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

New Multi-Mode Radar Incorporates Video SAR

GA-ASI’s Eagle Eye radar with Video Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) enables continuous collection and processing of radar data and persistent observation of targets day or night and during adverse weather conditions

Apr 07, 2022
AeroVironment UAV Moving Target Indication Systems to be Upgraded

The Kestrel MTI will be enhanced with advanced computational and deep learning algorithms

Apr 07, 2022
New Partnership Explores Hydrogen Powertrains in Unmanned Aircraft

H3 Dynamics will develop and supply fuel cell powertrain solutions and Universal Hydrogen will provide green hydrogen fuel logistics using its modular capsule technology

Apr 06, 2022
Hands-on Training for UAS Users at XPONENTIAL

Warren County Community College will deliver hands-on training workshops in drone maintenance and repair at XPONENTIAL 2022

Apr 05, 2022
Integrated UAV/UGV Solution for First Responders

The solution will allow BRINC's LEMUR S UAV to be seamlessly deployed from ICOR's CALIBER line of UGVs

Apr 05, 2022
DAA Technology Wins NASA Commercial Invention of the Year 2021 Award

Vigilant Aerospace’s FlightHorizon Detect-And-Avoid (DAA) and airspace management software fuses data from aircraft transponders, radar, drone autopilots and live FAA data to create a single picture of the airspace around a drone

Apr 05, 2022
BVLOS Drone Receives FAA Special Class Airworthiness Criteria

The Airobotics OPTIMUS 1-EX UAS integrates Elsight’s Halo connectivity solution for BVLOS communications

Apr 04, 2022
Twin-Cylinder UAV Engine Selected for VTOL Logistics Drones

The Suter Industries TOA288 engine provides propulsion for Volansi's long-endurance heavy-lift drones

Apr 04, 2022
UAS Spare Parts Inventory Software Module Launched

The new AlarisPro Spares Locker module is a comprehensive lifecycle management tool for all UAS components

Apr 04, 2022
GA-ASI Demonstrates UAS Detect & Avoid Technology to FAA

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems conducted test flights to help the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) build evidence to support the safe and efficient integration of UAS operations in the National Airspace System

Mar 31, 2022
Elbit Systems UK Provides Swarm UAS for British Army 

The company will provide five swarms of six UAS to be used for surveillance, with the capability to fly and continuously monitor, scan and discover for up to eight hours

Mar 31, 2022
UAS Summit & Expo 2022 Dates & Call for Abstracts Announced

Produced by UAS Magazine, UAS Summit & Expo will provide attendees with a comprehensive overview of the current state of the UAS industry


Mar 30, 2022
Vehicle Surveillance System with Counter-Drone Capabilities Released

Teledyne FLIR’s new mobile counter-small UAS platform leverages a combination of 3D radar, EO/IR camera, and RF detection and mitigation sensors to defend against small drones

Mar 30, 2022
Tracking Software Incorporated into 3D Multi-Mode Radar

The combination of Cambridge Pixel's tracking software with state-of-the-art solid-state radars is ideal for counter-UAS

Mar 29, 2022
FIXAR Supports EU Urban Air Mobility Project

The project aims to develop solutions for enhanced urban air mobility that will help solve air quality and congestion problems

Mar 29, 2022
Indra Develops SATCOM for Long Endurance Defense Drones 

Indra’s new Satellite Communications (SATCOM) system will operate on both civilian and military communications bands, offering bandwidths of up to 20 megabits per second

Mar 29, 2022
New Addition to True View 3D Imaging Systems Series

The new True View 645/650 system from GeoCue delivers colorized LIDAR deliverables with accuracy better than 3cm RMSE for the True View 645, and better than 2cm for the True View 650

Mar 29, 2022
Meet the Future of Autonomy at XPONENTIAL 2022

AUVSI's XPONENTIAL is the world’s foremost gathering for innovators and users of autonomous technologies, returning in April 2022 for the first fully in-person event since 2019.

Mar 28, 2022
Australia’s Loyal Wingman UAV Named MQ-28A Ghost Bat

Boeing Australia’s MQ-28A Ghost Bat has been selected as the military designator and name for the first Australian-produced military combat aircraft in over 50 years

Mar 28, 2022
VSR700 Autonomous Take-Off & Landing Capabilities Trialed at Sea 

Trials were conducted onboard a civilian vessel equipped with a helicopter landing deck and an optionally piloted vehicle representing the Airbus VSR700 UAS, with over 150 autonomous launches and recoveries taking place

Mar 28, 2022
Miniature ADS-B Receivers Awarded Certification

Aerobits has announced the certification of the TT-SC1 series of miniature ADS-B receivers for OEMs

Mar 25, 2022
BRINC Provides Drones and Training for First Responders in Ukraine

10 LEMUR quadcopter UAS have been donated to Ukraine for ISR missions. A team of drone pilots conducted a two-day training course in Poland with first responders, military officers and 10 others from the Ukrainian Emergency Service.

Mar 24, 2022
New Remote ID Drone Tracker Launched

The tracker allows drone operators to comply with both FAA and EU Remote ID regulations

Mar 24, 2022
First V-Tail Installed on MQ-9B SkyGuardian for UK RAF 

GKN Aerospace shipped the first V-tail from its facility in Cowes, UK to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems in Poway, US for an MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) which will be delivered to the RAF as a Protector RPA

Mar 24, 2022
UAS Unveiled with Integrated EOD Ground Robot

Heven Drones H100 Robo coupled with Roboteam’s Micro Tactical Ground Robot has resulted in the first ever flying robot, which maximizes time-to-lift capabilities of ground robots and flying robots

Mar 24, 2022
New Solar Powered UAV Boasts 10 Hour Flight Time 

UAV Instruments CIES 2.2 Solar Powered has solar panels in its wings that enable a flight time of up to 10 hours for photogrammetry, surveying, remote sensing, reconnaissance or precision agriculture operations

Mar 23, 2022
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