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

Microdrones Acquires Middle Eastern Geomatics Service Provider

Microdrones, a provider of professional UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) solutions, has announced that, as part of an ongoing global expansion,...

Nov 05, 2018
NWUAV Completes First Phase of FAA Certification for Propulsion System

Northwest UAV (NWUAV), has announced that it has successfully completed the first phase towards Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 14 CFR...

Nov 02, 2018
Elbit Systems to Provide UAS to European Maritime Safety Agency

Elbit Systems has announced that it has been awarded a framework contract to provide maritime Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) patrol...

Nov 01, 2018
Kratos Opens New Unmanned Aircraft Production Facility

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has announced that it has opened a new 100,000 square foot unmanned aerial system (UAS)...

Nov 01, 2018
AUVSI Launches UAS Operator Certification Program

The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has announced the launch of its new Trusted Operator Program (TOP) –...

Nov 01, 2018
EU Initiative to Test Implementation of Drone Traffic Management

Cranfield University has announced that it has joined a new programme to test the European Union’s readiness to manage a...

Oct 31, 2018
AirMap Selects Microsoft Azure for Drone Management Cloud Platform

AirMap has announced that it has selected Microsoft Azure as its exclusive cloud platform to power its drone traffic management...

Oct 31, 2018
Delair Acquires Airware Drone Data Analysis Software

Delair, a supplier of commercial drone solutions, has announced an agreement to acquire the key assets of Airware, a developer...

Oct 31, 2018
DJI Unveils Mavic 2 Enterprise Drone

DJI has unveiled the Mavic 2 Enterprise, a portable drone designed for businesses, governments, educators and other professionals seeking a...

Oct 30, 2018
Horizon Technologies Introduces Iridium Satphone Monitoring System

Horizon Technologies has announced the release of a new version of its FlyingFish 3 Airborne Satphone monitoring product, the FlyingFish...

Oct 30, 2018
U.S. Army Operates Autonomous Sikorsky Helicopter

The U.S. Army has announced that it has used supervised autonomy to direct an optionally-piloted helicopter (OPV) through a series...

Oct 29, 2018
KDE Upgrades UAV ESC and Flight Controller Communication Protocols

KDE Direct, a manufacturer of brushless motors and electronics for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), has announced the launch of a...

Oct 28, 2018
DJI Selects PrecisionHawk for Airspace Data in North America

PrecisionHawk has announced that it has entered into a partnership with DJI to improve DJI’s geofencing technology. Leveraging PrecisionHawk’s Low...

Oct 28, 2018
Unmanned Aircraft Demo to be Peformed in U.S. National Airspace

PAE ISR, manufacturer of the Resolute Eagle unmanned aerial system (UAS), has announced that it has signed a cooperative agreement...

Oct 27, 2018
Maritime and Overland Surveillance Radar Selected for Fire Scout UAS

Telephonics Corporation has announced that it has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract from Naval Air Systems...

Oct 27, 2018
Leonardo Tests Falco EVO UAS Endurance and Range Upgrades

Leonardo has announced that it has completed a series of successful test flights of its Falco EVO Remotely-Piloted Air System...

Oct 27, 2018
Australian Navy Commissions New UAS Squadron

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has announced that it has commissioned a new operational Squadron to operate unmanned aerial systems...

Oct 26, 2018
First Major North American Urban BVLOS Drone Project Concludes

Commercial drone operator IN-FLIGHT Data and senseFly have announced that the two companies have completed North America’s first urban BVLOS...

Oct 25, 2018
Certifiable Autonomous UAS Framework to be Established

NASA and Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) have announced that they have entered into a partnership to develop a framework...

Oct 25, 2018
CRP Showcases Composite Materials & AM for Aerospace Applications

CRP Technology and CRP Meccanica have exhibited at the Sampe (Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering) Israel...

Oct 24, 2018
DJI Improves Drone Geofencing for Airport Safety Zones

DJI has announced that it is improving its geofencing technology to refine the airspace limitations for drone flights near airports,...

Oct 24, 2018
ScanEagle3 UAS Achieves FAA Type Certification Requirements

Insitu has announced that it has successfully completed the first interim Type Certification Board Meeting (TCBM) in support of the...

Oct 24, 2018
Persistent Systems Provides MANET Capabilities to Insitu UAVs

Persistent Systems has announced it has entered into a five-year agreement with Insitu to incorporate Persistent’s Wave Relay mobile ad...

Oct 24, 2018
ECSU Aviation Installs UAS Simulation Classroom

Simlat has announced that it has delivered its IMPACT system to Elizabeth City State University’s (ECSU) Aviation Science Program. IMPACT,...

Oct 23, 2018
General Atomics Tests UAV-Mounted Airborne Tracking and Targeting System

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has announced that it has participated in the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) to...

Oct 23, 2018
US Navy Commissions First Dedicated UAS Test Squadron

The U.S. Navy has announced that it has commissioned its first Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) test and evaluation squadron. The...

Oct 23, 2018
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