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

Topcon Announce Availability of SIRIUS PRO Unmanned Aerial Positioning System

Topcon Positioning Group has announced the release and availability in Europe of the Topcon SIRIUS PRO powered by MAVinci, an...

Feb 18, 2014
ARCA Develops High Performance UAV for Stratospheric Flights

ARCA, a Romanian developer of space vehicles, has announced that it is developing a high performance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)....

Feb 14, 2014
Insitu Updates ICOMC2 Common Command and Control System for UAS

Insitu has announced the 2.0 release of ICOMC2, the company’s innovative, small-footprint common command and control system. Since its introduction...

Feb 14, 2014
Second MQ-8C Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter Completes First Flight

The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman Corporation have successfully flown a second MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter for the first...

Feb 14, 2014
UAV Factory Announce Electronic Fuel Injection Upgrade for Penguin B

UAV Factory has released an EFI engine upgrade for the Penguin B UAV platform. The upgrade includes addition of a temperature...

Feb 13, 2014
DARPA’s ARES Program Aims to Provide Front-Line Units With VTOL Capabilities

U.S. military experience has shown that rugged terrain and threats such as ambushes and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) can make...

Feb 12, 2014
Italian Navy Selects Schiebel Camcopter S-100 UAS

The Italian Navy has selected the CAMCOPTER® S-100 UAS (Unmanned Air System) to provide support for its fleet, making it...

Feb 12, 2014
IAI Reveals Super Heron Heavy Fuel Unmanned Aircraft

Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) today revealed its new Super Heron heavy fuel Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) during a special ceremony...

Feb 11, 2014
Sensors Unlimited Introduce Mil-Rugged, High Resolution, Extended Sensitivity Shortwave Infrared Camera

UTC Aerospace Systems has introduced the newest high definition (HD) camera in its Sensors Unlimited MiniSWIR™ product line: the GA1280JSX....

Feb 11, 2014
Kratos Receives U.S. Navy UAV Command and Control System Contract

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., has announced that its Micro Systems, Inc. subsidiary of its Advanced Drone and Targets...

Feb 11, 2014
Callen-Lenz announce formal collaboration with SkyCircuits

Callen-Lenz Associates, a leading UK-based UAS service provider in the fields of remote sensing, R&D, trials and operations, has announced...

Feb 11, 2014
INO Select ING Robotic Aviation’s Responder Unmanned Aircraft for Scientific Research

The National Optics Institute (INO) has purchased ING Robotic Aviation’s Responder rotary wing robotic aircraft system, which includes the aircraft...

Feb 10, 2014
Commtact Presents AMLS Advanced Mini Link System for Manned and Unmanned Platforms

Commtact ltd. – a leader in advanced data link and communication solutions for defense, HLS, Law Enforcement, Public Safety, Commercial and...

Feb 10, 2014
Unmanned Experts Teams with Solentus to Test FAA UAS Integration Concepts

Unmanned Experts LLC (UMEX) has joined Solentus to perform support services required for the operation of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)...

Feb 07, 2014
AeroVironment and Lockheed Martin to Pursue Joint Opportunities in UAS Markets

AeroVironment, Inc.and Lockheed Martin Corporation have announced an agreement to jointly pursue opportunities in unmanned aircraft system (UAS) development. “At...

Feb 07, 2014
Embry-Riddle Worldwide to Offer UAS workshop in Las Vegas in February

Professionals looking to gain a better understanding of the emerging unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) industry can take advantage of a...

Feb 06, 2014
[Video] First Flights of UK-Built Taranis UAV Surpass All Expectations

The Taranis Unmanned Aircraft made its maiden flight at an undisclosed test range on Saturday 10 August 2013, under the...

Feb 06, 2014
RIEGL Launch World’s First Survey-grade LiDAR for Unmanned Aircraft

RIEGL, a leading supplier of laser scanning systems, has introduced the world’s first survey-grade UAS LiDAR sensor, the VUX-1. The...

Feb 06, 2014
Raytheon to begin Phase 3 on DARPA Persistent Close Air Support program

Raytheon is beginning Phase 3 of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) program. DARPA has...

Feb 04, 2014
DoD Issues AIMS Certification To Sagetech Transponder

Following intensive testing in collaboration with the US Navy, the DoD AIMS Program Office has granted AIMS Mark XA certification...

Feb 04, 2014
Successful Test Flight of Professional Grade Civilian Mapping UAS

Applanix Corp and American Aerospace Advisors Inc have completed a successful series of test flights of AAAI’s RS-16 platform equipped...

Jan 31, 2014
Dassault Aviation Salutes Major Step Forward for the Future Combat Air System

Dassault Aviation is delighted by the decision announced today by the President of the French Republic, François Hollande, and the...

Jan 31, 2014
General Atomics Receives Design Accreditation From UK Military Aviation Authority

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

Jan 31, 2014
GKN Aerospace Extends Supply of Predator UAS ‘Fit and Forget’ Fuel Bladders

GKN Aerospace has signed a long term agreement with General Atomics covering the supply of a ‘fit and forget’ fuel...

Jan 31, 2014
U.S. Navy Tests Small UAV Support Equipment

The U.S Naval Air Systems Command recently completed tilt-table testing of a small UAV. Aviation Support Equipment Technician 1st Class...

Jan 31, 2014
RQ-21A Blackjack sUAS Undergoes Operational Testing

The Navy and Marine Corps’ newest small unmanned aircraft system RQ-21A Blackjack began its initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E)...

Jan 29, 2014
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