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

Imagination TV Partners with “Drones to the Rescue” Relief Campaign

Imagination TV, Inc. has announced that it has partnered with “Drones to the Rescue” to help them gain awareness and...

Nov 25, 2014
Parrot Invests $2M in MicaSense for UAV-Based Agricultural Solutions

MicaSense, a sensor and information company, has announced that it has raised $2M in Series A funding from Parrot, a...

Nov 25, 2014
Aerial Technology Partners with Film Company for Ice Caves Video

Aerial Technology International has teamed up with the Portland, Oregon film production company Uncage the Soul for the new video...

Nov 24, 2014
Sagem Demonstrates Patroller Drone Operation in Civilian Airspace

Sagem, an electronics and avionics company that is part of the Safran group, has completed a series of flight tests...

Nov 21, 2014
General Atomics Announces Key Developments in Sense and Avoid Technology

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

Nov 21, 2014
Aermatica Unveils Asbestos Detection Drone

Aermatica, a manufacturer of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), in conjunction with the Italian National Research Council (CNR), has announced the...

Nov 21, 2014
MotionDSP ISR Software Tested with USSOCOM Drones

MotionDSP, a Silicon Valley-based company that makes advanced image processing, computer vision and video analytic software solutions, has participated in...

Nov 20, 2014
US Army Researchers Develop Pocket-Sized Surveillance UAV

Researchers at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center are developing technologies for a pocket-sized aerial surveillance...

Nov 20, 2014
K-MAX Unmanned Helicopter and Indago Quad Rotor Demonstrate Firefighting Capability

A team of Lockheed Martin and Kaman unmanned aircraft has successfully demonstrated its ability to aid in firefighting operations. During...

Nov 20, 2014
University of Maryland UAS Test Site Receives FAA Approval

The University of Maryland (UMD) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Test Site, located in California, Md. , has received a Certificate...

Nov 20, 2014
US Army Purchases MetaVR Simulation Software for UAS Training

MetaVR, a 3D visualization software development company, has announced that the U.S. Army recently purchased 300 new licenses of MetaVR...

Nov 19, 2014
3D Robotics Launches X8+ Personal Drone and FPV Kit

3D Robotics, a North American drone company that caters to both consumer and enterprise markets, has announced the launch of...

Nov 19, 2014
Section 333 Exemption Requested for Aeryon Labs Skyranger UAS

Aeryon Labs Inc. has announced that VDOS Global LLC has submitted a request to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for...

Nov 18, 2014
Hunton & Williams Launches UAS Integration Legal Unit

Hunton & Williams LLP, a US law firm, has announced the formation of a multidisciplinary Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Unit...

Nov 18, 2014
Velodyne Demonstrates 3D LiDAR Puck at UAS Mapping 2014

Velodyne LiDAR unveiled its new LiDAR Puck to the UAV market at the ASPRS UAS/UAV Mapping Forum 2014 in Reno,...

Nov 18, 2014
CybAero Invests in Advanced Unmanned Helicopter Test Facility

CybAero, a Swedish company that develops and markets unmanned helicopters, has decided to build a test center which will house...

Nov 18, 2014
Sharper Shape Granted Permission for Advanced Long Distance UAV Flights

Sharper Shape, a supplier of UAV-based asset management solutions for utilities, has announced that the company has received approval from...

Nov 17, 2014
NJIT to Conduct UAS Flights Over Atlantic Ocean

The New Jersey Institute of Technology has announced that it will be conducting UAS flights over the Atlantic Ocean to...

Nov 17, 2014
xG Technology Radio Networking to be Used in Commercial UAV Infrastructure

xG Technology, Inc., a developer of patented wireless communications and spectrum sharing technologies, has received an order from Airogistic, LLC,...

Nov 17, 2014
PINC Solutions Announces Unmanned Aerial Real-Time Locating System

PINC Solutions, a provider of advanced yard management and supply chain execution solutions powered by the Internet of Things (IoT),...

Nov 14, 2014
VineView and SkySquirrel to Launch New Specialized Agricultural UAV

VineView-SAI, Inc., a St. Helena-based remote sensing company, has partnered with SkySquirrel Technologies Inc. (SST), a commercial Unmanned Aerial System...

Nov 12, 2014
Northrop Grumman Awarded Sustainment Contract for Global Hawk UAV

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $306 million contract to continue logistics and sustainment services...

Nov 12, 2014
DARPA Issues RFI for Insights into Aircraft Carriers for UAVs

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has invited input on how to enable existing large aircraft to carry, launch...

Nov 11, 2014
ING Robotic Aviation Wins Unmanned Systems Canada Award

ING Robotic Aviation, a provider of robotic aircraft airborne sensing solutions headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, has announced that the company...

Nov 11, 2014
Bathawk Recon Trials Anti-Poaching UAV in Tanzania

  Bathawk Recon, a private Tanzanian company set up to deliver UAV-based anti-poaching services, has performed UAV trials at Tarangire...

Nov 07, 2014
Kratos Announces Successful Test of BQM-177A UAS

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has announced that its Unmanned Systems Division (USD) has successfully completed its first U.S....

Nov 07, 2014
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