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

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

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

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
Sky Power Selects New Indian Distributor for UAV Engines

Sky Power has selected Zerosum Technologies as a distributor for the company’s UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) engine products in India....

Nov 18, 2021
Successful Airborne Launch & Recovery of Gremlins UAV

Dynetics has achieved a new milestone in unmanned aviation by successfully launching and retrieving an X-61A Gremlins Unmanned Aerial Vehicle...

Nov 18, 2021
AI Powers Upgraded Autonomous Inspection & Monitoring Platform

Percepto has launched its upgraded 2022 Autonomous Inspection & Monitoring (AIM) platform and its new Air Mobile drone. Percepto offers the only...

Nov 17, 2021
Vertical Slicing Feature Added to Point Cloud Software

YellowScan has added a new vertical slicing feature to version 2110.0.0 of its CloudStation Core software. The new tool provides...

Nov 17, 2021
USSOCOM Places New Order for Loitering Missile Systems

AeroVironment, Inc. has been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract by the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) for the procurement of Switchblade 600 Tactical Missile...

Nov 16, 2021
Using LiDAR to Quantify Effects of Climate Change

YellowScan has released a case study detailing how its Mapper drone LiDAR sensor has been used to quantify the effects...

Nov 15, 2021
Atmospheric Boundary Layer Measurement with Multirotor sUAS

FT Technologies’ Director of Global Accounts, Gordon Bease, has co-authored a paper entitled “Development of a sensor suite for atmospheric...

Nov 15, 2021
German Companies Partner to Combine BVLOS Drone Technologies

HHLA Sky and Airial Robotics are partnering in order to integrate their technologies based on innovative European engineering and professional aviation standards...

Nov 14, 2021
uAvionix Launches Upgraded Dual-Frequency ADS-B Receiver

uAvionix has launched the pingStation 3, an upgraded dual-frequency ADS-B receiver designed to globally and locally enhance situational awareness for...

Nov 12, 2021
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
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