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

Rotary-Wing UAS for Positioning ASW Sonobuoys

Ultra Maritime and UMS SKELDAR has received a contract to evaluate a medium-sized UAS based anti-submarine warfare (ASW) solution for the Royal Canadian Navy

Oct 19, 2022
Embention Authorized to Operate Glider Drones in Germany

The drones will be used as a demonstrator for the FALcon project, which is developing a reusable launcher for space operations

Oct 18, 2022
New Cargo UAV Completes First Flight With Record-Breaking 829-Pound Payload

This pre-production air vehicle, known as the RG-1-A Alpha, is the first autonomous cargo aircraft capable of both vertical and conventional take-off and is designed to carry tons of cargo to any location in almost any weather

Oct 18, 2022
New LiDAR Solution Delivers Survey-Grade Data from UAV Platforms

Teledyne Geospatial’s new Optech CLS-A integrates the CL-360XR LiDAR scanner with 0.3-mrad beam divergence, 360-deg field of view, and survey-grade precision and accuracy

Oct 17, 2022
Sky Power Gains New Distribution Partner in India

Zerosum Technologies offers products and systems for the development and operation of UAVs and works with numerous drone manufacturers in the national market

Oct 17, 2022
Customizable Long-Range & Heavy-Lift Fixed-Wing Drones

Cannon Dynamics' modular and highly customizable UAV airframes are ideal for OEMs and systems integrators

Oct 16, 2022
Volatus Aerospace Acquires Canadian Pipeline Inspection Company

Synergy's pipeline surveillance expertise and Volatus' technology will put the company in a position to introduce efficient, green, remotely operated drone solutions to fulfill regulatory and asset monitoring requirements

Oct 14, 2022
Fixposition & u-blox Partner to Deliver Precise Global GNSS Positioning

Fixposition’s Vision-RTK 2 features the u-blox ZED-F9P high precision GNSS module and uses deep sensor fusion technology to provide high precision positioning performance where satellite signals are degraded or unavailable

Oct 14, 2022
New AI-Powered VTOL UAS with 5G & BVLOS Capabilities

SkyLane features a large payload capacity and long endurance and is ideal for inspection, surveillance, mapping, and cargo delivery

Oct 13, 2022
RoIP Systems for UAV & USV Remote Radio Control & Communications

The Mimer SoftRadio system allows users to turn any PC into a remote radio dispatcher console, using the Internet or LAN/WAN to send and receive audio data

Oct 13, 2022
DARPA to Develop Airborne Wireless Power Relays

The new technologies will allow platforms such as UAVs to be smaller in size with significantly enhanced range and endurance

Oct 12, 2022
UAVOS Continues Testing UVH-170 Unmanned Delivery Helicopter

This includes testing related to general flight stability and performance by large box delivering, touchless cargo drop functionality, and weight and balance monitoring

Oct 12, 2022
Turnkey Solution Launched for Aerial Mapping & Inspection

The turnkey bundle with Acecore Technologies’s Zoe drone and the Phase One P3 payload offers a plug and play solution designed for aerial mapping and inspection.

Oct 12, 2022
USMC Selects Kaman to Develop Logistics UAS Prototype

The company will build a funded military version of its KARGO UAV, a purpose-built autonomous medium-lift logistics vehicle that can carry up to 800 pounds of payload and is designed to operate in austere environments

Oct 12, 2022
Gimbaled Camera Launched for Future Tactical UAS Program

The gimbal features a 0.9 FOV MWIR camera, a STANAG-compliant laser target designator and an SWIR laser designator

Oct 11, 2022
Nano-Scale Aerial Munitions for U.S. Military

SpearUAV's VIPER provides warfighters with an effective organic aerial munition against a variety of targets

Oct 11, 2022
24/7 Support for H3 Dynamics’ Drone-in-a-Box Installations

Through a new partnership, ARO will ensure the successful deployment, operations, support services, and continued success of H3 Dynamics’ DBX-G7 autonomous drone-in-a-box systems across the US

Oct 11, 2022
Heavy Lift Backpack Drone Showcased

Real-time Robotics will be debuting the HERA backpack drone at Gitex Global 2022 in Dubai, 10th - 14th October 2022

Oct 11, 2022
New Variant of Gray Eagle UAS Introduced

The Gray Eagle 25M incorporates open architecture air and ground systems, advanced datalinks, and an upgraded propulsion system

Oct 10, 2022
Doodle Labs Smart Radios Now Compatible with VOXL 2 Autopilot

The integration between these key drone components aims to empower drone manufacturers to seamlessly build highly intelligent drone systems with a powerful and reliable datalink

Oct 10, 2022
Electra Completes First Flight of Solar-Electric Hybrid Research UAS

The 90-foot wingspan UAS, named Dawn One, is the first airplane to emerge from Electra’s new development facility in Virginia as part of the Stratospheric Airborne Climate Observatory System (SACOS) program

Oct 10, 2022
Partnership to Accelerate Fixed-Wing eVTOL UAV Production

Carbonix has partnered with aerospace composites manufacturer Quickstep Holdings to scale-up Australian production of the Volanti electric fixed-wing VTOL UAV

Oct 10, 2022
UK RAF Accepts First Protector RPAS

The aircraft was accepted by Air Vice Marshal Simon Ellard, Director Combat Air at Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) following the successful completion of Acceptance Test Procedures

Oct 07, 2022
Schiebel Receives SAR Contract for CAMCOPTER S-100 Development

The scope of the contract includes integration of the latest high-tech sensors, allowing the detection and identification, both day and night, of castaways, drifting objects and polluting substances in the high seas

Oct 07, 2022
LTE Module for BVLOS and First Responder Drones

The Paladin EXT integrates directly with DJI Matrice 300 and Matrice 30 drones, allowing them to leverage the extended range of an LTE connection

Oct 07, 2022
New ISR Pod for MQ-9 Reaper UAS

The STII pod will provide operational communications and data sharing capabilities at the tactical edge

Oct 06, 2022
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.