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

Video: Unmanned Aerial Filming of Monte Carlo Rally

FS Aviation has produced a video showing the recent use of their unmanned octocopter drone during the filming of the...

Jan 25, 2013
Northrop Grumman-Built NASA Global Hawk UAV Collecting Climate Change Data

A Northrop Grumman Corporation-built NASA Global Hawk is now conducting science missions to study the impact of atmospheric change on...

Jan 25, 2013
TerraLuma selects Headwall Hyperspectral Sensor for Unmanned Aircraft

The University of Tasmania TerraLuma Project is partnering with Headwall Photonics to bring hyperspectral technology to their fleet of unmanned...

Jan 23, 2013
AeroVironment Wins $12m US Army Contract for Wasp AE SUAS

AeroVironment, Inc. has announced that NAVAIR’s Program Office for Navy & Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (PMA-263), working...

Jan 23, 2013
RAPTR SUAS to be Used in RAPS Tests

Tactical Electronics, supplier of the RAPTR UAV has been selected to participate in the upcoming SUAS demonstrations for the Robotic...

Jan 22, 2013
Frost & Sullivan’s Michael Blades to Chair the 9th Annual UAS Summit

Frost & Sullivan’s Senior Industry Analyst Michael Blades will serve as chairman of the 9th Annual Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)...

Jan 22, 2013
Bloomberg: European Drone Plan Seeks Political Backing

France and Germany are set to renew efforts to work on a joint unmanned aerial vehicle, supporting European Aeronautic, Defence...

Jan 22, 2013
BoldIQ to Supply Software for Silent Guardian Hybrid UAV

Bye Aerospace, Inc., a Denver-based company applying clean energy solutions to innovative aircraft designs for the aerospace and defense markets,...

Jan 22, 2013
Blanks joins K-State Salina’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program

Mark Blanks is the new program manager of Kansas State University Salina’s unmanned aircraft systems program. Blanks is charged with...

Jan 21, 2013
Global Telesat Wins DOD Contract for Blimp in a Box Aerostat System

World Surveillance Group Inc., a developer of lighter-than-air unmanned aerial vehicles and related technologies, has announced that its wholly owned...

Jan 18, 2013
Northrop Grumman and UAE’s Higher Colleges of Technology to Host Unmanned Aircraft Innovation Challenge

Northrop Grumman Corporation and the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) of the United Arab Emirates have signed a memorandum of...

Jan 17, 2013
UAV “Sense and Avoid” Capabilities Demonstrated by Sagetech and ING Robotic Aviation

ING Robotic Aviation and Sagetech Corporation teamed to make Canadian aviation history back in November, as a manned aircraft and...

Jan 17, 2013
NASA Issues 2013 Call For Visionary Advanced Technology Concepts

NASA’s Space Technology Program is looking for visionary advanced concepts. This year’s annual call for NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts Program...

Jan 17, 2013
Elbit Systems Selected for Award to Supply sUAS to U.S. Army

Elbit Systems Ltd. has announced that Elbit Systems of America, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems, has been selected...

Jan 16, 2013
SBG Systems Launches New Series of MEMS-based Tactical Grade Inertial Systems

SBG Systems presents Ekinox Series, a brand new product range of tactical grade inertial systems which brings robust and cost-effective...

Jan 16, 2013
Austro Engine Test New Rotary Engine for Unmanned Aircraft

Austro Engine have announced that tests have been successfully carried out on the new AE80R rotary engine. The vibration-free engine...

Jan 16, 2013
GTRI Small UAV Supports Development of Lightweight Sensors

A research team at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is developing an airborne testing capability for sensors, communications devices...

Jan 15, 2013
AAI Purchases MetaVR VRSG Licenses for U.S. Army UAS Simulation Training

MetaVR, Inc. announces that AAI Corp., an operating unit of Textron Systems, recently purchased 176 MetaVR Virtual Reality Scene Generator...

Jan 15, 2013
Camp Shelby Home to UAS Training School

You might not notice them. Some are big and some are small. But they have their eyes on you as...

Jan 14, 2013
Camp Shelby Unmanned Aircraft System facility gets New Mission

The Unmanned Aircraft System Support Facility at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., was recently named the nation’s only...

Jan 14, 2013
Moving Target Detection Capability Demonstrated by JLENS-Mounted Sensor

A recent demonstration proved that operators can observe surface moving targets — including a terrorist role-player planting an improvised explosive...

Jan 14, 2013
Orbital Awarded Additional Contract for SUAS Engines

Orbital Corporation Ltd. has announced that it has been awarded an additional contract to supply heavy fuel engines for use...

Jan 14, 2013
EURO HAWK UAS Completes First Test Flight Equipped With SIGINT Sensors

Northrop Grumman Corporation and EADS Deutschland GmbH, operating through Cassidian, together achieved a major milestone today with the first full...

Jan 11, 2013
Northrop Grumman and Pranalytica Develop Groundbreaking Infrared Countermeasure Laser

Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced a new variant of the current All Semiconductor Airborne Laser Threat Terminator (ASALTT™) product line...

Jan 10, 2013
F5 Robotics’ ”SkyEye” Tricopter UAV Completes Maiden Flight

F5 Robotics has conducted the first test flight of it’s new UAV platform, ”SkyEye”. The Tricopter design is intended to...

Jan 10, 2013
NASA to Send Unmanned Global Hawk into Stratosphere for Climate Change Study

Starting this month NASA will send an autonomously flown unmanned research aircraft up to 65,000 feet over the tropical Pacific...

Jan 10, 2013
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