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

Senators Announce Unmanned Aerial Systems Caucus

U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), a senior member on Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), also...

Sep 28, 2012
Britain’s Military Drones Spending tops £2bn

UK spent £2bn on developing military drones in the past five years and is poised to commit an extra £2bn,...

Sep 27, 2012
AUVSI Praises State-Based Effort To Move Unmanned Aircraft Technology Forward

Aerospace States Association Calls on FAA to Advance Test Site Program That Could Bring Jobs and Economic Investment to States....

Sep 27, 2012
UAS Market Forecasted to be Worth $70.9bn Over Next 10 Years

According to Forecast International’s senior unmanned vehicles analyst, Larry Dickerson, the world’s appetite for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) appears insatiable....

Sep 26, 2012
Thales to Showcase Unmanned Air Systems Capabilities in Europe

On September 26th and 27th, Thales will be taking part in ADS Show Europe, dedicated to through-life support services for...

Sep 26, 2012
FAA Pressurised over UAV Test Site Delays

The drone industry joined with state officials Tuesday in pressuring the federal government to stop dragging its feet and begin...

Sep 26, 2012
Predator B Demonstrates Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability

The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper RPA has successfully completed 106 full-stop Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability...

Sep 25, 2012
Gill Sensors’ Fuel Level Sensor Used in Record Breaking Unmanned Aircraft Flight

Gill Sensors, a UK company widely regarded throughout the world as a leader in capacitive liquid level sensor technology, played...

Sep 25, 2012
Northrop Grumman to Supply 44 Further STARLite Radar Systems for U.S. Army MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAS

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected to supply an additional 44 STARLite wide area surveillance radars for the U.S. Army’s...

Sep 24, 2012
Chinese Drones to Spy on Disputed Islands

Beijing said it will deploy unmanned aircraft to monitor the Diaoyu Islands and other disputed islets as it postponed a...

Sep 24, 2012
AUVSI ’Surprised’ By GAO Study Urging More Monitoring Of Drone Sales

The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) says a Government Accountability Office report warning drone exports are not sufficiently monitored...

Sep 21, 2012
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
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