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

nEUROn UCAV Demonstrator Uses Northrop Grumman Navigation System

Northrop Grumman Corporation, in cooperation with Saab Aerosystems, has provided the attitude and heading reference system (AHRS) for the nEUROn...

Feb 19, 2013
Thales I-Master Radar System Tested on Schiebel Camcopter UAS

Thales’ I-Master radar system has successfully completed flight trials on-board a Schiebel CAMCOPTER® S-100 UAS (Unmanned Air System). The flight...

Feb 19, 2013
IDEX: HammerHead UAS Presented by Piaggio Aero Industries & Selex ES

Piaggio Aero Industries and Selex ES has presented the Piaggio Aero P.1HH “HammerHead” Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) at IDEX 2013....

Feb 18, 2013
Boeing and ADASI Sign Teaming Agreement for Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Boeing and Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Investments Company (ADASI), a Tawazun subsidiary, today signed a teaming agreement for the two...

Feb 18, 2013
FAA Solicits Proposals to Develop Six UAS Research and Test Sites

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has solicited proposals from state and local governments, eligible universities and other public entities to...

Feb 15, 2013
IDEX: Insitu Will Display ScanEagle and Integrator UAS, Plus New Technologies

Insitu will showcase its combat-proven tactical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) products, services and capabilities at the 2013 International Defense...

Feb 15, 2013
VMU-2 UAVs Provide Battlefield Intel During Training Exercise

Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron Two (VMU-2) provided infantry with timely intelligence during recent training exercises at Camp Lejeune. VMU-2,...

Feb 14, 2013
IDEX: Northrop Grumman Will Showcase Global Defence and Homeland Security Capabilities

Northrop Grumman Corporation will highlight a wide range of defence and security solutions, including cyber-protected C4I solutions, airborne early warning...

Feb 14, 2013
GA-ASI’s Predator Reaper RPA to be Equipped with Raytheon’s Miniature Air Launched Decoy

Raytheon Company and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) are working together to develop a highly autonomous, unmanned electronic warfare...

Feb 13, 2013
RQ-21A Small Tactical Unmanned Air System Completes First Sea-Based Flight

The Navy’s RQ-21A Small Tactical Unmanned Air System (STUAS) completed its first flight at sea on 10th February from the...

Feb 13, 2013
IDEX: GA-ASI to Display Full-scale Model of Predator XP

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has announced that it will have a significant presence at the upcoming IDEX show...

Feb 12, 2013
Video Discussion: Garden Drones, New Possibilities in Personal Aerial Vehicles

A recent ‘Hot Topics’ event organised by independent UK charity Nesta focused on opportunities for future application of UAV technologies....

Feb 09, 2013
Boeing’s Phantom Eye UAS Completes Taxi Tests and Software Upgrades

Boeing’s liquid hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye unmanned aircraft system has completed taxi testing at Edwards Air Force Base in California as...

Feb 08, 2013
Northrop Grumman Completes Global Hawk Test Flight Using New Mission Management Control System

Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully flew a RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft for the first time using open architecture-based command and...

Feb 07, 2013
GA-ASI Completes Test Flight of Due Regard Radar Prototype on Predator B UAV

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

Feb 07, 2013
Halberd Corp to Provide Unmanned Vehicle University With UAV for Research and Training

Halberd Corporation has entered into an exclusive agreement with Unmanned Vehicle University (UVU). A cora-plast version of the Halberd Smoke...

Feb 07, 2013
US Army Divisions Will Deploy With 12 Gray Eagle UAVs

The Army plans additional Gray Eagle units, one for each of 10 active-duty divisions, and several more for special operations...

Feb 06, 2013
Harpia Systems Expands to Develop Brazilian UAS

Embraer Defense and Security and its affiliate AEL Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of the Israeli company Elbit Systems Ltd., have...

Feb 05, 2013
Next-Generation Fire Scout UAV to Feature Enhanced Avionics Protection

Northrop Grumman Corporation received the first protective cage for its next-generation MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter that will store and...

Feb 04, 2013
Northrop Grumman to Highlight ISR Capabilities at Aero India 2013

Northrop Grumman Corporation will highlight its industry-leading range of capabilities in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) including airborne early warning...

Feb 04, 2013
Aeryon Scout sUAS Supports Critical Florida Wildfire Research

Recently, in the closing months of 2012, the Aeryon Scout™ small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) played a significant role in...

Feb 03, 2013
UTC Aerospace Systems to Showcase two New UAS at Aero India

UTC Aerospace Systems will exhibit a range of products for military and civil markets at Aero India, with two new...

Feb 03, 2013
Elbit Systems and Windward Team to Introduce Advanced Maritime Surveillance Solution for India

Elbit Systems Ltd. has teamed with Windward Ltd. to offer integrated maritime solutions for the Indian authorities. The joint solution...

Feb 03, 2013
AMARG to Complete F-4 Aerial Drone Conversion Program

The Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group is on track to finish the F-4 Phantom phase of Air Combat Command’s full-scale...

Feb 02, 2013
Elbit Systems Awarded $35M Israel Defense Order for Advanced UAS Features

Elbit Systems Ltd. has announced that it has received an approximately $35 million contract from the Israel Ministry of Defense...

Jan 30, 2013
TAI ANKA Medium Altitude Long Endurance UAV Completes Acceptance Tests

The acceptance test campaign of ANKA Medium Altitude Long Endurance UAV System, which was designed and developed by Turkish Aerospace...

Jan 28, 2013
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