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

Small Honing Beacon Increases UAV Cargo Delivery Accuracy

Lockheed Martin has developed a small honing beacon to help increase the accuracy of cargo drops by UAVs. The beacon...

Jul 09, 2012
Volusia County and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Consider Testing UAVs

The skies over rural northwest Volusia County could be getting busier in coming weeks, with a proposed county agreement with...

Jul 09, 2012
UAV Factory Achieves Record 54-Hour Flight with Penguin B UAV

UAV Factory has expanded the boundaries of their unmanned aircraft vehicle capability by performing a nonstop 54 hour and 27...

Jul 08, 2012
Meggitt & CCUVS Discuss Unmanned Aircraft System Initiative

Representatives from the Canadian Centre for Unmanned Vehicle Systems and Meggitt Canada were in Foremost, Canada on Thursday to provide...

Jul 07, 2012
Israeli Air Force Tests Skills of UAV Squadrons

This week, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) held a competition testing the skill levels of its various unmanned aerial vehicle...

Jul 06, 2012
UAS Developer Emmen Aerospace Joins The BOSH Group

Emmen Aerospace, Inc. (Emmen) has announced that it will rebrand to become BOSH Technologies, a member of The BOSH Group...

Jul 04, 2012
U.S. Army UAS will fly in National Air Space by March 2014

By March 2014, the MQ-1C Gray Eagle, a U.S. Army unmanned aerial system, will be able to train in the...

Jul 03, 2012
Elbit Systems will Showcase Latest UAS Technology at Farnborough 2012

A broad spectrum of Elbit Systems innovative solutions designed for the changing requirements of the defense industry will be on...

Jul 03, 2012
AUVSI Publishes “Code of Conduct” for UAS Operations

AUVSI has published the “Unmanned Aircraft System Operations Industry Code of Conduct” www.auvsi.org/conduct, a set of guidelines to provide AUVSI...

Jul 03, 2012
Kratos Acquires Aerial Drone and Targets Provider Composite Engineering, Inc.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, has announced that it has completed its acquisition...

Jul 03, 2012
Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Air Force Global Hawk Deployment Contract

The US Air Force (USAF) has contracted Northrop Grumman to maintain deployment of three E-11 Global Express aircraft and three...

Jul 02, 2012
Pakistan Navy Buys LUNA UAS from EMT for Maritime Shore Surveillance

The Pakistan Navy has signed a contract on 27 June 2012 with EMT Germany to buy the LUNA UAS for its shore...

Jul 02, 2012
MQ-8B Fire Scout UAVs Increase Maritime Surveillance Aboard USS Klakring

Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 42 deployed with four Fire Scouts aboard frigate USS Klakring (FFG 42) June 29 in...

Jul 02, 2012
Mosaic ATM Launches UAS Automated Mission Planning System

Mosaic ATM announces the release of the Rapid Automated Mission Planning System (RAMPS) tool which dramatically shortens the mission planning...

Jul 02, 2012
Parvus Ultra-Rugged Mobile Router Passes Military Standard Qualification Testing

Eurotech subsidiary, Parvus, has announced that the DuraMAR 5915, an ultra-rugged Commercial-Off the Shelf (COTS) mobile IP router subsystem based...

Jul 02, 2012
Liberty University’s New Unmanned Aerial Systems Specialization is Jumpstarting Careers

The Liberty University School of Aeronautics has announced its first alumni to be hired to operate unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)....

Jul 02, 2012
U.S. Army Plan to Acquire More Gray Eagle UAS’

The Army is upgrading its fleet of MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft Systems while also advancing plans to equip each...

Jun 29, 2012
New ‘ResQu’ Unmanned Aircraft to Help Fight Natural Disasters in Australia

Unmanned aircraft could provide vital intelligence to help Australian authorities fight natural disasters, such as the 2011 Queensland floods, thanks...

Jun 29, 2012
U.S. Army Successfuly Demonstrates Ground Based Sense and Avoid System

The Product Directorate for Unmanned Systems Airspace Integration (USAIC) conducted a formal two-week demonstration during the weeks of June 4-8...

Jun 29, 2012
Army’s Grey Eagle UAS More Capable than Anticipated

The Army’s MQ-1C Grey Eagle program is under its estimated budget, and is also meeting expected availability rates in theater....

Jun 28, 2012
OSD Requests Informational Briefs on SAA for UAS’

The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) has issued a Request for Information on safety methods and algorithm measures...

Jun 28, 2012
ISR Group Join Vanguard Defense for Flight Demonstration of ShadowHawk UAV

ISR Group, Inc. joined Vanguard Defense Industries in Laredo, Tex. to conduct a flight demonstration of the ShadowHawk unmanned aerial...

Jun 28, 2012
US Army Cancels Boeing Hummingbird Programme

This month, the US Army planned to deploy to Afghanistan unmanned helicopter programmed to use high-tech cameras to monitor vast...

Jun 27, 2012
UAV Market Poised for Significant Growth Through 2020, Beyond Existing Military Applications

New mission capabilities of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) and new deployment applications have continued to push the market upward. Accurate...

Jun 27, 2012
Navy Developing Flexrotor UAV for Small Ships

The Office of Naval Research is working on a long-range unmanned surveillance aircraft that can take off and land like...

Jun 26, 2012
Military to Brief Clatsop Commissioners on Raven Flights

Representatives from the Oregon National Guard are scheduled to present information about proposed unmanned aircraft aerial system during the Clatsop...

Jun 26, 2012
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