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

Position Partners Adds New Rotary-Blade UAV to Aerial Mapping Range

Following a recent announcement of the fixed wing SIRIUS Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), Position Partners has extended its aerial mapping...

Nov 21, 2012
First Boeing QF-16 Aerial Target Arrives at Tyndall Air Force Base

The first Boeing QF-16 aerial target training system has arrived at Florida’s Tyndall Air Force Base in preparation for U.S....

Nov 20, 2012
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Looks to Expand Unmanned Aircraft Fleet

U.S. Customs and Border Protection last month received its latest unmanned aircraft, but it’s a new sole-source contract that could...

Nov 20, 2012
Northrop Grumman and U.S. Navy Carry Out Triton UAV Ground Testing

Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy have added a second Triton unmanned aircraft to ground testing efforts in late...

Nov 20, 2012
Garmin to Supply Avionics Suite for Northrop Grumman’s Firebird Hybrid UAV

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., the global leader in satellite navigation, announced today that Northrop Grumman Corporation...

Nov 19, 2012
Pentek Launches New Multichannel, Virtex-7 Software Radio Module for UAV, Radar and Communications Applications

Pentek, Inc. has announced the newest member of its highly popular Onyx® family of multichannel, high-speed software radio XMC FPGA...

Nov 19, 2012
Behlman Celebrates Fifth Anniversary of it’s 94050 UAV Power Supply

Behlman Electronics Inc., long known for its leadership in power products for military, industrial and commercial applications, is celebrating the...

Nov 19, 2012
Datron Scout UAV Assists Officials After Chemical Train Derailment with Real-Time Video and Photography

Datron World Communications, Inc., a leader in tactical and public safety communications products, has announced that their Scout UAV was...

Nov 16, 2012
World Surveillance Group Announces Teaming Agreement for UAVs and Tactical Aerostats

World Surveillance Group Inc., a developer of lighter-than-air unmanned aerial vehicles (“UAVs”) and related technologies, has announced that it has...

Nov 16, 2012
Raytheon and US Air Force Complete UAS Ground Based Sense and Avoid Demonstration

As the U.S. government prepares for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System by 2015, the U.S. Air...

Nov 15, 2012
U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center Selects Alion for Unmanned and Automated Weapon Systems Contract

For the Navy, the development of unmanned and automated weapon systems ranks as a top priority to sustain the country’s...

Nov 15, 2012
Northrop Grumman and U.S. Navy Complete X-47B Unmanned Aircraft Wireless Maneuvering Demonstration

Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy have taken a first critical step toward demonstrating that the X-47B Unmanned Combat...

Nov 15, 2012
NICTA to Develop Critical Software to Protect Unmanned Vehicles from Cyber Attacks

A multi-million-dollar contract with the United States Government will see a team of computer scientists from NICTA develop a new...

Nov 15, 2012
Oklahoma Training Center for Unmanned Systems Demonstrates New Precision-Guided Mortar Technology

Marking a key milestone in military technology, experts at the Oklahoma Training Center for Unmanned Systems (OTC-US℠) facilitated a successful...

Nov 14, 2012
BAE Systems Converts 300th F-4 Phantom Fighter Jet into Unmanned Drone for U.S. Air Force

BAE Systems has successfully converted its 300th F-4 Phantom fighter jet into an unmanned flying drone for the U.S. Air...

Nov 14, 2012
Challis Heliplane UAV Inc Launches New High Speed UAV Rotorcraft

Challis Heliplane UAV Inc. has launched a new high speed VTOL UAV. The Challis Heliplane UAV E950 features patented high...

Nov 14, 2012
VPT Inc. Launches New 5W Dual Output DC-DC Converter for Rugged Unmanned Systems

VPT Inc., a HEICO company, announces the availability of a new dual output DC-DC power converter to power electronics in...

Nov 13, 2012
RTI to Develop First FAA-Certifiable DDS Middleware for UAVs

Real-Time Innovations (RTI), the real-time infrastructure software company, has announced that RTI Connext™ Micro is undergoing certification for flight safety-critical...

Nov 13, 2012
University of North Dakota Launches UAS Research Compliance Committee

In a timely and innovative move, the University of North Dakota (UND)—offering the nation’s first and only fully accredited undergraduate...

Nov 13, 2012
Lockheed Martin Acquires UAS Specialist Chandler/May, Inc.

Lockheed Martin has announced the acquisition of Chandler/May, Inc., a company that specializes in the design, development, integration, manufacturing, and...

Nov 13, 2012
Aermatica Granted Permit-to-Fly Anteos RPA in Italian Non-segregated Airspace

On 30 October 2012, the Italian RPAS manufacturer Aermatica SPA received the first Italian Permit-to-Fly from ENAC, the Italian Civil...

Nov 12, 2012
Position Partners Launches MAVinci’s SIRIUS UAV in Australasia

Precision solutions specialist, Position Partners, has announced a new Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for the Australasian civil construction, survey, mining...

Nov 12, 2012
HAI and Aviation Industry Leaders Urge FAA to Continue NAS-UAS Integration

Helicopter Association International (HAI) President Matt Zuccaro and 19 other aviation industry leaders have sent a letter to Acting FAA...

Nov 09, 2012
Hungarian-Developed UAVs May Aid Disaster Relief Efforts

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are suitable, among others, for performing disaster relief tasks and dealing with emergencies, Minister of Defence...

Nov 08, 2012
Navy Completes UCAS Tests to Integrate Unmanned Aircraft onto Carriers

Navy representatives recently participated in tests for the Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D) that will drive recommendations for digital...

Nov 08, 2012
APlus Mobile Recognised for Providing High Quality Computers and Appliances to Unmanned Markets

The end of the year performance reports are coming in, and APlus Mobile, Inc. has been recognized once again for...

Nov 08, 2012
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