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

Marine Corps Achieves Flight Milestone with MQ-9A UAS

The US Marine Corps (USMC) 20,000 flight hours with the MQ-9A represent an impressive accomplishment in the field of unmanned aviation

Jul 26, 2023
Speaker Line-up & Agenda Released for the UAV Technology Conference 2023

The brochure, speakers and programme have been announced by SAE Media Group, for the UAV Technology Conference, taking place in London, 25-26 September 2023

Jul 25, 2023
Heron AirBridge Appointed Southeast Asia Ambassador for GUTMA

In the role, the company will help the association connect with local stakeholders and accelerate the urban mobility transition in the Southeast Asian region

Jul 24, 2023
uAvionix PingStation Drives First CAA-Approved ADS-B Flight Information Display

Barton Aerodrome's FID uses a uAvionix pingStation to receive ADS-B position data that is passed to the local FID computer, which displays the traffic situation to the Flight Information Service Officer (FISO)

Jul 21, 2023
Beyond Vision to Supply Portuguese Navy with UAV Fleet

The fleet comprises 6 HEIFU multirotors and 6 VTOne VTOL aircrafts, specifically designed to meet the unique requirements of the Portguese Navy while aligning with NATO's guidelines

Jul 21, 2023
Drone’s First Stratospheric Flight Powered by Amprius Batteries

BAE Systems’ PHASA-35, designed to operate above weather and conventional air traffic, has used Amprius Technologies’ high-density batteries to complete its first successful stratospheric flight trial

Jul 20, 2023
New Variant of E400 ISR Drone Launched

Designed for search and rescue and military operations, the drone is equipped with a 40x zoom EO/IR camera, has an extended flight time of 2.5 hours, and a range of up to 10 miles

Jul 20, 2023
Volatus Aerospace Deploys Drones for Wildfire Support

Remotely collected aerial intelligence can help firefighters get timely actionable hot spot information about difficult to reach areas so that fires can be safely contained

Jul 20, 2023
Carbonix Completes First US Commercial Flights with Volanti Fixed-Wing UAV

Carbonix alongside Aerial Vantage are leveraging advanced drone capabilities and advanced AI data processing as part of larger aerial remote sensing project with MDARD, aimed at enhancing farming technologies

Jul 19, 2023
Outdoor Messaging & Aerial Advertising Drone Unveiled

Draganfly and Promo Drone have partnered to unveil the Starling X.2 a versatile rapid-response messaging and aerial advertising platform for use with public safety, emergency response, and outdoor events

Jul 19, 2023
GENIUS NY Cohort 7 Teams Arrive in Syracuse Ready to Scale Up

This year's GENIUS NY finalists; Aloft, Blueflite, Greenjets, Voltela, and Votix, have arrived in Syracuse, New York, ready to participate in the uncrewed aerial systems, robotics and big data accelerator program

Jul 18, 2023
SeeByte Partnership to Develop Secure Architecture for Multi-Domain Drone Swarms

The collaborative task forms part of DSTL's Maritime Autonomous Systems (MAS) program which aims to ensure the Royal Navy can securely operate swarms of mixed multi-domain UxVs

Jul 17, 2023
Partnership Plans to Advance Human & Machine Collaboration

XTEND and ModalAI will introduce autonomous mission critical drones powered by XTEND's XOS operating system and ModalAI's VOXL 2 Autonomous AI Autopilot

Jul 17, 2023
Volz Servos to Provide Actuators for Long-Range Drone

With Volz Servos, Thales's UAS100 operators can rely on actuation capabilities that meet the highest safety and reliability requirements

Jul 14, 2023
Dedrone Launches AI-Driven Counter-Drone C2 Platform

The updates represent a major leap forward in AI/ML enabled autonomous threat detection and classification capabilities

Jul 14, 2023
Mission Planner Achieves Over 65 Million Screenviews

Mission Planner, part of the CubePilot Ecosystem, is free open-source group control station software that can be used to plan, configure and monitor autonomous vehicle missions

Jul 14, 2023
Ziyan Introduces Upgraded RANGER P2X Unmanned Helicopter

With a flight endurance of up to 2 hours, an operational range of 100km and a data transmission range of up to 30km, the RANGER P2X is designed for surveillance and mapping applications

Jul 14, 2023
FAA Approves Noise Certification Standard For Optimus1EX Drone

The approval for the Airobotics Optimus-1EX drone system signifies the final stage in the process to secure FAA Type Certification for complex aerial missions in urban environments in the US

Jul 14, 2023
VTOL Multirotor Drone Deployment to Ireland

The drone will support farmers with monitoring plant health and spraying weeds and the police and fire departments as an integrated part of the first-responder system in times of emergencies

Jul 13, 2023
Merlin Completes Autonomous Cargo Flight Trials

Over sixty of systems-on, autonomous flight time were successfully completed with the Merlin Pilot allowing for extensive data collection in a real world environment with complex terrain and inclement weather

Jul 13, 2023
Heavy-Lift Unmanned Helicopters for Cargo, Logistics, Forestry & Firefighting

Phenix Solutions' versatile heavy-lift helicopter UAVs can be equipped to undertake a wide range of missions, including logistics, firefighting and forestry management

Jul 13, 2023
Cambridge Pixel Software Supports Vision-Based DAA for BVLOS Drone Operations

Employed with a local ADS-B receiver, the VSD display software was used in a DASA-funded demonstration that included visual tracking of a UK police drone

Jul 13, 2023
All-Electric Quadcopter Drones for Delivery, Precision Agriculture & Surveillance

The Beluga can be fitted with cargo bays for delivery and logistics, as well as a custom-engineered gimbal that can host a variety of different sensors and payloads

Jul 12, 2023
Significant Power Increase for Dual Cylinder UAS Engine

The optimized SP-170 FI TS ROS engine from Sky Power now delivers 11.7 kW

Jul 11, 2023
Carbonix Selects Reventec as Fuel Level Sensor Supplier

The Reventec LS800 is extremely versatile and can be used for a variety of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platforms and other vehicle applications that require fast, accurate measurement of dielectric fluids

Jul 11, 2023
Draper Develops New Capabilities for Military sUAS 

In field tests, Draper demonstrates advances to its mobile military platform that include an autonomy framework, a sensor-driven mapping algorithm and sensors to detect the presence of CBRN elements

Jul 11, 2023
Advancing Unmanned Systems Through Strategic Collaboration UST works with major OEMs to foster collaboration and increase engagement with SMEs, to accelerate innovation and drive unmanned systems capabilities forward.