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
Ubiqconn and RuggON will showcase integrated ground control systems and edge AI capabilities designed to enhance mission-critical C5ISR operations across multi-domain unmanned platforms during XPONENTIAL 2026
The strategic acquisition of Sightline Intelligence integrates ultra-low latency edge AI video processing with Acron Technologies’ sensing hardware to create a suite of critical technologies for autonomous and defense aircraft
Naval Air Systems Command has awarded the MARV-EL Increment 2 program to a team led by Near Earth Autonomy to develop uncrewed aerial resupply systems for high-risk contested environments
DZYNE Technologies has secured a contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to provide three ULTRA Turbo aircraft, delivering impressive endurance and high-altitude performance
The Florida State Guard is integrating Overwatch Imaging’s autonomous sensors and AI software into its aviation fleet to bolster disaster response and search and rescue operations
The Port Authority and Skyports Drone Services are launching a 12-month pilot program using uncrewed aircraft to transport medical cargo across the East River
UAVOS is supplying high-performance rotor blades to U.S. startups engineering unmanned helicopters capable of carrying four times their own weight for the DARPA Heavy Lift Challenge
Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 has been named the USMC’s UAV Squadron of the Year for exceptional operational effectiveness using the MQ-9A platform within the Marine Air-Ground Task Force program
A cargo drone trial has launched, using Speedbird Aero aircraft to transport light freight between Manhattan and Brooklyn while testing the integration of urban aerial logistics
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) completes critical Flight Into Known Icing tests in North Dakota, paving the way for the MQ-9B RPA to deliver expanded all-weather surveillance capabilities for global military and civil missions
AIR has achieved the first flight of its production-grade heavy-lift cargo platform, an autonomous VTOL system designed to transport 550 lb payloads for defense and commercial logistics
Spanning over 3,500 square kilometres in Northern Finland, VTT’s versatile Drone Test Centre provides an environment to validate long-range flight performance, swarm coordination, and multi-platform autonomous systems
A new business unit integrates Ascent AeroSystems with strategic partners Rotor Technologies and Sikorsky to deliver a comprehensive fleet of autonomous vertical lift systems
Aurora Flight Sciences supported the first flight of Wisk Aero’s Generation 6 autonomous, all-electric passenger aircraft, providing engineering expertise across a range of technical disciplines
Red Cat Holdings secured a competitive contract via the NATO Support and Procurement Agency to deliver the Black Widow sUAS for tactical intelligence missions throughout the year
Vigilant Aerospace has deployed its FlightHorizon TEMPO airspace management system at the Oklahoma Air & Space Port, using integrated radar and transponder data to enable safe, large-area testing of autonomous aircraft and spacecraft
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