UAV / Drone News

Edge Autonomy and Safran have unveiled a new configuration of the Penguin lightweight tactical drone system able to address multiple missions through a simultaneous dual payload capability

AeroVironment flight tested its JUMP 20 UAS with a heavy fuel engine, establishing it as a multi-domain multi-mission UAS capable of autonomously operating in challenging conditions

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TEKEVER will provide first and second-line UAS support for the Indonesian Defence Ministry for two years following an agreement with BTI Defence to deploy TEKEVER's full suite of systems for the monitoring of potential threats

Experienced program manager, systems and test engineer Jason Maddocks will supervise execution of the company's growing suite of programs, oversee the lifecycle of company programs, and manage activities to meet program and business goals

The Zoe M4 is equipped with the NextVision Raptor X80 EO/IR gimbal, providing state-of-the-art ISR capabilities

FlyingBasket and Molicel are set to develop advanced battery systems for the next-gen FB3 cargo drones, extending the range of operations in vital industries like the energy sector

Teledyne FLIR’s next-gen Hadron 640 dual radiometric thermal and visible camera modules are SWaP optimized for integration into UAS, UGVs, robotic platforms, and AI applications

Shield AI’s “Hivemind” AI Pilot, integrated on Parry Labs’ Edge Compute Micro (EC Micro), has autonomously controlled a Kratos MQM-178 Firejet through several complex maneuvers during a recent flight test

Tronics Microsystems has received EN 9100 certification for its MEMS inertial sensors, ensuring their reliability, stability and safety for unmanned applications and advanced air mobility

Inertial Labs has introduced the INS-FI, the company’s latest GPS-Aided Inertial Navigation System developed using Tactical-grade Fiber Optic Gyroscope technology

This allows the police department to operate small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) as a first response to emergency calls, bringing enhanced response times, and safety to the public and officers

The battle-proven GOR platform delivers mission endurances of up to 4 hours, and has been developed in conjunction with active military units

The low-SWaP Axon Pico is Curtiss-Wright’s first DAU to support Power over Ethernet

Doodle Labs' Mesh Rider Radios established a resilient datalink to carry out a health checkup of the world's largest tree, maintaining connectivity and full control of the drone in an off-grid environment

Revolution Aerospace will conduct flight testing of its long-range cargo delivery drones in the Whitsunday Islands, aiming to demonstrate reliable cargo delivery capabilities for remote or infrastructure-limited areas

Taking off from the delivery point, a 10kg payload consisting of medical samples was flown to a drop-off point in a hard-to-reach area, covering a distance of 35km, and completing the mission within 30 minutes

VectorNav's participation in the USAF's NAVFEST 2024 Test Event aimed to evaluate its solutions in GNSS-contested scenarios to continue advancing its capabilities for robust Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT)

The Centaur optionally piloted aircraft (OPA) from Aurora Flight Sciences completed flight tests in the National Airspace System (NAS), equipped with an EO/IR camera, maritime surveillance radar, and Automatic Identification System payloads

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Upon closing, FlightWave's Edge 130 Blue UAS approved military-grade tricopter will be added to Red Cat's line of unmanned Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems

AVSS' lightweight solution uses a simple plug-and-play design that utilizes DJI's onboard Payload SDK

Packet Digital, a key player in the unmanned aerial systems field, sits down with UST to discuss smart batteries, the COTS Badland Batteries 12S, and plans to open North Dakota’s first battery cell plant

Jetoptera and Eanan Al Samma are conducting flight trials of a subscale eVTOL aircraft, aiming to inform the development of the J-500 VTOL cargo UAV and its navigation system

ParaZero's SafeAir system uses sophisticated AI and machine learning-powered analysis to constantly monitor and analyze drone flight data for anomalies

Airborne Energy Solutions is set to leverage Overwatch Imaging's TK-8 multispectral smart sensor, designed for high resolution, large-area mapping and intelligence missions, and equipped with powerful onboard software