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

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
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
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