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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 Successfuly Demonstrates Ground Based Sense and Avoid System
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
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’
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 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
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
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
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
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
Video: Skies Begin to Open Up to Pilotless Planes
Video: Skies Begin to Open Up to Pilotless Planes

Source: Channel 4 News Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have become notorious for their use by the US military in Afghanistan...

Jun 26, 2012
First Full Company of Gray Eagle UAS Now Deployed
First Full Company of Gray Eagle UAS Now Deployed

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

Jun 25, 2012
Prioria Robotics Secures $5.5m Funding to Drive Growth of UAS Platforms
Prioria Robotics Secures $5.5m Funding to Drive Growth of UAS Platforms

Prioria Robotics, a leader in the development of small unmanned aerial systems, announced today that it has completed the final...

Jun 25, 2012
UAS Operators and Helicopter Pilots Join Forces
UAS Operators and Helicopter Pilots Join Forces

Serving as an Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems operator once meant providing video feed and hoping someone was looking at the...

Jun 25, 2012
China Develops UAVs Capable of Disrupting U.S. Aircraft Carriers
China Develops UAVs Capable of Disrupting U.S. Aircraft Carriers

China has reportedly developed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) capable of interfering with the navigation of U.S. aircraft carriers in the...

Jun 25, 2012
NASA Successfully Test Auto-GCAS on Small UAVs
NASA Successfully Test Auto-GCAS on Small UAVs

Project officials at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center are hailing the success of recent flight tests of a miniature automatic...

Jun 25, 2012
Air Space in South Wales Designated to UAVs
Air Space in South Wales Designated to UAVs

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have become notorious for their use by the US military in Afghanistan and Pakistan, where airstrikes...

Jun 25, 2012
Hermes 900 and Heron 1 to contest Swiss UAS deal
Hermes 900 and Heron 1 to contest Swiss UAS deal

The Swiss defence ministry is expected to select a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air system before the end of this year,...

Jun 24, 2012
Northrop Grumman to Maintain Deployment of USAF UAVs
Northrop Grumman to Maintain Deployment of USAF UAVs

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

Jun 22, 2012
Russia and Israel Strengthen UAV Development Partnership
Russia and Israel Strengthen UAV Development Partnership

As well-known, an agreement between Israel and Russia includes the delivery of some batches of BirdEye 400 and Searcher II...

Jun 22, 2012
Swiss MOD Issues Competitive Tender for Endurance UAVs
Swiss MOD Issues Competitive Tender for Endurance UAVs

The Swiss ministry of defence has started a competitive tender which aims to select a medium-altitude, long-endurance UAV. According to...

Jun 22, 2012
Queensland Government Appoint Insitu Pacific for UAS Trials
Queensland Government Appoint Insitu Pacific for UAS Trials

Insitu Pacific, the Australia-based subsidiary of Insitu Inc., has announced that it will employ its ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS)...

Jun 21, 2012
Orbital Corporation to Supply Engines for US Navy Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Orbital Corporation to Supply Engines for US Navy Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Perth’s Orbital Corporation has won a major contract from Textron subsidiary AAI to provide engines for unmanned aerial vehicles to...

Jun 21, 2012
TAG Announces Lightweight Custom-Designed Mini-Brick Computers for UAVs
TAG Announces Lightweight Custom-Designed Mini-Brick Computers for UAVs

Technology Advancement Group (TAG) expands their rugged small form factor computer research and development to focus on designing custom Mini-Brick...

Jun 21, 2012
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to aid Nepal’s Conservation Efforts
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to aid Nepal’s Conservation Efforts

A successful test of two Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), or Conservation Drones, was carried out on 12 June 2012 in...

Jun 21, 2012
NineSigma Identifies Imaging Systems and UAV Technology for OSLI Mammal Tracking Project
NineSigma Identifies Imaging Systems and UAV Technology for OSLI Mammal Tracking Project

Four New Technologies Show Promise for Preserving Wildlife in Canada’s Boreal Forest NineSigma, Inc., the leading innovation partner to organizations...

Jun 20, 2012
Russia developing Predator-class UAVs
Russia developing Predator-class UAVs

Russia’s military hardware manufacturers have already started developing their own unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs. Although this is a secret...

Jun 20, 2012
U.S Army: Unmanned Aircraft System Operators Save Lives in Combat
U.S Army: Unmanned Aircraft System Operators Save Lives in Combat

By Kris Osborn (ASA) ALT on ARMY.MIL Sgt. Christopher Harris was conducting a routine reconnaissance mission in Kunar Province, Afghanistan,...

Jun 19, 2012
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