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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

Florida Airport Installs Dual Bird-Drone Detection Radar System
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 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
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 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
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
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
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 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
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 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
New Electric Delivery Van Solution Features Integrated Drone
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
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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 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
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