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

Longest Commercial BVLOS Drone Flight in US Achieved

The 29-mile flight was performed with a Wingcopter 198 eVTOL aircraft, and lasted approximately 23 minutes

Oct 24, 2022
New Deep Learning Capability Developed for Marine Wildlife Detection

Leveraging its extensive research into the automatic detection of maritime vessels, TEKEVER has adapted its AI model and trained algorithms to detect different types of marine wildlife, supporting conservation efforts

Oct 24, 2022
Mobilicom Launches SkyHopper Micro

Mobilicom’s new SkyHopper Micro has been designed to enable mass deployment of small drone fleets

Oct 24, 2022
CAMCOPTER S-100 Demonstrates ASW Capability During NATO Exercise

The S-100 demonstrated simulated surveillance and protection of the approaches to a strategic port, and also showcased ISR, SAR and cargo delivery capabilities

Oct 21, 2022
Intelligent Energy Fuel Cells Selected for Shell Pipeline Inspection Drones

The IE-SOAR 2.4kW fuel cell system allowed Shell to conduct inspections with minimal impact to other aircraft and the surrounding community

Oct 21, 2022
Ground Modernization Software for GE-ER UAS Successfully Tested

The software commands the automated takeoff and landing, flight modes and sensor control of the GE-ER UAS

Oct 21, 2022
Long-Range Fixed-Wing Hybrid Drones for Delivery & Inspection

Gadfin's VTOL drones are powered by batteries as well as a hydrogen fuel cell, enabling long-range and BVLOS missions

Oct 21, 2022
Sky-Drones Announces the AIRLink 5G

The AIRLink 5G unit includes a cutting-edge drone autopilot and AI mission computer with 5G connectivity

Oct 20, 2022
Volatus Aerospace Acquires British Thermography & Drone Solution Provider

Volatus believes the acquisition of iRed Limited will provide a foundation for continued growth in the region and reinforce the company’s overall thermographic capabilities

Oct 20, 2022
Electronic ECUs + Engineering Development Services for UAVs

Moscat Ingeniería's ECU is designed for two-stroke, four-stroke and rotary drone engines

Oct 20, 2022
RIEGL Introduces New UAV LiDAR Solutions

The new offerings include two Nadir/Forward/Backward-scanning sensors and a topo-bathymetric LiDAR scanner

Oct 19, 2022
LMT Attempts Cross-Continental Drone Piloting Using a Mobile Network

The purpose of the demonstration is to test remote drone flights in areas where network coverage has not previously been measured on-site, instead relying on fully remote network forecasts

Oct 19, 2022
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
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.