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

New Electric Delivery Van Solution Features Integrated Drone

Workhorse Group, a provider of electric mobility solutions to the commercial transportation sector, has announced that it has commenced implementation...

Nov 08, 2017
Cormorant Medical Evacuation UAV Receives Engine Upgrade

Tactical Robotics Ltd. (TRL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Urban Aeronautics, has announced that it is in the process of...

Nov 07, 2017
Epson Launches DJI Drone Flight Simulator App for Smart Glasses

Epson has announced the launch of what it claims is the world’s first glasses-based augmented reality (AR) drone flight simulator...

Nov 06, 2017
RE2 Robotics to Develop Autonomous Cargo Handling System for U.S. Navy

RE2 Robotics has announced that the company was selected by the U.S. Navy to develop an Autonomous Robotic Cargo Handling...

Nov 06, 2017
WiBotic Announces Autonomous Wireless Charging Pad for Drones

WiBotic, a developer of wireless power and battery intelligence solutions for the robotics industry, has announced WiBotic PowerPad, a completely...

Nov 06, 2017
Airbus to Develop New Unmanned Helicopter for Beyond-Horizon Operation

Airbus has announced that it is developing a new unmanned helicopter, the 700 kg Vertivision Surveillance Rotorcraft (VSR700), which is...

Nov 06, 2017
SimActive Develops Automated Solution for Direct Georeferencing

SimActive has announced that it has developed an automated solution for direct georeferencing from real-time kinematic (RTK) positioning. Within the...

Nov 04, 2017
Kratos Mako Tactical UAS Completes Successful Flight Tests

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has announced that it has recently completed a UTAP-22 Mako Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) multi-UAS...

Oct 31, 2017
DroneDeploy Updates Enterprise Drone Mapping Software

DroneDeploy has announced that it has made major updates to its enterprise drone mapping solution — allowing companies of all...

Oct 31, 2017
Velodyne and YellowScan Create Advanced UAV LiDAR Survey Platform

Velodyne LiDAR, a provider of 3D vision systems for autonomous vehicles, has announced that it is partnering with aerial sensing...

Oct 31, 2017
L3 Technologies to Support U.S. Army Apache Manned/Unmanned Program

L3 Technologies has announced that it has received a production contract for multiple awards totaling $97 million in support of...

Oct 31, 2017
Microdrones Announces New Methane Detection Drone Solution

Microdrones has announced the release of a new professional drone-based aerial methane detection solution, the mdTector1000 CH4 – a fully...

Oct 30, 2017
AirMap Provides Automated Drone Authorization for Controlled Airspace

AirMap has announced that commercial drone operators can now request automated authorization to fly in controlled airspace near select U.S....

Oct 30, 2017
Phoenix LiDAR Unveils Cloud-Based Post-Processing Platform

Phoenix LiDAR Systems has announced the release of the new LiDAR Mill platform, the first cloud-based, fully automated LiDAR post-processing...

Oct 28, 2017
US Navy Continues Development of Sense and Avoid Radar System For MQ-4C Triton

RDRTec has announced that the U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) program has approved proceeding with Phase 3...

Oct 27, 2017
Vanilla Aircraft UAS Successfully Completes Five Day Flight

Vanilla Aircraft has announced that its VA001 unmanned aircraft has successfully completed a flight of five days, one hour twenty-four...

Oct 26, 2017
HAZON to Add LATAS Technology Into Drone Fleet Management Software

HAZON Solutions and PrecisionHawk have announced that the two companies have formed a partnership to integrate their technologies to provide...

Oct 25, 2017
Parrot Introduces New Quadcopter Thermal Imaging Solution

Parrot has announced the launch of Bebop-Pro Thermal, an all-in-one quadcopter thermal imaging solution specifically designed for small construction businesses,...

Oct 25, 2017
Cepton Technologies Introduces 3D LiDAR Sensor for UAV Mapping

Cepton Technologies, a developer of 3D LiDAR sensing solutions, has announced the launch of SORA 200, its new lightweight 3D...

Oct 25, 2017
New Delair Large-Area Mapping Drone Features 3G/4G and Onboard Processing

Delair has announced the introduction of its next-generation professional unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for survey-grade photogrammetric mapping, the UX11, at...

Oct 25, 2017
Measure Expands Drone Solutions for Architecture, Engineering and Construction

Measure has announced an expansion of its drone-powered solutions for the architecture, engineering and construction industries with packages designed to...

Oct 24, 2017
Thales Demonstrates ECOsystem Unmanned Traffic Management to FAA

Thales has announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected the company as part of a small group that...

Oct 23, 2017
CNN Awarded First FAA Part 107 Waiver for Open-Air Operations Over People

CNN has announced that it has received a first-of-its-kind Part 107 waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly...

Oct 20, 2017
FlightWave Aerospace Selects First Payload Partner

FlightWave Aerospace Systems has announced that it has formed a partnership with aerial sensor company MAPIR as part of FlightWave’s...

Oct 19, 2017
GA-ASI Announces Collaboration with Korean Civil RPAS Research Center

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA‑ASI) has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Korean Advanced...

Oct 18, 2017
Yamaha Motor Introduces New Multirotor Agricultural Spraying Drone

Yamaha Motor has announced the introduction of the YMR-01 – a prototype industrial multi-rotor unmanned aircraft scheduled for launch in...

Oct 18, 2017
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