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

Borey Fixed-Wing Drone Used for Soil Moisture Mapping

UAVOS used a solution based around its fixed-wing Borey UAS with a multispectral sensor payload designed to provide both spatial and temporal resolution for better understanding of soil moisture levels

Mar 20, 2023
Alva to Scale Production Capacity & Product Portfolio After Successful Funding Round

Having raised USD 11 million in a Series A funding round, Alva plans to scale production capacity from 1,000 motors per year to 15,000 in 2024

Mar 17, 2023
New Multimodal Autonomous UAS Unveiled

ISS Aerospace’s Sensus L multi-sensor UAS integrates Ground Penetrating Radar, LiDAR, Thermal, and Multispectral sensors, and utilizes a universal central payload bay, complimented by fore and aft modular sensor rails

Mar 17, 2023
Red Cat Holdings Invests in First Modular, 3D Printed & Payload Agnostic UAS

Firestorm is building a new category of fixed-wing UAS with 30-day product iterations, a commitment to open-system architectures, and an additive manufacturing approach that allows it to scale production in an elastic manner

Mar 17, 2023
Pearland PD Authorized for BVLOS Drone as First Responder Operations

The approval for this Drone as First Responder program required the use of Iris Automation's Casia G system as an alternative means of compliance to the 91.113 ‘see and avoid’ requirement, eliminating the need for human visual observers

Mar 17, 2023
UK IPO Grants Patent for Autonomous Drone Delivery Device

With SPARROW, BMT believes it has addressed the problem of large, noisy, and hazardous delivery drones having to land or hover low over the payload destination in unpredictable, sensitive and cluttered environments

Mar 16, 2023
MissionGO Named as 2023 AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards Finalist

For Operation Healing Eagle Feather with the Navajo Nation, MissionGO has been named as one of five finalists for the Humanitarian category

Mar 16, 2023
Multirotor & Hybrid VTOL Fixed-Wing Drones & Accessories

Fly Dragon's drone products are ideal for precision agriculture, inspection and mapping, surveillance, logistics and cargo delivery, and more

Mar 15, 2023
Third Edition of Geo Connect Asia Returns to Singapore

The event spotlights sustainability and resilience in the geospatial field, and is co-located with Digital Construction Asia 2023 and the inaugural Drones Asia 

Mar 15, 2023
AUVSI Names Finalists for 2023 XCELLENCE Awards

Winners will be announced at XPONENTIAL 2023, taking place May 8-11 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado

Mar 15, 2023
FAA Grants Special Airworthiness Certification for Civil Operation of Aerosonde UAS

The authority allows Textron Systems to operate its Aerosonde MK 4.7G UAS within the National Airspace System as part of initial and recurring proficiency training missions and research and development operations

Mar 14, 2023
Enhancing Airspace Awareness for Drone as First Responder Programs

The addition of Iris Automation’s Casia G ground-based detect and alert system to the Flying Lion suite of services enables large-scale BVLOS operations without the need for human visual observers

Mar 14, 2023
New Zealand’s First Solar-Powered Stratospheric UAV Begins Flight Testing

The UAV is designed to collect high-resolution aerial data for applications such as environmental monitoring and precision agriculture

Mar 13, 2023
U-Space Framework Under Development in Estonia

The cloud-based service will comply with EU requirements for allowing drones and civil aviation to coexist safely in shared airspace

Mar 13, 2023
GENIUS NY & Starburst Collaborate on 7th Round of Accelerator Program

The Starburst team will continue to support GENIUS NY’s 12-month accelerator program, designed to help uncrewed systems startups develop products, refine business models, and prepare for commercialization

Mar 13, 2023
Partnership Developing Commercial SATCOM Solution for Remotely Piloted Aircraft

Inmarsat is collaborating with Reliable Robotics to work towards integrating remotely piloted cargo aircraft into the US National Airspace System using Inmarsat’s Velaris connectivity

Mar 13, 2023
USDA Wildlife Services Selects Heavy-Lift UAS for Biodiversity Initiative

Parallel Flight Technologies will work with the USDA Wildlife Services to develop a drone-based aerial rodenticide baiting platform to improve the safety, cost, and effectiveness of current operations and to promote island conservation efforts

Mar 13, 2023
New Tethered Drone Designed for Tactical Communications

Elistair’s Orion Heavy Lift (HL) is able to carry payloads of 4 kgs at 90 meters and 5 kgs at 50 meters for flight durations of 50 hours

Mar 10, 2023
120th Hermes 900 Medium Altitude Long Endurance UAV Ordered

The Hermes 900 multi-role MALE UAV is Elbit Systems' largest unmanned aerial vehicle and is capable of performing a wide range of missions including persistent intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance

Mar 10, 2023
Drone Based Analyzer Launched for ATC Air Navigation Signal Inspection

Rohde & Schwarz's R&S EVSD1000 VHF/UHF nav/drone analyzer provides efficient drone inspection of terrestrial navigation and communications systems

Mar 10, 2023
Partnership to Develop Firefighting Equipment for Phenix Ultra 2XL UAS

The team will incorporate several proven SEI Industries products into the Ultra 2XL Remotely Piloted UAS platform, including the Bambi Bucket and the Sling Dragon prescribed burning equipment

Mar 10, 2023
Volatus Expands Pipeline Corridor Surveillance in Eastern Canada

Volatus Aerospace subsidiary, Canadian Air National Inc., has signed a contract worth up to C$5 million to extend its oil and gas pipeline corridor surveillance in Ontario over the next three years

Mar 09, 2023
Reality Capture Platform Integrated with Draganfly Drones for Live 3D Mapping

The integration of SkyeBrowse’s live 3D mapping software will enable Draganfly’s public safety drones to increase capabilities in relation to accident reconstruction, tactical operations, SAR, disaster response, and firefighting

Mar 09, 2023
Atmos Appoints Official US Distributor for Marlyn Cobalt Drone

Topcon Solutions Store will be responsible for the distribution of Marlyn Cobalt drones in the US, and will provide assistance and maintenance services to local UAV operators

Mar 08, 2023
Next-Generation LEMUR 2 Drone Launched for Public Safety Operators

BRINC’s LEMUR 2 features new technology designed to de-escalate conflict and improve public safety

Mar 08, 2023
UK Home Office Contracts TEKEVER for Drone-Based Maritime Surveillance

TEKEVER’s AR5 and AR3 drones will provide Surveillance-as-a-Service across the English Channel

Mar 08, 2023
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