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

Worldwide Halo Drone Communications Platform Released

The worldwide version of Elsight’s Halo drone communications system enables users to use just one Halo connectivity platform across different cellular communications providers

Jan 17, 2024
Contract Awarded for Remote CBRN Detection Using Autonomous Drone Fleets

Draper has been awarded a Pentagon contract for remote CBRN reconnaissance using autonomous teaming drones in degraded operating environments

Jan 16, 2024
Ultra-Long Endurance VTOL UAV Platform Launched

T-DRONES' new VTOL fixed-wing UAV, VA23, has a maximum range of 240km, level 5 wind resistance, a payload capacity of 2.5kg, and a flight duration of up to 4 hours without payload

Jan 15, 2024
Most Read Articles on UST This Week

Here’s our round-up of the five most read articles on UnmannedSystemsTechnology.com this week

Jan 13, 2024
AIDrone Unveiled at CES 2024

Nearthlab's AIDrone combines the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with drone technology to assist a wide range of tasks across various industries, including infrastructure inspection, renewables, and public safety

Jan 12, 2024
Skydio Enters Final Phase of Short Range Reconnaissance Program

Skydio X10D is an sUAS that enables 24/7 operations, with the revolutionary NightSense enabling autonomous, obstacle-avoidance flight in zero-light environments

Jan 12, 2024
New Thermal Imaging Payload Launched

Inspired Flight Technologies and Gremsy have partnered on a new thermal imaging payload for the IF800 Tomcat drone, providing unprecedented capabilities in aerial imaging & surveillance

Jan 12, 2024
Alpha Unmanned Systems Year in Review

Alpha Unmanned Systems looks back on a year of growth and innovation

Jan 11, 2024
ANELLO Launches 3-Axis Optical Gyroscope IMU

The ANELLO X3 is a small, lightweight, low-power, tri-axial optical gyroscope providing high accuracy, performance and reliability for today’s autonomous applications

Jan 11, 2024
New Bathymetric LiDAR system from YellowScan

The YellowScan Navigator is an innovative bathymetric LiDAR solution featuring a laser scanner fine-tuned to map waterbeds within a depth range of 0-3m from up to 100m above the water

Jan 10, 2024
PABLO AIR Unveils Innovative Versatile Drone ‘FB04’ at CES 2024

The 'FB04’, making its debut at CES 2024, is a versatile performance drone designed for dynamic maneuvers with swift mobility, able to carry out precise formation flights

Jan 10, 2024
Manufacturing to Start on Aurora Flight Sciences’ Full-Scale X-Plane

The X-65 is configured to be modular, featuring replaceable outboard wings and swappable active flow control (AFC) effectors, which allows for future testing of additional AFC designs

Jan 05, 2024
Neousys FLYC-300 Recognized as Platinum in the Embedded Computing Category

FLYC-300 is a mission computer for drone systems, weighing just 300 grams and able to deliver up to 100 TOPS AI performance for AI-based applications and autonomy capability

Jan 05, 2024
UAVOS’ Most Significant Advancements in 2023

UAVOS has issued a review looking at the highlights from 2023 discussing continued MALE UAS innovation, production facility growth, and on-going global developments in drone-based services

Jan 05, 2024
Landing Zones and Airbus Defence & Space Sign Cooperation Agreement

The agreement includes the Do-DT45neo, a next-gen high-speed aerial target for land, naval and air force markets, featuring aerodynamic improvements and new engines

Jan 03, 2024
Top 10 Most Read UST Articles of 2023

Here’s the UST round-up of the ten most read articles of the year

Dec 23, 2023
Canada Orders the MQ-9B SkyGuardian® RPAS

The Government of Canada has ordered the MQ-9B SkyGuardian from GA-ASI. The long-endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft System is well suited to operating safety across Canada's vast territory and challenging weather conditions

Dec 22, 2023
Designing Safe Stabilized Landings for Maritime Inspection Drones

STABLE has been awarded funds by The Research Council of Norway to establish safe landing and take-off platforms for VTOL drones involved in the offshore wind industry

Dec 21, 2023
Soccer Club Delivering Fan Merchandise by Drone

Residents of two Michelstadt districts can order SV Darmstadt 98 products online and these are then flown by Wingcopter drones to fixed points just outside the villages and transported to the customer's front door

Dec 21, 2023
PDW Quadcopter Selected for DIU Blue UAS List

The Blue UAS list is a program developed by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) of the Department of Defense (DoD), designed to rapidly vet and scale commercial UAS technology

Dec 21, 2023
uAvionix to Develop Skyway UAS Test Range in Oklahoma

Contracted by the Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education (OAIRE), uAvionix will deploy Command and Control (C2) and Detect & Avoid (DAA) services that enable uncrewed Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations between nodes on the Skyway

Dec 20, 2023
Contract Awarded to Develop Long-Range Attritable Cargo Drone

Silent Arrow® has been awarded a AFWERX contract to develop the CLS-300 with propulsion system to carry 1,000 pounds of payload over 300 nautical miles in contested environments

Dec 20, 2023
Drone Mentorship Camp Launched

The camp in Toronto, Canada, is designed for people who do not have any formal education or experience in aviation and aerospace with participants learning through practical exercises and simulation workshops

Dec 18, 2023
Most Read Articles on UST This Week

Here’s our round-up of the five most read articles on UnmannedSystemsTechnology.com this week

Dec 16, 2023
New Simulated Urban Area Drone Test Facility Opened

The DigiCity is part of the NLR Drone Centre, which includes its own workplace, a surfaced landing strip of over 320 metres, and a closed airspace zone above the premises

Dec 15, 2023
Ground Control Station Developed to Train Remote Drone Pilots

The Natilus Pilot Operations Desk (POD) is designed to train remote pilots of drones and is expected to reduce operational costs for Natilus autonomous aircraft customers

Dec 15, 2023
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