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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

Textron Systems Aerosonde UAS Supports Wildfire Deterrence and Response
Textron Systems Aerosonde UAS Supports Wildfire Deterrence and Response

Textron Systems Unmanned Systems, a developer of unmanned vehicle technologies, has announced that the company has provided its equipment and...

Oct 01, 2015
BrockTek UAS Now Available from Unmanned Systems Source
BrockTek UAS Now Available from Unmanned Systems Source

The fixed wing product offering at Unmanned Systems Source now includes BrockTek’s line of aerial vehicles. The new partnership took...

Oct 01, 2015
Australian Navy to Trial ViDAR Payload for UAS Operations
Australian Navy to Trial ViDAR Payload for UAS Operations

Sentient, a developer of computer vision technologies, has announced that the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has procured a license for...

Sep 30, 2015
New UAV Training School Opens in UK
New UAV Training School Opens in UK

UAV Air, a new drone training school based in the UK, has announced its opening. The school is the brainchild...

Sep 29, 2015
3W International Announces Complete UAV Engine System Service
3W International Announces Complete UAV Engine System Service

3W International, a developer of Heavy Fuel engines for the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) industry, has announced that the company...

Sep 29, 2015
AgustaWestland Completes Unmanned Helicopter Concept Platform for UK MoD
AgustaWestland Completes Unmanned Helicopter Concept Platform for UK MoD

AgustaWestland, a designer and manufacturer of helicopters, has announced that it has completed the UK Ministry of Defence’s Rotary Wing...

Sep 29, 2015
RTI’s New DO-178C Certification Package Will Reduce Cost of Certifying Unmanned Avionics Systems
RTI’s New DO-178C Certification Package Will Reduce Cost of Certifying Unmanned Avionics Systems

Real-Time Innovations (RTI), the Industrial Internet of Things connectivity platform company, has announced the availability of a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) DO-178C Level...

Sep 29, 2015
SteadiDrone Integrates Propeller’s Advanced Aerial Data Processing Service into sUAS
SteadiDrone Integrates Propeller’s Advanced Aerial Data Processing Service into sUAS

SteadiDrone, a developer and manufacturer of advanced small unmanned aerial systems for commercial and industrial applications, has teamed up with...

Sep 29, 2015
GA-ASI to Open RPA Training Academy in 2016
GA-ASI to Open RPA Training Academy in 2016

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission...

Sep 28, 2015
NASA and Partners Complete Third Phase of UAS Detect-and-Avoid Testing
NASA and Partners Complete Third Phase of UAS Detect-and-Avoid Testing

NASA has announced that, along with several of its industry partners, it has completed the third phase of tests on...

Sep 25, 2015
AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma UAS Tested Aboard USS Gonzalez
AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma UAS Tested Aboard USS Gonzalez

The US Navy has announced that it has tested AeroVironment‘s RQ-20 Puma unmanned aircraft system (UAS) aboard the destroyer USS...

Sep 25, 2015
Airbus Defence and Space Announces Long-Range Counter-UAV System
Airbus Defence and Space Announces Long-Range Counter-UAV System

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

Sep 23, 2015
Sagem and AOI-Aircraft Factory to Collaborate on Drones for Egyptian Defense Market
Sagem and AOI-Aircraft Factory to Collaborate on Drones for Egyptian Defense Market

Sagem, a part of aerospace and defense company Safran, has announced that it has signed an exclusive commercial and industrial...

Sep 23, 2015
DARPA Demonstrates New Adaptive Robotic Landing Gear for Helicopters
DARPA Demonstrates New Adaptive Robotic Landing Gear for Helicopters

DARPA has announced that it has conducted a successful experimental demonstration of a novel robotic landing gear system designed for...

Sep 22, 2015
Aeryon Labs and Protonex to Develop In-Field Charging Solution for SkyRanger UAS
Aeryon Labs and Protonex to Develop In-Field Charging Solution for SkyRanger UAS

Aeryon Labs Inc., a provider of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS), and Protonex Technology Corporation, a developer of intelligent power...

Sep 21, 2015
Skyward Launches Information Management Solution for Commercial Drone Operators
Skyward Launches Information Management Solution for Commercial Drone Operators

Skyward, a provider of drone operations solutions, has announced the introduction of its information management solution, which the firm claims...

Sep 18, 2015
Lockheed Martin Awarded Desert Hawk 3 UAS Contract by UK MoD
Lockheed Martin Awarded Desert Hawk 3 UAS Contract by UK MoD

Lockheed Martin has announced that the U.K. Ministry of Defence has awarded the company a contract to support the Desert...

Sep 18, 2015
Thales Announces Watchkeeper X Modular UAS
Thales Announces Watchkeeper X Modular UAS

Thales, an aerospace and defense firm, has announced its new modular Watchkeeper X unmanned aerial system (UAS). Watchkeeper X is...

Sep 17, 2015
Selex ES Announces Falcon Shield Counter-UAV System
Selex ES Announces Falcon Shield Counter-UAV System

Selex ES, an aerospace and defense technology firm, has unveiled its new Counter-Unmanned Air Vehicle (C-UAV) system, named Falcon Shield....

Sep 16, 2015
MQ-9 Reaper Extended Range Unmanned Aircraft Fielded by USAF
MQ-9 Reaper Extended Range Unmanned Aircraft Fielded by USAF

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, has announced that its Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper...

Sep 16, 2015
Aeryon Partners with TrellisWare to Integrate TSM Technology with Skyranger sUAS
Aeryon Partners with TrellisWare to Integrate TSM Technology with Skyranger sUAS

Aeryon Labs, a provider of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) for military, public safety and commercial operators, has announced that...

Sep 15, 2015
NASA Global Hawk to Improve Hurricane Forecasting in Atlantic Ocean Basin
NASA Global Hawk to Improve Hurricane Forecasting in Atlantic Ocean Basin

Cherokee Nation Technologies (CNT), a tribally owned company of the Cherokee Nation, has announced that it is working alongside the...

Sep 10, 2015
Laflamme Aero and RAAS Undertake UAV Research and Development Project
Laflamme Aero and RAAS Undertake UAV Research and Development Project

Roy Aircraft and Avionic Simulation, Inc (RAAS), a developer of modelling and simulation tools for the aerospace market, and Laflamme...

Sep 10, 2015
Avio Aero Joins Platform for Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Group
Avio Aero Joins Platform for Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Group

Avio Aero, a subsidiary of GE Aviation, has announced that it has become an official member of the Platform for...

Sep 09, 2015
FAA Releases B4UFLY Unmanned Aircraft App Beta Test
FAA Releases B4UFLY Unmanned Aircraft App Beta Test

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that it has released the beta version of a new smartphone application called...

Sep 08, 2015
DARPA Announces “Gremlins” UAS Program
DARPA Announces “Gremlins” UAS Program

For decades, U.S. military air operations have relied on increasingly capable multi-function manned aircraft to execute critical combat and non-combat...

Sep 08, 2015
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