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

US Army Selects AeroVironment and Four Other sUAS Suppliers in Contract Worth Up To $248m

AeroVironment, Inc. has announced that the United States Army has selected it and four other companies to compete for future...

Jan 08, 2013
EMT’s MUSECO VTOL UAV Completes Test Flight

The uprated MUSECO (multisensor Copter) prototype completed a successful test flight in December 2012. The MUSECO is based on the...

Jan 08, 2013
U.S. Air Force Takes Delivery of Two Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft

Northrop Grumman Corporation has completed early delivery of two Global Hawk unmanned aircraft to the U.S. Air Force. Global Hawk...

Jan 07, 2013
Innocon’s Spider sUAS Completes Test Flights

Innocon has completed successful test flights of the new Spider sUAS. The Spider is part of the MicroFalcon family, which...

Jan 07, 2013
General Dynamics Canada to Supply Communications Technology for NATO AGS Program

General Dynamics Canada has been awarded a CA$32 million contract by Northrop Grumman Corporation for key communications network technology for...

Jan 04, 2013
Kratos to Supply Unmanned Systems for National Security Programs

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, has announced that its Unmanned Systems Solutions (USS)...

Jan 02, 2013
UAV Vision Launches IP66 ISR Aerostat System

UAV Vision has announced the launch of its new complete turnkey Aerostat solution. The IP66 is suitable for harsh environments...

Jan 02, 2013
Elbit Systems Wins Contract to Supply Hermes UAS to Israel Ministry of Defense

Elbit Systems Ltd. has announced that it has been awarded various contracts by the Israel Ministry of Defense (“IMOD”), in...

Jan 02, 2013
Kratos to Provide Specialized Ground Equipment for UAS Programs

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, has announced that its Unmanned Systems Solutions (USS)...

Dec 28, 2012
DLR Completes Virtual UAV Test Flights for Maritime Monitoring

Reliably monitoring extensive areas of the sea is a major challenge for the coastguard and emergency relief services. Unmanned aircraft...

Dec 21, 2012
Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100 UAS Carries New Hydrographic Airborne Sensor

Schiebel and Riegl Laser Measurement Systems GmbH are proud to announce the successful integration of the Schiebel CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned...

Dec 20, 2012
World Surveillance Group Demonstrates Blimp in a Boxâ„¢ Aerostat for DOD

World Surveillance Group Inc., a developer of lighter-than-air unmanned aerial vehicles and related technologies, has announced that it has completed...

Dec 20, 2012
U.S. Navy UAVs to be Equipped with DEL Imaging Systems’ High Speed Digital Cameras

DEL Imaging Systems, LLC, a leader and innovator in the implementation and operation of High Speed Digital Cameras and Imaging...

Dec 20, 2012
Roke’s Miniature Radar Altimeter Used in Sea-skimming UAV Test

Roke Manor Research Ltd (Roke), a Chemring Group company, has supplied its Miniature Radar Altimeter (MRA) in a successful flight...

Dec 20, 2012
X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Completes First At-Sea Tests

The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator completed its first at-sea test phase aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier...

Dec 19, 2012
Boeing Names Michael Kurth as VP/GM, Unmanned Airborne Systems Programs

Company veteran Michael Kurth will oversee Boeing’s unmanned airborne systems as of Jan. 1. Kurth, currently managing director of Boeing...

Dec 18, 2012
RAF Creates New Class of Remotely Piloted Air System Pilots

The Royal Air Force has created a new class of pilots who will remain earthbound and control unmanned aircraft many...

Dec 17, 2012
Video: Unmanned Aerial Inspection of Gas Flare Stacks

Aerial inspection and imagery specialists, AirRotorMedia, has released a video that demonstrates their capability for unmanned visual inspection of flare...

Dec 15, 2012
Video: BP Alaska Trials Aeryon Scout UAV for Visual Inspection of Pipelines

In Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, BP conducted pilot testing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle  technology to enhance pipeline inspection and safety. Equipped...

Dec 14, 2012
QinetiQ Hosts UAV Autonomy Research Programme Trial

QinetiQ has hosted key industry partners and UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) representatives at its Farnborough Headquarters as part of...

Dec 14, 2012
Boeing Demos Unmanned Little Bird Aircraft for Republic of Korea Army

Boeing has demonstrated affordable unmanned aircraft technology that could be integrated onto Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) MD 500 helicopters...

Dec 13, 2012
Aerosonde UAS Completes First ISR Flight in Afghanistan

Marines in Afghanistan witnessed AAI Corp.’s Aerosonde Unmanned Air System (UAS) first flight Dec. 2. under NAVAIR’s Intelligence, Surveillance and...

Dec 13, 2012
Boeing’s Unmanned X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Returns to Orbit

Boeing has successfully returned an unmanned U.S. Air Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle to orbit, continuing to demonstrate how the...

Dec 12, 2012
X-37B Unmanned Orbit Vehicle Uses UTC Aerospace Systems’ Space Flight Actuation System

UTC Aerospace Systems developed and manufactured the space flight actuation system and remote interface unit supporting the recent successful flight...

Dec 12, 2012
TASL Acquires Majority Stake In Aurora Integrated Systems

Tata Advanced Systems Limited has acquired majority stake in Aurora Integrated Systems Limited. PXV Law Partners advised AIS while AZB...

Dec 11, 2012
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Powers X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle back into Orbit

The U.S. military’s unmanned X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle returned to orbit today on its third mission – thanks to the...

Dec 11, 2012
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