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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

Sikorsky Innovations Wins DARPA Contract for Phase 1 of VTOL X-Plane Program
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
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
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 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
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
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
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® 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
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
Omnetics’ Micro-Circular Connectors Offer Size and Weight Reductions for Unmanned Applications
Omnetics’ Micro-Circular Connectors Offer Size and Weight Reductions for Unmanned Applications

Micro-sized, (.050 inch pitch), connectors in compact metal or over-molded polymer shells offer dramatic size and weight reductions for circuits...

Dec 04, 2013
Northrop Grumman Starts Production of First NATO Global Hawk UAS
Northrop Grumman Starts Production of First NATO Global Hawk UAS

Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Moss Point, Miss., Unmanned Systems Center started production of the first NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) Block...

Dec 04, 2013
Northrop Grumman Highlights Command and Control Capabilities at BRIDEX, Brunei
Northrop Grumman Highlights Command and Control Capabilities at BRIDEX, Brunei

Northrop Grumman Corporation is highlighting its command and control, and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities at the Brunei Darussalam...

Dec 03, 2013
New Profile: Vitec – Video Streaming, Archiving, Dissemination and Playback Solutions for UAVs
New Profile: Vitec – Video Streaming, Archiving, Dissemination and Playback Solutions for UAVs

Vitec, a market leader in the design and implementation of embedded video solutions for military and civilian markets, has a...

Dec 03, 2013
RTI, TE Connectivity and Pentek to Host Webinar on Enabling Open Architectures in Rugged ISR Applications
RTI, TE Connectivity and Pentek to Host Webinar on Enabling Open Architectures in Rugged ISR Applications

Real-Time Innovations (RTI) is sponsoring a complimentary webinar titled, “Enabling Open Architectures in Rugged ISR Applications,” with TE Connectivity and...

Dec 03, 2013
U.S. Army Purchases 36 Maveric Micro-UAS
U.S. Army Purchases 36 Maveric Micro-UAS

The Army recently purchased 36 Maveric unmanned aerial systems as a result of an urgent request from Soldiers in theater....

Nov 27, 2013
AMP Launch New StreamCorder Video Streaming and Recording boards
AMP Launch New StreamCorder Video Streaming and Recording boards

Advanced Micro Peripherals (AMP) has announced its new StreamCorder board pair – the StreamCorder-SD4 and the StreamCorder-HD. Both boards are...

Nov 26, 2013
Additional MQ-8C Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter Delivered to U.S. Navy
Additional MQ-8C Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter Delivered to U.S. Navy

Northrop Grumman Corporation has delivered the second MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter to the U.S. Navy after completing final assembly...

Nov 26, 2013
XFLY SYSTEMS Launches New Turn Key Commercial sUAV
XFLY SYSTEMS Launches New Turn Key Commercial sUAV

XFLY SYSTEMS has announced the launch of their new XFS Mission Ready sUAS. The new sUAV line is designed as...

Nov 22, 2013
US Air Force Deploys RQ-4 Block 40 Global Hawk UAS for First Time
US Air Force Deploys RQ-4 Block 40 Global Hawk UAS for First Time

An RQ-4 Block 40 Global Hawk took off from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., and flew into war for...

Nov 22, 2013
Piaggio Aero Hammerhead UAS Completes Maiden Flight
Piaggio Aero Hammerhead UAS Completes Maiden Flight

Piaggio Aero, together with Selex ES, has announced at the Dubai Air Show 2013 that the P.1HH HammerHead Unmanned Aerial...

Nov 21, 2013
Navy Conducts Further X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Tests
Navy Conducts Further X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Tests

The Navy concluded another round of carrier testing Nov. 19 to further demonstrate and evaluate the X-47B unmanned air system...

Nov 21, 2013
AgustaWestland “Project Zero” Technology Demonstrator Uses Wind River VxWorks 653 Platform
AgustaWestland “Project Zero” Technology Demonstrator Uses Wind River VxWorks 653 Platform

Wind River has announced that AgustaWestland is using the VxWorks® 653 Platform for its revolutionary “Project Zero” tilt rotor technology...

Nov 20, 2013
Cassidian’s Sagitta UAS Programme Enters Integration Phase
Cassidian’s Sagitta UAS Programme Enters Integration Phase

“Sagitta”, Cassidian’s research programme aiming at development of future Unmanned Aerial Systems’ (UAS) technologies is entering a new decisive phase....

Nov 20, 2013
Sparton Releases Improved Attitude and Heading Systems
Sparton Releases Improved Attitude and Heading Systems

Sparton Navigation and Exploration has released its improved gyro enhanced attitude and heading measurement system, the GEDC-6E, and the enhanced...

Nov 19, 2013
UAV Solutions Debuts Phoenix 30 VTOL UAS
UAV Solutions Debuts Phoenix 30 VTOL UAS

UAV Solutions, Inc. has debuted its new Phoenix 30 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) at Secured Cities 2013 which was held...

Nov 19, 2013
Arotech to Develop Battery Chargers For Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Arotech to Develop Battery Chargers For Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Arotech Corporation‘s Battery and Power Systems Division has received orders in excess of $700,000 to develop specialist chargers for UAV...

Nov 18, 2013
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