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

US Navy Blackjack UAS Ready for Fleet Operation

The US Naval Air Systems Command has announced that the Navy and Marine Corps’ RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft system (UAS)...

Jan 22, 2016
NOAA Uses Raytheon Coyote UAS for Hurricane Tracking

Raytheon has announced that it has provided its enhanced Coyote Unmanned Air System (UAS) to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

Jan 22, 2016
CMU and Sikorsky Demonstrate Unmanned Collaborative Capabilities

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and Sikorsky, a developer and manufacturer of helicopters, have announced that they have recently participated in...

Jan 20, 2016
UgCS Fly DJI Drone With Sagetech XPS-TR Transponder, Providing ATC Visibility

UgCS, a developer of software for mission planning and execution for unmanned systems, have integrated a Sagetech Mode S/ADS-B out...

Jan 20, 2016
Beijing Normal University Unmanned Helicopter Completes South Pole Flight

Beijing Normal University has announced that an unmanned helicopter developed by the university has completed its maiden flight from the...

Jan 20, 2016
Saab To Provide UAV Systems to Swedish Police

Saab, a defence and security company, has announced that it has signed a contract with the Swedish Police to deliver...

Jan 15, 2016
FAA Announces Public Release of B4UFLY UAS Smartphone App

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced the public release of the B4UFLY mobile application following an initial beta testing...

Jan 14, 2016
EnergyOr Multirotor Drone Completes Two-Hour Flight with Camera Payload

EnergyOr Technologies Inc., a developer of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell systems for aerospace applications, has announced that it...

Jan 13, 2016
Flypro Announces Voice-Controlled XEagle Drone

Flypro, a manufacturer of VTOL unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced that the company has developed a version of its...

Jan 11, 2016
Aeryon Labs Expands to Meet Increasing Demand for sUAS Platforms

Aeryon Labs, a leading manufacturer of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS), has opened a second office in the Waterloo Region,...

Jan 11, 2016
EHang Unveils Unmanned Passenger-Carrying Drone

EHang, a developer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has unveiled the EHang 184, an electric, personal Autonomous Aerial Vehicle (AAV)...

Jan 08, 2016
Airbus Defense and Space Announces New Counter-UAV System

Airbus Defense and Space, Inc. has announced that it has developed a Counter-UAV System which detects illicit intrusions of Unmanned...

Jan 08, 2016
Global Hawk Awarded Prestigious Technology Innovation Award

Northrop Grumman has announced that CONNECT, an innovation company accelerator in San Diego, has awarded its highest honor for a...

Jan 07, 2016
US Naval Research Laboratory Conducts Flight Tests on Unmanned Sailplanes

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has announced that, in collaboration with the Air Vehicle Intelligence and Autonomy (AVIA) Lab...

Jan 07, 2016
Yuneec International Announces New Typhoon H Camera Drone

Yuneec International, a manufacturer of electric multirotor unmanned aerial vehicles, has announced the latest addition to its Typhoon series, the...

Jan 06, 2016
Zerotech Announces 4K Video Drone Based on Qualcomm Snapdragon Flight Platform

ZEROTECH, a developer of intelligent drone solutions, has announced a commercial VTOL UAV based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon Flight platform. YING...

Jan 06, 2016
Bird-X Releases Autonomous Bird Control Drone

Bird-X, a developer of humane bird control solutions, has announced the release of its new multirotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)...

Jan 06, 2016
DJI and Ford Announce Drone-to-Vehicle Technology Developer Challenge

Ford and DJI have announced a challenge to develop software to allow vehicles and drones to become more capable and...

Jan 05, 2016
RT LTA Unveils SkyStar 330 Tactical Aerostat

RT LTA Systems Ltd., a leading designer, developer, and manufacturer of the Skystar™ family of aerostats for use in intelligence,...

Jan 05, 2016
Sanborn Pilots Complete UAS Flight Training

The Sanborn Map Company, Inc., a provider of geospatial technology solutions, has announced that several of its seasoned pilots have...

Dec 30, 2015
DARPA Announces Phase 3 of Tern Unmanned VTOL Aircraft Project

DARPA has announced that it has awarded Phase 3 of Tern, a joint program between DARPA and the U.S. Navy’s...

Dec 30, 2015
General Atomics Delivers Final Predator UAVs to Italian Air Force

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems and related solutions, has announced that the Italian Air...

Dec 24, 2015
US Army Retires Oldest Unmanned Aircraft

The US Army has announced that it has retired its oldest unmanned aircraft system (UAS), the Hunter, which had its...

Dec 23, 2015
Antarctic Supply Ship Uses Drone to Navigate Sea Ice

The Australian Antarctic Division has announced that a quadcopter drone has helped navigate the research and supply ship Aurora Australis...

Dec 23, 2015
uAvionix and Draganfly Innovations Announce New Sense and Avoid Drone Safety System

uAvionix Corporation, a developer of ADS-B transponders, and Draganfly Innovations Inc., a manufacturer of multi-rotor unmanned aircraft, have announced the...

Dec 22, 2015
PrecisionHawk Signs UAS R&D Agreement with Indiana State University

PrecisionHawk, an unmanned aircraft data collection company, and Indiana State University have announced that they have signed a research and...

Dec 22, 2015
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