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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

New Folding Drone Features Voice Control and Facial Detection
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
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
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
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 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
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 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 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 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
MQ-9 Reaper UAVs Provide Bastille Day Security
MQ-9 Reaper UAVs Provide Bastille Day Security

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that the French Air Force operated two of the company’s MQ-9 Reaper...

Aug 08, 2018
World’s First Graphene-Skinned UAS Unveiled
World’s First Graphene-Skinned UAS Unveiled

The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has announced that it has unveiled the world’s first graphene skinned unmanned aerial vehicle...

Aug 07, 2018
Silent Falcon Selected by DARPA for Laser-Powered UAS Project
Silent Falcon Selected by DARPA for Laser-Powered UAS Project

Silent Falcon UAS Technologies has announced that its solar electric, fixed wing Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) has been selected by...

Aug 07, 2018
Fuel Injection UAV Engine Passes FAR 33 150-Hour Profile Testing
Fuel Injection UAV Engine Passes FAR 33 150-Hour Profile Testing

Power4Flight, a developer of engine technology for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced that its B100i fuel injected UAV engine...

Aug 07, 2018
AirMap UTM Services Deployed in Czech Republic
AirMap UTM Services Deployed in Czech Republic

AirMap, an airspace management platform for drones, has announced that its UTM (unmanned traffic management) services are being deployed by...

Aug 06, 2018
RQ-7B Shadow UAS Performs Final Flight
RQ-7B Shadow UAS Performs Final Flight

The U.S. Department of Defense has announced that the RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial system (UAS) has been retired after its...

Aug 03, 2018
DARPA Demos Advanced Urban Navigation Technologies for UAVs
DARPA Demos Advanced Urban Navigation Technologies for UAVs

DARPA has announced that its Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) program has recently completed Phase 2 flight tests, demonstrating advanced algorithms...

Aug 02, 2018
Boeing to Open New Aerospace & Autonomy Center
Boeing to Open New Aerospace & Autonomy Center

Boeing has announced plans to open the new Boeing Aerospace & Autonomy Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, becoming the first major...

Aug 02, 2018
Rugged Embedded Computing Platform Unveiled for ISR Applications
Rugged Embedded Computing Platform Unveiled for ISR Applications

Kontron, a developer of Internet of Things (IoT)/Embedded Computing Technology (ECT) solutions, has announced the launch of its COBALT 901|400...

Jul 31, 2018
MQ-25 Unmanned Refueling Tanker Undergoes Wind Tunnel Tests
MQ-25 Unmanned Refueling Tanker Undergoes Wind Tunnel Tests

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced the completion of the fourth wind tunnel test of its MQ-25 design....

Jul 31, 2018
Global UAV Successfully Flies Drone Using 4G Cellular Network
Global UAV Successfully Flies Drone Using 4G Cellular Network

Global UAV Technologies has announced that its research & development engineering and manufacturing division, NOVAerial Robotics, has successfully test-flown a...

Jul 30, 2018
Textron Demonstrates Manned-Unmanned Teaming Capabilities
Textron Demonstrates Manned-Unmanned Teaming Capabilities

Textron Systems and Textron Aviation have announced the successful integration and demonstration of the company’s manned-unmanned teaming capability via the...

Jul 30, 2018
Kespry Launches High-Res Thermal Inspection Drone Solution
Kespry Launches High-Res Thermal Inspection Drone Solution

Kespry, a drone-based aerial intelligence solution provider, has announced new high-resolution thermal inspection capabilities for commercial property and industrial facilities....

Jul 29, 2018
New Auto-Tracking Antenna System Developed for MANET Radio
New Auto-Tracking Antenna System Developed for MANET Radio

Persistent Systems has announced the introduction of the company’s new Auto-Tracking Antenna System, a new portable ground-to-air antenna that operates...

Jul 29, 2018
V-BAT VTOL UAV Incorporates Mobile Ad Hoc Network Technology
V-BAT VTOL UAV Incorporates Mobile Ad Hoc Network Technology

Persistent Systems has announce that it has entered into a five-year partnership with MartinUAV, who will incorporate Persistent’s Wave Relay...

Jul 26, 2018
MQ-9B to Utilize GPS and Galileo Satellite Navigation Systems
MQ-9B to Utilize GPS and Galileo Satellite Navigation Systems

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has announced that in an effort to increase flexibility for its customers throughout the...

Jul 25, 2018
UAV Propulsion Tech to Market Fuel Safe Bladder & Tank Systems
UAV Propulsion Tech to Market Fuel Safe Bladder & Tank Systems

UAV Propulsion Tech has announced that it has signed a representative agreement with Fuel Safe Systems to market their fuel...

Jul 25, 2018
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