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
Successful SkyLift demonstration flights using uAvionix’s SkyLine cloud-based command and control system, communicating over C-Band and LTE, deliver a first for UK drone operations
Sky Eye Systems implemented cloud-based digital twin technology based on Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Platform to accelerate the concept to certification process of the Rapier X-25
Powered by the company's patented XOS operating system, XTEND's drone systems allow operators to perform extremely accurate maneuvers and actions, in any environment with minimal training
DARPA’s ANCILLARY program plans to flight demonstrate innovative aircraft configurations and critical technologies needed for a low-weight, large-payload, long-endurance VTOL uncrewed X-plane
The training is focused on skills required to operate the Block 5 drone and its equipment, including the Multi-Spectral Targeting System, Synthetic Aperture Radar, Mission Intelligence Station, and System for Tasking and Real-Time Exploitation
SYPAQ Systems and Tanglewood Group will work together to support further sales of SYPAQ’s Corvo PPDS, a fixed-wing autonomous system which can covertly deliver payloads with a high level of accuracy and reliability
The Teal 2 drone joins a select group of US DoD-approved drones that are NDAA compliant, validated as cyber-secure and safe to fly, and are available for government purchase and operation
HENSOLDT is working with Sener Aerospace & Defence to deliver the Wide Band LOS Ku data link of the Eurodrone program incorporating cybersecurity capabilities
Drone training on Draganfly systems will be provided to new Ministry of Internal Affairs pilots each year, including National Police, National Guard, State Border Guard, Armed Forces, Special Forces Security, and Emergency Services
Firefly’s reliable airframe can be reconfigured as a conventional takeoff (wheeled, catapult or rocket assisted), or eVTOL in the all electric configuration (like most aerial threats these days), or piston engine hVTOL
Ziyan's UAVs feature a range of options including tethered systems, GCS, data and video links, dual- and quad-sensor gimbals, and autonomy and swarming capabilities
Elbit Systems will provide the first three upgraded Watchkeeper X tactical UAS with advanced capabilities including the Spectro XR multi-spectral electro-optical payload, new communication capabilities and more
With very high levels of integrity and accuracy, even when GNSS signals are absent or jammed, Safran’s SkyNaute combines high performance and reliability in a compact form factor
The partnership will incorporate ScioTeq’s certified Next-Gen PU-5200 Avionics Display Computer platform and Projected CAPacitive (PCAP) touch-based Rugged Display Unit RDU-4047 into GA-ASI’s Ground Control Station
Draganfly deployed drone technology and services to support safe evacuation efforts, reduce response time, and enable the efficient assessment of mine locations for demining operations in land and water-affected areas
The certifiable technology solutions created in the collaboration between Abaco and SYSGO is giving the UAS developer increased aircraft development flexibility, openness, and efficiency
The approval for SkyLink C-band radios at Choctaw Nation advances riskier BVLOS operations by enabling essential C2 infrastructure to operate on aviation-protected spectrum alongside other frequencies to deliver reliable command and control capabilities
The RIEGL VQ-840-G has been integrated on the Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS to create an efficient and secure system for surveying shallow waters, where monitoring from boats becomes a challenge
An uncrewed, aerial vehicle with a hybrid-electric propulsion system and an aerodynamically-efficient tilt-wing design, the Aero2 is the precursor to the Aero3, a larger tilt-wing aircraft
The Heavy Fuel Engine (HFE) 2.0 is being considered by the US Army to become the fleet replacement for the current 180-horsepower engine used by Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)
Under contract with the USAF, WingXpand will ruggedize its 7ft backpackable aircraft and develop AI software that supports the early detection and mitigation of wildfires
At the 2023 Paris Air Show, EOS Technologie and H3 Dynamics are showcasing two hydrogen-electric unmanned aircraft system (UAS) capable of transporting 30 to 100kg of goods over extended flights and significant distances
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