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

Yamaha RMAX Unmanned Helicopter Performs First U.S. Commercial Agricultural Flight

Yamaha Motor Corp. U.S.A. has announced the inaugural commercial operation of its RMAX remotely piloted helicopter for agriculture spraying service...

May 20, 2016
MicroLink Solar Cells will Power Airbus’ Zephyr HAPS UAS

MicroLink Devices has announced that Airbus Defence and Space has issued a production contract for the company’s epitaxial liftoff (ELO)-based multi-junction...

May 19, 2016
US Navy to Deploy AeroVironment Blackwing Reconnaissance UAS on Submarines

AeroVironment, Inc. has announced that the United States Navy plans to deploy the company’s Blackwing tube-launched small unmanned aircraft system,...

May 18, 2016
Aeryon and Liteye Systems to Integrate SkyRanger into Counter-UAS System

Aeryon, a manufacturer of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS), and Liteye Systems, a manufacturer and provider of products that protect...

May 18, 2016
Harris Geospatial Solutions to Offer Icaros OneButton Software for UAS Image Processing

Icaros Inc., a provider of aerial remote sensing services and software, has announced that Harris Geospatial Solutions, a division of...

May 18, 2016
Simlat to deliver a Full Crew UAS Simulator (C-STAR) to LDCC

Simlat has confirmed that it will deliver its Full Crew UAS Simulator (C-STAR), an advanced UAS simulation solution, to Louisiana...

May 16, 2016
Details announced for new Age of Drones Expo

Organizers have announced that the first ‘Age of Drones’ Specialized Exhibition and Conference will be held 14-15 October 2016 in Dortmund,...

May 16, 2016
Insitu’s ScanEagle UAS used in BVLOS Natural Gas Operations

Insitu Pacific, a provider of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) solutions, has announced that after 18 months of successful trials, natural...

May 16, 2016
Insitu and PrecisionHawk Form Strategic Alliance to Provide Commercial UAS Solutions

Insitu, a developer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), and aerial data provider PrecisionHawk have announced the formation of a strategic...

May 12, 2016
Liteye Systems Signs CRDA with FAA to Test Counter-UAV System

Liteye Systems, Inc., a developer of surveillance systems, has announced that it has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement...

May 12, 2016
SelectTech GeoSpatial Launches New Lightweight Fixed-Wing UAS

SelectTech GeoSpatial, a developer of situational awareness solutions, has announced the launch of its new custom configured EP-30000 lightweight fixed-wing...

May 12, 2016
Silent Falcon UAS Monitors Oil & Gas Operations in New Mexico

Silent Falcon UAS Technologies has announced that its solar electric Silent Falcon Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) has successfully performed flights...

May 11, 2016
Textron Systems Opens Expanded Unmanned Systems Service & Support Center

Textron Systems Unmanned Systems, a subsidiary business of aerospace and defense firm Textron Inc., has announced the construction, completion and...

May 11, 2016
Flyability Announces Elios Collision-Tolerant UAV

Flyability, a developer of industrial unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced the release of Elios, the company’s collision-tolerant drone. Based...

May 10, 2016
TEKEVER Develops Maritime Vessel Detection Capabilities for Small UAS

TEKEVER has developed new vessel detection capabilities for its unmanned aircraft system (UAS) product lines. Available for TEKEVER’s AR3 and AR4...

May 10, 2016
FAA Expands Pathfinder Program to Evaluate Drone Detection Technologies

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expanding the part of its Pathfinder Program that focuses on detecting and identifying unmanned...

May 10, 2016
Orbital Delivers First Batch of UAV Engines to Insitu

Orbital Corporation Limited, a developer of fuel and engine technologies, has announced that it has delivered the first shipment of...

May 09, 2016
Atlanta Hobby Announces New Katana KMR 250 Quadcopter Racing Drone

Atlanta Hobby, a designer and manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced the release of its new racing quadcopter,...

May 09, 2016
CybAero Tests APID One Unmanned Helicopter on Swedish Navy Warship

CybAero, a developer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced that it has successfully completed an extensive test program with...

May 09, 2016
XPONENTIAL 2016 – the UST Round-Up

More than 8,000 attendees and over 600 exhibitors attended XPONENTIAL 2016, the annual AUVSI trade show last week, held in New...

May 06, 2016
Roke Manor to Trial Self-Landing Drone at Royal Navy Exercise

Roke Manor Research, an electronics engineering consultancy firm, has announced that it will be trialling what it claims is the...

May 06, 2016
General Atomics Completes Certifiable Predator B Fuselage Integrity Testing

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

May 06, 2016
PrecisionHawk and Harris Corporation to Develop Airspace Safety Technologies for Drones

PrecisionHawk Inc., a provider of aerial data and safety platforms for drones, has announced that it has expanded its partnership...

May 06, 2016
Aeryon and Persistent Systems to Integrate SkyRanger UAS with Wave Relay Network

Aeryon Labs Inc., a manufacturer of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS), and Persistent Systems, LLC, a developer of Mobile Ad...

May 05, 2016
CIRCOR Unveils TruLaunch Pneumatic Launching System for Unmanned Aircraft

CIRCOR Aerospace & Defense has announced the introduction of TruLaunch, a lightweight, high-pressure pneumatic rail launcher for commercial Unmanned Aerial...

May 04, 2016
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