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

Sentera Launches Phoenix 2 Fixed-Wing UAV

Sentera, LLC, a global provider of UAV hardware, sensors and data management platforms, has announced the launch of its Phoenix...

Jun 10, 2016
O’Qualia Unveils Fully 3D Printed Commercial Fixed-Wing Drone

O’Qualia, an unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) research and manufacturing company, has announced the launch of its new Captor UAS, which...

Jun 09, 2016
NASA Selects Near Earth Autonomy to Develop Flight Safety Software for UAS

Near Earth Autonomy has received a $754,000 award through NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research program to develop Safe50, a software module...

Jun 09, 2016
Textron Shadow Tactical UAS Achieves One Million Flight Hours

Textron Systems Unmanned Systems has announced that its Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (TUAS) has surpassed one million total flight...

Jun 08, 2016
Super Pro Aerial Announces AlumaHex Heavy Lift UAS

Super Pro Aerial has released the AlumaHex UAS – a new heavy-lift multi-sensor drone platform. “The new AlumaHex UAS is the most capable...

Jun 08, 2016
nEUROn UAS Performs Public Flight Demonstration

The nEUROn unmanned combat air vehicle demonstrator has flown at an air meet at Istres. The event was organized by...

Jun 07, 2016
CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS Aids Refugee Rescue Missions in the Mediterranean

Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER® S-100 UAS is once again supporting the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS), a global search-and-rescue charity organization. Following...

Jun 07, 2016
Globe UAV Announces Long Distance Drone with HD Video Transmission

Globe UAV GmbH, a developer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced the introduction of its GUAV7 drone, a long...

Jun 07, 2016
GA-ASI and Fokker to Develop New Predator B Landing Gear System

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI) and GKN Aerospace’s Fokker business unit have announced that they will collaborate to...

Jun 06, 2016
Airbus Unveils 3D Printed Unmanned Test Aircraft

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus unveiled its fully 3D printed Unmanned Test Aircraft at the ILA Berlin Airshow. The 3D printed UAV, named...

Jun 03, 2016
PrecisionHawk and Munich Re partner to Enhance Disaster Assessment using Drones

PrecisionHawk and the reinsurer firm Munich Re, have partnered to enhance insurance assessments worldwide by providing faster response times and increased reporting...

Jun 03, 2016
Predator B Big Wing UAS Achieves Flight Time of Over 37 Hours

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

Jun 01, 2016
Airobot’s Collision Avoidance Solutions to be Integrated into HEIGHT TECH VTOL UAVs

HEIGHT TECH and Airobot have announced a partnership to integrate Airobot’s collision avoidance and close range flying sensor solutions onto...

Jun 01, 2016
SkyFallX Seeks Strategic Partners for Autonomous Drone Parachute System

Start-up company SkyFallX has announced that, following the unveiling of its fully autonomous parachute system for drones, the company is...

Jun 01, 2016
GA-ASI Tests Detect and Avoid System on U.S. Customs’ Guardian UAS

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI), has announced the successful operational testing of a Detect and Avoid (DAA) system...

Jun 01, 2016
Aurora Tests Aircraft Autonomy Kit for U.S. Marines

Aurora Flight Sciences, a designer and manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), has announced that it has tested new capabilities...

May 31, 2016
FAA Selects British Anti-UAV Defence System for US Airport Trials

The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected the world’s first fully integrated detect-track-disrupt-defeat Anti-UAV Defence System (AUDS) for...

May 31, 2016
Australian Navy’s ScanEagle UAS Completes First Flight

The Royal Australian Navy’s Unmanned Aircraft System Unit has confirmed that their ScanEagle UAV completed the first of class flight...

May 30, 2016
Aeronautics Reveals Details of Orbiter 4 UAS

Aeronautics LTD has announced that it will launch a new Unmanned Aerial System platform, Orbiter 4, towards the end of...

May 30, 2016
DroneDeploy Announces New Release of Automated Drone Flight and Mapping App

DroneDeploy, a cloud software platform for commercial drones, has announced the new release of its fully integrated, free iOS and...

May 27, 2016
ST Electronics Announces New HALE UAV Communication Solution

ST Electronics (Satcom & Sensor Systems) Pte Ltd, a manufacturer of VSAT products and solutions, has announced the release of...

May 27, 2016
RAID Project Demonstrates Safe UAS Integration into Civil Airspace

Partners of the RAID (RPAS ATM Integration Demonstration) Project have announced the successful completion of a flight trial campaign to...

May 25, 2016
10th Anniversary of CAMCOPTER S-100 – A Decade of Outstanding Success

Ten years after the first delivery of CAMCOPTER® S-100 to the launch customer, the Vienna-based Schiebel company proudly celebrates the...

May 25, 2016
U.S. CTTSO Evaluates New AeroVironment Tethered UAS for ISR and Security

AeroVironment, Inc., a developer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), has announced that the United States Combatting Terrorism Technical Support Office...

May 24, 2016
FAA Tests FBI Drone Detection System at JFK Airport

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that, in conjunction with its government, industry and academia partners, it is expanding...

May 24, 2016
ARIADNA Consortium Completes Simultaneous Flight of Civilian UAS and Manned Aircraft

The European ARIADNA consortium, led by information technology and defense systems company Indra, has announced that it has completed simultaneous...

May 23, 2016
Advancing Unmanned Systems Through Strategic Collaboration UST works with major OEMs to foster collaboration and increase engagement with SMEs, to accelerate innovation and drive unmanned systems capabilities forward.