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

Phase One Selects New Distributor for Germany and Austria

Phase One has selected Globe Flight GmbH as a reseller for the company’s range of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imaging...

Feb 10, 2022
Plyrotech Receives Contract for Long-Range BVLOS UAVs

Plymouth Rock Technologies Inc. (Plyrotech) has received an order for fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) which will be used for...

Feb 09, 2022
Brazil to Acquire V-BAT 128 UAVs

Shield AI will provide Brazil with V-BAT 128 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) under a new contract signed with VSK Tactical,...

Feb 09, 2022
Steadicopter Unveils First Unmanned Hybrid Helicopter

Steadicopter has unveiled the Black Eagle 50H – the first hybrid-powered unmanned helicopter and the newest model in its Rotary...

Feb 08, 2022
Unmanned Systems Operations Group Partners with FlightOps

Unmanned Systems Operations Group (USOG) has confirmed that it has entered into a strategic partnership with autonomous drone software developer...

Feb 08, 2022
Autonomous Drone Stations Launched to Assist Solar Farm Monitoring

H3 Dynamic's DBX drone stations can be deployed permanently at solar farms for autonomous PV panel health checks, to conduct site security or to track site construction progress.

Feb 07, 2022
First Overseas Deployment of GD-2000 Cargo Delivery Drone

The Air Force of a U.S. allied government in the Middle East has conducted the first overseas deployments of the...

Feb 07, 2022
UAS Program to Monitor Burmese Pythons in the Everglades

Warren County Community College and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University are undertaking a joint research project that will use unmanned systems to study Burmese pythons in southern Florida.

Feb 07, 2022
New Directional Sector Antenna for Tactical Data Link Networks & ADS-B

Southwest Antennas has released a new directional sector antenna that can be used for Link 16 tactical military data link...

Feb 04, 2022
Sagetech and NUAIR Collaborate on Drone DAA Solution

Sagetech Avionics has confirmed that it has partnered with NUAIR (Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance) to test Detect and...

Feb 04, 2022
Embention Develops Autopilots & Components for UAVs

Embention, a leading developer of autopilots and high-performance components for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and unmanned systems, has partnered with...

Feb 02, 2022
High-Altitude Heavy Fuel Engines for UAVs

RCV Engines’ Technical Director has authored the following article that highlights how the company’s heavy fuel engines for UAVs (unmanned...

Feb 01, 2022
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
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