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

Lockheed Martin’s JAGM Dual-Mode Seeker Completes High-Speed Captive Flight Tests

Lockheed Martin successfully tested its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) dual-mode seeker in high-speed captive flight tests, demonstrating its ability to...

Oct 23, 2012
UK to Deploy More Reaper Drones to Afghanistan

The UK is to double the number of armed RAF “drones” flying combat and surveillance operations in Afghanistan and, for...

Oct 23, 2012
Aerosonde® Small UAS Logs 168 Flight Hours in Antarctica

AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, has announced that its Aerosonde® Small...

Oct 23, 2012
SRI International Launch TerraSight® EX Expeditionary System at AUSA 2012

The TerraSight® EX video exploitation system, a compact, lightweight expeditionary version of the proven TerraSight platform, was introduced today by...

Oct 22, 2012
Aurora Integrates SRI International’s On-Board Video Processor into Skate SUAS

Aurora Flight Sciences and SRI International Sarnoff have announced the integration of the SRI Sarnoff DL Micro™ digital data link...

Oct 22, 2012
Sagetech and Arcturus UAV to Demonstrate Joint Manned and Unmanned Aircraft Operations Using NextGen ADS-B System

Sagetech Corporation an avionics company, and Arcturus UAV will demonstrate the use of the “NextGen” Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system...

Oct 22, 2012
Elbit Systems of America to Showcase Skylark UAS at AUSA 2012

Elbit Systems of America, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd. will present an array of cutting edge...

Oct 22, 2012
U.S. Army Research Lab Uses Thermoelectric Technology on Shadow Tactical UAS to Convert Heat into Energy

In one of its latest research projects, the U.S. Army Research Laboratory is investigating thermoelectric properties of materials on the...

Oct 18, 2012
Simlat Awarded Contract to Provide High Fidelity UAS Training System

Simlat Ltd. has been selected to provide a high fidelity UAS training system for UAS pilots and payload operators to...

Oct 18, 2012
NASA Issues RFI for UAS Challenge

NASA is considering the creation of an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) challenge with the goal of finding solutions to problems...

Oct 18, 2012
IAI to Showcase Live Maritime Heron UAS Demonstration at EuroNaval Show

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) invites visitors, exhibitors and guests of this year’s EuroNaval International Naval Defense and Maritime exhibition and...

Oct 18, 2012
IAI to Display Advanced Radars, HD Electro-Optical Payloads and Tactical Unmanned Systems at AUSA 2012

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will present various integrated solutions at the 2012 Annual Association of the United States Army (AUSA)...

Oct 18, 2012
Rockwell Collins to Develop GPS Jamming, Spoofing Detection Technology

Rockwell Collins has announced that the Office of Naval Research has awarded the company a $1.25 million, three-year contract to...

Oct 17, 2012
Imint’s Vidhance Video Enhancement Engine and Video Tracker to be Integrated into Innocon Small UAVs

Innocon integrates Imint’s unique low latency Vidhance video processing engine into its ground control station software. Vidhance gives access to...

Oct 16, 2012
US Army Look to Develop JP-8 ‘Super Engine’ for UAVs and Other Military Vehicles

Studies are underway at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, or ARL, to create a ‘super engine’ that could allow military...

Oct 16, 2012
Israel Unveils Enhanced Heron 1 Air and Maritime Surveillance UAV

Israel on Sunday unveiled an enhanced unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for maritime and air surveillance that allows faster and more...

Oct 16, 2012
Video: Unmanned Quadrocopters Work in Unison to Play Catch

Quadrocopters that can play catch with each other are providing a glimpse at the future of coordinated, autonomous drone technology....

Oct 16, 2012
Olaeris Offers $15m to Prove New UAS is Effective Emergency Response Option

While many cities and counties struggle to balance budgets, new UAS manufacturer Olaeris is offering $15 Million to prove that...

Oct 15, 2012
Advanced Defense Technologies Developing Small Lightweight UAV for Homeland Security and Public Safety

Advanced Defense Technologies, Inc. has announced the Company is developing small lightweight drone and UAV systems for the homeland security...

Oct 15, 2012
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Become Lighter, Stealthier & Faster

In the future, the military can expect to have unmanned aerial vehicles that are faster, stealthier and lighter, with longer...

Oct 15, 2012
Oculus Systems to Launch Huginn X-1 Nano UAS in the UK

Oculus Systems Ltd is pleased to announce that it has become the UK re-seller for the NANO UAS, Huginn X-1...

Oct 11, 2012
Israeli Defense Minister Praises Troops Who Intercepted Hostile UAV

On Tuesday, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Commander of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel toured...

Oct 11, 2012
New Compact Launch and Recovery System Completes Final UAV Flight Tests

A shipboard-capable system designed to support both the launch and recovery of the Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) successfully...

Oct 11, 2012
senseFly Launches New Lightweight UAV for Surveying and Mining Industries

senseFly announces new ultra-lightweight and powerful UAV for the surveying and mining industries. The eBee combines cutting edge technology, aerodynamic...

Oct 10, 2012
Insitu Pacific Completes Maiden Flight of PicoSAR on the Integrator UAS

Insitu Pacific, the Australia-based subsidiary of Insitu Inc., has announced that it successfully conducted the maiden flight of the PicoSAR...

Oct 10, 2012
Boeing and KAL-ASD Agree to Broaden Relationship to Include UAVs

Boeing and Korean Air Aerospace Division (KAL-ASD) will broaden their cooperative relationship to include rotorcraft, fixed-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles,...

Oct 10, 2012
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