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

AirMap Enables Low-Altitude UAS Authorization and Notification for Third Party Developers

AirMap has announced a new feature that makes LAANC, the Low-Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability, available to the entire drone...

Jan 30, 2018
Kratos Opens New UAS Design and Production Facilities

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has announced that the company’s Unmanned Systems Division is opening administrative and engineering offices and...

Jan 29, 2018
Video-Based Landing Aid Software Integrated into UAV Autopilots

SightLine Applications, a developer of onboard video processing for advanced camera systems, has announced that its landing assist functionality has...

Jan 28, 2018
DeTect Demonstrates Counter-UAS System to U.S. Army

DeTect has announced that it has demonstrated its HARRIER counter-UAS (unmanned aerial systems) system at the U.S. Army’s annual Maneuver...

Jan 28, 2018
CAMCOPTER UAS Demonstrates Search and Rescue Capabilities

Schiebel has announced that its CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) has demonstrated suitability for search and rescue missions as...

Jan 25, 2018
DJI Introduces Mavic Air Foldable 4K Camera Drone

DJI has announced the introduction of Mavic Air, a portable, foldable camera drone that features a 4K camera for superior...

Jan 25, 2018
Insitu Trials Amazon Web Services with UAS 3D Modelling Data

Insitu has announced that it has recently completed a successful trial deployment of Amazon Web Services (AWS) Snowball Edge in...

Jan 24, 2018
SKELDAR V-200 UAS Selected for Unmanned Naval Research Project

UMS SKELDAR has announced that it has been selected alongside partner Saab to be a part of the European Defence...

Jan 23, 2018
GA-ASI Demonstrates MQ-9B Automatic Takeoff and Landing

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has announced that it has successfully demonstrated its latest Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability (ATLC)...

Jan 22, 2018
Elistair Raises 2m Euros to Accelerate International Growth

Elistair, a leading provider of unlimited autonomy tethered drones for aerial surveillance, has announced a 2,000,000 Euro round of fundraising...

Jan 22, 2018
3W International Provides Heavy Fuel and Gasoline Engines for UAVs

3W International, a leading developer of heavy fuel and gasoline engines for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), has partnered with Unmanned...

Jan 22, 2018
Alliance to Develop Autonomous Firefighting and Surveillance Aircraft

Thrush Aircraft has announced that it has formed a strategic alliance with unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and systems manufacturer Drone...

Jan 21, 2018
Orbital ATK Demonstrates Counter-UAS Technologies

Orbital ATK, a developer of aerospace and defense technologies, has announced that it recently participated in the Maneuver Fires Integrated...

Jan 21, 2018
Sentera Launches Consolidated Precision Agriculture Software Platform

Sentera has announced the launch of its new FieldAgent platform, which replaces all variants of the AgVault and OnTop products....

Jan 20, 2018
Drone Delivery Canada Tests Large Cargo Delivery Drone

Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has announced that it is to begin testing its Raven X1400 cargo delivery drone. The Raven...

Jan 19, 2018
AirSpaceX Unveils Prototype Electric VTOL Unmanned Aircraft

Airspace Experience Technologies (AirSpaceX), a subsidiary of Detroit Aircraft Corp. (DAC), has revealed a sub-scale model of its autonomous, electric...

Jan 17, 2018
Leonardo to Lead Unmanned Naval Research Project

Leonardo has announced that it has been selected to lead the first European Defence Fund initiative, OCEAN2020, which has been...

Jan 17, 2018
New Drone Fleet Solution Provides Completely Private and Secure Data

Cicer One Technologies, a provider of data privacy solutions, and AVIDRONE Aerospace, a manufacturer of commercial and industrial unmanned aerial...

Jan 17, 2018
Aero-T Completes Production Of First SkyGuard1 Aerostat System

Aero-T, a subsidiary of tactical aerostat manufacturer RT LTA, has announced that it has completed the development and production of...

Jan 16, 2018
DARPA Begins Phase 3 of Collaborative Autonomy for UAS

DARPA has announced that it has completed successful Phase 2 flight tests and moved into Phase 3 of its Collaborative...

Jan 16, 2018
UAV LiDAR Technology Used for UK Forestry Research

Aberystwyth University has announced that it has invested in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology to expand their state-of-the-art forestry research....

Jan 15, 2018
Tactical VTOL UAV System to be Developed for French Navy Warships

Airbus Helicopters has announced that, along with European defense firm Naval Group, it has been awarded a contract by the...

Jan 15, 2018
Drone Delivery Canada Expands Testing Program to U.S.

Drone Delivery Canada has announced that the company is expanding its commercial testing program to the United States of America...

Jan 15, 2018
Long-Range, Detect-and-Avoid Radar Released for UAVs

Fortem Technologies has announced the availability of TrueView R20,a compact, high-performance detect-and-avoid radar solution for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Fortem’s...

Jan 11, 2018
Boeing Unveils Electric VTOL Cargo UAV Prototype

Boeing has announced that it has unveiled a new unmanned electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) cargo air vehicle (CAV) prototype that will...

Jan 10, 2018
Intel Unveils Shooting Star Mini Drone

Intel introduced its new Shooting Star Mini drone at the CES 2018 show, and set a new Guinness World Records...

Jan 10, 2018
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