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
The Mini LineFly is a revolutionary unmanned system that automatically and precisely installs diverters on overhead lines, helping increase project efficiency and safety for lineworkers
EDGE will showcase fixed-wing loitering munitions, a stealth aircraft, a multi-role performance helicopter, tactical logistics helicopters, and much more advanced unmanned technology
Skyports Drone Services and Makutu have completed test flights for a drone inspection service to monitor quality of river and coastal water, and are now launching a pilot study with Northumbrian Water
CHCNAV’s CoPre provides a solution for georeferencing, analysis, and modeling of 3D point cloud data captured by airborne, vehicle-based, & drone LiDAR scanners or imaging systems
NASA researchers flew multiple drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) in a test seen as an important step towards advancing self-flying capabilities for air taxis
The new aircraft has a round-trip range of 12 miles, can cruise approximately 65 miles per hour, all while carrying a standard cardboard delivery box with a payload up to five pounds
Skydio's drone systems are NDAA-compliant and Blue UAS-listed, and are trusted by every brand of the U.S. Department of Defense, all FVEY countries and across NATO
Aerovel’s Flexrotor is a small tactical UAS designed for ISTAR missions at sea and over land, with a maximum launch weight of 25kg and the ability to integrate different payloads
Terma’s augmented SCANTER 5000 radar series is armed with AI and machine learning, able to comprehensively analyze incoming data in order to accurately detect drones
The FlyCart 30 (FC30) drone overcomes traditional transport challenges with its large payload capacity, long operation range, high reliability, and intelligent features
The worldwide version of Elsight’s Halo drone communications system enables users to use just one Halo connectivity platform across different cellular communications providers
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
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
Skydio X10D is an sUAS that enables 24/7 operations, with the revolutionary NightSense enabling autonomous, obstacle-avoidance flight in zero-light environments
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
The ANELLO X3 is a small, lightweight, low-power, tri-axial optical gyroscope providing high accuracy, performance and reliability for today’s autonomous applications
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
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
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
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
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
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