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

Hobbico Announces ORA Drone System for Aerial Photography

Hobbico, a manufacturer of radio-control products, has announced the ORA, a camera-equipped drone that displays captured aerial images on a...

Jan 13, 2015
FAA Grants Real Estate and Agricultural Unmanned Aircraft Exemptions

The Federal Aviation Administration has granted two regulatory exemptions for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations, including the first for real...

Jan 12, 2015
RT LTA to Provide Tactical Aerostats to Israeli Police

Israeli firm RT LTA, developer and manufacturer of surveillance aerostats, has recently been awarded a two year contract with the...

Jan 12, 2015
Consumer Electronics Association Supports UAS Safety Campaign

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® has announced its support of the new UAS safety campaign, “Know Before You Fly,” during...

Jan 12, 2015
DSLRPros Releases Drone Safety and Instruction Video Series

DSLRPros, Inc., an online retailer and distributor of aerial filmmaking equipment, has announced the release of Drone Academy X, a...

Jan 12, 2015
Drone Aviation Delivers Aerostat Systems to Eglin Air Force Base

Drone Aviation Holding Corp., a developer of specialized lighter-than-air aerostats and tethered drones, has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Drone...

Jan 12, 2015
Northrop Grumman HALE Unmanned Aircraft Set New Flight Record

The U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk and other variants of Northrop Grumman Corporation‘s High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Unmanned...

Jan 09, 2015
EHANG Secures $10 Million Funding for Ghost Personal Drones

EHANG, a manufacturer of personal drones, has announced that the company has closed $10 million in Series A funding led...

Jan 09, 2015
Kratos to Provide Unmanned Aerial Target Systems for US Air Force

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a National Security Solutions provider, has announced that its subsidiary, Composite Engineering, Inc. (CEI),...

Jan 08, 2015
MQ-8C Fire Scout Completes First Sea-Based Test Phase

The Navy’s new, larger MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter has returned from a five-day test period aboard the guided-missile destroyer...

Jan 07, 2015
Microdrones Provides Aurizon with UAVs for Rail Network Surveying

Australian rail company Aurizon has contracted German firm microdrones GmbH to provide two UAVs for the purpose of surveying its...

Dec 18, 2014
enrGies and PlateSmart Develop First License Plate Recognition Drones

PlateSmart Technologies, a provider of License Plate Recognition (LPR) solutions and video data analytics, has announced a partnership with defense...

Dec 18, 2014
US Army Research Laboratory Develops Miniature Robotic Wings

The US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) in Adelphi, Maryland, following research into the field of miniature actuators, has developed a...

Dec 18, 2014
TEKEVER UAS Chosen for Maritime Surveillance in Europe

The new unmanned aerial system AR5 Life Ray, developed by technological Group TEKEVER, has been selected by the European Space...

Dec 18, 2014
Novadem Unveils New Positioning Technology for UAV Inspection of Structures

Novadem, a manufacturer of micro-UAVs for civil and military applications, has developed a new positioning technology for UAVs that will...

Dec 17, 2014
US Navy Demonstrates MQ-8B Fire Scout Aboard Coast Guard Cutter

The U.S. Navy has completed an MQ-8B Fire Scout demonstration aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Bertholf (WMSL 750) as...

Dec 17, 2014
UAVExperts Launches FAA-Compliant UAV Ground School Program

UAVExperts, a supplier of unmanned aerial systems and aerial photography equipment, has launched its new UAV Ground School program, and...

Dec 16, 2014
Lantronix to Provide Embedded WiFi for Torquing Group Zano Drone

UK-based Torquing Group has chosen Lantronix, Inc., a global provider of smart IoT (Internet of Things) solutions, to provide secure,...

Dec 16, 2014
PixiePath to Launch Drone Fleet Management Platform

Bryan Field-Elliot, a serial entrepreneur and software engineer, has launched PixiePath, a company building a marketplace-oriented SaaS platform for drone...

Dec 16, 2014
Kratos Completes Demonstration and Test Flights of Aerial Drone and Target Systems

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a National Security Solutions provider, has announced that its Unmanned Systems Division (KUSD) has...

Dec 16, 2014
Woolpert Granted Exemption by FAA to Fly UAS in Ohio

Woolpert, Inc., a national geospatial, infrastructure management and design firm specializing in high-tech mapping and imagery collection services, has received...

Dec 15, 2014
Alaska Center for UAS Integration Purchases ING Robotic Aviation Responder UAVs

The Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration (ACUASI) has purchased ING Robotic Aviation‘s Responder rotary wing unmanned aerial vehicle...

Dec 15, 2014
Trimble Obtains FAA Exemption to Fly UX5 UAS

Trimble has announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted an exemption that will allow the company to conduct...

Dec 12, 2014
Adorama Announces Launch of New Aries Blackbird X10 Camera Drone

Adorama, a photography, video, imaging and electronics retailer, has announced the launch of the Aries Blackbird X10, a professional, remotely...

Dec 12, 2014
Merrill Receives Experimental Airworthiness Certificate for Torrent UAS

Merrill Aviation & Defense has announced that it has received a special Experimental Airworthiness Certification for its unmanned aerial system...

Dec 10, 2014
Drone America and AMR Collaborate on UAVs for Emergency Rescue

Drone America, an aerospace company, and American Medical Response (AMR), a medical transportation company, have announced a partneship that aims...

Dec 09, 2014
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