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

Rockwell Collins Successfully Tests BVLOS Unmanned Avionics Solution

Rockwell Collins has announced that, in collaboration with the University of Iowa’s Operator Performance Lab (OPL), it has successfully controlled...

Jul 08, 2016
U.S. Air Force Selects First Enlisted Airmen for Global Hawk Pilot Training

The U.S. Air Force has announced that it has recently selected the first 10 enlisted Airmen to attend RQ-4 Global...

Jul 07, 2016
GA-ASI Begins Integration of Certifiable Predator B UAS Fuselage

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), a manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems and related mission systems solutions, has...

Jul 06, 2016
Measure and DJI Partner to Develop Commercial Drone Industry

Measure and DJI have announced a partnership to assist commercial enterprise customers and help them to achieve their most demanding...

Jul 06, 2016
Saab Enhances Counter-UAV Abilities of Giraffe Surface Radars

Saab has announced that it has made upgrades to the ability of its Giraffe surface radars to detect both UAVs...

Jul 05, 2016
UKRSPECSYSTEMS Demonstrate UAV Solutions & Gimbals

UKRSPECSYSTEMS, a provider of UAV platforms and support equipment including ground control stations and gyro-stabilized gimbals, have created a profile...

Jul 04, 2016
Skyward and senseFly to Create Custom UAS Operations Management Software and Services

Unmanned aircraft technology firms Skyward and senseFly have announced that the two companies are partnering to deliver a custom operations...

Jul 01, 2016
Flightradar24 and Skysense to Integrate ADS-B Technology into Drones

Flightradar24, a flight tracking service, and Skysense, a provider of safety solutions for drones, have announced that the two companies...

Jul 01, 2016
AIAA Awards GA-ASI for Aerospace Achievement and Contribution

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has recently been honored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) with...

Jul 01, 2016
Simulyze Situational Awareness Software Deployed During Ship-to-Shore Drone Delivery

Simulyze, Inc., a provider of operational intelligence (OI) technology and applications, has announced the successful deployment of its enterprise-level Mission...

Jul 01, 2016
MQ-8B Fire Scout Begins Flight Operations with New Maritime Surveillance Radar

The U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command has announced that the MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter recently deployed with the...

Jun 30, 2016
First U.S. Ship-to-Shore Drone Delivery Demo is a Success

Independent drone delivery service Flirtey and Dr. Timothy Amukele, an assistant professor of pathology at Johns Hopkins University School of...

Jun 28, 2016
Insitu to Provide UAS Services to U.S. Coast Guard

Insitu has confirmed that it will provide unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) services via its ScanEagle system aboard one Coast Guard National...

Jun 27, 2016
Lockheed Martin Q-53 Radar Demonstrates Counter-UAS Capability

Lockheed Martin has announced that it has recently demonstrated the ability of its AN/TPQ-53 counterfire radar to identify and track...

Jun 27, 2016
DeTect Announces Drone Detection App for Android Smartphones and Tablets

DeTect, a developer of remote sensing technologies, has announced the release of the free public version of the company’s DroneWatcher...

Jun 24, 2016
Yuneec Announces New Typhoon H UAS with Intel RealSense Technology

Yuneec International has announced a new variant of its Typhoon H UAV equipped with Intel RealSense Technology. The Typhoon H will...

Jun 23, 2016
U.S. Navy Demos Capabilities of MQ-4C Triton UAS

The U.S. Navy has announced that it has recently demonstrated two key capabilities for the Triton Unmanned Air System (UAS)...

Jun 23, 2016
FAA Finalizes Operational Rules for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that it has finalized the first operational rules for routine commercial use...

Jun 21, 2016
Spacemetric and Sky Eye Innovations to Develop Advanced Inspection Drones

Sky Eye Innovations and Spacemetric have entered into a strategic partnership to provide powerful turnkey solutions for collection, storage and management of...

Jun 21, 2016
ECA Group and Delair-Tech to Develop Tactical Mini-Drone

Delair-Tech and ECA Group will partner to develop a tactical mini-drone specifically for the defense sector. The DT26M, a mini-drone reconnaissance system, will...

Jun 21, 2016
Aeryon Enhances SkyRanger sUAS Video Analysis Capabilities

Aeryon Labs and General Dynamics Mediaware have announced an agreement to provide Aeryon SkyRanger operators with access to MissionMonitor, an...

Jun 20, 2016
Easy Aerial Launches GlobalARC Cloud-Based Drone Command Center

Easy Aerial Inc. has launched a new distance drone deployment and management system with built-in air traffic control and real-time video...

Jun 20, 2016
CMI Defence Integrates UAV Control into Combat Vehicle Turret

CMI Defence has integrated Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) control into its combat vehicle turrets, a new feature that will extend...

Jun 20, 2016
UgCS Releases New Universal Ground Control Software

UgCS has released the latest version of its ground station software. UgCS 2.9 features a number of improvements and new...

Jun 20, 2016
ECA Group Develops Polar Exploration UAV

ECA Group, a developer of robotics solutions for harsh environments, has announced that it has extended its UAV IT180 range...

Jun 15, 2016
GA-ASI Successfully Tests Predator C Avenger with Long Range Imaging Sensor

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems and related mission systems solutions, has announced...

Jun 15, 2016
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