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

DJI Announces Matrice 600 UAV for Aerial Photography and Filmmaking

DJI has announced the introduction of the Matrice 600, its next-generation aerial platform for professional aerial photography, filmmaking and industrial...

Apr 20, 2016
SUAS Demonstrate Capabilities in RAPS II Flight Tests

UAV Solutions, Inc. has confirmed that two of its small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS) participated in flight demonstrations as a...

Apr 20, 2016
Octopus ISR Demonstrates Automatic Aerial Tracking of UAV

Octopus ISR, a developer of imaging payloads and related systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has released a video showing...

Apr 20, 2016
Juniper Unmanned Enters into Partnership with Pulse Aerospace

Juniper Unmanned, Inc., a developer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) business programs, has announced that it has entered into a...

Apr 20, 2016
CaseCruzer Announces New Mobile Drone Charging Station

CaseCruzer, a developer of durable carrying cases, has announced the release of the SmartCruzer Drone Charging Station, targeted at the...

Apr 19, 2016
First Flight of Subscale VTOL X-Plane is a Success

Aurora Flight Sciences has announced that a subscale vehicle demonstrator (SVD) of its LightningStrike, Vertical Take-off and Landing Experimental Plane...

Apr 19, 2016
XFly Introduces Intelligent Flight Control Navigator for UAVs

XFLY LLC, a developer of unmanned aerial vehicle technology (UAV) solutions, has announced the introduction of the company’s new xNav...

Apr 18, 2016
Northwest UAV Engine Successfully Completes FAR 33 Endurance Test

Northwest UAV (NWUAV), a developer of propulsion systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced the successful completion of the...

Apr 18, 2016
NASA Prepares Predator B UAS for NAS Integration Tests

NASA and its partners, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., Honeywell International and the RTCA Special Committee (SC)-228, are validating and...

Apr 18, 2016
CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS Demonstrates Capabilities During Canadian Ice Trials

Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) has successfully demonstrated its capabilities to a host of dignitaries from the Canadian...

Apr 18, 2016
Unmanned Aircraft Launched from UK Royal Navy Icebreaker Vessel

The UK Royal Navy has announced that its ice patrol ship HMS Protector has launched small unmanned aerial aircraft from her...

Apr 15, 2016
DARPA Conducts Successful Sense-and-Avoid System Flight Tests

A research effort associated with DARPA’s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program recently conducted the first successful flight tests...

Apr 13, 2016
MMC Launches HyDrone 1800 Hydrogen-Fueled UAV

Micro Multi Copters Aero Technology Co., Inc. (MMC), a developer of VTOL Multirotor UAVs, has announced the launch of the HyDrone...

Apr 12, 2016
AUVSI Releases Interactive Analysis of Commercial UAS Exemptions

The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has released an interactive analysis on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Section...

Apr 12, 2016
DJI Launches Social and Professional Networking App for Drone Users

DJI has announced that it has launched a new social platform app called “DJI+ Discover,” available for both iOS and...

Apr 11, 2016
Moog to Supply Flight Control System for DARPA/ONR Tern UAS

Moog Inc., a developer of precision control systems, has announced that its Aircraft Group has been selected by Northrop Grumman...

Apr 08, 2016
Praxis Aerospace Partners with Griffiss Airport UAS Test Site for NASA Research

Praxis Aerospace Concepts International, Inc., a developer of unmanned robotics technologies, has announced that it has entered into a partnership...

Apr 08, 2016
French Army Selects Sagem Patroller for New Tactical Drone

Sagem, a part of aerospace and defense company Safran, has announced that the French Army has selected the company’s Patroller...

Apr 06, 2016
Airbus and Local Motors Launch Crowdsourced Commercial Drone Project

Airbus, in conjunction with vehicle technology firm Local Motors, has announced the launch of the two firms’ joint pilot project...

Apr 06, 2016
Drone Safety Awareness Weekend to take place at Farnborough

The CAA, NATS and ARPAS have joined forces with the UK Drone Show and Farnborough International Airshow to create a...

Apr 05, 2016
Drone Aviation to Upgrade Department of Defense Tactical Aerostats

Drone Aviation Holding Corp., a manufacturer of tethered drones and lighter-than-air aerostats, has announced that it has been awarded a...

Apr 05, 2016
Cubic Global Defense Data Link Solutions Integrated into MQ-8C Fire Scout UAS

Cubic Global Defense (CGD), a developer of defense technologies, has announced that a Cubic-designed and produced Wide Band Line of...

Apr 05, 2016
DARPA Awards Phase 1 Contracts for Gremlins Air-Recoverable UAS Program

DARPA has announced that it has awarded Phase 1 contracts for its Gremlins program, which seeks to develop innovative technologies...

Apr 04, 2016
Freebird Flight Announces UAV With 3D Printed Safety Airframe Technology

FreeBird Flight, a developer of commercial unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology, has announced the FreeBird One, a UAV with structurally...

Apr 04, 2016
WPI Professor Receives US Air Force Grant for UAS Operational Safety Research

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has announced that one of its professors has received an 18-month, $185,000 grant from the U.S....

Mar 31, 2016
FAA Raises SUAS Altitude Authorization to 400 Feet

After a comprehensive risk analysis, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has raised the unmanned aircraft (UAS) “blanket” altitude authorization for...

Mar 30, 2016
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