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

Hybrid-Electric VTOL Cargo UAV Unveiled

Elroy Air has unveiled its pre-production Chaparral aircraft, which can autonomously pick up 300-500 lbs of cargo and deliver it...

Feb 01, 2022
FAA and AURA to Support Critical Airspace Communications for UAS

AURA Network Systems (AURA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have entered into a four-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement...

Feb 01, 2022
Freefly Systems Develops Portable Quadcopter Drones for Inspections & Cinematography

Freefly Systems, a leading developer of innovative UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) solutions for professional applications, has partnered with Unmanned Systems...

Jan 31, 2022
Tyto Robotics to Distribute WindShape Drone Testing Technology

Tyto Robotics has entered into an agreement to bring WindShape’s custom wind generation technology, designed to enhance drone testing methods...

Jan 28, 2022
Volatus Aerospace Acquires Autonomous Cargo Delivery Drone

Volatus Aerospace has confirmed that it has secured the first production delivery slot for the new Natilus N3.8T large autonomous...

Jan 28, 2022
Unmanned Re-Supply Solution for British Armed Forces

HORIBA MIRA has confirmed the award of a £3 million contract from the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD)’s Future Capability Group...

Jan 28, 2022
Drone Autopilot & Mission Computer Utilises AWS

Sky-Drones Technologies has partnered with AWS (Amazon Web Services) Greengrass, an open-source edge runtime and cloud service, in order to...

Jan 27, 2022
First BVLOS Approval for US Oil Refineries

Percepto has announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations for Delek...

Jan 27, 2022
Canadian Coast Guard Conducts Offshore Sea Trials of VTOL UAS

Kongsberg Geospatial conducted Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) endurance and intelligence gathering trials of the Shield AI V-BAT UAS in a variety of sea states and weather conditions

Jan 27, 2022
Autonomous UAV Healthcare Delivery Trialled for Navajo Nation

MissionGO Unmanned Systems has partnered with healthcare provider ZappCare to demonstrate remote delivery of medical supplies and other essential items...

Jan 26, 2022
British Industrial Team Competes for Emerging UAS Projects

Elbit Systems UK has built a British industrial team of suppliers to compete for emerging Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) programs....

Jan 26, 2022
Whitepaper: How Drones Can Revolutionize Your Business

Censys Technologies has released a whitepaper entitled “How Drones Can Revolutionize Your Business”, detailing the advantages of UAVs (unmanned aerial...

Jan 25, 2022
High-Precision LiDAR Scanning for Forestry

RIEGL’s LiDAR scanners have been featured in an article published in GIS Resources Magazine that highlights how the technology is...

Jan 25, 2022
Airborne ISR SATCOM Capability for Unmanned Aircraft

Eclipse Global Connectivity, Smiths Interconnect and ST Engineering iDirect are collaborating to deliver an integrated Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance satellite communications (SATCOM) capability for military and government manned and unmanned aircraft.

Jan 25, 2022
SWIR & ViDAR Enhance Visibility

Sentient Vision Systems has released the following article explaining how ViDAR (Visual Detection and Ranging) technology and Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR)...

Jan 24, 2022
US Army Awards Contract for Tethered Aerostat Technology

COMSovereign Holding Corp.’s Lighter Than Air Systems subsidiary, Drone Aviation, has been awarded a multi-unit, $8.4 million subcontract from a U.S. Government prime...

Jan 24, 2022
YellowScan Selects New Global Partner in China

YellowScan has confirmed the addition of EcoTech Ltd to the company’s network of Global Partners. EcoTech focuses on the promotion,...

Jan 20, 2022
Department 13 Drone Technology Protects Australian Critical Infrastructure Sites

Department 13 is working with another national critical infrastructure organization in Australia to enable the safe and controlled use of...

Jan 20, 2022
BVLOS UAV Waiver Achieved for Infrastructure Consulting Firm

Censys Technologies has confirmed that it has achieved a Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations waiver approval for...

Jan 19, 2022
Managing Digital Risks During Aviation Maintenance

Ramco has authored the following article that features advice on how to manage digital risks, such as cyber-attacks, targeted towards...

Jan 19, 2022
Autonomous Environmental Monitoring with UAVs

FIXAR has released a case study detailing how the company’s fully autonomous fixed-wing VTOL FIXAR 007 drone has been used...

Jan 19, 2022
Multi-Domain ISR & Precision Strike Capability for Switchblade 300

AeroVironment, Inc. has introduced the Switchblade 300 Sensor to Shooter Kit capability that enables operators to transfer target coordinates from the...

Jan 19, 2022
Port of Hamburg to Introduce Drones for Infrastructure Maintenance

The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) and HHLA Sky, a subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG, have announced plans to start using...

Jan 19, 2022
Halo Connectivity Solution Selected for Drone Delivery System

Elsight has confirmed that it has delivered its Halo drone connectivity solution to DroneUp to be incorporated into a fleet...

Jan 19, 2022
Advancing the Drone-Based Wind Turbine Inspection Industry

Scopito has released an article highlighting how the use of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) for wind turbine inspections is continuing...

Jan 18, 2022
Aerial LiDAR Mapping Technology Firm Joins mdGroup

mdGroup, parent company of Microdrones, has acquired aerial LiDAR mapping technology firm GeoCue Group, Inc. from its founders for an undisclosed amount....

Jan 18, 2022
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