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

microdrones Provides UAS Mapping Solutions to Martin Instrument

microdrones has announced that it has formed a partnership with Martin Instrument, a provider of equipment for surveying and construction...

Apr 05, 2017
Phase One and ATI Announce New Aerial Inspection Drone Solution

Phase One Industrial and Aerial Technology International (ATI) have announced that the two companies have developed a professional aerial inspection...

Apr 05, 2017
LightningStrike VTOL UAS Demonstrator Completes Subscale Flight Test Program

Aurora Flight Sciences has announced that its unmanned XV-24A LightningStrike Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) X-Plane subscale vehicle demonstrator (SVD)...

Apr 05, 2017
Sentera Upgrades Incident Light Sensor for NDVI Applications

Sentera has announced that it has launched updates to its Incident Light Sensor (ILS) for use on NDVI-Upgraded DJI Phantom...

Apr 05, 2017
Northrop Grumman Successfully Tests MQ-4C Triton UAS Mission Capability Upgrade

Northrop Grumman has announced that its MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS), built for the U.S. Navy, has completed formal...

Apr 05, 2017
New UAV Provides Full 4G Cell Phone Service

Fenix Group, a private technology firm, has announced that, in partnership with Martin UAV, it has launched what it claims...

Apr 03, 2017
Schiebel Develops Manned-Unmanned Teaming Technology for CAMCOPTER UAS

Schiebel has announced that it has been working with defense and aviation technology company Patria to integrate Patria’s sophisticated Compact...

Mar 31, 2017
Airobotics Approved to Fly Fully-Automated BVLOS Drones

Airobotics has announced that it has been granted authorization by the Civil Aviation Authority of Israel (CAAI) to fly fully...

Mar 31, 2017
Sky-Futures and Bristow Conduct Successful Manned-Unmanned Interoperability Flight Tests

Sky-Futures and Bristow Group have announced that they have successfully conducted their first interoperability test between a helicopter and an...

Mar 31, 2017
Rotron Power UAV Engine Completes 1000 Hour Simulated Flight Endurance Test

Rotron Power, a manufacturer of advanced rotary-powered propulsion systems for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) applications, has announced the successful completion...

Mar 31, 2017
Drone Delivery Canada to Develop Vision-Based Drone Navigation System

Drone Delivery Canada has announced that it has entered into a Sponsored Research and Collaboration Agreement with the University of...

Mar 29, 2017
NASA Selects SmartPlanes’ Fixed Wing UAV for BVLOS Testing

SmartPlanes has announced that its Freya fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been included in the NASA UAS Traffic...

Mar 28, 2017
Aurora Centaur UAS Used in NOAA Gravity Measurement Program

Aurora has announced that its Centaur optionally-piloted aircraft (OPA) has been chosen as a key tool in the new airborne...

Mar 28, 2017
Black Swift Technologies UAS Completes Extreme Altitude Mapping Test

Black Swift Technologies (BST) has announced that it has overcome the challenges of mapping terrain in difficult conditions at altitudes...

Mar 28, 2017
Japan Plans to Fly MALE UAS in Non-Segregated Civil Airspace

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced during a briefing at the Japan Drone expo that it has executed a research...

Mar 27, 2017
Simlat Delivers UAS Simulation Research Lab to Macquarie Uni

Simlat has announced that it has delivered a Full Crew solution for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) training and simulation to...

Mar 25, 2017
Rakuten and AirMap to Provide Unmanned Traffic Management Platform for Japan

Rakuten, a developer of internet services headquartered in Japan, and AirMap have announced the launch of a joint venture, Rakuten...

Mar 23, 2017
PINC Selects Intelligent Energy’s Fuel Cell System for UAVs

Intelligent Energy has has signed a deal with PINC to supply its air-cooled fuel cell systems for unmanned aerial vehicles...

Mar 22, 2017
SRC to Showcase Silent Archer Counter-UAS System

SRC has announced that the company will showcase its Silent Archer counter-UAS technology at the Navy League’s Sea Air Space...

Mar 22, 2017
Martek Marine to Provide UAS to European Maritime Safety Agency

Martek Marine has announced that it has been awarded a 2-year Remotely Piloted Aircraft Services (RPAS) contract from the European...

Mar 21, 2017
Evans Incorporated Announces New UAS Solutions Suite

Evans Incorporated, a provider of human-centered consulting solutions, has announced the launch of its comprehensive CAARMA Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)...

Mar 21, 2017
Applied Aeronautics Releases Upgraded HD Video Link for UAVs

Applied Aeronautics, a manufacturer of fixed-wing UAVs, has released an upgraded model of “Applied HD”, their encrypted, low latency, HD...

Mar 21, 2017
DARPA Begins Phase 2 of Gremlins UAS Carrier Program

DARPA has announced that it has awarded Phase 2 contracts for its Gremlins program to two teams, one led by...

Mar 20, 2017
Parrot Unveils New Drone-Based 3D Modeling Solution

Parrot has announced a new all-in-one aerial imagery and 3D modeling solution for real-estate and building professionals, the Parrot Bebop-Pro...

Mar 17, 2017
QuadH2O Unveils New HexH2O Pro v2 Waterproof Drone

QuadH2O has announced the release of version 2 of the company’s most advanced unmanned aircraft system (UAS), the HexH2O Pro....

Mar 17, 2017
Leidos Announces New UAS Notification Service

Leidos has announced that it has created an unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) service that helps safeguard the airspace by sending...

Mar 16, 2017
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