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

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
Aerial Inspection of Automated Shipping Yards

Phase One has released a case study showing how its medium format camera has been used as part of a...

Nov 03, 2021
250 kW Motor Controller Commercialized for Advanced Air Mobility

LaunchPoint Electric Propulsion Solutions has commercialized its highest power controller to date. An ultra-lightweight, bi-directional 250 kW power electronics solution,...

Nov 03, 2021
Certified Drone Training Programs Launched in the US

Skyfire Consulting has teamed up with leading European drone group, Parrot,  to offer its world-class drone training as one of...

Nov 03, 2021
AI-Driven Technology Helps Identify Chemical Threats Using UAVs

Kongsberg Geospatial and SFL Scientific will demonstrate how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used to develop autonomous unmanned systems for complex tasks including CBRNE threat identification

Nov 02, 2021
Orbital UAV Supports US Navy Unmanned Cargo Transportation

Orbital UAV has entered into an agreement to provide unmanned cargo transport specialist Skyways with a heavy fuel engine that...

Nov 01, 2021
Cargo Delivery Drones to be Trialled in Malaysia

Pen Aviation and DHL Express have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to commercialize time-critical goods deliveries with unmanned aerial...

Oct 31, 2021
Winterized Integrator UAS Variant Under Development

Insitu and UBIQ Aerospace have entered into a partnership to upgrade Insitu’s Integrator unmanned aerial system (UAS) for operation in...

Oct 30, 2021
New Multispectral Drone Sensor Unveiled

MicaSense has launched the RedEdge-P, the company’s new multispectral sensor for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) that provides three times the...

Oct 29, 2021
Hydronalix Awarded High-Efficiency UAS Propeller Contract

The United States Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded a Phase II STTR program to Hydronalix and Oklahoma State...

Oct 29, 2021
Software Automation Company Wins GENIUS NY Accelerator Competition

Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that Airtonomy, of Grand Forks, North Dakota, is the $1 million grand prize winner of round five of...

Oct 29, 2021
Skyward Incorporates Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability

Skyward has integrated the next generation of the FAA’s Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) within its platform. The...

Oct 28, 2021
New Counter-UAS Technologies Unveiled at AUSA

During AUSA 2021, CACI International Inc debuted its latest technologies to mitigate threats from Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS): the next...

Oct 27, 2021
Final Contract Option Exercised for US Army UAS Radio Frequency Modifications

The U.S. Army has exercised the third and final option under the Flight Control Systems (FCS) domain of its multi-year...

Oct 27, 2021
APKWS Laser-Guided Rockets Tested Against Class 2 UAS

BAE Systems, Inc. has successfully completed testing of its APKWS laser-guided rockets against Class 2 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) at...

Oct 27, 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.