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

CyPhy Works Announces LVL 1 Multirotor Drone

CyPhy Works Inc., a developer of industrial drone solutions, has announced the launch of a Kickstarter campaign to fund its...

May 04, 2015
Sonex Aircraft and Navmar Applied Sciences to Collaborate on UAV Design

Sonex Aircraft, a manufacturer of kit and sport aircraft, has announced that it has signed a formal Business Collaboration Agreement...

May 01, 2015
Airmap Launches Airspace Database for Unmanned Aircraft Operators

AirMap, a free, comprehensive digital map that allows unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operators to visualize the airspace around them, has...

May 01, 2015
Ten-Engine Electric UAV Completes Successful Flight Test

NASA researchers have confirmed that the Greased Lightning (or GL-10) battery-powered concept UAV has completed a series of successful flight...

Apr 30, 2015
Unmanned K-MAX Helicopter Conducts First Collaborative Casualty Evacuation

Dangerous frontline operations call for a safe and efficient method to locate and evacuate wounded personnel. To address this critical...

Apr 29, 2015
DJI and Youku Tudou to Build Online Aerial Videography Platform

DJI, a developer of aerial camera and drone technology, and Youku Tudou, an Internet television company, have announced that they...

Apr 29, 2015
Drone Academy X Releases DJI Inspire 1 Instructional Video

Drone Academy X, a provider of unmanned aerial systems training, has announced the release of an instructional video for the...

Apr 29, 2015
Aeryon Labs’ sUAS to Support Disaster Relief Efforts in Nepal

In response to the recent 7.8-magnitude earthquake, Aeryon Labs Inc., the premier manufacturer of small Unmanned Aerial Systems, has deployed...

Apr 28, 2015
Lockheed Martin to Partner with Project Lifesaver on Unmanned Search and Rescue

Lockheed Martin has announced that it is teaming with Project Lifesaver International, a non-profit organisation that provides equipment and training...

Apr 28, 2015
Cheetah Air Performs Drone Testing on Mount Kilimanjaro

Cheetah Air, a division of Cheetah Software Systems, has announced that it performed drone testing on Mount Kilimanjaro during the...

Apr 28, 2015
O’Qualia Launches Customizable 3D-Printed Captor UAS

O’Qualia Pte Ltd., a Singapore based unmanned aerial systems (UAS) manufacturer, has announced a new fixed-wing UAS designed for the...

Apr 27, 2015
UAV Factory Launches 12 kJ Pneumatic Catapult

UAV Factory, a developer of unmanned composite airframes and subsystems, has announced the release of their 12 kJ pneumatic catapult....

Apr 27, 2015
Exelis Launches Surveillance and Sense-and-Avoid Tool for UAS

Exelis, a company that provides aerospace and defense solutions, has launched its first airspace situational awareness tool designed specifically for...

Apr 24, 2015
X-47B Unmanned Aircraft Achieves First Autonomous In-Flight Refueling

Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy have announced that they have successfully demonstrated fully autonomous aerial refueling (AAR) with...

Apr 23, 2015
Lowepro Announces Customizable Protective Quadcopter Storage System

Lowepro, a manufacturer of photography carrying solutions, has announced the DroneGuard Kit™, its new quadcopter drone storage system. Combining organization,...

Apr 22, 2015
X-47B UCAS Engages Refueling Tanker Mid-Flight

Northrop Grumman last week shared an image of the X-47B UCAS (Unmanned Combat Air System) as it successfully engaged the...

Apr 21, 2015
Lehmann Aviation Announces LA300AG Agricultural UAS

Lehmann Aviation, a developer of drones for civil applications, has announced the launch of the LA300AG, the company’s new unmanned...

Apr 21, 2015
MQ-4C Triton UAS Flies With New Search Radar

The Navy’s MQ-4C Triton UAS equipped with a new search radar completed its inaugural flight April 18 over Patuxent River...

Apr 21, 2015
Gooney Bird Drone to Attempt Record-Breaking Endurance Flight

The Gooney Bird, an independently designed and constructed long-range drone, has been unveiled by its designer and fabricator Rob Coatney....

Apr 20, 2015
Norway Opens Arctic Centre for Unmanned Aircraft

The Arctic Centre for Unmanned Aircraft (ASUF) has announced its official opening. ASUF is a national and international focal point...

Apr 17, 2015
UAV Factory Announces New Penguin B Integrator Training Course

UAV Factory, a manufacturer and designer of long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles and platforms, has announced that it has developed a...

Apr 16, 2015
US Army Equips First Shadow Tactical UAS v2 Unit

The Unmanned Aircraft Systems Project Office has announced that it has completed equipping the 1/501st Aviation Battalion, 1st Armored Division’s...

Apr 15, 2015
Office of Naval Research Announces Autonomous Swarming UAV Technology

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has announced that it has demonstrated swarming unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology as part...

Apr 15, 2015
Search Systems Launches Aquatic UAV-ROV Crossover

Search Systems Ltd., a leading UAV manufacturer in the United Kingdom has developed a UAV-ROV crossover. The Mariner 600 is...

Apr 14, 2015
ECA Group Develops UAS Capable of Locating Malicious Drone Operators

The ECA Group, a leading robotics company for more than thirty years and Groupe Gorgé subsidiary, has developed innovative on-board...

Apr 13, 2015
TVU Networks and DJI Announce Aerial Newsgathering Drone Pack

TVU Networks, a provider of live IP video transmission solutions, and DJI, a manufacturer of camera drones, have announced the...

Apr 13, 2015
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