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
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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
The new system, consisting of a pocket-sized RF survey tool mounted on an aerial drone, will allow telecom providers to rapidly scan, analyze, and troubleshoot spectrum coverage in real-time over large areas
In service globally, Insitu Pacific’s Integrator is a proven, expeditionary UAS that delivers enduring multi-domain effects to enable a 24/7 intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability
The company will develop a next-generation drone prototype that is based on the Army's technical system requirements of the Short Range Reconnaissance Tranche 2 (SRR T2) program and competes for the SRR T2 production contract
Echodyne's aerial and ground-based radar solutions enhance safety for UAS in shared and commercial airspace, and are also ideal for counter-drone systems
H3 Dynamics will use Universal Hydrogen Co.'s green hydrogen fuel logistics to focus on a range of hydrogen-powered unmanned aircraft, from small drones to large unmanned cargo delivery
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