UAV / Drone News

Equipped for multiple payload configurations, Textron Systems’ Aerosonde UAS is designed for expeditionary land- and sea-based operations in austere environments

Gravitilab has successfully paved the way for a new era of microgravity access on earth using UAV technology and the patent protected ‘LOUIS’ drop-pod

AirModo is a usage-based insurance app for commercial drone operations

Percepto’s automated drone-in-a-box technology has been approved by Transport Canada as part of a pilot project conducting BVLOS inspection of electric power stations

The exchanging of control of a UAS between two helicopter crews has been successfully demonstrated by QinetiQ

Inertial Labs' entire catalog of products is open for collaboration with prospective partners

Successful first flight of GA-ASI's Eaglet, the newest entry into GA-ASI’s Evolution Series of advanced UAS concepts

Pyka’s Pelican Cargo platform has a range of up to 200 miles, a payload of up to 400 pounds in 66 cubic feet of cargo volume, and a nose-loading system with a sliding cargo tray

Volatus Infrastructure will build an FAA-compliant vertiport with multiple landing pads and charging stations at Bellefonte Airport in Pennsylvania

Draganfly has announced a manufacturing and distribution partnership with geospatial technological company Remote Sensing Instruments, designed to enable Draganfly to access the Indian drone market

Moonrock has partnered with Apollo to provide insurance capacity for all non-standard drone operations, including BVLOS, heavy lift drones, swarm displays and crop spraying

EuroLink Systems has enhanced the Beluga family of mini-drones with a water take-off and landing capability that opens-up a range of applications

Amsterdam Drone Week 2023, taking place 21-23 March, will provide a global platform for sharing knowledge on current unmanned aerial solutions, potential innovations and vital regulations

American Water has confirmed that advanced drone flights are now possible courtesy of its partnership with the New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), which holds an FAA Part 91 Certificate of Authorization

The Natilus fleet of carbon fiber, blended-wing-body designed cargo aircraft offers a 60% reduction in the cost of operations and cuts carbon emissions by half, enabling the opening of new and emerging markets in remote areas

The new platform agnostic carrier board can be used both ground and airside, featuring built-in ethernet, serial and USB C ports, active cooling, and the ability to easily swap modules via an onboard socket

Packet Digital is developing smart batteries, chargers and power systems for the next generation of US Navy Maritime Logistics Unmanned Aerial Systems

Fruity Chutes' UAV parachute recovery systems have an established track record for high reliability, having been selected by over 4000 customers with widely varying flight applications

The test paired a Williams International engine with Blue Force Technologies’ Fury unmanned aerial fighter’s inlet and nozzle to demonstrate successful operability of the engine with solid margins

This marks the second consecutive BVLOS approval using uAvionix's SkyLine software and SkyLink hardware

MightyFly has received FAA Certificate of Authorization for long-range flight of its Cento eVTOL aircraft and will now begin testing its last-mile and middle-mile logistics service

The Department of Energy contractor Idaho Environmental Coalition was able to get all the LiDAR data it needed to create a robust 3D map of the vault in just one seven-minute flight of Flyability’s Elios 3

The training will involve both fixed-wing and rotary drones, provided to the British Army by Lockheed Martin UK

MissionGO and Valmont will conduct UAS infrastructure inspections in a bid to strengthen the US infrastructure system

The new mode for tracking power lines by SENSYN ROBOTICS, analyzes the shooting data in real-time and automatically adjusts the shooting angle based on line sag, keeping the power lines within the onboard cameras field of view

Designed to support aircraft up to 1,200 kg, the leaf spring system is made of aircraft prepreg carbon by a high-temperature molding procedure, making it 50% stronger, thinner and lighter compared with the commonly used steel