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

Cassidian’s ATLANTE UAS Completes Maiden Flight

Cassidian has successfully performed the maiden flight of the ATLANTE Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). The flight took place at Rozas...

Mar 01, 2013
Boeing’s Phantom Eye UAS Demonstrates Capabilities During 2nd flight

Boeing’s liquid hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye unmanned airborne system completed its second flight Feb. 25, demonstrating capabilities that will allow it...

Feb 26, 2013
Northrop Grumman’s Global Hawk UAS Program Wins Sustainment Excellence Award

The U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft program was recently awarded the 2012 Dr. James G. Roche Sustainment...

Feb 26, 2013
Video: Multirotor Captures Dynamic Race Footage at Rally Sweden

Following their recent work filming the Monte Carlo Rally with a multirotor drone, FS Aviation has released a new video providing...

Feb 25, 2013
UAE Government Purchases GA-ASI’s Predator XP RPA

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

Feb 25, 2013
Elbit Increases Hermes 900 UAS Production to Meet Demand

Elbit Systems Ltd. (“ESL”) has delivered a Hermes® 900 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to a customer in the Americas. The...

Feb 25, 2013
Boeing Acquires CPU Technology to Enhance Security of Critical Onboard Systems

Boeing today continued to address its global customers’ enduring need to protect warfighters from information-assurance attacks by acquiring CPU Technology...

Feb 25, 2013
Woolpert and Altavian Collaborate to Operate UAS for Data Collection

Woolpert, a national geospatial, design and infrastructure management firm headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, recently announced it has partnered with Altavian...

Feb 22, 2013
Insitu Wins Special Forces ISR Contract for Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Insitu Inc. announced today that the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has awarded the company a Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems...

Feb 22, 2013
Northrop Grumman to Highlight Global ISR Capabilities at Australian International Air Show

Northrop Grumman Corporation will highlight a range of its key capabilities and programmes at the Australian International Air Show, including...

Feb 21, 2013
JLENS Completes Tactical Ballistic Missile Detection Tests

Enemy tactical ballistic missiles may soon be easier to detect and track. During a series of recent tests, JLENS a...

Feb 19, 2013
Insitu Completes First Flight of Integrator UAS Block 2

Insitu has announced the successful first flight of the Integrator unmanned aircraft system (UAS) Block 2, the latest technology release...

Feb 19, 2013
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
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