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

Ascent Solar To Provide Solar Power for Silent Falcon UAS

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a developer of state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, has announced it is collaborating with Silent Falcon...

Sep 04, 2012
Australia Resurrects Plans for $3bn Maritime Surveillance Drone Fleet

The Defence Force is quietly resurrecting plans to buy seven huge maritime surveillance spy drones at a cost of up...

Sep 04, 2012
Police Groups Urge Limit on Drones

Faced with a skeptical public uneasy about the potential impact of drones on personal privacy, three leading law enforcement groups...

Sep 03, 2012
On-board With the IAF’s Unmanned Squadron

After finishing the Israeli Air Force (IAF) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) operators’ course, graduates are stationed at various formations. Before...

Aug 31, 2012
TALSA Offers Marines Unmanned Air System Training

A team from the Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical UAS program office (PMA-263) launched the Training and Logistics Support...

Aug 30, 2012
Aeryon Labs Integrates Advanced GIS Solution into Scout™ sUAS

Aeryon Labs Inc. is pleased to announce the launch and immediate availability of an integrated GIS solution for its class-leading...

Aug 30, 2012
SAIC Wins Contract to Provide Remotely Piloted Aircraft Ground Control Station to US Air Force

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced today it was awarded a prime contract by the United States Air Force Special...

Aug 30, 2012
UAS Europe Acquires Intellectual Property Rights for Two UAVs

UAS Europe, Sweden, have acquired the intellectual property rights, manufacturing capabilities and airframe stock for two different unmanned aircrafts from...

Aug 30, 2012
ICAO Developing Regulatory Framework for UAVs

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) continues to develop its long awaited regulatory framework for integration of unmanned aerial vehicles...

Aug 28, 2012
Altavian Wins 5-year Maintenance Contract For US Army Corps Unmanned Aircraft

Altavian has announced that it has received a five-year contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to maintain and...

Aug 28, 2012
University of Victoria to Develop UAV for Civilian Use

Jenner Richards foresees a not-so-distant future where any farmer in Greater Victoria could send an unmanned aircraft into the air...

Aug 27, 2012
IAF’s Heron TP UAV Returns to Service Following Seven Month Grounding

The Israel Air Force’s most advanced unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the Heron TP, known as the Eitan, is back in...

Aug 27, 2012
Sensor Manufacturer MicroStrain is Acquired by LORD Corporation

MicroStrain, Inc. of Williston, Vt. has announced that it has agreed to the terms of a business acquisition of its...

Aug 21, 2012
Cubic Wins Contract to Produce Compact Digital Data Link for MQ-8C Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter

Cubic Defense Applications, a defense systems business of Cubic Corporation, received a $3.7 million contract from Northrop Grumman Corporation to...

Aug 21, 2012
U.S. Navy to Add Surveillance Drones to its Asia-Pacific Fleet

The U.S. Navy is stepping up its ocean surveillance capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region, with new manned aircraft arriving within...

Aug 21, 2012
ISR Group and Altavian Sign Agreement for the NOVA UAS

ISR Group, Inc. and Altavian, Inc., two leaders in the unmanned vehicle systems industry, have signed an exclusive agreement for...

Aug 17, 2012
Researchers Receive Grant to Add Robotic Arms on to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), such as those used by the military for surveillance and reconnaissance, could be getting a hand...

Aug 17, 2012
Eaton Provides Hydraulic System Support for X-47B UAV

Eaton Hydraulics Group Australasia is a key supplier to Northrop Grumman, the US Navy’s prime contractor for the Unmanned Combat...

Aug 16, 2012
Boeing Delivers Smaller, Lighter Radio Relay for Small UAVs

Boeing has delivered production units of a smaller, lighter version of its Tactical Compact Communications Relay (TCCR), which allows a...

Aug 15, 2012
C-ASTRAL BRAMOR gEO UAV Flies Mapping Mission at 4150m ASL

C-ASTRAL Ltd has flown an 80 minute mapping mission at 4150m ASL with the BRAMOR gEO UAV in support of the mining...

Aug 14, 2012
Insitu’s ScanEagle UAS Receives Limited Military Aircraft Type-Classification to Fly in Dutch Airspace

Insitu Inc. announced today that its Netherlands customer is now authorized to fly the ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS) under...

Aug 14, 2012
MicroPilot Launches XTENDERvalidate, a Design Life Cycle Management Tool for UAVs

MicroPilot, leader in autopilot solutions for miniature unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), released the world’s first available design life cycle tool...

Aug 09, 2012
ACP Composites Announce New 3 Ply Sandwich Composite Panels for Unmanned Systems

  ACP Composites, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high quality, lightweight composite panels, has just announced the introduction of their...

Aug 09, 2012
Raytheon Complete Test Flight of Pyros on Unmanned Aircraft

Raytheon Company completed a successful warhead and guidance system test of its Pyros™ small tactical munition. The end-to-end test validated...

Aug 08, 2012
FreeWave Technologies Wireless Data Radios Log Over 1.3 Million Combat Hours on UAV Platforms

FreeWave Technologies, manufacturer of the most reliable, high-performance spread spectrum and licensed radios for critical data transmission, today announced that...

Aug 07, 2012
Insitu’s New Small Tactical UAS Completes Maiden Flight

Insitu Inc. has announced the first flight of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System...

Aug 07, 2012
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