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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

Sky-Drones Provides Full Stack UAV Flight Control Solutions
Sky-Drones Provides Full Stack UAV Flight Control Solutions

Sky-Drones, a leading developer of advanced AI-powered avionics for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”)...

Dec 07, 2021
Test Flight of Hydrogen-Powered Drone Certified in Japan
Test Flight of Hydrogen-Powered Drone Certified in Japan

The successful test flight of the first certified hydrogen drone in Japan was enabled by H3 Dynamic’s AEROSTAK hydrogen fuel cell system

Dec 07, 2021
Censys Achieves 100% Approval Rate for FAA BVLOS Waivers
Censys Achieves 100% Approval Rate for FAA BVLOS Waivers

Censys Technologies has confirmed that it has has helped its commercial drone customers achieve Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) BVLOS (Beyond...

Dec 07, 2021
Drone-Based LiDAR Scanning & Orthophotography for Archaeology
Drone-Based LiDAR Scanning & Orthophotography for Archaeology

YellowScan has released a case study highlighting how its Surveyor Ultra UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) LiDAR solution has been used...

Dec 07, 2021
UAS Solution Provides Unmanned Air Traffic Management in France
UAS Solution Provides Unmanned Air Traffic Management in France

Thales‘ TopSky – UAS solution, a cloud-based platform for Unmanned Air Traffic Management (UTM), is now operational at Rennes airport...

Dec 06, 2021
DRONAMICS Black Swan Cargo UAV Unveiling
DRONAMICS Black Swan Cargo UAV Unveiling

DRONAMICS will unveil the first production unit of its full-scale Black Swan Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) during a live streamed...

Dec 03, 2021
AeroVironment Wins UAV Foreign Military Sales Contract
AeroVironment Wins UAV Foreign Military Sales Contract

AeroVironment, Inc. has received a $4 million firm-fixed-price U.S. Department of Defense Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract to provide Puma 3...

Dec 03, 2021
New UAV ISTAR Gimbal Launched
New UAV ISTAR Gimbal Launched

UKRSPECSYSTEMS has launched the USG-400, a multi-sensor and multi-purpose gimbal that combines a Sony Full HD EO sensor with 30x...

Dec 03, 2021
V-200 Unmanned Helicopter Conducts Surveillance Flight Trials
V-200 Unmanned Helicopter Conducts Surveillance Flight Trials

UMS Skeldar has confirmed that its V-200 helicopter UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) has successfully completed a five-day series of surveillance...

Dec 02, 2021
MissionGO Provides UAV Inspection and Delivery Services & UAS Training
MissionGO Provides UAV Inspection and Delivery Services & UAS Training

MissionGO, a leading provider of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) solutions for public safety and commercial applications, has partnered with Unmanned...

Dec 01, 2021
System-Level Tests Completed for New Protector UAV
System-Level Tests Completed for New Protector UAV

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) has successfully completed a series of system-level tests for the new Protector RG Mk1...

Dec 01, 2021
Heavy Fuel Variant of Hybrid Wankel UAV Engine Released
Heavy Fuel Variant of Hybrid Wankel UAV Engine Released

Sky Power has launched a heavy fuel variant of the company’s SP-180 SRE single-disc wankel engine for UAVs (unmanned aerial...

Nov 30, 2021
Detect-and-Avoid Solutions for BVLOS Drone Swarms Under Development
Detect-and-Avoid Solutions for BVLOS Drone Swarms Under Development

Iris Automation has partnered with HHLA Sky to create solutions that will enable remote, global and simultaneous control over 100...

Nov 30, 2021
VBAT UAS Increment 2 Prototype Effort Begins
VBAT UAS Increment 2 Prototype Effort Begins

Martin UAV kicked off its Multi-Mission Tactical UAS (MTUAS) Increment 2 (Mi2) prototype effort with Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft...

Nov 30, 2021
Silent Arrow Cargo Delivery Drones Ordered by U.S. Air Force
Silent Arrow Cargo Delivery Drones Ordered by U.S. Air Force

Silent Arrow has been awarded a contract by the United States Air Force to provide a variant of the company’s...

Nov 29, 2021
EU Urban Drone Test Flights Conducted
EU Urban Drone Test Flights Conducted

Dronehub has carried out a series of test flights designed to help accelerate the use of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles)...

Nov 29, 2021
UAS Swarm Capability Demonstrated to Royal Netherlands Army
UAS Swarm Capability Demonstrated to Royal Netherlands Army

Elbit Systems has demonstrated its Robotic Autonomous Systems (RAS) capabilities for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions utilizing heterogeneous autonomous...

Nov 29, 2021
3D Thermal Mapping with Autonomous Unmanned Airship
3D Thermal Mapping with Autonomous Unmanned Airship

Phase One has released a case study showing how its iXM-100 camera has been integrated into the Airbus Defence and...

Nov 26, 2021
UAS Performs SAR Trials in Arctic
UAS Performs SAR Trials in Arctic

Schiebel has conducted a successful demonstration of its CAMCOPTER S-100 unmanned helicopter on board the coastguard vessel KV Nordkapp in...

Nov 25, 2021
LiDAR for Extreme Environmental Monitoring
LiDAR for Extreme Environmental Monitoring

LightWare LiDAR has released the following article detailing how the company’s innovative LiDAR technology has been used by UAS (unmanned...

Nov 24, 2021
New Combined Drone Service with Fixed-Wing and Rotary UAVs
New Combined Drone Service with Fixed-Wing and Rotary UAVs

UMS Skeldar and Primoco UAV have partnered to provide a versatile service that pairs the Primoco One 150 fixed-wing UAV...

Nov 24, 2021
SATCOM System Selected for Record-Setting BVLOS UAV
SATCOM System Selected for Record-Setting BVLOS UAV

SKYTRAC Systems has confirmed that its Iridium Certus SATCOM system has been used by Platform Aerospace to enable Command and...

Nov 23, 2021
AlarisPro Updates UAS Management Software
AlarisPro Updates UAS Management Software

AlarisPro, a developer of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) management solutions, has released new updates for its software platform. Versions 22...

Nov 23, 2021
Five New Unmanned Helicopters for Greek Navy
Five New Unmanned Helicopters for Greek Navy

The Greek Navy has signed an agreement with Alpha Unmanned Systems (AUS) in Spain and Altus LSA in Greece for...

Nov 19, 2021
Stratospheric HAPS UAV Achieves Connectivity
Stratospheric HAPS UAV Achieves Connectivity

Airbus and NTT DOCOMO, INC. have successfully demonstrated the solar-powered Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)’s...

Nov 19, 2021
Casia DAA System Selected for UAS Safety Demonstration Program
Casia DAA System Selected for UAS Safety Demonstration Program

Iris Automation’s Casia drone detect-and-avoid (DAA) system has been selected by Transport Canada as part of a series of trials,...

Nov 18, 2021
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