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

Marines Deploy New RQ-21A Blackjack UAS

The Department of the Navy’s new, versatile small unmanned aircraft system made its first operational deployment overseas at the end...

May 08, 2014
Reference Technologies Releases Hummingbird® Line of VTOL UAS

Reference Technologies has announced the release of three models of its Hummingbird® line of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) Unmanned...

May 07, 2014
Wildlife Monitoring at FAA UAS Test Site Begins with Aeryon Scout

The Aeryon Scout™ has been selected as the small Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) to perform the wildlife surveys during the...

May 07, 2014
UAS Launcher Manufacturer Robonic Receives ISO and AQAP Quality Certificates

The Finnish manufacturer of unmanned air systems launchers, Robonic Ltd Oy, a subsidiary of Sagem (Safran), has been awarded an...

May 07, 2014
IMPRES and Breffni Group Form Alliance to Target UAV Marketplace

IMPRES Technology Solutions, Inc. and the Breffni Group, Inc. have forged an alliance to provide comprehensive portfolio of data cycle...

May 06, 2014
UST Launches Dedicated Channel for AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems 2014 Exhibitor News

Unmanned Systems Technology (UST) has launched a dedicated news channel to cover news, press releases and articles surrounding the AUVSI...

May 06, 2014
AUVSI: L-3 Unmanned Systems to Introduce New Group 2 APEX UAS

L-3 Unmanned Systems will introduce its Airborne Pursuit and Exploitation (APEX) Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) at the Association...

May 06, 2014
Northrop Grumman Plan Electromagnetic Interference Tests for MQ-8C Fire Scout UAS

In preparation for ship-board flights this spring, the Northrop Grumman Corporation-built MQ-8C Fire Scout will be tested for its ability...

May 06, 2014
X-47B to Undergo New Flight Tests Ready for Summer Sea Trials

The X-47B unmanned combat air system is gearing up for shore-based flight test activities in preparation for the next round...

May 06, 2014
U.S. Navy Conduct MQ-8B Fire Scout UAS Test Operations

The Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35 are conducting the first combined operations between the unmanned MQ-8B Fire Scout and...

May 05, 2014
Camcopter S-100 UAS Demonstrates Maritime Capability

The CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) successfully demonstrated its capability across several different maritime scenarios to Dutch Authorities in...

Apr 30, 2014
Lockheed’s Indago VTOL UAV, GCS & Avionics Suite Progress to Operational Readiness

Three systems acquired by Lockheed Martin have progressed from their research and development phase to operational readiness. The Indago vertical...

Apr 30, 2014
Engility Wins ISR Contract for USAF Sentinel RPA Program

Engility Holdings, Inc. has been awarded an $11 million contract to provide a range of operational and technical support services...

Apr 28, 2014
Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Enhanced Ground Control System and Software for Small Unmanned Aircraft

Lockheed Martin’s Group 1 family of unmanned aircraft systems is migrating to enhanced automation capabilities using its Kestrel™ “Fly Light”...

Apr 25, 2014
U.S. Military Orders Datron Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Datron World Communications, Inc. has received a purchase order from a U.S. military customer for small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS)....

Apr 24, 2014
Meller Introduces Optics for Gimbaled Systems and Outboard Protection on Unmanned Vehicles

Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, Rhode Island, has announced availability of custom fabricated sapphire, germanium, and zinc selenide optics for...

Apr 24, 2014
Zephyr 8 HAPS Programme Launched; Joint Demonstration Flights Invited

Airbus Defence and Space has launched the Zephyr 8 programme to develop the next generation of the world-record setting Zephyr...

Apr 24, 2014
Arcturus Introduces JUMP System; Adds VTOL Capability to Fixed Wing UAVs

Arcturus UAV, a California-based manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicle airframes and systems, has unveiled JUMP – an innovative system that...

Apr 22, 2014
Optionally Piloted Black Hawk Helicopter Completes Maiden Flight

In cooperation with the U.S. Army, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has successfully demonstrated optionally piloted flight of a Black Hawk helicopter,...

Apr 22, 2014
senseFly Launch eBee Ag UAS for Precision Agriculture

Swiss mini-drone manufacturer senseFly has launched the eBee Ag, a fully autonomous aerial imaging drone (or UAV) for precision agriculture...

Apr 22, 2014
FAA Announces First Unmanned Aerial System Test Site Now Operational

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that the first of six test sites chosen to...

Apr 22, 2014
Velodyne Launch Next Generation Visualization and Recording Software for LiDAR Sensors

Velodyne’s LiDAR division has released version 2.0 of its free and open-source VeloView visualization and recording software. The software is...

Apr 17, 2014
Aero Surveillance Partners with Aero Composite Innovation to Develop Unmanned Aircraft System

Aero Surveillance has announced a new partnership with Aero Composites Innovations (ACInnov) to focus on advanced Small and Medium Tactical...

Apr 17, 2014
Unmanned Vehicle Systems Certification aims to Fill Growing Need for Expertise

The University of Texas at Arlington has announced a new unmanned vehicle systems undergraduate certificate for students interested in careers...

Apr 16, 2014
ING Robotic Aviation Selects FLIR Camera for Advanced Infrared Inspections

FLIR Systems, the world leader in thermal imaging systems, is pleased to announce that ING Robotic Aviation, leader in its...

Apr 16, 2014
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