UAV / Drone News

First venture financing raised by WaveAerospace will support scaling production of the the Huntress II hybrid electric Turbojet with a top speed above Mach 0.4

PteroDynamics' unique Transwing technology provides a number of advantages including enhanced range, endurance, speed and maneuverability

MARSS’ new Interceptor-SR portable CUAS solution is smaller, lighter, and can be used on the battlefield to neutralize class 1 drones at more than 1km

AirData UAV will provide fleet data management to the Airpeak S1, reportedly the smallest drone capable of carrying Sony’s line of full-frame Alpha mirrorless cameras

FalconWorks, a new unit within BAE Systems’ Air Sector focusing on advanced and agile research and development into cutting-edge combat air capabilities, is celebrating key milestones just two months since launching

Alpha Unmanned Systems’ unmanned helicopters can autonomously take off and land on moving vessels with limited space, such as on a small deck

The 8th Annual Airborne ISR Conference is set to return on 18 - 19 October 2023 in London, with a key focus on effective Airborne ISR capabilities

The RQ-4D remotely piloted aircraft provided intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance at high altitudes above Allies’ territories and in international airspace

Phase One has certified Xer Technologies’ hybrid electric X8 BVLOS capable UAS for next-generation high-resolution inspections

The testing will validate basic vehicle handling characteristics and lay the foundation for follow-on development and testing

Powered by magnetic resonance Quaze Technologies’s Drone Swarm Tactical OverWatch remote charging solution enables easy and reliable wireless charging for remote or autonomous devices on land, sea or air

ParaZero’s AI-based avionics system has a sensor array designed for urban air mobility aircraft & commercial drones to detect malfunctions in real-time and provide detailed analytics

Kongsberg Geospatial to integrate uAvionix FlightLine truSky™ ADS-B data for IRIS Terminal customers, providing enhanced situational awareness to uncrewed aircraft system operators

The new Crash Protected Container (CPC) by Viking Drone Packaging will enable drones to safely carry critical medical deliveries, including potentially infectious blood samples for urgent testing or certain therapy drugs for chemotherapy treatments

UAVOS' new main landing gear for heavy-lift fixed-wing aircraft has been manufactured and tested to support unmanned aircraft

Anduril Industries has unveiled Ghost-X autonomous drone with increased payload capacity and flight time, with options for a long-range resilient communications kit, vision-based navigation module, and alternate gimbals

The Black Recon™ Vehicle Reconnaissance System in development by Teledyne FLIR Defense, features a micro-UAV designed to withstand the rigors of traveling on infantry and other fighting vehicles

The Orion 2.2 TE features enhanced flight capabilities, new tactical functions, increased payload capacity, and an extended delivery range

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

Phenix Solutions will create a digital twin of their Ultra 2XL Heavy Lift UAS to accelerate the development and deployment of the transformative vertical takeoff and landing aircraft

UAS expansion in UK airspace will begin with IAI’s Heron, with its 500,000 hours of safe operations worldwide and a suite of advanced sensors, cameras and communications equipment

The Optimus-1EX uncrewed aircraft is the first non-air carrier drone designed for autonomous security and data capture that has been granted type certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

TEKEVER has announced the opening of a new site in Wales, expanding the company's UK footprint with new facilities totalling 4000m², and creating 200 skilled jobs in the next 3 years

The Hydra 400 is currently a centerpiece at DSEI, powered by single spool jet turbines and producing 500N thrust that provides a maximum lift of 400kg

Domo Tactical Communications Software Defined Radio has been integrated with the Astero ISR UAV system by Nordic-Wing, providing high-end encryption and anti-jamming capabilities

The WASP M4-TL tactical unmanned aerial system (UAS) is man portable, deployed in less than 3 seconds, and inherently flexible, delivering cost-effective capability enhancement to a wide range of users