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

Second GA-ASI MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAS Completes First Flight

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that it has completed the first flight of its second MQ-9B SkyGuardian...

Oct 04, 2018
Orion Tethered Drone System Deployed for Ryder Cup Security

Elistair has announced that its Orion tethered UAS (unmanned aerial system) was used by the French authorities to ensure continuous...

Oct 03, 2018
UAV Payload Provides Real-Time Automated Defect Detection Capability

Ardenna, a developer of AI-based automated defect detection capabilities, has developed the ability to automatically identify defects on railway tracks...

Oct 03, 2018
Boeing and Robotic Skies to Provide Enhanced Commercial UAS Services

Boeing and its subsidiaries Jeppesen and Aviall have announced a partnership with Robotic Skies, a commercial unmanned aircraft system (UAS)...

Oct 01, 2018
Microdrones Announces New LiDAR UAV and Mapping Systems

Microdrones has announced the launch of its new mdLiDAR3000, a LiDAR system that combines the heavy lifting power of the...

Oct 01, 2018
Topcon Releases Software to Manage Large UAV Inspection Datasets

Topcon Positioning Group has announced the release of new software designed to facilitate data processing workflow for UAV (unmanned aerial...

Oct 01, 2018
New Standardization Roadmap for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Released

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has announced the release for public review and comment of a working draft of...

Sep 30, 2018
Nuclear Inspection Drone Undergoes High Radiation Dosage Tests

Flyability has announced that during tests, the company’s Elios drone successfully performed at a dose rate of 800 Rem/Hour (8...

Sep 30, 2018
New Tethered Drone Features All-Weather Capability

Hoverfly Technologies, a manufacturer of tether-powered drones, has announced its new all-weather LiveSky SENTRY line of tether-powered UAS (unmanned aerial...

Sep 28, 2018
DJI Launches UAS Training Center Programme in Europe

DJI has announced that it has launched the UTC (Unmanned Aerial Systems Training Center) in Europe. The programme is designed...

Sep 28, 2018
Uavos Completes Flight Tests of New Fixed-Wing UAV

UAVOS Inc. has announced that it has completed a series of test flights with its new Sitaria fixed–wing UAV (unmanned...

Sep 28, 2018
Orbital UAV Opens Operational Facility in USA

Orbital Corporation Ltd has announced the official opening of its purpose-built operational facility in Hood River, Oregon, USA. This milestone...

Sep 28, 2018
Airbus Demonstrates Manned-Unmanned Teaming Technologies

Airbus has announced that it has successfully performed manned-unmanned teaming (MUT) test flight campaigns with five Airbus-built Do-DT25 target drones...

Sep 27, 2018
uAvionix Announces Single-Chip ADS-B and Transponder Solution

uAvionix has announced the release of the 1090nano, a 1090MHz ADS-B single chip solution for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) ADS-B...

Sep 26, 2018
Indonesian Navy Deploys Drone-Based Magnetic Measurement Solution

ECA Group has announced that the Indonesian Navy has deployed the company’s new drone-based solution for checking the magnetic signature...

Sep 25, 2018
Cornwall Airport Newquay to Launch First UAS Flight

Aerospace Cornwall has announced that it has partnered with drone operator UAVAid to launch the first unmanned aerial system (UAS)...

Sep 24, 2018
Drones Tested During Maritime Search & Rescue Exercise

UAVE Limited has announced that it has supported a special week-long event run by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)...

Sep 24, 2018
CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS Takes Part in Red Bull Air Race

Schiebel has announced that it performed a flight display of its CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) to entertain an...

Sep 24, 2018
U.S. Navy Investigating Drone-Based Maintenance Services

Aerial Alchemy has announced that it is collaborating with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) to research...

Sep 24, 2018
New DroneTracker Software Offers Protection Against Swarms

Dedrone has announced the release of DroneTracker 3.5, a drone detection solution that understands airspace activity and ensures that protected...

Sep 23, 2018
Passenger VTOL UAS to Feature Solid State LiDAR Sensing

Quanergy Systems, Inc., a developer of solid state LiDAR sensors and smart sensing solutions, has announced that its S3 solid...

Sep 23, 2018
NWUAV Completes Design Phase of Multi-Fuel Twin-Cylinder Engine

Northwest UAV has announced that it has taken its newest engine – the NW-88 multi-fuel twin-cylinder UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)...

Sep 21, 2018
Case Study: Financing Boosts Sales for UAV Equipment Reseller

AP Equipment Financing, a leading provider of flexible financing solutions for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturers and operators, has released...

Sep 21, 2018
Maritime UAV and UUV Capabilities Showcased During US Navy Exercise

Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced that, in collaboration with industry partners, it participated in the U.S. Navy’s Advanced Naval Technology...

Sep 19, 2018
Insitu Announces Extended Range Variant of Integrator UAS

Insitu has announced the launch of Integrator Extended Range, a beyond line of sight, SATCOM-enabled small UAS (unmanned aerial system)...

Sep 19, 2018
Autonomous Zero Carbon Hydrogen Drone Program to be Launched in France

HES Energy Systems, a developer of high-performance hydrogen fuel cell propulsion systems, has announced its expansion to France to begin...

Sep 19, 2018
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