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

Defense Grant Awarded to Hargrave Technologies

Power electronics solutions developer Hargrave Technologies has received a Sovereign Capability Defence Grant for UAS propulsion

Nov 21, 2023
Short Takeoff/Landing of UAS on Aircraft Carrier Demonstrated

The Mojave UAS is equipped with STOL capabilities, providing greater versatility and allowing the aircraft to operate in areas previously deemed unsuitable for UAS operations

Nov 20, 2023
Dronamics & Aramex Partner for Global Cargo Drone Deliveries

Dronamics’ remotely-piloted aircraft, the Black Swan, requires 400 meters only to land and take off, a viable solution for reaching remote and underserved areas

Nov 17, 2023
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Nov 17, 2023
Smart Weapons to be Integrated onto Remotely Piloted Aircraft

EDGE and GA-ASI will integrate smart weapons onto the MQ-9B SkyGuardian, one of GA-ASI’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems

Nov 16, 2023
MALE UAS for Maritime Surveillance Launched

The UAS has a service ceiling of 30,000ft and operates in the LALE segment as well, boasting Maximum Take-Off Weight of 1,300kg

Nov 16, 2023
AIBOT to Integrate Honeywell’s cBFW System into eVTOL Aircraft

Honeywell's Compact Fly-By-Wire (cFBW) system enables the removal of conventional mechanical linkages controlling the effectors, streamlining maintenance procedures, and reducing costs throughout the lifecycle of an aircraft

Nov 15, 2023
MedLife to Transport Lab Samples with Drones

MedLife has collaborated with Skyy Network to launch Europe's longest drone flight route for medical samples, a 120km circuit in Bihor county, reducing delivery time of biological samples by more than 50%

Nov 14, 2023
KHRONOS Tethered Drone-in-a-Box for Tactical ISR Missions Announced by Elistair

Elistair unveils KHRONOS a push-button drone-in-a-box solution designed for ISR operation from vehicles and fixed platforms

Nov 14, 2023
First Collocated Drone Mission into a Hurricane

The first Black Swift Technologies’ S0 drone launch into a hurricane, along with other instruments and technology, has collected data on how storms form, build, and intensify

Nov 13, 2023
VTOL UAS Demonstrates Autonomous Take-off & Landing During U.S. Navy Exercise

The JUMP 20 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial system (UAS) provided intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting (ISR-T) onboard USNS Burlington

Nov 13, 2023
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Nov 10, 2023
Next-Gen VTOL Drones Launched

Event 38’s E455, weighing 55lbs and able to fly for two hours on battery power alone, is designed to carry a payloads like mapping sensors, LiDAR, and EO/IR surveillance sensors

Nov 10, 2023
Overwatch Imaging PT-6 Smart Sensor Paired with Integrator UAS

Insitu has paired the PT-6 Smart Sensor by Overwatch Imaging with the Integrator UAS, adding AI-powered wide-area search capabilities to the proven long-endurance unmanned platform

Nov 10, 2023
Sensitive Uncooled Thermal Camera Drone Payload Introduced

The Thermal by FLIR program means public safety and critical infrastructure inspection pilots can access advanced uncooled thermal imaging technology

Nov 09, 2023
EMCORE to Supply IMUs for Unmanned Aerial Defense Programs

EMCORE’s SDI500 MEMS IMU can deliver true tactical-grade performance of 1.0°/hr gyro bias and 1mg accel bias stability over a full temperature range from ­55°C to +85°C

Nov 09, 2023
Airborne Cold Atom System Demonstrated on a Small Drone

The system, weighing less than 10kg, withstood freezing temperatures, high humidity fog, and complex manoeuvres, operating for over an hour on internal power during full-day trials

Nov 08, 2023
Asylon to Support Base Security with Automated Air & Ground Systems

The company has completed over 85,000 remotely operated security missions from their Robotic Security Operations Center using both air and ground assets

Nov 08, 2023
AVSS Integrating Guided Parachute Recovery System for DroneUp & Blueflite

AVSS's Real-time Intelligence Landing Software (RILS), alongside the Guided Parachute Recovery System (GPRS), will be integrated on DroneUp's Prism Sky platform and Blueflite's Cobalt 46 platform

Nov 07, 2023
Altitude Angel’s Airspace Security Division Launched

The division will increase the availability of the company’s ARROW technology, an innovative array of ground-based, networked sensors ‘scanning’ the low altitude sky

Nov 07, 2023
Compact Foldable Multirotor Drone for Commercial & Industrial Data-Gathering

WISPR Systems' SkyScout can be equipped with a wide range of cameras and payloads and includes best-in-class RTK positioning capabilities

Nov 07, 2023
IOC Declared for Tactical Resupply UAS

The Initial Operational Capability (IOC) signifies the Marines Third Littoral Logistics Battalion (LLB-3) is now sufficiently staffed, trained and ready to deploy the TRV-150C Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aerial System (TRUAS)

Nov 06, 2023
Bayraktar TB3 UCAV Makes First Flight

The Bayraktar TB3 unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), developed by Baykar, successfully completed system identification tests in the air and completed a one-hour flight at the AKINCI Flight Training and Test Center

Nov 03, 2023
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Nov 03, 2023
VSR700 VTOL UAS Tested at Sea with French Navy

The sea trials aimed to showcase the system's high performance from an operational warship for surveillance and intelligence missions

Nov 03, 2023
New UAS Engine to be Developed from FVR-90 UAS

The prototype project, developed from L3Harris’ FVR-90, is part of the US Navy’s longer-term strategy to develop VTOL systems that offer greater tactical mobility

Nov 03, 2023
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