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

senseFly Granted First BVLOS Drone Authorisation in Switzerland

senseFly has announced that it has become the first drone operator to be granted anytime Beyond Visual Line of Sight...

Feb 13, 2017
Sensofusion Upgrades AIRFENCE Drone Countermeasure Platform

Sensofusion has announced increased functionalities and in-demand service features for the company’s AIRFENCE drone countermeasure platform. The new upgrades will...

Feb 11, 2017
Measure to Inspect AES Energy Infrastructure with Drones

  Measure has announced that it has entered into a global partnership with The AES Corporation to scale and leverage...

Feb 10, 2017
Xsens IMU Used on Autonomous Electricity-Generating Aircraft

Xsens have confirmed that their MTi-100 IMU has been used in Ampyx Power’s Airborne Wind Energy (AWE) system. The AWE...

Feb 09, 2017
GoPro Relaunches Karma Drone

GoPro has announced that it has relaunched the Karma, a drone designed as a stabilized platform for aerial photography and...

Feb 08, 2017
Airware to Provide On-Site Drone Solutions to Caterpillar Dealers

Airware has secured a strategic investment from Caterpillar Ventures which will allow Airware to accelerate programs that will enable Caterpillar...

Feb 07, 2017
SRC to Develop Counter-UAS Technology for US Army

SRC Inc. has been awarded a $65M contract to provide the U.S. Army with an integrated counter-UAS system to meet...

Feb 06, 2017
Australian Navy Purchases CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS

Schiebel has confirmed that it has been awarded a contract by the Royal Australian Navy, for the supply of its...

Feb 06, 2017
Avion Unmanned Announces Online UAS Training Portal

Avion Unmanned‘s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Training Team has announced the launch of its new Online UAS Training Portal. Designed...

Feb 04, 2017
UAS Awareness Course Educates Emergency Services

The SkyBound Rescuer Project, an initiative from SkyBound Innovations, has recently launched a cutting-edge UAS awareness course for the emergency...

Feb 02, 2017
New Detect-and-Avoid System for Drones Completes BLOS Flight Tests

Vigilant Aerospace has completed successful beyond line-of-sight (BLOS) flight testing of its new FlightHorizon detect-and-avoid collision avoidance system for unmanned...

Jan 30, 2017
GA-ASI Unveils Certifiable SkyGuardian UAS

  General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced that it has launched a “Type-Certifiable” (STANAG 4571) version of its Predator B...

Jan 30, 2017
Webinar: A UAS Program for Fire & Rescue Services

Aeryon Labs will be running a webinar on Thursday 16th February 2017, in collaboration with the Lancashire Fire and Rescue...

Jan 30, 2017
Microdrones Wins Best Drone Manufacturer Award

Microdrones has been awarded the ‘Best Drone Manufacturer’ award at the E.U. Drone Awards, held on January 24 at the...

Jan 30, 2017
Rotron Power Reaches 500 Hour Simulated Flight Time Milestone

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

Jan 27, 2017
Trig Avionics Announces New ETSO-Certified UAS Transponder

Trig Avionics has announced that it has launched the TT26, an ETSO certified transponder for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The...

Jan 27, 2017
Details Announced for Drones Oman Event

IQPC has announced details of the first-ever drone event to be hosted in Oman. The Drones Oman Workshop and Live...

Jan 24, 2017
High-Altitude UAS Tests FAA Detect and Track Technology for Spacecraft

Near Space Corporation (NSC) and NASA conducted a flight test on Oct. 3 2016 to evaluate the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA)...

Jan 24, 2017
DragonPlate Announces Carbon Fiber Quadcopter Kits

DragonPlate, a developer of carbon fiber components, has announced the release of the company’s new UAV quadcopter frame kits. The...

Jan 23, 2017
Osprey to Provide Airspace Integration Assessment for Airbus Zephyr-S UAS

Osprey CSL has announced that it has been awarded a contract by Airbus to provide a safe separation assessment of...

Jan 18, 2017
GDU Launches Open Platform Partner Program for Drone Development

GDU has launched the Open Platform Partner Program to encourage participation with partners for new modular accessories for the company’s...

Jan 16, 2017
Liteye and Tribalco to Deliver Counter-UAS Systems to US Military

Liteye Systems and integrated technology services company Tribalco have announced that they have teamed up in order to deliver multiple...

Jan 15, 2017
US DoD Releases Micro-Drone Swarm from Fighter Jets

The U.S. Department of Defense has carried out its largest ever test of micro-drone swarms at China Lake, California. In...

Jan 15, 2017
US Air Force Selects New MQ-9 Reaper Base

The US Air Force has announced that it has selected Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, as the preferred location...

Jan 15, 2017
Sikorsky to Develop Phase 3 of ALIAS Aircraft Autonomy Program for DARPA

Sikorsky has announced that it has won the contract for Phase 3 of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA)...

Jan 14, 2017
Advanced Aircraft Company Showcases VTOL Unmanned Aerial Systems

Advanced Aircraft Company (AAC), an aeronautical engineering and manufacturing company, is now showcasing it’s vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned...

Jan 11, 2017
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