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

Advanced Nano-UAVs for Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency

Teledyne FLIR Defense’s Black Hornet is suited for covert operations in highly contested and GPS-denied environments

Jun 27, 2022
IMSAR Supports EMSA RPAS in Maritime Surveillance Operations

Synthetic Aperture Radar by IMSAR is supporting the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) on Textron Systems’ Aerosonde unmanned aircraft flying over the East Baltic Sea region in support of national authorities in Finland, Estonia and Latvia

Jun 24, 2022
World’s First Use of Drones for Offshore Logistics Operations

Equinor will become the first operator to utilize drones for its offshore logistics services, commencing on 15 August 2022 from the Gullfaks C offshore installation in the North Sea

Jun 23, 2022
WebUAS Integrated With Firehose Flight Data Feed

With FlightAware’s Firehose global flight tracking and ADS-B flight status data feed, Collins Aerospace’s WebUAS digital platform can provide Air Navigation Service Providers and UAS operators a high-fidelity picture of flight operations

Jun 23, 2022
Event 38 Demos Fuel Cell Powered Fixed-Wing VTOL UAV

The demo flight of the E450 UAV powered by a hydrogen fuel cell marks the culmination of a multi-year project between Event 38 and several universities

Jun 23, 2022
Maritime Surveillance Drone Monitors Whales & Dolphins in Italy

TEKEVER’s AR5 drone with a 7.3 meter wingspan and advanced sensor technology will be used to gather data on large marine mammals and invertebrates in the Pelagos Sanctuary

Jun 22, 2022
Drone Agnostic Autonomous Remote Drone Nesting Station Released

Volatus Aerospace’s AERIEPORT is built to withstand extreme temperatures and 24/7 remote flight operations

Jun 21, 2022
Kappa Optronics Joins Eurodrone MALE RPAS Program

Kappa brings state-of-the-art multispectral sensor technology to 24/7 aerospace applications such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) piloting or aerial refueling

Jun 21, 2022
HD Air Studio Gimbal Used In AI Camera System for Power Line Inspection

The visual system uses fixed and steerable sensors combined with robotics and AI algorithms to autonomously capture detailed images of powerline components

Jun 20, 2022
Energy ECS Project Reaches Year One Milestone 

As part of the project, Fixposition is working alongside other European companies to develop smart and secure energy solutions for future mobility and green-energy transition

Jun 20, 2022
Bearingless Rotor System Tested on UVH 25EL Unmanned Helicopter

Torsion bar aims to provide an effective damping action against the dynamic components of the forces and torques acting on the rotor

Jun 17, 2022
Primary Fuel System Selected for Heavy-Lift UAS

The specialized fuel system is made of crosslinked high-density polyethylene and features a ballistic coating option

Jun 17, 2022
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
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