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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

Sapphire Windows Designed to Protect Drone Vision Systems
Sapphire Windows Designed to Protect Drone Vision Systems

Meller Optics, Inc. has announced the introduction of custom fabricated sapphire windows for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) exposed to chemicals,...

Jul 25, 2018
Black Sage Offers Counter-UAS Services for Large-Scale Events
Black Sage Offers Counter-UAS Services for Large-Scale Events

Black Sage has announced the launch of new counter-UAS (unmanned aerial system) protection services for stadiums and other large open-air...

Jul 25, 2018
U.S. Air Force Receives BACN-Equipped Global Hawk UAV
U.S. Air Force Receives BACN-Equipped Global Hawk UAV

Northrop Grumman has announced that it has delivered a Global Hawk autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) carrying the Battlefield Airborne...

Jul 24, 2018
MQ-25 Refuelling UAS Completes Arresting Hook & Damper Tests
MQ-25 Refuelling UAS Completes Arresting Hook & Damper Tests

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that it has concluded performance testing of the arresting hook Hold Down...

Jul 23, 2018
Microdrones Expands into New Facilities
Microdrones Expands into New Facilities

Microdrones has announced that it has completed the first phase of an expansion of its global facilities. The integrated drone...

Jul 23, 2018
Boeing to Develop AI & Blockchain-Based UTM Solutions
Boeing to Develop AI & Blockchain-Based UTM Solutions

Boeing has announced that it is collaborating with artificial intelligence (AI) technology provider, SparkCognition, to deliver unmanned aircraft system (UAS)...

Jul 22, 2018
Insitu Improves Accuracy of Photogrammetry Payload
Insitu Improves Accuracy of Photogrammetry Payload

Insitu has announced that it is approaching the theoretical limits of accuracy for photogrammetry through advancements in its High Accuracy...

Jul 22, 2018
European U-space Unmanned Traffic Management Services Demonstrated in Switzerland
European U-space Unmanned Traffic Management Services Demonstrated in Switzerland

skyguide, the Swiss air navigation service provider, and AirMap have announced that the two companies have successfully demonstrated Swiss U-space...

Jul 20, 2018
MQ-9 Reaper UAS Selected by Royal Netherlands Defence Force
MQ-9 Reaper UAS Selected by Royal Netherlands Defence Force

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that it has been selected to provide unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to...

Jul 20, 2018
DJI Announces Enhancements to Drone Geofencing System
DJI Announces Enhancements to Drone Geofencing System

DJI has announced that it has made new improvements to its geofencing system for enterprise drone users. Professional drone pilots...

Jul 19, 2018
Penguin C UAS Selected for Reconnaissance and Storm Damage Surveillance
Penguin C UAS Selected for Reconnaissance and Storm Damage Surveillance

UAV Factory has announced that the Lone Star UAS Center of Excellence & Innovation (LSUASC) has selected the company’s Penguin...

Jul 18, 2018
First Production Facility for Zephyr High-Altitude UAS Opens
First Production Facility for Zephyr High-Altitude UAS Opens

Airbus Defence and Space has announced that it has opened the first serial production facility for its new Zephyr S...

Jul 18, 2018
Raytheon to Provide Counter-UAS Capabilities to U.S. Army
Raytheon to Provide Counter-UAS Capabilities to U.S. Army

Raytheon has announced that the U.S. Army has selected its Coyote unmanned aircraft system (UAS) and KRFS radar (Ku-band Radio...

Jul 18, 2018
Thermal Imaging Solution Launched for DJI M200 Series Drones
Thermal Imaging Solution Launched for DJI M200 Series Drones

3DR has announced that users of the Site Scan drone software platform for construction and engineering teams now have the...

Jul 17, 2018
Leonardo Provides Electronic Warfare Sensor for MQ-9B UAS
Leonardo Provides Electronic Warfare Sensor for MQ-9B UAS

Leonardo and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc (GA-ASI) have announced that the two firms have signed an agreement that will...

Jul 17, 2018
Whitepaper: Fuel Cell-Based Energy Systems for Commercial UAVs
Whitepaper: Fuel Cell-Based Energy Systems for Commercial UAVs

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

Jul 16, 2018
Next-Generation Vehicle Management Computer for Autonomous Flight Under Development
Next-Generation Vehicle Management Computer for Autonomous Flight Under Development

UTC Aerospace Systems has announced that it is developing a next-gen vehicle management computer (VMC) that features triple multi-core processors,...

Jul 16, 2018
QinetiQ Selects Kratos Firejet Aerial Target Drone
QinetiQ Selects Kratos Firejet Aerial Target Drone

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has announced that it has received a 10-year sole source, single award framework contract...

Jul 16, 2018
UMS SKELDAR Unveils Enhanced Heavy-Fuel VTOL UAV
UMS SKELDAR Unveils Enhanced Heavy-Fuel VTOL UAV

UMS SKELDAR has introduced a next-generation version of their rotary heavy-fuel engine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), designed specifically for maritime...

Jul 15, 2018
Edge UAS Deployed Aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute Research Vessel
Edge UAS Deployed Aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute Research Vessel

FlightWave Aerospace Systems has announced that its Edge unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was deployed aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s Research...

Jul 15, 2018
UAVOS Solar UAV Completes 10-Hour Aerial Photography Mission
UAVOS Solar UAV Completes 10-Hour Aerial Photography Mission

UAVOS has announced that it has completed flight tests of its solar-powered SAT-i UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), which is designed...

Jul 14, 2018
Advanced Navigation INS/AHRS Selected for DARPA Gremlins UAS Program
Advanced Navigation INS/AHRS Selected for DARPA Gremlins UAS Program

Advanced Navigation has confirmed that their miniature GPS-aided inertial navigation system (INS) and attitude & heading reference system (AHRS) has...

Jul 13, 2018
Elbit Systems Unveils MALE UAS Designed to Integrate into Civilian Airspace
Elbit Systems Unveils MALE UAS Designed to Integrate into Civilian Airspace

Elbit Systems has announced the release of the Hermes 900 StarLiner, a Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aircraft System...

Jul 13, 2018
SkyGuardian Completes First Trans-Atlantic MALE UAS Flight
SkyGuardian Completes First Trans-Atlantic MALE UAS Flight

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has announced that its MQ-9B SkyGuardian Medium-altitude, Long-endurance (MALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) has...

Jul 11, 2018
Fire Scout UAS Completes Initial Operational Test and Evaluation
Fire Scout UAS Completes Initial Operational Test and Evaluation

The U.S. Navy has announced that USS Coronado (LCS 4) and Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VX-1) have completed...

Jul 10, 2018
First Sanctioned UAV Mapping Missions Conducted over a Canadian City
First Sanctioned UAV Mapping Missions Conducted over a Canadian City

Global UAV Technologies Ltd., along with UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) consulting firm InDro Robotics Inc. and High Eye Aerial Imaging...

Jul 10, 2018
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