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

Oil Spill Response Announces New Global UAV Service

Oil Spill Response Ltd (OSRL) has announced the launch of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) service. The new service aims...

Feb 05, 2019
Drone Delivery Canada Launches Commercial Operations Center

Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has announced that it will be launching its commercial operations in a 16,000 square foot facility...

Feb 05, 2019
First Approval for Fully Autonomous Drone Flights in Europe Granted

Azur Drones, a developer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for surveillance applications, has announced that it has received the first...

Feb 04, 2019
Tethered Drones Provide Security for NFL Championship

Skyfire, a public safety UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) consulting company, in coordination with the Georgia World Congress Center Authority and...

Feb 01, 2019
Yuneec Integrates RTK Satellite Navigation into Hexacopter UAS

Yuneec International has announced that its commercial hexacopter UAS (unmanned aerial system), the H520, will now optionally be available with...

Jan 31, 2019
Airobotics Integrates LiDAR into Drone Solutions

Airobotics, a developer of automated drone solutions, has announced that it has integrated LiDAR capabilities into its UAV (unmanned aerial...

Jan 31, 2019
Drones Used for Invasive Rat Control in Galapagos Islands

Island Conservation, an organization that focuses on removing invasive species, has announced that in conjunction with the Directorate of the...

Jan 31, 2019
Honeywell and Pipistrel to develop Autonomous Urban Air Mobility Drone

Honeywell and Pipistrel have announced that the two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding that will bring them together...

Jan 31, 2019
Delair Expands UAV Repair and Maintenance Operations

Delair, a supplier of commercial unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) solutions, has announced the expansion of its customer service operations with...

Jan 31, 2019
Testing of 50 lbs Cargo Delivery Drone Commences

Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has announced that it has commenced testing of its newest cargo delivery drone, known as the...

Jan 31, 2019
FLIR Systems Acquires Aeryon Labs

FLIR Systems has announced that it has acquired Aeryon Labs Inc., a developer of high-performance unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for...

Jan 29, 2019
Synthetic Training System Under Development for UK Protector UAS

CAE has announced that the company has been awarded a contract from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to develop...

Jan 29, 2019
Emergency Medical Supply Drone Deliveries to be Tested in Alaska

The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) has announced that, in conjunction with K2 Dronotics and Unmanned Systems Alaska LLC, it...

Jan 28, 2019
Drone-Based Geothermal Energy Exploration Survey Completed

Global UAV Technologies has announced that it has recently completed a drone-based geothermal energy exploration survey for Borealis GeoPower. The...

Jan 28, 2019
Airobotics Receives First Australian Drone BVLOS Approval

Airobotics has announced that it has obtained the first and to date the only Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)...

Jan 28, 2019
U.S. Army Trains with Tactical Unmanned Aerostats

Drone Aviation Holding Corp., a manufacturer of tethered drones and lighter-than-air aerostats, has announced that it has concluded U.S. Army...

Jan 27, 2019
Hybrid Quadrotor VTOL UAS Technology Developed

L3 Technologies has announced that it has been issued a patent that covers key functionality of the company’s Hybrid Quadrotor...

Jan 26, 2019
Royal Air Force Protector UAS to Carry Brimstone Missiles

MBDA Systems has announced that it has received a contract for the integration of its Brimstone high-precision strike missile onto...

Jan 25, 2019
Black Hornet UAS Provided for US Army Soldier Borne Sensor Program

FLIR Systems has announced that it has been awarded a contract to deliver FLIR Black Hornet Personal Reconnaissance Systems (PRS)...

Jan 24, 2019
Raytheon Provides Cybersecurity for Global Hawk UAS

Raytheon Company has announced that it will deploy sustainment and cybersecurity experts around the world to support the ground control...

Jan 24, 2019
Prototype Autonomous Passenger UAV Completes First Flight

Boeing has announced that it has successfully completed the first test flight of its autonomous passenger air vehicle (PAV) prototype...

Jan 23, 2019
High Resolution Drone Mapping of California Desert Terrain Performed

Air Sciences has announced that, in conjunction with environmental consulting company GeosUAS Inc, it has used the Aeromapper Talon UAV...

Jan 23, 2019
UAV Highway Surveying Project Utilizes Velodyne LiDAR Technology

Velodyne Lidar has announced that the YellowScan Surveyor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveying solution has utilized Velodyne’s sensor technology to...

Jan 23, 2019
UAV Collision Warning Radar Successfully Completes Flight Tests

Hensoldt, a sensor solutions provider, has announced that it has successfully concluded flight tests with its collision avoidance radar system...

Jan 22, 2019
New Drone Data Collection & Analysis Service Uses Artificial Intelligence

Aria Insights, a developer of autonomous robotic data collection platforms, has announced its launch. Using artificial intelligence (AI), Aria aims...

Jan 22, 2019
uAvionix Establishes New Headquarters in Northern Virginia

uAvionix has announced that it has selected a location for its new Northern Virginia headquarters (HQ2) at the 880 Harrison...

Jan 18, 2019
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