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

UAS Standardization Roadmap Published

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has announced the publication of the Standardization Roadmap for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Version 1.0)....

Dec 24, 2018
Airbus Helicopter Completes Fully Unmanned Autonomous Flight

Airbus Helicopters has announced that its VSR700 demonstrator has successfully completed a fully unmanned autonomous flight at the military airbase...

Dec 21, 2018
New Drone Security Solution Launched

Airspace Systems has announced the introduction of Airspace Galaxy, a family of fully-automated, always-on airspace security solutions that accelerate the...

Dec 21, 2018
LiDARUSA Offers Leasing Options for UAVs

LiDARUSA, a provider of drone-based LiDAR solutions, has announced that the company now offers leasing options to qualifying US buyers...

Dec 20, 2018
Drone X Challenge 2020 Offers US$1M Final Prize

In its most rewarding initiative to date, Krypto Labs, a global innovation hub focused on the support and development of...

Dec 20, 2018
Elistair Tethered Drone Deployed at Paris-Le Bourget Airport

Elistair has confirmed that its Safe-T tethered drone system has been deployed at Paris-Le Bourget airport by Groupe ADP, the...

Dec 20, 2018
India’s First Private UAV Manufacturing Facility Opened

Adani Defence & Aerospace and Elbit Systems have announced that the Adani Elbit Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Complex has been...

Dec 20, 2018
World’s First Drone-Delivered Vaccine Given in Vanuatu

UNICEF has announced that it has conducted trials in the South Pacific country of Vanuatu in which a one-month old...

Dec 20, 2018
Spanish Armed Forces Acquires Unmanned Helicopters

Alpha Unmanned Systems has announced that it has provided the Spanish Armed Forces, through the DGAM (Dirección General de Armamento...

Dec 19, 2018
Wave Relay MANET Technology Selected for Resolute Eagle UAS

PAE ISR has announced that it has selected the Persistent Systems MPU5 Wave Relay mobile ad hoc networking (MANET) technology...

Dec 18, 2018
Aeryon SkyRanger UAS Demonstrates Force Protection Capabilities

Aeryon Labs has announced that its SkyRanger UAS (unmanned aerial system) was selected by the United Kingdom Royal Air Force...

Dec 18, 2018
Robot Aviation Develops Fixed-Wing Drones for Inspection, Surveillance & Security

Robot Aviation, a leading developer of fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for military and commercial applications, has partnered with Unmanned...

Dec 18, 2018
Sky Power Announces Optimized UAV Engine Design

Sky Power GmbH has announced that it has optimized the design of its 110 ccm UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) engine,...

Dec 17, 2018
Airbus Develops UAS Tracking Device

Airbus Defence and Space has developed a tracking device designed to support the safe integration of unmanned aerial systems (UAS)...

Dec 14, 2018
New Payloads Demonstrated for CAMCOPTER UAS

Schiebel has announced that, in cooperation with ELTA Systems and Overwatch Imaging, it has integrated two new payloads into its...

Dec 14, 2018
European MALE RPAS Program Passes Preliminary Design Review

The European Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (MALE RPAS) programme has passed the System Preliminary Design Review....

Dec 14, 2018
Sky Power Partners with Mejzlik to Enhance UAV Propulsion Offering

Sky Power GmbH, a manufacturer of 2-stroke and Wankel engines for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), has announced a partnership with...

Dec 14, 2018
Germany Extends Heron 1 Drone Operation Contracts

Airbus Defense and Space has announced that Germany has extended the contracts for operation of the Heron 1 unmanned aerial...

Dec 14, 2018
US Navy Orders Switchblade Transceivers for UAS

Azure Summit Technology, a provider of high-performance RF electronics for the US Department of Defense, has announced that it has...

Dec 13, 2018
Insitu ScanEagle UAS Aids Fire Suppression

Insitu has announced that it has used its ScanEagle unmanned aerial system (UAS) to assist from the air in the...

Dec 12, 2018
Ocean Alliance Develops Drone-Based Whale Monitoring

Ocean Alliance has announced that it has developed a method of non-invasively collecting biological samples from whales to gather the...

Dec 12, 2018
UAVOS Tests New Emergency Autorotation Mode for VTOL UAVs

UAVOS has announced that it has successfully tested a new flight algorithm for its VTOL (Vertical Take-Of and Landing) UAVs...

Dec 10, 2018
Applied Aeronautics Develops Long-Range Commercial Fixed-Wing UAV

Applied Aeronautics, a leading developer of composite fixed-wing drones (UAVs) for long-range commercial applications, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology...

Dec 10, 2018
AirMap Adds Real-Time Geofencing Alerts to Drone Mobile App

AirMap has announced the launch of Real-Time Geofencing Alerts in the AirMap for Drones mobile application on iOS and Android....

Dec 10, 2018
Microdrones Merges with UAV Component Manufacturer

Microdrones has announced a merger with Schübeler Technologies, a provider of advanced fan propulsion jets and lightweight composite materials fabrication....

Dec 10, 2018
Coverdrone Introduces New UAV Insurance Policy Features

Coverdrone, a provider of specialist insurance cover for commercial and recreational users of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), has announced the...

Dec 10, 2018
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