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

Mobile Drone Command Units Demonstrated

Volatus Aerospace has partnered with specialty vehicle solutions developer DRAXXON to create fully integrated mobile command centers designed to support...

Jan 18, 2022
Northwest UAV Engine Supports New Aircraft Platforms

Northwest UAV has confirmed that its NW-88 Engine has been integrated with five new UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) platforms, and...

Jan 17, 2022
Acecore Selects New UK-Based Distributor

Acecore has selected aetha as the newest member of the distributor network for the company’s range of professional multirotor UAVs...

Jan 14, 2022
World’s First Sea-to-Air Drone Released for Marine Operations

The world’s first Sea-Air Integrated Drone has been unveiled, combining a heavy-duty aerial drone with an industrial-class Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). Designed for offshore wind farm inspections, aquaculture monitoring, and other marine-based applications the system offers high working efficiency and minimized manpower requirement.

Jan 14, 2022
Moog Provides Precision Motion Control for DARPA Gremlins UAV

Moog has confirmed that the company’s hardware has played a critical role in the recent successful launch and retrieval of...

Jan 14, 2022
US Drone Company Forms Insurance Subsidiary

Aquiline Drones Corporation (AD) has successfully completed the licensing process to establish its own insurance subsidiary – Aquiline Drones Indemnity Corporation...

Jan 13, 2022
Currawong Develops Power Electronics & Propulsion Systems for UAVs

Currawong Engineering, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-quality power electronics and propulsion systems for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and...

Jan 13, 2022
Avenger UAS Autonomously Send Merged Air Threat Data to Ground Station

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has used two company-owned Avenger Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), each equipped with a Lockheed...

Jan 12, 2022
Tyto Robotics Selects Spanish Distributor

Tyto Robotics has confirmed that it has selected Sidilab as the distributor for the company’s drone propulsion system testing solutions...

Jan 11, 2022
New Armed Drone System Launched

SMART SHOOTER has revealed the SMASH Dragon – an armed drone system incorporating SMART SHOOTER’s combat-proven SMASH Technology designed to...

Jan 10, 2022
Sky-Drones Partners with UAV Delivery Specialist

Sky-Drones has provided its SmarkLink Drone Datalink with Integrated Onboard Computer to F-Drones, a developer of sustainable maritime drone delivery...

Jan 10, 2022
Industrial Helicopter Drone Features First-Person View Capability

Ziyan UAS has introduced a new helicopter UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) designed to serve a wide range of industrial applications. The Falcon A1C includes a dual control video link system, precision piloting, and an active anti-jamming positioning system. It can also be operated with Ziyan's First Person View drone service.

Jan 09, 2022
Advanced IR Optical Assemblies for UAVs and Drones

Ophir Optronics has released an application note that details how high-quality lenses are crucial for developing mission-critical optics for UAVs...

Jan 06, 2022
Brazilian Air Force Orders More Hermes 900 UAVs

Elbit Systems Ltd.’s Brazilian subsidiary, AEL Sistemas S.A., has been awarded a contract to supply additional Hermes 900 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to...

Jan 06, 2022
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology for BVLOS UAS Flights

Iris Automation has entered into an agreement with Doosan Mobility Innovation (DMI) and Drone America to use Doosan’s hydrogen fuel...

Jan 05, 2022
Hydrogen Unmanned Aircraft Completes Wind Tunnel Tests

H3 Dynamics’ Toulouse team has completed wind tunnel tests of a long-range unmanned hydrogen test aircraft in preparation for first...

Jan 05, 2022
Subsonic Aerial Target Drones for US Navy and Allies

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.’s Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems (KUAS) has been awarded a $50 million contract for the delivery...

Jan 05, 2022
Building Inspection with UAVs & Thermal Imaging

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

Jan 04, 2022
Ophir Provides High-Performance Infrared Zoom Lenses for UAVs

Ophir Optronics Solutions, a leading designer and manufacturer of ruggedized, high-performance MWIR and LWIR lens assemblies for UAVs (unmanned aerial...

Jan 04, 2022
UAS and ISR Training for Latvian Air Force

Inzpire Limited has been awarded a contract to deliver a five-week-long Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance...

Jan 04, 2022
Article: Drone Insurance 101

According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) there are nearly one million drones registered in the U.S. and over 200,000...

Dec 27, 2021
Mejzlik Launches Professional UAV Propulsion Systems Database

Mejzlik Propellers has launched the Professional Propulsion Systems (PPS) project, an online database that provides customers with the information they...

Dec 24, 2021
Volatus Provides UAS Services & Solutions

Volatus Aerospace, a leading provider of drone and UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) products and services, has partnered with Unmanned Systems...

Dec 23, 2021
Unmanned Aerial Refueler Completes First Carrier Tests

The U.S. Navy and Boeing have successfully maneuvered the Boeing-owned MQ-25 T1 test asset on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier for the first time – an early step forward in ensuring the unmanned aerial refueler will seamlessly integrate into carrier operations.

Dec 23, 2021
Stable Connectivity for Public Safety Drone Applications

Dejero has released the following article highlighting how its Smart Blending Technology can be used to provide the robust connectivity...

Dec 23, 2021
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