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

Anti-Jamming System Tested on DeltaQuad VTOL UAV

The aircraft was tested against a powerful military jamming system and autonomously resumed its mission without any interruption

Jun 17, 2022
Amazon Prime Air to Launch Drone Delivery Service in California  

Amazon customers in Lockeford, California, will be among the first to receive Prime Air drone deliveries in the US

Jun 15, 2022
DO-178C Compliant Autopilot Software for uAvionix George Autopilot

The integration of Hionos’ DO-178C compliant Pulsar autopilot software on the DO-254 and DO-160G compliant hardware of the uAvionix George G2 and G3 autopilots will advance the process of type certification for UAVs

Jun 15, 2022
ONUR to Showcase VCS/VRS Solutions for RPAS at WATMC 2022

ONUR will showcase proven voice communications and recording solutions for Remotely Piloted Aircraft System applications during the World ATM Congress (WATMC) event in Madrid.

Jun 15, 2022
Drone Payload for Remote Bio-Hazard Detection Launched 

Teledyne FLIR Defense’s MUVE B330 is a continuous biological detector and collector, purpose-designed for unmanned aerial systems and unmanned platforms to provide real-time monitoring of biological threats on the move

Jun 15, 2022
New Remote Control Capability for SkyStar330 Aerostat 

This new capability fulfils RT LTA Systems’ goal of better protection for operators, allowing users to be away from the aerostat while it is in deployment, as well as reducing costs of operation

Jun 13, 2022
Parachute Rescue Systems for Multirotor Drones

Drone Rescue Systems’ UAV parachute products require no servos, pyrotechnics or gases and can be repacked within minutes

Jun 13, 2022
New Autonomous Long-Range eVTOL UAV for Commercial Applications

The FIXAR 025 is designed to be compatible with any UTM ecosystem and is ideal for BVLOS

Jun 10, 2022
UK MoD to Receive UAS Swarm Resupply System

Sierra Nevada Corporation Mission Systems UK (SNC MS UK) will leverage technology from SNC and Kutta Technologies to deliver eight open architecture UAS platforms that have the ability to carry payloads of up to 68kg

Jun 09, 2022
Aerosonde UAS Continues to Support US Navy Operations 

Textron Systems will continue to deploy its Aerosonde UAS to provide maritime operations aboard the USS Hershel Woody Williams

Jun 09, 2022
New Airborne LiDAR Scanning System for Topo-Bathymetric Survey

The HydroRANGER can be integrated into helicopter UAVs and is ideal for mapping land-water interfaces

Jun 09, 2022
Seamless ArduPilot Compatibility with uAvionix Drone Transponders

The uAvionix ping200X TSO and ping200XR transponders can now be controlled natively through ArduPilot and Mission Planner

Jun 09, 2022
Milrem Robotics to Launch C2 for Robotic Systems at Eurosatory

Milrem Robotics’ Command and Control (C2) solution integrates different unmanned aerial and ground assets into a composite C2 system and merges sensor and effector data from multiple payloads 

Jun 08, 2022
New Botlink XRD2 Enables BVLOS Over a Cellular Network

Designed, tested, and assembled in the US, Botlink’s XRD2 features a more powerful processor than its predecessor, allowing for onboard video encoding during operations

Jun 08, 2022
Fixed-Wing and Hybrid VTOL UAVs for Tactical ISR & Monitoring

Tekever's maritime and land-based small tactical UAS deliver critical and timely intelligence for demanding applications

Jun 07, 2022
Harvest Technology & Inmarsat Demonstrate Satellite Direct UAV BVLOS Capability 

Harvest Technology has successfully trialled direct to satellite video streaming and control functionality on a Matrice 600 UAV, with streams near real-time at less than 100kbps over the Inmarsat ELERA network via GEO constellation

Jun 07, 2022
IMSAR Radar System Integrated into AIMS-ISR Product Suite

The integration, to be developed by CarteNav, will deliver low SWaP-C multimode radar capabilities with OEM engineering support and expertise provided by IMSAR for crewed and uncrewed ISR surveillance platforms

Jun 07, 2022
Spirit Coaxial Drone Joins DIU Blue sUAS Cleared List 

Beginning immediately, any US government customer can buy and operate Ascent AeroSystems’ Spirit UAS without further technical review or approval

Jun 07, 2022
Fixed-Wing UAVs Integrated with infiniDome Anti-Jamming Device 

C-Astral has integrated infiniDome’s GPSdome into its SQA eVTOL aircraft to protect them from jamming attacks and add resiliency in GPS challenged environments

Jun 07, 2022
New US-Made Fixed-Wing Mapping Drone with VTOL Functionality

The drone features a payload capacity of three pounds and a flight time of ninety minutes

Jun 02, 2022
uAvionix Demonstrates Transfer of Command & Non-Payload Control Between Multiple C2 Radio Links

uAvionix’s new Link Executive Manager (LEM) will enable multiple Command & Non-Payload Communication (CNPC) links from different radios to function in parallel on a UAV platform, ensuring optimal connectivity and link stability

Jun 01, 2022
FAA Certifies Sagetech’s MXS Mode S Micro Transponder

Sagetech's MXS is the first Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-certified small transponder to have an integrated ADS-B In receiver

Jun 01, 2022
Sky-Drones Drone Avionics Offered in CamFlite UAV

Sky-Drones’ AIRLink gives users the option for fully autonomous autopilot flights, artificial intelligence mission computer intelligence, and LTE connectivity

May 31, 2022
eVTOL UAV Platforms & Advanced Drone Avionics

AheadX provides solutions for mapping and surveying, inspection and monitoring, surveillance, and more

May 31, 2022
Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 Performs Maritime Surveillance in Romania 

The CAMCOPTER S-100 UAV is supporting the Romanian authorities in carrying out general coast guard functions including port security and responding to any search and rescue, accident and disaster calls

May 30, 2022
IMSI & Wi-Fi Catcher Surveillance Devices for Drones

Revector's IMSI number and Wi-Fi tracking technology supports applications such as law enforcement and search and rescue

May 27, 2022
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