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

US Navy Demonstrates Drones for Cargo Delivery to Moving Ships

Skyways Air Transportation and Martin UAV operated their unmanned systems through long-range flights from ship-to-ship, ship-to-shore, and shore-to-ship, delivering cargo over 200 nautical miles

Jan 11, 2023
Initial FAA Approval for BVLOS sUAS flights in North Dakota

uAvionix has received FAA initial approval to conduct beyond visual line-of-sight drone flights leveraging North Dakota’s first-of-its-kind UAS network Vantis

Jan 11, 2023
Autonomous Foldable, FPV & Heavy-Lift Drones for ISR & Delivery

Performance Drone Works' UAS solutions provide enhanced efficiency and reduced risk for operators working in highly challenging environments

Jan 11, 2023
SwissDrones Receives Seven-Figure Funding to Accelerate Product Development

The company has secured additional funding in a round led by DiamondStream Partners, with participation from existing investors

Jan 10, 2023
New Hybrid Wankel Engine Introduced for UAVs

UAVHE’s latest hybrid wankel engine the RW1-300C has been designed with aeronautical systems engineers in mind to assist with easy integration into unmanned systems

Jan 10, 2023
Supersonic Variant of Unmanned Fighter Jet Planned

The supersonic variant of the Bayraktar Kızılelma unmanned fighter jet is projected to be capable of flying for five hours and reaching speeds of up to 800 kph (500 mph or Mach 0.64)

Jan 10, 2023
On-Site Hydrogen Production for H2 Drones

H3 Dynamics has launched the H2FIELD designed for on-site hydrogen production, storage and refueling for hydrogen drones and UAVs

Jan 09, 2023
Partnership to Develop Life-Saving Drone Solution

Acadian Ambulance has selected Blueflite’s drone and digital platform to develop a drone-based emergency response solution for medical deliveries

Jan 09, 2023
Unmanned Solution Approved for Monitoring Methane Emissions

The SnifferDRONE™ unmanned aerial solution for emissions monitoring has received broad approval from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Jan 09, 2023
Additional M-LIDS Counter-UAS Platforms for U.S. Army

M-LIDS allows soldiers to detect, identify, track and defeat small UAS with electronic warfare and kinetic defeat systems

Jan 09, 2023
New Battery Station Released for Airpeak S1

Sony Electronics has released the new LBN-H1 Battery Station and announced the development of a new battery pack and RTK kit for the Airpeak S1 professional multirotor drone

Jan 06, 2023
EVO Max 4T & NEST Support Systems Announced

Autel Robotics has announced the release of the EVO Max 4T drone and supporting NEST systems for both the EVO and Dragonfish platforms at CES 2023

Jan 06, 2023
GA-ASI Flies Upgraded MQ-9A Block 5 RPAS

The first production Multi-Domain Operations-ready variant of the MQ-9A Reaper has been successfully flown by GA-ASI

Jan 06, 2023
7 Hour Endurance Hybrid VTOL UAV Released

FlyDragon Drone Tech has released the FDG50F, an ultra-long endurance hybrid VTOL UAV designed for surveying and mapping, with LiDAR payload and BVLOS capability

Jan 05, 2023
Altitude Angel Receives Funding for UK Drone Superhighway Development  

The £5 million deal between BT Group and Altitude Angel mobilizes UK airspace for uncrewed aerial vehicles and creates a pathway for widescale drone usage

Jan 04, 2023
Bundled Subscription Model Launched for Drone-in-a-Box & Software Services

H3 Dynamics’ drone nesting stations ‘as a service’ are bundling hardware, expert inspection analytics software and field maintenance

Jan 04, 2023
Royal Navy Builds Drone as Testbed for Sensors & Payloads

The 20kg octo-quadcopter named Walrus is undergoing rigorous testing at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose

Dec 30, 2022
Romania Orders Tactical UAS from Elbit Systems

The contract includes delivery of up to seven Watchkeeper X UAS for the Romanian Armed Forces

Dec 29, 2022
3rd BVLOS Waiver Granted to Iris Automation

Iris Automation has been granted its third waiver for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) autonomous operations on behalf of the City of Reno Fire Department

Dec 23, 2022
Long-Endurance UAS Provides Aerial Observation for Spanish Ministry of Defence

The TARSIS UAS, which has a range of 140 km, was used to identify objectives and provide target acquisition and shot correction support

Dec 21, 2022
Counter-UAS System Tested by Austrian Armed Forces

Rheinmetall's deployable C-sUAS system is being tested as part of the Countering Emerging Air Threats project

Dec 21, 2022
Aurora Flight Sciences Provides UAS & OPA Systems for Commerce & Defense

Aurora's unmanned and optionally-piloted aircraft are designed for ISR, data gathering and counter-UAS

Dec 21, 2022
Portable Mini-Drones for UK Armed Forces

The Lockheed Martin UAVs are designed to deliver high-resolution imaging capabilities to locate and identify potential targets

Dec 20, 2022
Robotic Automation Kits for Mobile ISR Missions

American-made security robotics company to support U.S. Space Force mission by developing universal vehicle robotic automation kits for manned and unmanned teaming

Dec 20, 2022
Hands-On Training with Advanced Systems at WarrenUAS

Students at Warren Community College discuss the provision of hands-on training with advanced unmanned and robotic systems

Dec 20, 2022
Radar Systems to Be Supplied to BVLOS Drone Program

The drone detection radars will help integrate BVLOS UAS into civil airspace

Dec 19, 2022
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