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

U.S. Army Collaborates With Universities to Further Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research

The U.S. Army’s Project Manager for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, or PM UAS, is establishing partnerships with a handful of academic...

Sep 20, 2012
NASA Unmanned Global Hawk Aircraft Support Hurricane Missions

Now deployed to the U.S. East coast, Northrop Grumman Corporation-built unmanned NASA Global Hawks will be able to better support...

Sep 20, 2012
University of North Dakota and Corsair Engineering Train Unmanned Systems Pilots

Training a new type of pilot, the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences at the University of North Dakota...

Sep 19, 2012
Rockwell Collins MicroGRAM to provide AeroVironment’s Wasp AE with Secure GPS Capability

AeroVironment has selected Rockwell Collins to provide its MicroGRAM GPS receiver for the Wasp™ AE small unmanned aircraft system, bringing...

Sep 19, 2012
ISR Group and Vanguard Defense Sign Exclusive Agreement for Shadowhawk UAS Operations

ISR Group, Inc. and Vanguard Defense Industries, Inc., leaders in unmanned systems technologies, have signed an exclusive agreement for ISR...

Sep 19, 2012
Britain, France and Germany Reconsider European Defense Initiative

UAVs could be a vector for cooperation among Britain, France and Germany, as Paris looks to maintain UAV capabilities and...

Sep 18, 2012
BAE Systems to Integrate Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System on MQ-8B Fire Scout UAV

For the first time, the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS®) will be integrated onto an unmanned aerial vehicle, BAE...

Sep 17, 2012
DARPA Selects Rockwell Collins to Lead Cyber Security Program for UAVs

Rockwell Collins has been selected as the prime contractor for the unmanned air vehicle portion of the High-Assurance Cyber Military...

Sep 17, 2012
GAO: Agencies Should Address Drone Security and Privacy Concerns

There is a growing chorus of concern regarding the privacy and security implications of integrating unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) that...

Sep 17, 2012
BAE Systems and EADS Consider Business Combination

BAE Systems plc (BAE Systems) and EADS N.V. (EADS) have today made a statement to the London Stock Exchange about...

Sep 12, 2012
GA-ASI Demonstrates NATO Interoperability of Predator-class ISR Aircraft Systems at Unified Vision 2012

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

Sep 12, 2012
New Expeditionary UAV takes off from China Lake via Unique Pneumatic Launcher

The Navy successfully launched its newest small unmanned aircraft without using a runway Sept. 10 at Naval Air Weapons Station...

Sep 12, 2012
Nepal Tests UAV for Wildlife Crime Prevention

Nepal’s antipoaching efforts received a major boost this week as park rangers and army personnel learn how to operate unmanned...

Sep 12, 2012
Elbit Systems to Supply Latin American Customer with Hermes 900 and Hermes 450 UAS

Elbit Systems Ltd announced today that it was awarded a contract valued at many tens of millions of dollars, to...

Sep 12, 2012
NASA to Discuss Commercial Use Of UAVs

A NASA talk will explore how Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) – known primarily for their military applications – have a...

Sep 11, 2012
EADS to Showcase Innovative Products and Technologies at ILA 2012

EADS and its Divisions – Airbus, Astrium, Cassidian and Eurocopter – will present a broad selection of cutting-edge products, technologies...

Sep 10, 2012
ESG to Present Mission-specific Equipment for Manned and Unmanned Aircraft at ILA

ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH, the aviation engineering company for the planning, development, integration and logistic support of customised avionics, mission...

Sep 10, 2012
Diamond to Introduce GUARDIAN Optionally Piloted Vehicle at ILA

Diamond Aircraft will introduce the DA42 GUARDIAN remote sensing platform at ILA Berlin International Air Show 2012. The GUARDIAN is...

Sep 10, 2012
Swiss Air Force to Conduct UAS Flight Tests for Acquisition of New Reconnaissance Drone

A project team comprising the Swiss Air Force and armasuisse specialists will conduct flight tests of the IAI Heron 1...

Sep 10, 2012
UND, NDSU partner with NASA for Automatic Sense and Avoid Research

The University of North Dakota and North Dakota State University have partnered with NASA, working on an automatic sense and...

Sep 10, 2012
U.S. Navy and Marines Begin RQ-21 Developmental Flight Testing

A little more than two years into its engineering, manufacturing and development phase, the RQ-21A Small Tactical Unmanned Air System...

Sep 10, 2012
AERIE to Showcase UAS Prototypes at ILA

Following a positive reception at the Farnborough International Airshow, AERIE GmbH has continued development of their I-2 and S-25 unmanned...

Sep 09, 2012
UAS Plaza debuts at ILA 2012

A new section at the International Air Show ILA 2012 reflects current global developments in civil and military aviation. From...

Sep 09, 2012
NASA’S Global Hawk Mission Begins With Flight to Hurricane Leslie

NASA has begun its latest hurricane science field campaign by flying an unmanned Global Hawk aircraft over Hurricane Leslie in...

Sep 08, 2012
Lynx Multi-Mode Radar Tracks People and Slow-Moving Vehicles from Predator B

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

Sep 08, 2012
Unmanned Systems Group Completes Maiden Flight of Discoverer II RPAS

Unmanned Systems Group (UMS) has announced that the maiden flight of the Discoverer II Remotely Piloted Air System took place...

Sep 07, 2012
Advancing Unmanned Systems Through Strategic Collaboration UST works with major OEMs to foster collaboration and increase engagement with SMEs, to accelerate innovation and drive unmanned systems capabilities forward.