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

Delair and ECA Group Develop Multi-Drone Ground Station

Delair and ECA Group have announced that the two companies have co-developed a new generation of ground control station (GCS)....

Nov 30, 2017
Autonomous Drone Flight Utilizes Mobile Communications Network and 3D Map

Terra Drone, a provider of industrial drone services, and KDDI Corporation, a Japanese telecommunications operator, have announced that the two...

Nov 30, 2017
ScanEagle UAS Assists Disaster Relief and Fire Suppression Missions

Insitu has announced that the company has used its ScanEagle unmanned aerial system (UAS) in assisting with several recent disaster...

Nov 28, 2017
Alpha Adds Image Stabilization Technology to VTOL UAV

Alpha Unmanned Systems, the manufacturer of the Alpha 800 gasoline-powered helicopter UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), has announced that it has...

Nov 27, 2017
UAVE Demonstrates Long-Endurance Fixed-Wing UAVs

UAVE Ltd., a leading developer of large long-endurance fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”)...

Nov 27, 2017
UMS SKELDAR Unveils New VTOL UAS Platform

UMS SKELDAR, a provider of rotary Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) solutions, has announced the launch of its new enhanced R-350...

Nov 26, 2017
ECA Group Unveils New Drone-Mounted Signal Intelligence Solution

ECA Group, a developer of robotics for challenging environments, has announced its new IMSI-Catcher signal intelligence module designed to integrate...

Nov 23, 2017
SwiftCore FMS to be Integrated on Penguin BE UAV for NOAA Mission

Black Swift Technologies (BST) has announced that it’s SwiftCore Flight Management System (FMS) will be integrated with a UAV Factory...

Nov 23, 2017
Uavos Develops Pan-Tilt Platform for Drone Tracking Systems

Uavos has announced the introduction of the OPU-03, a rotary turret manipulator on a pan-tilt platform designed to accommodate observation...

Nov 23, 2017
3DR Integrates Site Scan Drone Data Platform with Autodesk BIM 360

3DR has announced that it has integrated its Site Scan drone data platform for construction and engineering professionals with Autodesk...

Nov 23, 2017
Bye Aerospace and SolAero Test Solar UAV Wing

SolAero Technologies has announced the successful completion of ground testing of the integrated solar wings on Bye Aerospace‘s medium-altitude, long-endurance...

Nov 20, 2017
Lockheed Martin Updates Fury UAV Engine

Lockheed Martin has announced that Fury, the company’s expeditionary, runway-independent unmanned air vehicle (UAV), now has engine updates that will...

Nov 17, 2017
Lufthansa Technik Launches UAS Health Condition Monitoring Service

SafeDrone, an initiative of Lufthansa Technik, has announced the launch of a new online service, Health Condition Monitoring (HCM), allowing...

Nov 17, 2017
Northwest UAV Provides Engines & Components for Unmanned Aircraft

Northwest UAV, a leading developer of propulsion systems and components for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has partnered with Unmanned Systems...

Nov 16, 2017
Insitu to Provide QGC With UAS Inspection and Management Services

Insitu has announced that it has entered into a contract with QGC to leverage Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) to...

Nov 15, 2017
VolAero Drones Track Pythons With Thermal Cameras

VolAero Drones has demonstrated that drones equipped with state-of-the-art thermal imaging equipment can effectively spot and track pythons at night...

Nov 15, 2017
Florida Airport Installs Dual Bird-Drone Detection Radar System

Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) has announced that, in partnership with DeTect, a provider of aviation security and safety...

Nov 15, 2017
ALTI Transition UAV Achieves Up To 11 Hours Flight Endurance

ALTI, a developer and manufacturer of commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), has successfully completed an endurance flight with their ‘Transition’...

Nov 15, 2017
Electric Cargo UAV Selected for Marine Corps Flight Test Program

Yates Electrospace Corporation (YEC) has announced that the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) has selected the company’s Silent Arrow product...

Nov 15, 2017
Resource Group Unmanned Aviation Services Division Rebrands as RUAS

Resource Group’s Unmanned Aviation Services division, a provider of professional UAV services and pilot training, has rebranded to “RUAS”. Head...

Nov 15, 2017
Predator B UAS Demonstrates Anti-Submarine Warfare

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that it has used an MQ-9 Predator B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA)...

Nov 14, 2017
U.S. Navy Receives First Operational MQ-4C Triton UAS

Northrop Grumman has announced that it has delivered the first operational MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to the U.S....

Nov 13, 2017
Optionally-Piloted UH-1H Helicopter Receives FAA Airworthiness Certificate

Aurora Flight Sciences has announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a Special Airworthiness Certificate to Aurora’s newest...

Nov 10, 2017
Sentera Launches New Precision Agriculture Sensors for DJI Inspire 2 Drone

Sentera has announced the availability of gimbaled Double 4k and Quad sensors for the DJI Inspire 2 drone. Sentera’s swappable...

Nov 09, 2017
New Tactical SATCOM Network Architecture Developed for Drones

Advantech Wireless, a developer of satellite broadband communications solutions, has announced the release of the new Tactical SATCOM Network Architecture...

Nov 09, 2017
Sensofusion Releases Latest Version of AIRFENCE Counter-UAS System

Sensofusion has announced the launch of AIRFENCE 5.0, the company’s flagship unmanned aircraft system (UAS) countermeasures system that protects militaries,...

Nov 08, 2017
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