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

Liberty University Plays Key Role in Virginia’s Selection As Drone Test Site

On Dec. 30, the Federal Aviation Administration authorized six public entities across the U.S. to research and test Unmanned Aircraft...

Jan 13, 2014
New Profile: Spectracom – GNSS Signal Management Solutions for Unmanned Systems

Spectracom, a leading provider of precise positioning, navigation and timing solutions, has a new profile on Unmanned Systems Technology. The...

Jan 07, 2014
FLIR Systems Announces New Low Cost Micro Thermal Imaging Camera Core

FLIR Systems, Inc. today announced the release of the new FLIR® Lepton™ thermal imaging camera core. Lepton utilizes innovative technology,...

Jan 07, 2014
Global Hawk UAS Supports Relief Efforts in Philippines

The inherent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities of Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Global Hawk Block 30 Unmanned Aerial System were...

Jan 07, 2014
Triton UAS Completes Nine Flight Tests

Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy have completed nine initial flight tests of the Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS),...

Jan 07, 2014
Video: Northrop Grumman’s MQ-4C Triton Flight Testing

Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy have completed nine initial flight tests of the Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS),...

Jan 03, 2014
Kratos’ ADTS Division Announces $2.3m Contract for UAS Services

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced December 30th that its Advanced Drone and...

Jan 03, 2014
FAA Announces Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research and Test Sites

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced the selection of the six public entities that will develop unmanned aircraft systems...

Jan 03, 2014
L-3 Communications Acquires Mustang Technology Group

L-3 Communications has acquired Mustang Technology Group, L.P. The business, now named L-3 Mustang Technology, develops and manufactures radar-based sensors...

Dec 23, 2013
NASA’s Global Hawk UAS Completes 21 hour Flight Studying Canadian Arctic

Northrop Grumman Corporation, the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center and a team of international science organizations successfully flew a Northrop...

Dec 20, 2013
Marques Aviation Unveil “MA THOR Twin” MALE UAS

The MA THOR Twin is a versatile aircraft used in civilian and commercial missions as diverse as remote sensing and...

Dec 20, 2013
Inside UK MoD’s Unmanned Aerial Systems Control Centre

The U.K. Ministry of Defence has, for the first time, opened the doors to its unmanned aerial systems (UAS) control...

Dec 18, 2013
Kratos Wins $4.5m Unmanned Aerial Drone System Program Contract Award

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced 17th December that its Advanced Drone and...

Dec 18, 2013
Aeryon Labs Relocates to New Larger Offices

Aeryon Labs, the small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) provider and trusted partner of civil and military customers, resellers, and other...

Dec 18, 2013
Video: Use of 3D Printed Components on PTERA UAV

Georgia based Area-I, the company begind the PTERA unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), approached Solid Concepts to manufacture multiple Selective Laser...

Dec 18, 2013
GA-ASI Successfully Tests SAA System Components Aboard Predator B UAV

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), tactical reconnaissance radars, and electro-optic surveillance systems,...

Dec 16, 2013
Sikorsky Innovations Wins DARPA Contract for Phase 1 of VTOL X-Plane Program

Sikorsky Innovations, the technology development organization of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., has announced it has won a contract for Phase 1...

Dec 13, 2013
MDA to Continue UAV Surveillance Service for Australian Defence Force

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA), a global communications and information company, has announced that it has been contracted by...

Dec 12, 2013
Northrop Grumman Brief Media on Expanding C4ISR Capabilities Through Open and Integrated Technologies

Five executives from Northrop Grumman Corporation briefed media at the National Press Club on expanding C4ISR capabilities for the U.S....

Dec 12, 2013
API Technologies Receives Two Additional AS9100 Rev C Aerospace Site Certifications

API Technologies Corp., a trusted provider of RF/microwave, microelectronics, and security solutions for critical and high-reliability applications, has announced that...

Dec 11, 2013
Australian MoD Extends Heron RPA Operations in Afghanistan

The Australian Government has extended the Heron Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) deployment to Afghanistan providing high resolution Intelligence, Surveillance and...

Dec 11, 2013
Ohio Conducts Airspace Study To Fly Unmanned Aircraft Systems

A study set to be completed early next year will lead to developing a unique national capability in Ohio for...

Dec 06, 2013
U.S. Navy Launches UAS from Submerged Submarine

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) with funding from SwampWorks at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Department...

Dec 06, 2013
TeXtreme® To Showcase Capabilities at Carbon Fiber 2013

TeXtreme® will be exhibiting at the Carbon Fiber 2013 conference held in Knoxville/Oak Ridge, TN, USA, 9-12 of December. The...

Dec 04, 2013
ARA Demonstrates Search and Rescue Capabilities of Nighthawk Micro UAS

As a result of ongoing conversations with law enforcement personnel, the Unmanned Systems & Security Product (USPD) Division of Applied...

Dec 04, 2013
Advancing Unmanned Systems Through Strategic Collaboration UST works with major OEMs to foster collaboration and increase engagement with SMEs, to accelerate innovation and drive unmanned systems capabilities forward.