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

University of Michigan Announces New Outdoor Drone Testing Facility

The University of Michigan has announced that it is developing an outdoor fly lab for testing autonomous aerial vehicles for...

Jul 31, 2017
Microdrones Unmanned Aircraft Completes BVLOS Test Flights

Microdrones has announced that it has completed a series of test flights with its md4-1000 UAS (unmanned aerial system) that...

Jul 28, 2017
UAS Image Processing Software Handles Thermal IR Data

Icaros, a developer of aerial imaging software, has announced that version 5.1 of its OneButton Standard and Professional image processing...

Jul 26, 2017
Civilian Drone Completes 88km BVLOS Flight

FlyLogix, a conductor of long range unmanned operations to offshore installations, has announced that it has conducted what it claims...

Jul 26, 2017
DroneDeploy Announces New Crop Health Analysis Capabilities

DroneDeploy has announced that it has developed new capabilities for its software platform to help growers perform more accurate plant...

Jul 25, 2017
Martek to Trial UAS Vaccine Delivery in Vanuatu

Martek Marine has announced that it has been selected by UNICEF & the Vanuatu Government to demonstrate the capability of...

Jul 25, 2017
New Long-Distance Drone Detection Solution Revealed

Groupe ADP and DSNA Services, a subsidiary created by the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC), have announced that the two...

Jul 24, 2017
Alpha UAV Records BVLOS Gimbal-Free Software-Stabilized Video

Alpha Unmanned Systems has announced that, working in conjunction with Sky Sapience and Sightec, it has used an unmanned aerial...

Jul 24, 2017
Hybrid Air/Water Drone Completes Bridge Inspection

The Delaware River Bay Authority (DRBA) has announced that, using a drone that can both fly and swim, the first...

Jul 21, 2017
Airbus Jet-Propelled UAV Demonstrator Completes First Test Flight

Airbus Defence and Space has announced that it has successfully tested a new type of aircraft that will aid the...

Jul 21, 2017
Trimble and Propeller Aero Collaborate on UAS Analytics Platform

Trimble has announced that it is collaborating with Propeller Aero to distribute its Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) analytics platform. Propeller...

Jul 20, 2017
U.S. Air Force Tests New Counter-UAS Program

The U.S. Air Force has announced that its 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron has teamed up with a researcher from...

Jul 19, 2017
Alta Devices Joins High Altitude Technology Group

Alta Devices has announced that it has joined with other developers of high altitude technology to create the Upper Airspace...

Jul 19, 2017
uAvionix Drone ADS-B Technology Adapted for General Aviation

uAvionix and ForeFlight have announced the release of Scout, a portable, dual-band ADS-B receiver in a small form-factor that delivers...

Jul 18, 2017
UKRSPECSYSTEMS Announces New Lightweight UAS Gimbal with Target Tracking

UKRSPECSYSTEMS has announced the introduction of the USG-211, a compact and lightweight gimbal suitable for a wide range of fixed-wing...

Jul 13, 2017
Explotrain Develops Drone-Based IED Training & Simulation System

Explotrain has announced that it has developed a realistic drone-based IED (Improvised Explosive Device) simulation and training system. Explotrain is...

Jul 12, 2017
Vigilant Aerospace Launches New FlightHorizon UAS Services

Vigilant Aerospace has announced its new list of FlightHorizon products for both ground-based and on-board detect-and avoidance for unmanned aerial...

Jul 12, 2017
Measure Announces Aerial Solar Plant Drone Inspection Services

Measure, a provider of enterprise drone services, has announced the launch of new services for the solar energy industry with...

Jul 12, 2017
VStar Systems Demonstrates Modular Signal Intelligence Sensor

VStar Systems has announced that, in conjunction with Martin UAV, it has successfully completed an overseas demonstration of its modular...

Jul 11, 2017
Micro Systems Develops New Drone Swarming Technology

Micro Systems, a subsidiary of Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, has announced that it has developed a swarming technology called...

Jul 11, 2017
Netherlands Aerospace Centre Tests Jet-Powered Drone

The Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) has announced that it will be testing the XCalibur+ Jet Trainer drone at Twente Airport....

Jul 09, 2017
New MQ-9 Reaper Variant Flies First Successful Combat Mission

The U.S. Air Force has announced that the latest version of the MQ-9 Reaper UAS (unmanned aircraft system), the Block...

Jul 06, 2017
Sentient ViDAR Demonstrated to European Maritime Surveillance Agencies

Sentient has announced that it has demonstrated its ViDAR airborne optical radar system to European maritime surveillance agencies, with a...

Jul 04, 2017
DARPA Smart Quadcopters Navigate Without Human Pilots or GPS

DARPA has announced that Phase 1 of its Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) program has concluded following a series of obstacle-course...

Jun 29, 2017
MIT CSAIL to Develop Hybrid Aerial and Ground Drones

Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have announced that they are aiming to develop robots that...

Jun 29, 2017
Microdrones md4-1000 UAV Earns Compliance from Transport Canada

Microdrones has announced that the company’s md4-1000 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been added to Transport Canada’s (TC) exclusive list...

Jun 29, 2017
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