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

Leonardo to Provide AESA Radar for French Army Patroller UAVs

Leonardo has announced that it has been selected by Safran Electronics & Defense to provide the PicoSAR AESA (active electronically...

Feb 24, 2017
Verizon Acquires Skyward to Provide Simplified Drone Operations

Verizon has announced that it has purchased Skyward, thus adding drone operations management to the Verizon Internet of Things (IoT)...

Feb 21, 2017
New Russian UAV Developed for ISR Operations

Zala Aero Group has unveiled the ZALA 421-16E2, its latest unmanned reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft. Introduced at IDEX-2017, the new...

Feb 21, 2017
New ALPHA 800 Unmanned Helicopter Offers Greater Endurance

Alpha Unmanned Systems has released the ALPHA 800 unmanned helicopter – an evolution of the SNIPER UAS. Following 18 months...

Feb 21, 2017
Nokia Showcases LTE-Connected Drones for First Responders

Nokia has showcased how drones can facilitate efficient rescue operations for first responders. Using its Ultra Compact Network – a...

Feb 20, 2017
DJI and AMA Announce New Drone Safety and Training Program

The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) and DJI have announced the launch of a joint program to promote safe and...

Feb 18, 2017
US Navy Selects Forward Operating Base for MQ-4C Triton

The U.S. Navy has announced that it has selected Naval Station (NS) Mayport in Florida as the East Coast Forward...

Feb 16, 2017
New Wide-Area Sensor Tested Aboard Insitu Tactical UAS

Logos Technologies and Insitu have announced the successful initial flight test of the Redkite wide-area sensor aboard the Integrator small...

Feb 16, 2017
US Marines Test New Reconnaissance sUAS

The U.S. Marine Corps has announced that it has tested the capabilities of a new drone known as the Instant...

Feb 16, 2017
Sentera Integrates NDVI Crop Health Sensor with DJI Phantom 4

Sentera has announced its new conversion of a DJI Phantom 4 Pro drone into a precision scouting tool that collects...

Feb 16, 2017
Aeryon and DroneDeploy to Deliver Commercial & Industrial UAS Solutions

Aeryon Labs and DroneDeploy have announced a partnership between the two companies to deliver integrated UAS solutions to end-users and...

Feb 14, 2017
DARPA’s SideArm Prototype Successfully Retrieves UAS Mid-Flight

DARPA has confirmed that in December 2016, Aurora Flight Sciences successfully tested a full-scale technology demonstration system that repeatedly captured...

Feb 14, 2017
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
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