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 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
DHS to Begin Testing of Drones over US for ‘Public Safety’

The US Department of Homeland Security is asking the makers of small unmanned aerial vehicles to submit their crafts for...

Oct 10, 2012
Orbit International Receives Orders for COTS Power Supplies Used in UAVs and Naval Systems

Orbit International Corp. has announced that its Power Group, through its Behlman Electronics subsidiary (“Behlman”), received two new orders for...

Oct 09, 2012
Lockheed Martin Take Lead To Develop New Autonomous Technology For Unmanned Aircraft

The Office of Naval Research has awarded a $13.5 million contract to an industry team led by Lockheed Martin to...

Oct 09, 2012
Trimble Launches New Software for UAS Aerial Photogrammetry Data Processing

Trimble has introduced a new version of its Inpho® software products for aerial photogrammetry and laser scanning data production. Inpho...

Oct 09, 2012
Naval Research Laboratory Awards Scion UAS $3M Contract for Unmanned Helicopter Systems

Scion UAS, LLC has won a government contract worth up to $3 million to supply unmanned helicopters for unspecified uses....

Oct 09, 2012
Indian Air Force to Induct Harop Combat UAV in 2013

The Indian Air Force plans to induct its first self-destructing combat drones by next year, to enhance its firepower. The...

Oct 08, 2012
IAF Shoot Down UAV in Israeli Airspace

The incursion by an unmanned aircraft into Israeli airspace at the weekend exposed the weakness of Israeli air defenses, an...

Oct 08, 2012
DARPA Demonstrates Autonomous High Altitude Refueling of Unmanned Aircraft

DARPA completes close-proximity flight tests of two modified RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles, demonstrates technology enabling autonomous aerial refueling...

Oct 08, 2012
Army Reserve Military Police Training As Small UAV Operators

Soldier’s safety in combat zones is a top priority for the Army, and state-of-the-art technology is often used to minimize...

Oct 05, 2012
US Department of Homeland Security Calls for Small UAS Fly-Off Evaluation

Officials of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in Washington are asking industry to participate in a fly-off evaluation...

Oct 05, 2012
Boeing To Develop Truck-Mounted Solid-State Laser to Counter Unmanned Aerial Threats

Under a follow-on contractual effort from the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC), Boeing will continue developing a...

Oct 05, 2012
Video: Smart Robotic Drones Advance Science

Chengyu Cao sees a day in the not-so-distant future when intelligent robots will be working alongside humans on a wide...

Oct 05, 2012
Navmar Applied Sciences Wins $41m Contract for Persistent Surveillance Unmanned Aerial Systems

Navmar Applied Sciences is being awarded a $41,463,854 contract for a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Project, the...

Oct 04, 2012
General Atomics Awarded $102.6m Contract Extension for Grey Eagle UAS

Poway-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has been awarded a $102.6 million contract extension to provide support services for unmanned aircraft...

Oct 04, 2012
ONR Awards Contracts to Develop Unmanned Rotorcraft Operated by Smartphones

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded contracts to Lockheed Martin and Aurora Flight Sciences Sept. 28 to develop robotic...

Oct 04, 2012
French Civil Aviation Authority Allows DelairTech to Fly UAV Over 100km in French Airspace

During the UAV Show Europe, held on 26th and 27th September 2012 in Bordeaux, the DGAC awarded DelairTech, the first...

Oct 03, 2012
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