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

NASA to Discuss Commercial Use Of UAVs

A NASA talk will explore how Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) – known primarily for their military applications – have a...

Sep 11, 2012
EADS to Showcase Innovative Products and Technologies at ILA 2012

EADS and its Divisions – Airbus, Astrium, Cassidian and Eurocopter – will present a broad selection of cutting-edge products, technologies...

Sep 10, 2012
ESG to Present Mission-specific Equipment for Manned and Unmanned Aircraft at ILA

ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH, the aviation engineering company for the planning, development, integration and logistic support of customised avionics, mission...

Sep 10, 2012
Diamond to Introduce GUARDIAN Optionally Piloted Vehicle at ILA

Diamond Aircraft will introduce the DA42 GUARDIAN remote sensing platform at ILA Berlin International Air Show 2012. The GUARDIAN is...

Sep 10, 2012
Swiss Air Force to Conduct UAS Flight Tests for Acquisition of New Reconnaissance Drone

A project team comprising the Swiss Air Force and armasuisse specialists will conduct flight tests of the IAI Heron 1...

Sep 10, 2012
UND, NDSU partner with NASA for Automatic Sense and Avoid Research

The University of North Dakota and North Dakota State University have partnered with NASA, working on an automatic sense and...

Sep 10, 2012
U.S. Navy and Marines Begin RQ-21 Developmental Flight Testing

A little more than two years into its engineering, manufacturing and development phase, the RQ-21A Small Tactical Unmanned Air System...

Sep 10, 2012
AERIE to Showcase UAS Prototypes at ILA

Following a positive reception at the Farnborough International Airshow, AERIE GmbH has continued development of their I-2 and S-25 unmanned...

Sep 09, 2012
UAS Plaza debuts at ILA 2012

A new section at the International Air Show ILA 2012 reflects current global developments in civil and military aviation. From...

Sep 09, 2012
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Inspects Granite Quarries in India

District Collector Anshul Mishra said on Friday that a six-member team deployed an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to inspect the...

Sep 08, 2012
NASA’S Global Hawk Mission Begins With Flight to Hurricane Leslie

NASA has begun its latest hurricane science field campaign by flying an unmanned Global Hawk aircraft over Hurricane Leslie in...

Sep 08, 2012
Lynx Multi-Mode Radar Tracks People and Slow-Moving Vehicles from Predator B

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

Sep 08, 2012
Unmanned Systems Group Completes Maiden Flight of Discoverer II RPAS

Unmanned Systems Group (UMS) has announced that the maiden flight of the Discoverer II Remotely Piloted Air System took place...

Sep 07, 2012
Iron Brigade conducts Raven UAS Training

Soldiers with 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, conducted Unmanned Aircraft System crew member evaluation training at a...

Sep 07, 2012
Fury 1500 UAS Achieves Full Data Rate SATCOM Video Link

AME Unmanned Air Systems (AME UAS) announced today that the Fury 1500 UAS has become the first truly tactical UAS...

Sep 07, 2012
U.S and Japan Consider Joint Use of AAFB-Based Drones to Monitor Chinese Military Activity

Japan and the United States are looking to jointly use facilities at Andersen Air Force Base (AAFB) in Guam to boost...

Sep 07, 2012
Pentagon to Make UAVs Commercially Available to Outside Nations

The use of drones might be raising questions within the United States, but overseas the demand is mounting. The US...

Sep 07, 2012
Advanced Unmanned to Provide Near Real-Time Aerial Imagery with UAVs

Advanced Unmanned was launched today by CEO David Record. The aerial imagery company is making an impressive entry into the...

Sep 06, 2012
Defense Science Boards Urges Greater Autonomy for Military Unmanned Systems

The Department of Defense should focus on increasing the autonomy of drones and other unmanned military systems, a new report...

Sep 06, 2012
AeroVironment Receives $16.5M Funding from U.S. Army for RQ-11B Raven sUAS with Miniature Gimbaled Payload

AeroVironment, Inc. has announced it has received an additional $16.5M in funding from the United States Army under a contract...

Sep 06, 2012
Northrop Grumman to Highlight International Capabilities in UAS at ILA

Northrop Grumman Corporation is participating in the ILA Berlin Air Show, where it will highlight its industry-leading intelligence, surveillance, and...

Sep 06, 2012
Innocon Reveals Spider for Indian UAS Contest

Israeli manufacturer Innocon has unveiled its candidate for a requirement to supply a new class of unmanned aircraft system to...

Sep 05, 2012
GA-ASI Introduces System-wide Enhancements for Predator B/MQ-9

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

Sep 05, 2012
Rheinmetall to Present Training Solutions & Hybrid Unmanned Aerial Vehicle at ILA

Rheinmetall will showcase the ANTares tactical training solution for helicopter crews and Rheinmetall Airborne Systems’ first unmanned hybrid aerial vehicle...

Sep 05, 2012
Royal Canadian Mounted Police to use Unmanned Aerial System

The RCMP D Division will be able to have a bird’s eye view of some of the areas it needs...

Sep 05, 2012
MQ-1B Predator Crash Caused by Irreversible Engine Failure

Irreversible engine failure caused the crash of an unmanned MQ-1B Predator aircraft on April 14, according to a military accident...

Sep 05, 2012