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
The UK-first trial will use highly automated drones flown Beyond Visual Line Of Sight to gather detailed close-quarter data, which is then processed using artificial intelligence
The addition of a near-infrared sensor to the PAS 880 and PAS 280 solutions expands their utility in applications related to agricultural monitoring, environmental preservation, and land use/land cover programs
Starting in Summer 2022, MissionGO’s UAS Training for public safety will be offered through UVT as a white glove, full-service training startup for First Responders looking to build a UAS program
The company leveraged drones, proprietary software and digital twins to carry out over 2300 km Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) flights to detect unauthorized objects, vegetation and line and tower elements defects
The MILSAR Synthetic Aperture Radar and Moving Target Indicator (SAR/MTI) radar from Meteksan Defense can scan large areas of the sea surface to take detailed images and enable real-time detection of drifting mines
Designed for operations in contested environments, nearly silent, and with a flight time up to 25 minutes, Teledyne FLIR’s pocket-sized Black Hornet drone transmits live video and HD still images back to the operator
The Flexrotor tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has exceptional military accuracy, Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) capabilities
Four flights totaling 82 miles were conducted over a two-day period to evaluate Censys’ Sentaero BVLOS UAV as a reliable tool for damage assessment after natural disasters
Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 is supporting the Royal Danish Navy in carrying out maritime surveillance tasks including detecting, verifying and providing information on potential oil spills and discharges at sea
OneSky’s Future of Flight program aims to help participants like MissionGO successfully navigate the challenges of integrating their vehicles with air traffic management solutions
The D50 from HEISHA is a compact and pragmatic Drone-in-a-Box solution that uses multiple sensors to ensure drone charging under safe temperatures and conditions
Israel Aerospace Industries’ Maritime Heron UAS demonstrated that it is highly capable in missions including search & rescue, border protection, fisheries patrol, safety at sea, small boat detection and surveillance
Powered by a new SLAM engine that lets it create 3D models as it flies, the Elios 3 drone is accompanied by a new version of Flyability’s software for inspectors, Inspector 4.0
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has accepted and reviewed Phenix Solutions’ Project Specific Certification Plan and provided the project number TC17844LA-R to the Ultra 2XL Remote Piloted UAS program
The event will host an extensive program of more than 30 technical sessions, workshops, live demos and training sessions that can help users’ current and future LiDAR strategies
This first flight test included a manual helicopter flight; full autonomous helicopter mission, which transitioned to complete autorotation-mode, flying at about 80 mph; and a simulated delivery mission
A partnership between Royal Mail and Windracers will facilitate and operate UAVs to provide faster and more convenient services for customers in remote communities
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