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

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
Draganfly Expands Drone Production Capacity with New Facility

The Saskatoon facility will enable the expanded manufacturing and production of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems and components, including those designed for the Draganfly Heavy Lift and Commander 3 XL drones

Jul 10, 2023
Most Read Articles on UST This Week

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

Jul 07, 2023
Flight Demonstration of REAP Pod on Remotely Piloted Aircraft

The REAP Pod provides potentially lifesaving communications infrastructure from an aircraft, ensuring lines of communication remain open between providers of emergency services and those desperately needing assistance

Jul 06, 2023
YellowScan Partners with Global Supplier of Enterprise UAV Products & Services

This partnership with GDU Tech will enable the companies to offer more comprehensive solutions to customers and widen the spectrum of industrial solutions

Jul 06, 2023
New Research Effort on AI & Swarming in Tactical UAS

Quantum-Systems, Airbus Defence and Space, and Spleenlab will combine resources and experience to demonstrate and analyze the AI building blocks required for swarms of tactical UAS

Jul 05, 2023
New Drone Gimbal for Teledyne FLIR Thermal & Visible Camera Module

Gremsy's new gimbal provides drone OEMs and systems integrators with a plug-and-play solution for seamlessly integrating the Teledyne FLIR Hadron 640R

Jul 04, 2023
Teal Drones Receives Additional Funding for US Army’s SRR Program

The US Army seeks a rucksack-portable drone to provide platoons with rapidly deployable reconnaissance capability

Jul 04, 2023
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Modification Successful for Hybrid Engine

By utilizing SAF and optimizing engine design, UAVHE SL's modified RW1-300 Hybrid Engine offers enhanced performance and allows customers to embrace a more sustainable and environmentally conscious approach to aviation

Jul 04, 2023
Finalists Selected for Round Seven of GENIUS NY Business Accelerator Program

Selected teams from around the world will compete for a total of $3 million in investments and participate in the year long UAS accelerator in Central New York

Jul 04, 2023
Parachute Recovery Systems for Multirotor Drones

AVSS' innovative drone safety solutions unlock advanced commercial drone applications such as BVLOS flights and operations over people

Jul 03, 2023
Most Read Articles on UST This Week

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

Jun 30, 2023
Draganfly Drone Technology Included in Canada Day Event Celebrations

Draganfly’s Heavy Lift Drone and Commander 3 XL will be featured in the Canada Aviation and Space Museum’s ‘Drone Zone’

Jun 30, 2023
CAMCOPTER S-100 Supports Emission Monitoring & Maritime Surveillance for EMSA in France

The S-100 is equipped with a Trakka TC-300 EO/IR sensor, an Explicit Mini Sniffer for emission monitoring, a Becker Avionics BD406 Emergency Beacon Locator, an Automatic Identification System receiver and a Mode-S Transponder ADSB out

Jun 30, 2023
Grant Funds First Autonomous, Fixed-Wing eVTOL Delivery Flight Demo

MightyFly will make a public debut of its autonomous eVTOL cargo aircraft performing delivery flight demonstrations in Michigan in 2024

Jun 29, 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.