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

U.S. Navy and Canadian DND Agree First International RQ-21A Blackjack UAS Sale

The U.S. Department of Navy has signed an agreement with the Canadian Department of National Defense for the first RQ-21A...

Aug 31, 2016
AtlantikSolar UAV Completes Fully Autonomous 26-Hour Search and Rescue Flight

The team behind the AtlantikSolar UAV has announced that the aircraft has completed what is claimed to be the first-ever...

Aug 31, 2016
FAA’s Part 107 sUAS Rules Now Effective

The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) new comprehensive operational regulations are now in effect for routine non-recreational use of small unmanned...

Aug 30, 2016
Kespry Unveils New Commercial Micro UAV

Kespry has released the new Kespry Drone 2.0, a light-weight Micro UAV designed for commercial applications. Based on requests from...

Aug 29, 2016
Drone Aviation Receives Award for WASP Tactical Aerostat Sensor Integration

Drone Aviation Holding Corp., a manufacturer of tethered drones and lighter-than-air aerostats, has announced that it has received an award...

Aug 25, 2016
Propeller Aero Announces Smart Drone Survey Ground Control Points

Propeller Aero, a geospatial data company, has announced the launch of AeroPoints – smart ground control points that allow users...

Aug 25, 2016
First Students Graduate from GA-ASI UAS Training Academy

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has announced that the company’s new Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Flight Training Academy has...

Aug 25, 2016
PrecisionHawk and SkyWard to Provide Commercial Drone Operations Platform

PrecisionHawk, an unmanned aerial data acquisition company, and Skyward, a provider of drone operations solutions, have announced that the two...

Aug 24, 2016
Raytheon to Modernize Ground Controls for U.S. Air Force Global Hawk UAS

Raytheon Company has been awarded a subcontract valued up to $104 million to modernize the ground segment for the U.S....

Aug 22, 2016
Wingsland Unveils S6 Mini Drone

Shenzhen Wingsland Technology Co., Ltd (Wingsland) has officially launched its new S6 mini drone. With four folding motor arms and...

Aug 22, 2016
UK Ministry of Defence Purchases Third Zephyr-S UAV

The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has announced that it has ordered a third Zephyr-S Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), as...

Aug 18, 2016
QinetiQ to Integrate Unmanned Systems in Multinational Demonstration

QinetiQ has announced that it will provide the UK component of a multinational demonstration of unmanned and autonomous systems under...

Aug 17, 2016
Elbit Systems of America Showcases Hermes 450 UAS

Elbit Systems of America has announced that, along with its local partners, it has hosted an Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) field...

Aug 17, 2016
DARPA Issues RFI for Counter-UAS Capabilities

DARPA has announced that it has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to explore ideas and approaches to improve protection...

Aug 16, 2016
Elbit Systems Announces Skylark C Tactical Maritime UAS

Elbit Systems has announced the Skylark C, an autonomous Mini Unmanned Aircraft System (Mini-UAS) specifically designed and built for maritime applications....

Aug 15, 2016
Predator B UAS Detects and Tracks Ballistic Missile in Defense Test

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has announced that through a contract with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), it executed a...

Aug 15, 2016
U.S. Navy Deploys AeroVironment Puma AE UAS Aboard Guided Missile Destroyer

AeroVironment, Inc. has announced that the United States Navy has tested and deployed the company’s RQ-20B Puma small UAS aboard a...

Aug 11, 2016
Drone Completes First Long-Range Lab Sample Delivery

Vayu, Inc. and Stony Brook University, with support from the Madagascan government and backing from the United States Agency for...

Aug 09, 2016
‘RISER’ UAS Completes Interior Ship Inspection

Blue Bear Systems Research has confirmed that it’s ‘RISER’ miniature rotary Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) has successfully completed an interior...

Aug 09, 2016
Aurora to Expand Unmanned Aircraft Flight Operations in Virginia

Aurora Flight Sciences, a developer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), has announced that it is looking to expand the operational...

Aug 08, 2016
Airbus and Dedrone to Develop Drone Defense Systems

Airbus Defense and Space’s Electronics and Border Security (EBS) subsidiary, and Dedrone, a developer of drone detection technology, have announced...

Aug 08, 2016
U.S. Navy Tests RQ-20A Puma AE UAV From Patrol Ship

The U.S. Navy has confirmed that the coastal patrol ship ‘USS Monsoon’ has tested the capabilities of the RQ-20A Puma...

Aug 08, 2016
Vigilant Aerospace Partners with NASA on UAS Traffic Management System

Vigilant Aerospace Systems, a developer of avionics software, has announced that it has become a partner in the development and...

Aug 05, 2016
AirMap and The Weather Company to Deliver Real-time Weather Data to Drone Operators

The Weather Company, a private weather company owned by IBM, has announced that it will be working with AirMap, a...

Aug 03, 2016
PrecisionHawk Announces Results of FAA Pathfinder Program Phase I

PrecisionHawk, an unmanned aerial data acquisition company, has announced Phase I Pathfinder results as part of the White House Office...

Aug 02, 2016
microdrones Demonstrates Water Rescue Tactics with Drones

microdrones has collaborated with the DLRG Horneburg/Altes Land e.V. (German Lifeguard Association) to simulate a mission to rescue a drowning swimmer,...

Aug 01, 2016
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