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

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
Kespry Announces Drone 2.0 for Aerial Intelligence Applications

Kespry, a designer of automated drone systems for commercial use, has announced the new Kespry Drone 2.0. The new lighter-weight...

Aug 01, 2016
DJI and uAvionix Collaborate on ADS-B Collision Avoidance Developer Kit

DJI and uAvionix Corporation have announced that they will collaborate on an ADS-B based collision avoidance developer kit, to help...

Aug 01, 2016
General Atomics Conducts First Predator Flight at UAS Training Academy

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has announced the successful first flight of a company-owned Predator A at the company’s new Unmanned...

Jul 29, 2016
Volz Throttle Servo Selected for ScanEagle UAV Engine

Volz Servos, a provider of electromechanical actuators, has announced that it has been selected by specialized engine manufacturer Orbital to...

Jul 29, 2016
Drones Made Easy Adds New Mapping Features to iOS App

Drones Made Easy has released a new feature for its iOS app Map Pilot for DJI. The new technology allows users...

Jul 28, 2016
UVIONIX and NASA to Use Drones for Asteroid Analysis

UVIONIX Aerospace, a developer of intelligent autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced that in conjunction with partners SETI Institute,...

Jul 28, 2016
Northrop Grumman Global Hawk UAS Surpasses 200,000 Flight Hours

Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced that its autonomous Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has surpassed 200,000 flight hours, reinforcing...

Jul 27, 2016
Lehmann Aviation Announces New Drones for Professional Mapping Applications

Lehmann Aviation, a developer of drones for civil applications, has announced the launch of its new L-A Series line of...

Jul 26, 2016
Raytheon to Develop Networking Technology for Manned-Unmanned Aircraft Communications

Raytheon Company has announced that it is developing new technologies to allow the next generation of manned and unmanned flying...

Jul 25, 2016
German Forces to Deploy Heron 1 UAS in Mali, Operated by Airbus

The German Defence Procurement Agency (BAAInBw) and Airbus Defence and Space have signed a contract to provide Heron 1 surveillance...

Jul 25, 2016
Flirtey Completes First FAA-Approved Drone Home Delivery

Flirtey, a drone delivery service, has completed the first fully autonomous drone delivery to a private residence to advance research...

Jul 25, 2016
Drone2Map for ArcGIS Integrates with Aeryon SkyRanger UAS

Aeryon Labs have confirmed that the application can be used to process data from their SkyRanger sUAS within the Esri...

Jul 25, 2016
Thales Launches Fulmar X Flexible UAV System

Thales has announced the launch of Fulmar X, an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) system designed to meet the needs of...

Jul 20, 2016
ASA and AUVSI Partner to Advance Unmanned Aviation

The Aerospace States Association (ASA), a non-partisan aerospace organisation of state Lieutenant Governors, and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems...

Jul 19, 2016
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