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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

Pentek Introduces Wideband Software Radio Module for UAV, Radar and Communications Applications
Pentek Introduces Wideband Software Radio Module for UAV, Radar and Communications Applications

Pentek, Inc., has announced the newest member of its highly popular Onyx® family of high-speed data converter XMC FPGA modules:...

Oct 29, 2013
Carbon by Design Releases Carbon Fiber UAV Case Product Line
Carbon by Design Releases Carbon Fiber UAV Case Product Line

Carbon by Design, manufacturer of Small UAV systems and Structures, has delivered the first in a series of Carbon Fiber...

Oct 28, 2013
AeroVironment and Eurocopter To Explore Joint Opportunities for Expanding Product Portfolios, Markets and Capabilities
AeroVironment and Eurocopter To Explore Joint Opportunities for Expanding Product Portfolios, Markets and Capabilities

AeroVironment, Inc., the world’s highest volume manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), and Eurocopter, the leading global helicopter manufacturer, announced...

Oct 25, 2013
Mercury Systems to Supply High-Performance Digital Signal Processing Modules for Unmanned SAR Application
Mercury Systems to Supply High-Performance Digital Signal Processing Modules for Unmanned SAR Application

Mercury Systems, Inc., a best-of-breed provider of commercially developed, open sensor and Big Data processing systems for critical commercial, defense...

Oct 24, 2013
GA-ASI Gray Eagle UAS Completes 20,000 Automated Takeoffs and Landings
GA-ASI Gray Eagle UAS Completes 20,000 Automated Takeoffs and Landings

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

Oct 24, 2013
U.S. Air Force RPAs Reach 2 Million Flight Hours
U.S. Air Force RPAs Reach 2 Million Flight Hours

The U.S. Air Force’s MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft accumulated 2 million flight hours Oct. 22, not...

Oct 24, 2013
Aerovel’s Flexrotor UAS Completes Autonomous Flights from Unmanned Boat
Aerovel’s Flexrotor UAS Completes Autonomous Flights from Unmanned Boat

The newest aircraft carrier does not have acres of flight deck. In fact it has no deck at all. Its...

Oct 24, 2013
Aurora Wins DARPA TERN Program Contract Award
Aurora Wins DARPA TERN Program Contract Award

Aurora Flight Sciences has been as awarded a $2,811,232 contract by the Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (DARPA) for the...

Oct 23, 2013
New Profile for Simlat: UAS Training & Simulation Solutions
New Profile for Simlat: UAS Training & Simulation Solutions

Israel-based Simlat Ltd, who provide high-end, state-of-the-art training systems and simulators for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) and Unmanned Aerial...

Oct 23, 2013
Elmo Adds Advanced Features to its Gold Maestro Motion Controller
Elmo Adds Advanced Features to its Gold Maestro Motion Controller

Elmo Motion Control has announced the firmware release for Gold Maestro Motion Controller Version 1.1.2.0, including a range of powerful...

Oct 23, 2013
AUSA: AeroVironment Unveils Four-Ounce Pocket DDL Secure Video and Data Receiver
AUSA: AeroVironment Unveils Four-Ounce Pocket DDL Secure Video and Data Receiver

AeroVironment, Inc. has unveiled its new Pocket DDL™ secure digital video and data receiver at the 2013 AUSA Annual Meeting...

Oct 23, 2013
GA-ASI Gray Eagle UAS Completes 45 Hour Non-Stop Flight
GA-ASI Gray Eagle UAS Completes 45 Hour Non-Stop Flight

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has completed the first of two planned U.S. Army endurance demonstration flights with its Improved...

Oct 22, 2013
Raytheon Delivers 2000th Multi-Spectral Targeting System
Raytheon Delivers 2000th Multi-Spectral Targeting System

Raytheon Company achieved a historic first with the delivery of its 2000th Multi-Spectral Targeting System (MTS) from its factory in...

Oct 22, 2013
Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Micro-Gyro Prototype for DARPA Program
Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Micro-Gyro Prototype for DARPA Program

Northrop Grumman Corporation has developed and demonstrated a new micro-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Gyro (micro-NMRG) prototype for the Defense Advanced Research...

Oct 22, 2013
Velodyne to Discuss the Future of Real-Time, 3D Vision for Robots at RoboBusiness
Velodyne to Discuss the Future of Real-Time, 3D Vision for Robots at RoboBusiness

At the 9th Annual RoboBusiness Conference, Velodyne Acoustics Inc.’s LiDAR division will exhibit the latest real-time, 3D LiDAR vision technology...

Oct 22, 2013
Lockheed Martin Links Ground Sensor Network With Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Lockheed Martin Links Ground Sensor Network With Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

A wireless ground sensor network developed by Lockheed Martin will soon have the option of being fully integrated with Unmanned...

Oct 21, 2013
AUSA: AeroVironment Introduces Block Upgrade to Puma AE Unmanned Aircraft System
AUSA: AeroVironment Introduces Block Upgrade to Puma AE Unmanned Aircraft System

At the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting, AeroVironment, Inc. has introduced a series of enhancements to the...

Oct 21, 2013
Lockheed Martin Awarded $345m PTDS Operation Contract
Lockheed Martin Awarded $345m PTDS Operation Contract

Lockheed Martin will continue to support a tethered aerostat-based system that provides real-time, around-the-clock reconnaissance and surveillance for warfighters in...

Oct 21, 2013
AUSA 2013: UTC Aerospace Systems to Showcase UAS Technology
AUSA 2013: UTC Aerospace Systems to Showcase UAS Technology

UTC Aerospace Systems will have an extensive display of technology and solutions for defense, unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and security...

Oct 18, 2013
AUSA 2013: Northrop Grumman to Highlight Unmanned Capabilities and Latest Technology
AUSA 2013: Northrop Grumman to Highlight Unmanned Capabilities and Latest Technology

Northrop Grumman Corporation, a leader in global security, will be highlighting its most significant advances in developing, producing and modernizing...

Oct 18, 2013
Change of Command for U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Combat Air System Program
Change of Command for U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Combat Air System Program

The Department of the Navy’s Unmanned Combat Air System Program Office (PMA-268) welcomed a new leader during a change of...

Oct 18, 2013
AMP Introduce New Rugged Video Signal Converter Boards
AMP Introduce New Rugged Video Signal Converter Boards

Advanced Micro Peripherals (AMP) has announced their new Scanverter range of video signal converter boards. These boards convert between a...

Oct 17, 2013
ARA Nighthawk IV Micro UAS Recieves FAA Certification
ARA Nighthawk IV Micro UAS Recieves FAA Certification

Following a comprehensive review and demonstration in September of 2013, Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) has received a Federal Aviation...

Oct 16, 2013
BAE Jetstream to Study UAS Weather Hazard Avoidance, Navigation and Emergency Landing
BAE Jetstream to Study UAS Weather Hazard Avoidance, Navigation and Emergency Landing

The BAE Systems Jetstream aircraft, dubbed the ‘Flying Test Bed’, has undergone maintenance activity to prepare it for a series...

Oct 15, 2013
Northrop Grumman Sponsors Australia UAV Challenge Competition
Northrop Grumman Sponsors Australia UAV Challenge Competition

Northrop Grumman Corporation is sponsoring the 2013 and 2014 UAV Challenge – Outback Rescue, a competition in which students develop...

Oct 15, 2013
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