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

Drone-Based Monitoring of Pacific Salmon

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

Nov 12, 2021
Counter-UAV Electronic Warfare System Under Development

Meteksan Defense has entered into an agreement with the Turkish Presidency of Defence Industries to develop a new electronic warfare...

Nov 12, 2021
AI & Machine Learning-Powered Enterprise Aviation Software

Ramco has released a whitepaper detailing how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies can be used to improve...

Nov 11, 2021
Global Aerospace Provides UAS Insurance for Operators & Manufacturers

Global Aerospace, industry-leading provider of commercial UAS insurance in the US, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”) to demonstrate...

Nov 11, 2021
Skytrac SATCOM Data Link Selected for BVLOS Operations

FuVeX has selected Skytrac to provide Iridium Certus connectivity services that will enable global command-and-control (C2) capabilities for the company’s...

Nov 11, 2021
Citywide Airspace Security Deployed for Drone Threat Detection

Dedrone has successfully implemented a citywide airspace security deployment in a major metropolitan city in Southern Europe, deploying less than...

Nov 11, 2021
All-Electric Heavy-Lift RUAS Unveiled

Steadicopter has unveiled the Black Eagle 50 Electric, a new rotary unmanned aerial system (RUAS) powered by electric motors and...

Nov 10, 2021
Tundra Drone Fitted With Ground-Penetrating Radar

Hexadrone and SPH Engineering have partnered to equip Hexadrone’s Tundra UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) with a ground-penetrating radar (GPR) in...

Nov 10, 2021
Autonomous UAS Delivers Blood & Medical Supplies

Near Earth Autonomy and L3Harris Technologies have successfully demonstrated an autonomous unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that can deliver life-saving blood...

Nov 10, 2021
UAVOS Upgrades UAS Autopilot

UAVOS has launched a next-generation autopilot for UAS (unmanned aerial systems) featuring enhanced control algorithms for navigation and stabilization, processor...

Nov 10, 2021
Anemoment Selects New Distributor for Central America & Mexico

Anemoment has confirmed that it has awarded the exclusive distribution rights in Central America and Mexico for its family of...

Nov 09, 2021
Drone Maintenance Network Receives Strategic Funding

Robotic Skies has confirmed that it has received new strategic funding from Hearst Ventures for the continued growth and product...

Nov 09, 2021
Safer VTOL UAS Deployment with Auterion Software

Auterion has updated its drone software platform with new features that make it easier and safer to deploy VTOL (vertical...

Nov 09, 2021
Sagetech Avionics Awarded Grant for Collision Avoidance System

Sagetech Avionics, along with partner Ciconia Ltd., has been awarded a $1 million grant by the Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research...

Nov 09, 2021
Lithium-Ion Battery Cells Power Ultra-Long Endurance UAS

Amprius Technologies, Inc. has secured commercial orders with Kraus Hamdani Aerospace (KHA) for the delivery of 405 Wh/kg battery cells through...

Nov 09, 2021
sUAS Detection & Mitigation Solution for US Federal Agencies

Dedrone has added its ninth U.S. federal customer, with three new federal agencies joining in September 2021. The company’s smart...

Nov 08, 2021
SATCOM Integrated into BVLOS UAS

Plymouth Rock Technologies (PRT) has entered into a partnership with Honeywell Aerospace to advance satellite communications (SATCOM) for the control...

Nov 08, 2021
Advanced Analysis with Global Mapper Pro LiDAR & Photogrammetry Software

Blue Marble Geographics has released the following article detailing the advanced features in Global Mapper Pro, the company’s LiDAR and...

Nov 08, 2021
UAS Software for Semi-Autonomous Wildlife Survey Operations

Charles River Analytics has been awarded an approximately $400,000 follow-on contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to...

Nov 05, 2021
Funding Expedites UAV Cargo Operations to More Locations

Reliable Robotics has received a $100 million Series C funding round, led by Coatue Management, to scale its team to...

Nov 05, 2021
Unmanned Aerostat Supports US Navy Program

Carolina Unmanned Vehicles (CUV) has confirmed that it has supported the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) by providing its Small...

Nov 04, 2021
Parylene Conformal Coatings for UAVs

Specialty Coating Systems (SCS) has released an ebook detailing how conformal coatings can protect enterprise drone fleets operating in harsh...

Nov 04, 2021
Environmental Monitoring & Petrochemical Inspection Drones Delivered

Plymouth Rock Technologies (PRT) has delivered a number of orders for environmental monitoring and petrochemical inspection solutions based on the...

Nov 04, 2021
Unmanned Helicopter Achieves Italian Military Certification

Leonardo’s leading-edge AWHero unmanned helicopter has received basic military certification from the Italian Ministry of Defense’s Direzione degli Armamenti Aeronautici e per...

Nov 04, 2021
Longest British Civilian BVLOS Drone Flight Completed

Network Rail has completed a 25-kilometre Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone flight over dry land, believed to be...

Nov 03, 2021
Advancing Unmanned Systems Through Strategic Collaboration UST works with major OEMs to foster collaboration and increase engagement with SMEs, to accelerate innovation and drive unmanned systems capabilities forward.