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

NASA Flies Ikhana UAS in Public Airspace Without Chase Plane

NASA has announced that its remotely-piloted Ikhana aircraft, based at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, has...

Jun 21, 2018
MQ-9B UAS Undergoes Lightning Tests

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that it has used its second full-scale MQ-9B unmanned aerial system (UAS)...

Jun 21, 2018
DOI selects ScanEagle UAS for Fire Suppression Missions

Insitu has announced that it has received a first-of-its kind contract from the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to...

Jun 19, 2018
DARPA Awards Phase II Funding for Rotary UAV Diesel Engine Development

LiquidPiston has announced that the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded the company an additional $2.5 million...

Jun 19, 2018
ALTI Develops Hybrid VTOL Fixed-Wing UAVs for Commercial Applications

ALTI UAS, a leading developer and manufacturer of commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”)...

Jun 19, 2018
Black Swift to Develop UAS for Atmospheric Observations of Venus

Black Swift Technologies (BST), a developer of purpose-built scientific aerial platforms, has announced that it has been awarded a NASA...

Jun 18, 2018
Airbus to Provide Heron TP Drones to German Armed Forces

Airbus has announced that it has signed an agreement with the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service...

Jun 18, 2018
Endurance-Boosting Solar Technologies Developed for UAVs

Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have announced that they are developing technology for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)...

Jun 18, 2018
Leica Geosystems Launches New 3D Mapping UAS

Leica Geosystems has announced the launch of the new Leica Aibot, an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) system based on DJI’s...

Jun 14, 2018
Insitu to Provide UAS ISR Services for U.S. Coast Guard

Insitu has announced that it has been awarded a contract to provide small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) ISR services aboard...

Jun 13, 2018
GA-ASI Detect-and-Avoid System Aids NASA UAS Flight

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has announced that its Detect and Avoid (DAA) avionics system was the key technology...

Jun 13, 2018
Interview: FT Technologies on Latest UAV Wind Sensor

FT Technologies is a leading manufacturer of rugged wind sensors for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and the company’s new FT205...

Jun 12, 2018
Microdrones md4-3000 Achieves Transport Canada Compliance

Microdrones has announced that its md4-3000 UAV has been added to Transport Canada’s (TC) exclusive list of compliant unmanned aerial...

Jun 12, 2018
Tethered Drone Deployed for Air Show Surveillance

Elistair has announced that its Orion tethered drone has been recently deployed in conjunction with Delta Drone to provide surveillance...

Jun 11, 2018
Airbus to Develop Maritime Delivery UAS

Airbus has announced that it has entered into a strategic collaboration with Wilhelmsen Ships Service to drive the development of...

Jun 10, 2018
U.S. Navy Orders Fuel Cell Systems for UAV Field Trials

Ballard Power Systems has announced that the Company’s subsidiary, Protonex, has received purchase orders from the U.S. Navy for a...

Jun 08, 2018
Sagetech MX Transponder Selected for Long-Endurance UAS

Sagetech Corporation has announced that its MX transponder product line has been selected by PAE ISR for the Resolute Eagle,...

Jun 08, 2018
Department of Interior Awards Contract for Emergency UAS Firefighting Support

Bridger Aerospace has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Interior (“DOI”) to supply...

Jun 07, 2018
FLIR Unveils Next-Generation Black Hornet 3 Nano-UAV

FLIR Systems has announced the launch of the Black Hornet 3 nano-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for use by global militaries,...

Jun 07, 2018
Kratos to Provide Aerial Target Drone Systems to U.S. Army

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has announced that its Kratos Defense & Rocket Support Services Division (DRSS) has been awarded...

Jun 06, 2018
General Robotics Launches Counter-Drone Remote Weapon Station

General Robotics has announced the development of the Pitbull, an ultralight remote weapon station with counter-drone capabilities. The Pitbull provides...

Jun 05, 2018
Case Study: Financing Facilitates Large-Scale UAV Inspection Project

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

Jun 05, 2018
GA-ASI Announces Successful MQ-25 Stingray Engine Test

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that it has completed its first powered run of the Pratt &...

Jun 04, 2018
Drone Delivery Canada Selected for BVLOS Remote Communities Project

Drone Delivery Canada has announced that Transport Canada has selected the company to participate in the department’s Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight...

Jun 04, 2018
MQ-4C Triton UAS to Commence Flight Operations

Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy have announced the forthcoming operational readiness of the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS)....

Jun 04, 2018
UAVOS Develops New Rotor Blades for Unmanned Helicopters

UAVOS has announced that the company has developed a new main rotor blade to be installed on its unmanned helicopters...

May 31, 2018
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