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

New UAS Detect & Avoid and Electronic ID Solutions to be Developed

FLARM Technology and uAvionix have announced that the two companies have formed a partnership to collaborate on Electronic Conspicuity (EC)...

Aug 29, 2018
Fully Solar-Powered Quadcopter Drone Takes Flight

The National University of Singapore (NUS) has announced that a team from its NUS Faculty of Engineering has developed a...

Aug 29, 2018
Faradair Unveils Unmanned Bioelectric Hybrid Firefighting Aircraft

Faradair Aerospace has announced that it has developed a drone variant of its turboprop-powered BEHA (Bio Electric Hybrid Aircraft) M1,...

Aug 29, 2018
Epson Launches New Augmented Reality App For DJI Drone Pilots

Epson has announced the launch of the Epson Drone Soar app, the first full-featured AR app for DJI drone pilots...

Aug 29, 2018
Aerobits Unveils Miniature ADS-B Detect-and-Avoid Solution for UAVs

Aerobits, a developer of miniature avionics technologies for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced the introduction of the TIM-SC1, a...

Aug 26, 2018
DJI Introduces New Intelligent Camera Drones

DJI has announced the introduction of two additions to its Mavic series: Mavic 2 Pro, the world’s first drone with...

Aug 26, 2018
VectorNav GPS/INS Selected for Precision UAV Imaging Payload

VectorNav has confirmed that its VN-200 GPS-aided inertial navigation system (INS) has been integrated into Overwatch Imaging’s TK-series precision imaging...

Aug 24, 2018
Echodyne UAV Radar Certified by FCC

Echodyne, a manufacturer of high-performance radars for guiding autonomous vehicles, has announced that it has received FCC certification for its...

Aug 24, 2018
Tersus GNSS Unveils UAV PPK Solution

Tersus GNSS has announced the introduction of the company’s new solution for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) PPK (Post Processed Kinematic)...

Aug 24, 2018
BVLOS Commercial UAS Flights Begin at Grand Sky

Grand Sky, a fully operational commercial unmanned aerial systems (UAS)-focused research and development park, has announced that beyond visual line...

Aug 22, 2018
DroneDeploy Releases Machine Learning-Driven Photogrammetry Software

DroneDeploy, a drone software platform with the largest drone data repository in the world, has announced the release of Map...

Aug 22, 2018
ScanEagle UAS Provides Data for Wildfire Suppression

Insitu has announced that it has been helping firefighters on wildfires in Oregon, providing information for fire suppression activities via...

Aug 21, 2018
BVLOS Experimentation Corridor to be Created in UK

Blue Bear Systems Research Ltd and Cranfield University have announced that they intend to create a new test corridor to...

Aug 21, 2018
Intel Demonstrates Remote Drone Identification Solution

Intel has announced that it has performed the first public demonstration of Open Drone ID, an open standard that offers...

Aug 20, 2018
Whitepaper: Using Fuel Cell Technology to Extend VTOL UAV Missions

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

Aug 20, 2018
Boeing Completes Synchronised UAV Flight Tests in Australia

Boeing has announced that it has successfully completed the first suite of synchronised unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight tests using...

Aug 20, 2018
UMS SKELDAR UAV to Provide Reconnaissance for German Navy

UMS SKELDAR has announced that it has has been awarded a procurement contract through Munich-based partner and prime contractor Elektroniksystem-...

Aug 17, 2018
New Folding Drone Features Voice Control and Facial Detection

Yuneec International has announced the Mantis Q, a drone controlled via mobile device or remote that features voice control technology...

Aug 16, 2018
Understanding BVLOS and its Importance for Commercial Drone Operators

ALTI UAS has published an article that explains ‘Beyond visual line of sight’ (BVLOS) and discusses the importance of this concept...

Aug 16, 2018
Drone Airspace Management System Completes Final Trials

Kongsberg Geospatial has announced the conclusion of the final trials of a new situational awareness system for emergency airspace management,...

Aug 14, 2018
BVLOS UAS Test Flights Approved for Remote Communities Project

Drone Delivery Canada has announced that Transport Canada has granted the company approvals to commence Beyond Visual Line of Sight...

Aug 14, 2018
uAvionix Announces New Quick-Install ADS-B Solution

uAvionix has announced the availability of its new tailBeacon EXP ADS-B solution. TailBeacon EXP is available currently for experimental and...

Aug 13, 2018
GA-ASI to Expand Footprint at Grand Sky UAS Park

Grand Sky, the civil unmanned aerial systems (UAS)-focused research and development park, has announced that tenant General Atomics Aeronautical Systems,...

Aug 10, 2018
Raymarine Launches New Unmanned Aerial Imaging App

Raymarine has announced the launch of Axiom UAV, a new unmanned aerial imaging app for Raymarine’s Axiom, Axiom Pro and...

Aug 09, 2018
Embry-Riddle UAS Team Tracks Shoreline Erosion

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has announced that its unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been flown along the shorelines of Menard-May Park...

Aug 09, 2018
Airbus Zephyr Solar UAV Maiden Flight Sets New Duration Record

Airbus Defence and Space has announced the successful landing of its first production unmanned aircraft of the Zephyr programme, the...

Aug 09, 2018
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