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

PX4 and 3D Robotics Launch New Pixhawk Autopilot for UAVs

The PX4 Project and 3D Robotics have announced the arrival of Pixhawk — an advanced open-hardware autopilot design for multirotors,...

Aug 30, 2013
World Surveillance Group Establishes Consortium to Develop and Commercialize Argus One LTA UAV

World Surveillance Group Inc., a developer of lighter-than-air aerostats and unmanned aerial systems, has signed a teaming agreement with three...

Aug 30, 2013
FLIR Systems Wins $137m Contract to Supply BRITE Star Imaging Systems to U.S. Navy

FLIR Systems, Inc. has been awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract from the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane...

Aug 30, 2013
TCOM Deploys Next-Generation Ultra-Durable Hull Material for Surveillance Aerostats

TCOMLP, the global leader in affordable persistent surveillance solutions, has announced that it has successfully deployed its revolutionary ultra-durable hull...

Aug 29, 2013
$15.8M U.S. Army Orders for AeroVironment Switchblade Tactical Missile Systems

AeroVironment, Inc. has received a total of $15.8 million in orders under a contract for Switchblade™ tactical missile systems, ancillary...

Aug 28, 2013
Aero Surveillance Launches New ASV 150-EC UAS Surveillance System

Aero Surveillance Inc. has launched the new ASV 150-EC for Extended Capabilities, Unmanned Airborne Surveillance System designed for a broad...

Aug 28, 2013
Panacis Granted Patent for Battery Connection Failure Detection System

Designers and manufacturers of advanced, lithium powerpack systems for the defense and aerospace markets, Panacis Inc, has been granted a patent...

Aug 27, 2013
Prioria Robotics’ Maveric™ SUAS Selected by Saint Louis University for UAS Program

Prioria Robotics, Inc., developers of the tactical Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS) Maveric™ and Tetra™, was chosen by Saint Louis...

Aug 23, 2013
Video: UAV Factory Penguin C Unmanned Aircraft System

UAV Factory’s Penguin C UAS is a breakthrough product in terms of performance, reliability and cost efficiency. The aircraft fits...

Aug 23, 2013
AUVSI 2013 – the UST Round-Up

More than 8,100 attendees and nearly 600 exhibitors attended the annual Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) convention last...

Aug 22, 2013
3D Robotics Launches Ready-to-Fly UAV Quadcopter

3D Robotics (3DR) has announced the availability of Iris, an advanced quadcopter with full GPS-guided autonomous capabilities. Designed to provide...

Aug 22, 2013
Video: Real-Time Visible/IR Video Transmission from a Quadcopter

SRI participated in the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Demonstration at AUVSI 2013. The demonstration featured a quadcopter equipped with SRI’s DL...

Aug 20, 2013
Septentrio’s GNSS Heading Receiver is Integrated into Tethered Aerostat System

Septentrio have announced that Raven Aerostar, a manufacturer of Lighter-Than-Air (LTA) platforms that provide unmatched performance in challenging environments, has...

Aug 16, 2013
AeroVironment’s Solar-Powered Puma AE Small UAS Completes Nine Hour Continuous Flight Test

AeroVironment, Inc. has announced that a recent outdoor test flight of a solar-powered prototype version of the company’s proven Puma...

Aug 16, 2013
AUVSI 2013: C-ASTRAL Unveils New BRAMOR C4EYE UAS

C-ASTRAL Ltd., a provider of small unmanned integrated systems for surveying, remote sensing and ISR, has unveiled their new imagery intelligence...

Aug 16, 2013
U.S. Navy Awards Preliminary Design Review Contracts for Unmanned Carrier-Based System

The U.S. Navy announced Aug. 14 that four Preliminary Design Review (PDR) contracts were awarded for the Unmanned Carrier Launched...

Aug 16, 2013
Airware Announces Partnership with Insitu

Airware, the maker of AirwareOS, has announced a new partnership with Insitu, a leader in small UAS platforms and technology....

Aug 15, 2013
AeroVironment Receives $13.5m Order to Supply RQ-11B Raven Small UAS and Gimbaled Payloads to U.S. Army

AeroVironment, Inc. have announced that on August 13, 2013 the company received a $13,487,240 order from the United States Army....

Aug 15, 2013
LEMO Demonstrates Lightweight Compact COTS Connector Series at AUVSI 2013

LEMO, a global leader in the design and manufacture of precision custom connection solutions will be displaying its connector series...

Aug 15, 2013
Northrop Grumman’s MQ-8B Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter Exceeds 5,000 Flight Hours in Afghanistan

The Northrop Grumman Corporation -built MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter surpassed 5,000 flight hours while providing critical surveillance capabilities to...

Aug 14, 2013
LORD MicroStrain Introduces Tactical-Grade Inertial Navigation System

LORD MicroStrain Sensing Systems, a global leader in developing embedded sensing systems for aerospace and industrial markets, has introduced its...

Aug 14, 2013
AUVSI 2013: Epson Announces World’s Smallest IMU

Epson Electronics America (EEA) has developed a breakthrough new product, the M-V340, for its inertial measurement unit (IMU) lineup. The new product...

Aug 13, 2013
Keymerging Technologies Selects ING Robotic Aviation’s Responder UAV for Use in East Africa

Keymerging Technologies Ltd has purchased ING Robotic Aviation’s Responder rotary wing unmanned aerial vehicle systems for use in East Africa....

Aug 13, 2013
Arcturus T-20 UAV Reaches New High Altitude Record

The Arcturus T-20 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle flew to an altitude of 23,500′ MSL during a training flight at Camp Guernsey...

Aug 13, 2013
Sikorsky to Develop MATRIX™ Technology to Advance Autonomous VTOL Flights

Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., has unveiled a major research program — designated MATRIX™ Technology — to...

Aug 13, 2013
Roke Launches VTA 2.0 at AUVSI Unmanned Systems Show

Roke, a Chemring Group company, today launches the latest version of its VTA (Visual Target Analysis) product, a moving target...

Aug 12, 2013
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