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

Navy’s Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron to Operate Manned and Unmanned Aircraft

Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35 became the first composite expeditionary helicopter squadron to include both the world’s most technologically...

May 09, 2013
Centaur Optionally Piloted Aircraft Wins C4ISR Award for Innovation

Aurora Flight Sciences‘ Centaur Optionally Piloted Aircraft was awarded the “Big 25 Award” from C4ISR Journal on April 26 during...

May 08, 2013
Boeing’s Unmanned X-51A WaveRider Completes Longest Hypersonic Flight

A Boeing X-51A WaveRider unmanned hypersonic vehicle achieved the longest air-breathing, scramjet-powered hypersonic flight in history May 1, flying for...

May 07, 2013
Simlat to Provide UAS & ISR Training & Simulation Systems to Summit Advanced Systems

Simlat Ltd. has been chosen to provide its advanced UAS & ISR Training and Simulation systems to Summit Advanced Systems,...

May 07, 2013
Video: First Arrested Landing of X-47B Unmanned Demonstrator

Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy have conducted the first fly-in arrested landing of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air...

May 07, 2013
Small Tactical Multi-Payload Aerostat System to Provide ISR in Afghanistan

Carolina Unmanned Vehicles, Inc. (CUV) announces the delivery of the Rev-1 version of the Small Tactical Multi-Payload Aerostat System (STMPAS),...

May 02, 2013
U.S. DOD Receives Second Blimp in a Box Aerostat System

World Surveillance Group Inc., a developer of lighter-than-air aerostats and unmanned aerial vehicles (“UAS”), today announced that, with the support...

May 02, 2013
Aermatica Conduct First Authorized UAV Flight in Non-Segregated Airspace

Italian UAV manufacturer, Aermatica, has conducted the first authorised UAV flight in an urban environment in Italy. The flight was...

Apr 30, 2013
Successful Test Flight Demonstrates RPAS Insertion Into Civil Airspace

DESIRE has undertaken a series of test flights to demonstrate the role of satellite communications for integrating in civil and...

Apr 29, 2013
Armed Drones Operated from RAF base in UK, says MoD

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that armed drone aircraft have been operated remotely from Britain for the first time,...

Apr 27, 2013
Consortium Prepares Proposal for Washington UAS Test Site

A consortium of Washington-based organizations will soon submit the final section of a proposal to site an unmanned aircraft system...

Apr 26, 2013
Eurocopter Completes Unmanned EC145 Demonstration Flights

Eurocopter’s ability to integrate unmanned flight capabilities into its helicopter family has been validated by an optionally piloted vehicle (OPV)...

Apr 26, 2013
GA‑ASI’s Advanced Cockpit Ground Control Station Flies Predator C Avenger UAS

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

Apr 25, 2013
Epson Introduces Two New Ruggedized Inertial Measurement Units

Epson Electronics America (EEA) has developed two new inertial measurement units (IMU), the M-G550-PC and the M-G550-PR. The new products...

Apr 25, 2013
GA-ASI and OMX Partner to Identify Suppliers for Canada’s JUSTAS Program

  General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) and OMX have signed a two-year agreement to support GA-ASI’s Industrial Regional Benefit...

Apr 24, 2013
LTAS Provides Aerostat Launcher System and Aerostats to BAE Systems

Lighter Than Air Systems Corp. (LTAS), a wholly owned subsidiary of World Surveillance Group Inc., has provided the initial trailer-mounted...

Apr 24, 2013
NTS Wins Contract to Monitor Atmospheric Radiation with UAVs

National Technical Systems, Inc. (NTS), a leading provider of testing and engineering services, announced today that it has signed a...

Apr 23, 2013
Woolpert Purchases Altavian Nova Block III UAS

Woolpert, a national geospatial, infrastructure management and design consulting firm, has purchased its first unmanned aerial system (UAS), the Nova...

Apr 18, 2013
Boeing X-48C Blended Wing Body Research Aircraft Completes Flight Testing

The Boeing X-48C research aircraft flew for the 30th and final time April 9, marking the successful completion of an...

Apr 18, 2013
Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract To Modernize U.S. Joint Theater Air Operations System

Lockheed Martin is upgrading the command and control system that allows Joint Force Air Component Commanders to deploy air assets,...

Apr 17, 2013
Lighter Than Air Systems Deliver Aerostat Launcher Sub-Systems to U.S. Army

World Surveillance Group Inc., a developer of lighter-than-air aerostats and unmanned aerial systems, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Lighter...

Apr 11, 2013
U.S. Army Orders AeroVironment’s RQ-11B Raven Small UAS & Gimbaled Payloads

AeroVironment, Inc. has announced it received $13,800,062 of incremental funding on March 30, 2013 from the United States Army for...

Apr 10, 2013
BAE Systems to Develop Laser-Based Airborne Mine Detection System

BAE Systems has been awarded a $20 million contract to develop an advanced prototype system that detects mines and obstacles...

Apr 10, 2013
U.S Air Force Awards Northrop Grumman $71m Contract for Global Hawk UAS

Northrop Grumman recently received an undefinitized contract award valued at more than $71 million for its Global Hawk unmanned aircraft...

Apr 10, 2013
Insitu Announces Successful First Maritime Flight of RQ-21A UAS

Insitu Inc. has announced the successful first maritime flight of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned...

Apr 10, 2013
DJI Introduce Phantom Vision UAV with Integrated 14MP HD Camera

DJI Innovations has launched the PHANTOM Vision, the industry’s first professional grade, consumer-focused quadcopter with integrated HD camera. Based upon...

Apr 08, 2013
Advancing Unmanned Systems Through Strategic Collaboration UST works with major OEMs to foster collaboration and increase engagement with SMEs, to accelerate innovation and drive unmanned systems capabilities forward.