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

Telemedical Drones Deliver Supplies During Demonstration

HiRO (Health Integrated Rescue Operations), a telemedical drone project, has announced that it has tested two new disaster drones, delivering...

Dec 12, 2016
AeroVironment and CSU-Fresno Begin Water Stress Research with Drones

AeroVironment has announced that it has begun a year-long study with California State University, Fresno to research how unmanned aerial...

Dec 09, 2016
MBDA Brimstone Missile to be Tested for RAF Protector UAS

MBDA Systems has announced that its Brimstone precision strike missile is being planned as the UK’s guided missile solution for...

Dec 09, 2016
GA-ASI Begins Flight Testing for Gray Eagle Extended Range UAS

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced the commencement of flight testing for its MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range (ER) series...

Dec 09, 2016
New Facility Offers US-wide Professional Drone Repairs

Unmanned Systems and Solutions (USAS) has announced that it has opened a 120,000 square foot professional drone repair facility capable...

Dec 07, 2016
Pix4D and Parrot Drones Create 3D Multispectral Images of National Park

Pix4D has announced that, as part of a joint project with Parrot, it has used drones and multispectral technology to...

Dec 07, 2016
Unmanned Safety Institute Launches Online Safety Training Course for Drone Pilots

The Unmanned Safety Institute (USI) has announced that it has launched an online training course, designed by its team of...

Dec 07, 2016
UK MoD Invests £100M in ‘Protector’ Remotely Piloted Air System

The UK’s Defence Secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, has agreed a £100M contract with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. to develop...

Dec 06, 2016
NATS and Altitude Angel Release New App for UK Drone Pilots

NATS and cloud technology developer Altitude Angel have announced that they have developed an app in response to the significant...

Dec 06, 2016
Kratos to Supply High Performance Jet Powered Target Drone Systems

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has announced that its Unmanned Systems Division (USD) has recently received a contract award...

Dec 01, 2016
Groen Aeronautics to Develop VTOL Gyroplane Drones

Groen Aeronautics Corporation (GAC) has announced that it has received funding to develop the company’s ReconHawk Gyroplane Drone through to...

Nov 30, 2016
FLIR Systems Acquires Prox Dynamics

FLIR Systems has announced that it has acquired Prox Dynamics AS, a developer of nano-class unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for...

Nov 30, 2016
Type-Certifiable Predator B UAS Completes First Flight Test

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI) has announced that its Type-Certifiable Predator® B (TCPB) variant completed its first flight...

Nov 29, 2016
New Cloud-Based UAV Platform to aid Autonomous Search and Rescue

Mouser Electronics, together with Easy Aerial and engineer Grant Imahara, has announced the launch of its newest entry in the...

Nov 29, 2016
Presagis Launches New Customizable UAV Simulation Platform

Presagis has announced the launch of its CRAFT series line of customizable aircraft simulation platforms. The new CRAFT Series includes...

Nov 29, 2016
ABS Certify First Drone Specialist for Internal Vessel Inspections

Sky-Futures USA has announced that it has been certified as the world’s first approved drone specialist for internal vessel inspections...

Nov 29, 2016
MMC Introduces New Multi-Function Commercial UAV

Shenzhen drone manufacturer MMC has introduced F6 Plus, a multi-function drone with interchangeable mounts for a number of industrial and...

Nov 28, 2016
Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems and FAA Test Counter-UAS Technology

The Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS), manager of the FAA-designated Nevada UAS Test Site, has announced that it teamed...

Nov 24, 2016
Nokia and UAE Civil Aviation Authority to Develop UAS Management System

  Nokia has announced that it has entered into a strategic collaboration with the United Arab Emirates General Civil Aviation...

Nov 23, 2016
Robota Selects LeddarOne Altimeter For New Professional Survey Drone

LeddarTech, a developer of solid-state LiDAR solutions, has announced that its LeddarOne optical sensor has been selected by unmanned aerial...

Nov 22, 2016
DARPA Funds Second Tern Unmanned Test Aircraft

DARPA has announced that it has tasked Northrop Grumman with building a second test vehicle for Tern, a joint program...

Nov 21, 2016
Schiebel CAMCOPTER UAS Supports Migrant Offshore Aid Station Mission

Schiebel has announced that its CAMCOPTER S-100 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has been operating onboard the charity organization MOAS’ (Migrant...

Nov 21, 2016
DJI Announces New Inspire 2 and Phantom 4 Pro Drones

DJI has announced the introduction of two new drones for professional imaging: Inspire 2, a ready-to-fly platform for high-end film...

Nov 18, 2016
AeroVironment Launches Quantix Drone and Decision Support System for Real-Time Intelligence

AeroVironment has announced the launch of its new integrated commercial information solution featuring the new Quantix drone and Decision Support...

Nov 18, 2016
Urban Aeronautics Cormorant UAV Completes First Fully Autonomous Pattern Flight

Urban Aeronautics has announced that its Cormorant Unmanned Air vehicle (UAV) prototype has performed its first autonomous pattern flight including...

Nov 17, 2016
Elbit Systems Announces Anti-Drone Protection and Neutralization System

Elbit Systems has announced the development of ReDrone, a solution for the protection of closed air spaces, national infrastructures and...

Nov 16, 2016
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