New Practical GuideMission Transparency: Modernizing Defense Processes for Speed & Efficiency. Download Now >

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

Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit Receives Fire Scout UAV Trainer

The Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit (CNATTU) North Island has announced that it has received an MQ-8C Fire...

Apr 10, 2015
Academy of Model Aeronautics and Fly Robotics Provide Online UAS Education

The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), an organization that promotes the development of model aviation, has announced the latest addition...

Apr 09, 2015
DJI Announces New Phantom 3 Drone
Apr 08, 2015
Urban Drones Announces Waterproof Splash Drone Quadcopter

Urban Drones LLC, a provider of drones for the amateur market, has announced the Splash Drone, a waterproof quadcopter with...

Apr 03, 2015
MQ-9 Reaper Succesfully Completes Live Fire Training Exercise with Maritime Target

The US Air Force has announced that an MQ-9 Reaper has successfully hit a sea-going target with an AGM-114 Hellfire...

Apr 03, 2015
BlueBird’s SpyLite Mini UAV Sets Communication Range Record
Apr 02, 2015
Aeryon’s sUAS Granted Statewide and Nationwide FAA Approvals

Aeryon Labs Inc., the premier manufacturer of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS), is the first Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL)...

Apr 02, 2015
Cubic Completes Phase One of Deployable LVC UAS Range

Cubic Global Defense, a business of Cubic Corporation has completed the first phase of a Manned/ Unmanned (M/UM), Live, Virtual,...

Apr 02, 2015
Helinet Aviation Receives FAA Certificate of Authorization for Unmanned Aircraft Flights

Helinet Aviation, an international flight services company, has announced that it has received a comprehensive FAA Certificate of Waiver or...

Apr 02, 2015
Anti-Poaching Campaign Launched to Protect Rhinos & Elephants with Drones

Air Shepherd, an initiative of the Lindbergh Foundation, has announced that it has assembled technology experts, UAV and Drone Solutions...

Apr 02, 2015
Pictometry, NUAIR and NYSEARCH to Undertake Joint UAS Research Project

EagleView Technology Corporation, a provider of aerial imagery, data analytics and GIS solutions, has announced that its subsidiary Pictometry has...

Apr 01, 2015
AirRobot and NGC Remotec Enter Into Distribution Agreement for Unmanned Systems

Remotec Inc., a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation, and AirRobot US, a manufacturer of unmanned multicopter systems, have announced that...

Apr 01, 2015
Global Aerospace and Zurich Canada to Provide Unmanned Aircraft Systems Insurance Package

Global Aerospace, a provider of aerospace insurance, has entered into a partnership with Zurich Canada to provide UAS underwriting expertise...

Apr 01, 2015
CybAero Announces New APID ONE Line of Unmanned Helicopters
Mar 31, 2015
FAA Awards Solusia Air Section 333 Exemption for UAS Infrastructure Inspections

Solusia Air, LLC, a firm that utilizes UAS technologies to provide audits and safety inspections, has announced that it has...

Mar 31, 2015
Applied Aeronautics Launches Albatross UAV Platform
Mar 30, 2015
First Solar-Electric UAV Goes Into Production

Silent Falcon™ UAS Technologies (SFUAS), a former subsidiary of Bye Aerospace, Inc., working in close collaboration with Ascent Solar, has...

Mar 30, 2015
Morphing Robotic Wing Developed to Help Drones Manage Collisions

Researchers from Stanford University have announced that they have created a mechanism that could allow future flying robots to easily...

Mar 30, 2015
Balloon-Assisted UAV Collects Stratospheric Samples in Antarctica

A balloon-assisted UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) named “Phoenix-S1,” developed by Kyushu University and Fukuoka University, Japan, has successfully brought back...

Mar 30, 2015
Raytheon Wins $46M Contract for South Korean Global Hawk Ground Stations

Raytheon Company has announced that it has been awarded a contract valued at up to $45.7 million by Northrop Grumman...

Mar 30, 2015
FAA Authorizes SDG&E To Fly Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Aerial Inspections

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted the utilities company a...

Mar 30, 2015
IMSI/Design to Create Automated Reporting App for UAVs

IMSI/Design, a developer of mobile solutions for engineering and construction, has announced that it is creating TurboSite Drone, the first...

Mar 26, 2015
FAA Announces New COA Policy for UAS Section 333 Exemptions

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that it has established an interim policy to speed up airspace authorizations for...

Mar 25, 2015
DARPA Awards Contracts for Phase 2 of UAS Project Tern

DARPA has announced that it has awarded prime contracts for Phase 2 of Tern, a joint program between DARPA and...

Mar 25, 2015
FPS Completes First Commercial UK Drone Delivery

FPS, a nationwide supply chain solution provider, has announced that it has completed what is believed to be the first...

Mar 25, 2015
Custom Case Group Announces New Line of Custom Drone Cases

Custom Case Group, a provider of protective storage and transport cases, has announced the launch of Drone Hangar, a new...

Mar 25, 2015
Advancing Unmanned Systems Through Strategic Collaboration UST works with major OEMs to foster collaboration and increase engagement with SMEs, to accelerate innovation and drive unmanned systems capabilities forward.
Primes & OEMs: Become an Innovation Partner Join the UST ecosystem as a supplier