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

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
AAI to Start Shadow TUAS Training with Australian Army

AAI Logistics & Technical Services will welcome its first Australian Army trainees starting in May for Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft...

Apr 08, 2013
New Carbon Fabric Offers Airlines Significant Fuel Savings

A unique carbon fabric from Sweden, TeXtreme®, could substantially reduce weight of existing aircraft and thereby enable significant savings in...

Apr 08, 2013
U.S. Navy Unveils Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research (LASR)

Scientists based in the nation’s capital are stepping into the desert and rainforest to run experiments on autonomous systems without having to...

Apr 08, 2013
Aerial Robotics Industry Association (ARIA) Created by Hoverfly Technologies

Following a positive meeting with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the entrepreneurs behind Hoverfly Technologies are moving forward to create...

Apr 08, 2013
LAAD 2013: Boeing to Showcase UAS, Cybersecurity & Super Hornet Simulator

An F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Block II simulator, cybersecurity demonstration, and unmanned airborne system models will anchor Boeing’s display at the...

Apr 08, 2013
BlueBird To Supply SpyLite Mini-UAV Systems to Chilean Army

BlueBird Aero Systems – a leader in the design, development and production of Micro, Mini and Small tactical UAS and...

Apr 05, 2013
Kratos Receives $11.5m in Specialty Product Orders for UAS and Other Programs

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that its Unmanned Systems Solutions Division...

Apr 04, 2013
LAAD: UVision to Introduce Command and Control System for HERO Family of UAS

UVision – a leader in the design, development and manufacturing of UAVs – will introduce a common command and control...

Apr 04, 2013
DoD Receive Initial Blimp in a Box Aerostat System

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

Apr 04, 2013
U.S. Navy’s BAMS-D UAS Exceeds 10,000 Flight Hours

The Navy’s Broad Area Maritime Surveillance-Demonstrator (BAMS-D) surpasses 10,000 flight hours April 1, marking another milestone for Navy unmanned aviation....

Apr 04, 2013
U.S. Navy’s MQ-8B Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter Completes 600th Flight

The U.S. Navy’s MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter surpassed another milestone in March when the MQ-8B Fire Scout helicopter completed...

Apr 03, 2013
Israel to Promote Cooperation and Partnership with Brazil at LAAD 2013

SIBAT, the International Defense Cooperation Division of the Israel Ministry of Defense, is promoting defense cooperation between Brazilian and Israeli...

Apr 03, 2013
FAA to Hold Online Session on UAS Test Site Privacy Policy

The FAA will hold an online public engagement session on Wednesday, April 3 from 12 noon to 2 p.m. EDT...

Apr 03, 2013
NASA Studies Volcanic Plume with Aerovironment RQ-14 Dragon Eye UAV

NASA Earth science researchers last month traveled to Turrialba Volcano, near San Jose, Costa Rica, to fly an Aerovironment Dragon...

Apr 02, 2013
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