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

Iris Automation Receives FAA Approval for Autonomous BVLOS Flight

Iris Automation has confirmed that it has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct an autonomous BVLOS...

Mar 02, 2022
Cambridge Pixel Releases New 3D Radar Tracker

Cambridge Pixel has launched a new software-based radar tracker designed for manufacturers and integrators of deployed E-scan (electronic scan) radars....

Mar 02, 2022
UAV Works Completes Forest Fire Monitoring Project

UAV Works has confirmed that it has successfully completed the ETHON Project, which aimed to develop an emergency management system...

Mar 01, 2022
Remote Operations Center Supports BVLOS Drone Operations in Australia 

Department 13 has unveiled its first Remote Operations Center (ROC) in Canberra, Australia to support the increased demand for Beyond...

Mar 01, 2022
GuardianUTM Cloud Chosen for Ordnance Survey Flight Planning Platform 

Ordnance Survey will incorporate Altitude Angel’s GuardianUTM Cloud platform into its in-house survey planning software, which is used to determine...

Mar 01, 2022
NDAA-Compliant Albatross UAV Released

Applied Aeronautics has confirmed that the company’s flagship Albatross UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) is now available in an NDAA (National...

Mar 01, 2022
Physical & Virtual Avenger UAVs Demonstrate Autonomous Search & Follow

As part of the company’s commitment to develop advanced unmanned autonomy, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) used a company-owned Avenger UAV and five hardware-in-the-loop synthetic Avengers to autonomously search and follow an artificially-generated adversary.  The live-virtual swarm utilized a simulated Infrared Search and Track (IRST) sensor network in addition to the government-furnished CODE autonomy engine to accomplish the mission.

Feb 28, 2022
EASA Grants Operational Authorisation for BVLOS Flights in Ireland

This authorisation will allow A-techSYN to perform BVLOS flights out of Newcastle Airfield (EINC) in Wicklow/Ireland

Feb 25, 2022
Intelesence Develops Air Humidity & Temperature Sensors for Drone Weather Monitoring

Intelesence, a leading provider of technical services encompassing UAS (unmanned aerial systems), drone and aerospace design and systems engineering, has...

Feb 25, 2022
Global Aerospace Develops Emerging Technology Unit

Drone and aerospace insurance provider Global Aerospace has confirmed that it has formed a new Emerging Technology Unit, designed to...

Feb 24, 2022
UAVOS Introduces New UAV Platforms & Counter-Drone System

UAVOS has confirmed that, in conjunction with Grade One Group member company MP3 International, it will be debuting a number...

Feb 24, 2022
Tethered Drones for Tactical Communications

Elistair has released an article covering a variety of aspects of tethered UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) use for tactical communications....

Feb 24, 2022
New Coaxial RPA Under US DoD Flight Trials

Phenix Solutions is flight testing its new Coaxial Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), the Phenix Ultra 2XL, with the U.S. Air...

Feb 23, 2022
YellowScan Upgrades Surveyor Ultra LiDAR Scanner

YellowScan has launched the second generation of its Surveyor Ultra LiDAR solution for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles). Surveyor Ultra now...

Feb 23, 2022
Silent Arrow Wins Defense Contract for GD-2000 UAS

Silent Arrow’s GD-2000 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) platform has been selected for a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Warfighter Lab...

Feb 22, 2022
Swarming Drones Application for UAS Unveiled

EDGE has unveiled swarming drones, its latest application for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), on the first day of the Unmanned...

Feb 21, 2022
Echodyne Radars to be Integrated into Northrop Grumman Counter-UAS Systems

Echodyne has entered into a partnership with Northrop Grumman Corporation that will expands upon existing efforts to integrate Echodyne radars...

Feb 19, 2022
Skeldar V-150 Unmanned Helicopter to be Showcased at UMEX

UMS Skeldar has confirmed that it will be demonstrating the benefits of its modular Skeldar V-150 unmanned aerial system (UAS)...

Feb 18, 2022
MQ-9 RPA Follow-on Contractor Logistics Support Sale for France

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems will provide aircraft components, spares, accessories, training equipment and simulator software to enhance the French Air...

Feb 18, 2022
BVLOS VTOL Drone Delivered to UK Police

Plymouth Rock Technologies (PRT) has confirmed that it has received an order from the UK’s Norfolk Police Constabulary for a...

Feb 18, 2022
US Ally Orders Puma 3 AE sUAS for ISR Operations

AeroVironment, Inc. has received a $8.5 firm-fixed-price U.S. Department of Defense Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract award to provide Puma 3 AE small...

Feb 17, 2022
HD Air Studio Develops COTS & Custom Drone Camera Gimbals

HD Air Studio, a leading developer and manufacturer of custom drone gimbal stabilizers, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”)...

Feb 16, 2022
ARTEMIS Enhances sUAS Connection to Mobile Phones for SAR Operations 

The Smith Myers ARTEMIS Mobile Phone detection, location and communication suite has been integrated into the new Robotics Centre, Inc. Echo SAR...

Feb 16, 2022
Dual Pressure Controller for Rocket Engines Launched

Marotta Controls has launched a new Dual Pressure Controller (DPC) with embedded software that provides more efficient valve command and control for any rocket engine operating within Earth’s atmosphere or outer space. The controller, which is configured to withstand hypersonic vehicle internal environments, was originally designed and developed for Stratolaunch’s Talon-A, a Mach 6-class unmanned vehicle designed to make hypersonic testing more routine.

Feb 16, 2022
Surveillance Monitoring System Software Updates with UAS Functionality

Sunhillo has updated its Surveillance Monitoring System (SMS), building upon a system that was recently deployed to the US Army...

Feb 15, 2022
Hybrid UAV-UGV Project Completed

A consortium of seven partners from the European Union has successfully completed the concept of Hybrid UAV-UGV for Efficient Relocation...

Feb 15, 2022
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