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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

Royal Air Force Protector UAS to Carry Brimstone Missiles
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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 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
French Armed Forces Select FLIR Black Hornet UAS
French Armed Forces Select FLIR Black Hornet UAS

FLIR Systems has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) in support...

Jan 18, 2019
Echodyne Provides Radar for FAA UAS Pilot Program Testing
Echodyne Provides Radar for FAA UAS Pilot Program Testing

Echodyne has announced that it has been selected to participate in the Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS) industry partnership...

Jan 18, 2019
Drone Developed for Automated Inventory Checking
Drone Developed for Automated Inventory Checking

Pensa Systems, a developer of autonomous perception systems, has announced that it has developed a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)-based retail...

Jan 18, 2019
Microdrones Acquires Asian UAV Technology Distributor
Microdrones Acquires Asian UAV Technology Distributor

Microdrones has announced that, as part of an ongoing global growth initiative, it has acquired Aircam UAV Technology, a 64...

Jan 17, 2019
StreamCaster Radio Selected for US Army Tactical UAS Bid
StreamCaster Radio Selected for US Army Tactical UAS Bid

Silvus Technologies has announced that it is supplying the wireless datalink for Aerovel’s Flexrotor UAS (unmanned aerial system), which is...

Jan 17, 2019
GA-ASI Assembles Collaboration Team for MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAS
GA-ASI Assembles Collaboration Team for MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAS

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that it has teamed with five Belgium-based businesses as part of an...

Jan 16, 2019
Tersus Releases New GNSS Correction Software
Tersus Releases New GNSS Correction Software

Tersus GNSS has announced the release of its Tersus GeoCaster software for Networked Transport of RTCM via Internet Protocol (NTRIP)...

Jan 15, 2019
Optionally Piloted Targus Aircraft Starts Simulated Flight Tests
Optionally Piloted Targus Aircraft Starts Simulated Flight Tests

Indra, a leading global technology and consulting company, and its partner Gaerum have begun simulated flight tests for the optionally...

Jan 15, 2019
Sky Power Develops New Two-Stroke UAV Engine
Sky Power Develops New Two-Stroke UAV Engine

Sky Power GmbH has announced the launch of its newly developed 2-stroke engine for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the SP-210...

Jan 15, 2019
Transport Canada Releases New UAS Safety Regulations
Transport Canada Releases New UAS Safety Regulations

Transport Canada has announced the new rules for use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), which aim to enhance aviation and...

Jan 15, 2019
InstantEye Robotics Announces New Tactical Multi-Role sUAS
InstantEye Robotics Announces New Tactical Multi-Role sUAS

InstantEye Robotics has announced the release of the InstantEye Mk-3 GEN4-D1 multiple capability small unmanned aerial system (sUAS). The InstantEye...

Jan 14, 2019
Nevada UAS Test Site Selected for FAA UTM Pilot Program
Nevada UAS Test Site Selected for FAA UTM Pilot Program

The Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS) has announced that its Unmanned Aviation Test Site has been selected for the...

Jan 14, 2019
Hydrogen-Powered Multirotor UAV Achieves 70-Minute Flight Time
Hydrogen-Powered Multirotor UAV Achieves 70-Minute Flight Time

Intelligent Energy has announced that its fuel cells have been used to power a multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that...

Jan 10, 2019
FAA Grants First National Waiver for UAS Operations Over People and BVLOS Flights
FAA Grants First National Waiver for UAS Operations Over People and BVLOS Flights

Insurance firm State Farm has announced that it has been granted the first national UAS (unmanned aerial system) waiver to...

Jan 10, 2019
New Unmanned Traffic Management R&D Project Launched in UK
New Unmanned Traffic Management R&D Project Launched in UK

The Transport Systems Catapult, a transportation innovation centre, has announced that it will lead a new UK Department for Transport...

Jan 10, 2019
Coal Stockpile Audit Completed with Drone Photogrammetry
Coal Stockpile Audit Completed with Drone Photogrammetry

PwC UK has announced that it has undertaken a stock count audit using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), as part...

Jan 09, 2019
Drone Aviation Awarded $3.8 Million Contract
Drone Aviation Awarded $3.8 Million Contract

Drone Aviation Holding Corp., a manufacturer of tethered drones and lighter-than-air aerostats, has been selected by a prime contractor under an...

Jan 08, 2019
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