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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

AI-Powered Drone Photography Editing Software Launched
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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 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
Next-Generation K-MAX Unmanned Helicopter Under Development
Next-Generation K-MAX Unmanned Helicopter Under Development

Kaman Aerospace Group has announced that it is developing the next generation of its K-MAX helicopter unmanned aircraft system (UAS)...

Mar 06, 2019
Using Drones for Search & Rescue
Using Drones for Search & Rescue

ALTI UAS has published an article that explains the benefits of using unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for a variety of...

Mar 06, 2019
Global Hawk UAS Lands at Airshow
Global Hawk UAS Lands at Airshow

Northrop Grumman has announced that its RQ-4 Global Hawk autonomous unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has landed at the Avalon 2019...

Mar 05, 2019
Northwest UAV Heavy Fuel Engine Logs 10,000 Combat Flight Hours
Northwest UAV Heavy Fuel Engine Logs 10,000 Combat Flight Hours

Northwest UAV has announced that its NW-44 Multi-Fuel Engine has flown over 10,000 flight hours and has logged over 1000...

Mar 05, 2019
U.S. Navy Unmanned Aerial Target Achieves Initial Operational Capability
U.S. Navy Unmanned Aerial Target Achieves Initial Operational Capability

The U.S. Navy has announced that its next-generation Sub-Sonic Aerial Target (SSAT) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), BQM-177A, has reached Initial...

Mar 04, 2019
Australia Developing Low Altitude Airspace Management Platform
Australia Developing Low Altitude Airspace Management Platform

Thales and Australian mobile network provider Telstra have announced that they have combined their expertise with a view to building...

Mar 04, 2019
Unmanned Delivery Solutions to be Created in Japan
Unmanned Delivery Solutions to be Created in Japan

Rakuten and Chinese retailer JD.com have announced that the two companies have signed an agreement that will see JD.com’s unmanned...

Mar 01, 2019
CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS Demonstrates Oil & Gas Monitoring Capabilities
CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS Demonstrates Oil & Gas Monitoring Capabilities

Schiebel has announced that its CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) has demonstrated its capabilities to a large European oil...

Feb 28, 2019
US Navy Fire Scout UAS to be Redesigned
US Navy Fire Scout UAS to be Redesigned

The U.S. Navy has announced that it is rethinking how it will employ its emerging MQ-8C Fire Scout rotary-wing unmanned...

Feb 27, 2019
Block 50 GCS Successfully Controls Reaper UAS
Block 50 GCS Successfully Controls Reaper UAS

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that the U.S. Air Force’s new Block 50 Ground Control Station (GCS)...

Feb 27, 2019
Boeing Unveils Unmanned Jet Aircraft for Defense Applications
Boeing Unveils Unmanned Jet Aircraft for Defense Applications

Boeing has announced the introduction of its newest unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platform, the Boeing Airpower Teaming System. Designed for...

Feb 26, 2019
Multirotor UAS with Thermal & Optical Sensors Assists SWAT Team
Multirotor UAS with Thermal & Optical Sensors Assists SWAT Team

Impossible Aerospace has announced that its US-1 unmanned aerial system (UAS) has made its first public appearance at a police...

Feb 26, 2019
Measure Updates Commercial Drone Management Platform
Measure Updates Commercial Drone Management Platform

Measure, a provider of enterprise drone services, has announced the launch of its next generation drone software platform, Ground Control...

Feb 26, 2019
MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAS Continues Ontime Development
MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAS Continues Ontime Development

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that it is continuing the ontime development of its latest RPA (Remotely...

Feb 25, 2019
Resolute Eagle VTOL UAS to Participate in NASA Unmanned Aircraft Demo
Resolute Eagle VTOL UAS to Participate in NASA Unmanned Aircraft Demo

PAE ISR has announced that it has begun working in collaboration with NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for...

Feb 25, 2019
High-Resolution SAR Imagery Captured with Small UAS
High-Resolution SAR Imagery Captured with Small UAS

SRI International has announced that it has successfully demonstrated high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery from a small, low-cost hobby-grade...

Feb 25, 2019
Drone Delivery Canada Showcases Long-Range Heavy Cargo Drone
Drone Delivery Canada Showcases Long-Range Heavy Cargo Drone

Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has announced that it has unveiled its largest cargo and farthest range delivery drone, known as...

Feb 24, 2019
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