UAV / Drone News

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

On March 20, 2014, Dassault Aviation organized a formation flight of the nEUROn unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) with a...

The unmanned X-47B successfully conducted its first night flight on April 10 over Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. Night...

HoodTech Vision, a leading manufacturer of stabilized imaging payloads for small unmanned and manned systems, has launched the new Alticam...

NovAtel, who supply high precision Global Positioning Systems and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) OEM positioning technology to the Unmanned...

The US Navy, in accordance with the requirements of their new Triton Unmanned Aircraft System, is developing training aircraft to...

The European Commission has proposed to set tough new standards to regulate the operations of civil drones. The new standards...

Streambox, Inc has debuted Streambox Drone, a miniature video device for security and streaming, at NAB 2014. Weighing just 3...

Micro Systems, Inc., a subsidary of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc’s Advanced Drones and Target Systems Division recently received a...

Teams from AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Overwatch Intelligence recently demonstrated unmanned aircraft systems and technologies to high-ranking officials from...

Missions in remote, forward operating locations often suffer from a lack of connectivity to tactical operation centers and access to...

Lycoming’s new EL-005 multi-fuel engine has surpassed 10,000 deployed flight hours with the Aerosonde Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) in...

SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, has announced a new one-click solution for UAV imagery. The new Correlator3D™...

Northrop Grumman Corporation will build five additional U.S. Navy MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopters, which allow ship commanders to extend...

Neya Systems‘ Mission Planning and Management System (MPMS) has been in development for the past three years and is tailored...