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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

Germany Extends Heron 1 Drone Operation Contracts
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
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
Tethered Drone Provides Security & Traffic Monitoring at Arena
Tethered Drone Provides Security & Traffic Monitoring at Arena

Elistair has announced that French police forces have used the company’s tethered drone system to provide security at the Bordeaux...

Dec 08, 2018
AeroVironment Quantix Drone Aids California Wildfire Recovery
AeroVironment Quantix Drone Aids California Wildfire Recovery

AeroVironment has announced that it is supporting the National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program to assess the environmental impact...

Dec 06, 2018
Schiebel Doubles Production Capacity of CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS
Schiebel Doubles Production Capacity of CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS

Schiebel has announced that it is expanding its flagship facility in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, to meet the growing demand for...

Dec 06, 2018
UK Develops UAS Traffic Management Program
UK Develops UAS Traffic Management Program

ANRA Technologies, a developer of commercial drone operations and unmanned traffic management platforms, has announced that it has been selected...

Dec 06, 2018
Aeryon Labs Ranked in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 Companies
Aeryon Labs Ranked in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 Companies

Aeryon Labs, a manufacturer of high-performance Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for military, public safety, and commercial customers, has announced that...

Dec 05, 2018
Airbus Opens First Zephyr Solar High Altitude UAV Operating Site
Airbus Opens First Zephyr Solar High Altitude UAV Operating Site

Airbus Defence and Space has announced the opening of the world’s first High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) flight base, serving as...

Dec 05, 2018
Resolute Eagle UAS to Demonstrate Border Control & Security Capabilities
Resolute Eagle UAS to Demonstrate Border Control & Security Capabilities

PAE ISR has announced that its Resolute Eagle unmanned aerial system (UAS) has been selected by the Department of Homeland...

Dec 05, 2018
Falco EVO UAS Deployed Under EU Surveillance Research Programme
Falco EVO UAS Deployed Under EU Surveillance Research Programme

Leonardo has announced that its Falco EVO Remotely-Piloted Air System (RPAS), in a maritime patrol configuration, has been deployed from...

Dec 05, 2018
Silicon Nanowire Lithium Ion Batteries Power HAPS Solar Unmanned Aircraft
Silicon Nanowire Lithium Ion Batteries Power HAPS Solar Unmanned Aircraft

Amprius, Inc., a manufacturer and developer of high energy and high capacity lithium-ion batteries, has announced that the company is...

Dec 05, 2018
NYPD Launches New Drone Program
NYPD Launches New Drone Program

Flymotion, a provider of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) solutions, has announced that it has collaborated with the New York Police...

Dec 05, 2018
Whitepaper: Refueling Developments in Hydrogen Fuel Cells for UAVs
Whitepaper: Refueling Developments in Hydrogen Fuel Cells for UAVs

Ballard Power Systems, a leading provider of innovative clean energy solutions and fuel cell technologies, has released a whitepaper outlining...

Dec 04, 2018
GA-ASI to Establish Industrial UAS Collaboration in Japan
GA-ASI to Establish Industrial UAS Collaboration in Japan

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that it aims to establish relationships with defense industry suppliers and related...

Dec 03, 2018
CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS to Provide European Maritime Surveillance
CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS to Provide European Maritime Surveillance

Schiebel, a developer of Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Air Systems (UAS), has announced that it has been awarded...

Nov 30, 2018
ALTI UAS Launches Search and Rescue Version of VTOL UAV
ALTI UAS Launches Search and Rescue Version of VTOL UAV

ALTI UAS has announced that it has launched a Search and Rescue version of the ALTI Transition VTOL UAV (unmanned...

Nov 30, 2018
NATO Mode 5 Technology Demonstrated for Small UAS
NATO Mode 5 Technology Demonstrated for Small UAS

Sagetech Corporation, a developer of certified UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) avionics, has announced that it has demonstrated NATO Mode 5...

Nov 30, 2018
Vodafone Completes Drone Trials with EU Mobile Networks
Vodafone Completes Drone Trials with EU Mobile Networks

Vodafone Group has announced that it has successfully demonstrated how mobile networks could support the European Commission’s vision of safe...

Nov 30, 2018
Multifunctional Multirotor UAS Lifts More than 200 Pounds
Multifunctional Multirotor UAS Lifts More than 200 Pounds

Mobile Recon Systems has announced a new multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of lifting more than its own weight....

Nov 30, 2018
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