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

Heron 1 UAS Exceeds Over 15,000 Flight Hours in Afghanistan

At the beginning of July, the Heron 1 UAS logged its 15,000th operational flight hour. The three systems, which are...

Jul 24, 2013
Webinar: Enabling Smarter Sensors Onboard UAV Payloads

Real-Time Innovations (RTI), the real-time infrastructure software company, is sponsoring a complimentary webinar titled, “Enabling Smarter Sensors Onboard UAV Payloads,”...

Jul 24, 2013
L-3 Link Wins Predator Mission Aircrew Training System Recompete

L-3 Communications’ Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) division has won the recompete for the U.S. Air Force’s Predator Mission Aircrew...

Jul 24, 2013
Spectracom, Geodetics Collaborate for Rugged PNT Equipment

Spectracom, a business of the Orolia Group and a leading provider of GNSS signal management solutions, announced today a strategic...

Jul 23, 2013
DARPA Develops Novel Hollow-Core Optical Fiber for High-Power Military Sensors

The intensity of light that propagates through glass optical fiber is fundamentally limited by the glass itself. A novel fiber...

Jul 22, 2013
NASA To Host Google+ Hangout On Hurricane Research Flights

NASA will host a Google+ Hangout from several NASA centers at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, July 23 as the agency prepares to fly...

Jul 22, 2013
Northrop Grumman Delivers First Upgraded MQ-8C Fire Scout to U.S. Navy

The U.S. Navy got its first look at the upgraded MQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned system when Northrop Grumman Corporation delivered...

Jul 22, 2013
Are You Exhibiting at AUVSI 2013?

If you’re exhibiting at AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems in Washington next month and would like us to stop by your booth...

Jul 18, 2013
DreamHammer Demonstrates ‘Plug & Play’ Capabilities of Multi-Drone Operating System

DreamHammer®, creator of Ballista®, the first commercial multi-drone operating system, has announced that it has recently completed a series of...

Jul 17, 2013
NAVAIR Flight Ready: UAS Sensor Demonstration [Video]

New technology being developed by the Program Executive Office for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapon’s (PEO (U&W)) Common Standards and...

Jul 17, 2013
NAWCAD to use VT MÄK’s Link, Simulation and Visualization Products for UAS and Autonomy Research

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) has selected VT MÄK’s link, simulation, and visualization products for the HCIL’s Unmanned Aerial...

Jul 17, 2013
WLANmall Launches Industries’ Smallest Ruggedized Ethernet Switch for Unmanned Systems

WLANmall, a leading supplier of IP video, wired and wireless connectivity solutions has announced the availability of the Techaya MILTECH...

Jul 17, 2013
MilSource Introduces Industries’ Smallest Ruggedized Ethernet Switch from Techaya to the US Market

MilSource, a newly-formed U.S.-based distributor of miltary-grade Ethernet connectivity solutions, today announced the availabilty of the Techaya MILTECH 308 ultra-compact...

Jul 16, 2013
Unmanned Systems Group Announces Merger with Swiss UAV

Swiss based Unmanned Systems AG, the parent company of Unmanned Systems Group, and Swiss UAV AG have agreed on an...

Jul 12, 2013
Saab’s Skeldar UAS Will be Deployed for Maritime Operations

Defence and security company Saab has signed a contract to deploy the Skeldar Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) for maritime operations....

Jul 11, 2013
X-47B Makes Historic First Arrested Landing at Sea [Video]

The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator completed its first carrier-based arrested landing on board USS George H.W. Bush...

Jul 11, 2013
3rd ID Soldiers Certify on Raven UAS While Deployed to Afghanistan

Eight Soldiers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, were certified as Raven unmanned aircraft system...

Jul 10, 2013
Schiebel Camcopter S-100 Completes Flight Tests with Local Positioning System

Schiebel has successfully concluded a series of flight trials with EADS Astrium’s Pseudolite-based Local Positioning System “DeckFinder”, expanding its automated...

Jul 03, 2013
Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Management Of Varied UAVs from One Integrated Control System

During a recent demonstration at NAVAIR, Lockheed Martin monitored and controlled multiple types of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) from one...

Jul 02, 2013
Cornell University’s CUAir Team Wins Unmanned Air Systems Competition

CUAir, a group of high-flying Cornell engineering students, soared into first place at the Student Unmanned Air Systems Competition held...

Jul 02, 2013
Law Enforcement Uses for UAS Presented by Liberty University & Industry Professionals

John Marselus, associate dean of Flight Operations for Liberty University School of Aeronautics, joined a team of industry professionals in...

Jul 02, 2013
Raytheon Awarded NAVAIR Cross-domain Surveillance System Contract

Raytheon Company has been awarded a contract with the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to build an integrated multi-INT...

Jul 02, 2013
DII Announce ETURNAS Long-Endurance Solar Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Design Intelligence Incorporated, LLC (DII) and MicroLink Devices, Inc. (MLD) have announced the development of a new solar-optimized unmanned aerial...

Jun 28, 2013
GA-ASI to Develop New Predator B UAS Variant

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

Jun 27, 2013
Aeryon sUAS Successfully Complete Department of Homeland Security RAPS Trials

Aeryon Labs Inc. recently participated in the Robotic Aircraft for Public Safety (RAPS) program trials at the Oklahoma Test Center-Unmanned...

Jun 26, 2013
DynCorp International and Sierra Nevada Corporation Form Strategic Alliance

DynCorp International (DI) and Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Integrated Mission Systems (IMS) today announced a strategic alliance to provide mission...

Jun 26, 2013
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