S. Air Force has announced that the MQ-1B Predator and MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) have reached a...

Mar 14, 2019
Battlefield Logistics UAS to be Developed for Australian Army

The Australian Ministry of Defence has announced that the Australian Army has partnered with the Defence Innovation Hub in awarding...

Mar 12, 2019
AI-Powered Drone Photography Editing Software Launched

Skylum, an imaging technology company, has announced the launch of AirMagic, a fully automated AI-powered image enhancement program for Mac...

Mar 12, 2019
Standardized UAS Parachute System Released

ParaZero Technologies, a drone safety systems company, has announced the release of its SafeAir parachute system to the commercial UAS...

Mar 12, 2019
Echodyne MESA Radar Selected for Counter-UAS Solutions

Echodyne, a manufacturer of high-performance small electronically scanned array (ESA) radars for government and commercial markets, has announced that its...

Mar 12, 2019
FAA Approves BVLOS Drone Delivery of Defibrillators

Flirtey has announced that it has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct drone delivery flights beyond...

Mar 12, 2019
Case Study: LiDAR Mapping Workflow with UAVs

Microdrones, in conjunction with multi-discipline engineering design and consulting firm ESP Associates, has launched a new series of three videos,...

Mar 12, 2019
US Air Force Valkyrie UAS Demonstrator Completes First Flight

The U.S. Air Force has announced that its XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator, a long-range, high subsonic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), has...

Mar 11, 2019
Fuel Cell Power Module Link Provides Up to 1.6kW for UAVs

Intelligent Energy, a developer of Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell products, has announced the launch of its new Power...

Mar 07, 2019
UK MoD Fast-Tracks Unmanned Systems Projects

The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced that £66m of its new multi-million-pound Transformation Fund has been committed...

Mar 07, 2019
UAV Factory Drones Selected by Latvian Armed Forces

UAV Factory, a developer of small fixed-wing unmanned aerial systems (UAS), has announced it has signed an agreement with the...

Mar 06, 2019
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