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

UTM Provider Selected for BVLOS Trials in India

Altitude Angel has announced that its Guardian Unified Traffic Management (UTM) Enterprise platform will be used by a further three...

Oct 05, 2021
Anzen Engineering Provides Systems Safety & Reliability Engineering for UAVs

Anzen Engineering, a leading provider of systems safety and reliability engineering services for manufacturers of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and...

Oct 05, 2021
UAS ISR Simulator System Launched

Inzpire Limited’s Mission Training Devices Division has launched a new deployable simulator for UAS (unmanned aerial system) ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) training. The CASE (Compact Agile Simulator Equipment) UAS/ISR is designed to deliver cost-effective training to the trainee at the point of need. The entire system, which runs on two NUC Skull Canyon small form computers with 2080 graphics cards, is contained within ruggedised pelicases, is easily one-person portable, and can be set up ready for training within minutes.

Oct 01, 2021
BVLOS Drone Testing at Cranfield University

Plymouth Rock Technologies (PRT) has provided custom drones and training services to Cranfield University for beyond visual line of sight...

Oct 01, 2021
High Voltage Relay Integrated into BepiColombo Spacecraft

TE Connectivity has confirmed that its KILOVAC high-voltage relay has been integrated into the unmanned BepiColombo spacecraft, which is set...

Oct 01, 2021
Lorenz Technology Selects European Reseller for Intelligent Drone Solutions

Lorenz Technology has selected technology distributor EET Group as the official reseller throughout Europe for the company’s software solutions for...

Oct 01, 2021
Drone Countermeasure Exercise Conducted by INTERPOL

INTERPOL and the Norwegian Police have carried out a three-day exercise to evaluate and test drone countermeasures in a secure...

Oct 01, 2021
GNSS Solutions for Mining and Quarrying

CHC Navigation (CHCNAV) has released a case study detailing how its GNSS positioning technologies have been used on the island...

Sep 30, 2021
GNSS-Free Geopositioning Software for UAVs

ProTrack has confirmed that it will be showcasing its GNSS-free positioning software solutions for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) at the...

Sep 30, 2021
Drone Detection System Secures Beach Festival

WhiteFox Defense’s DroneFox counter-UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) system has been deployed to protect attendees at the three-day Redondo BeachLife Festival...

Sep 30, 2021
Autonomous eVTOL Drone Delivery Technology to Launch in UK

Gadfin has unveiled a new eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing) UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle). The Spirit One, along with...

Sep 30, 2021
Site Selected for Loyal Wingman UAS Final Assembly Facility

Boeing Australia has selected Toowoomba, Queensland as the preferred site for the final assembly facility of the Boeing Airpower Teaming...

Sep 30, 2021
Iris Automation Partners with BVLOS Drone Solutions Provider

Iris Automation has formed a partnership with Volatus Aerospace in order to provide Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone...

Sep 29, 2021
RIEGL UAV LiDAR Sensor Receives Innovations Award

RIEGL’s VUX-120 LiDAR sensor for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) has been awarded the Wichmann Innovations Award in the hardware category....

Sep 29, 2021
Intelligent Energy Selects New Southeast Asian Partner

Intelligent Energy (IE) has entered into an agreement with Powerzone H2 Technologies Pte Ltd, a manufacturer of power generator sets...

Sep 29, 2021
Magnetometer Integration for PX4 UAV Autopilot

PNI Sensor has released an application note detailing how its RM3100 geomagnetic sensor can be integrated with the PX4 autopilot...

Sep 28, 2021
Commercial Unmanned Helicopter Receives BVLOS Permission in Spain

Babcock is now the only operator in Spain with permission to fly commercial drones, weighing more than 25kg, Beyond Visual...

Sep 27, 2021
Rugged Resupply Quadcopter Unveiled

Kaman Corporation has unveiled the KARGO UAV, the newest addition to its family of purpose-built, autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)...

Sep 27, 2021
USAF Awards Contract for Aerial Target Drones

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force for BQM-167A Air Force Subscale...

Sep 27, 2021
New Partnership for Life-Saving UAS Deliveries

Airspace Link Inc. is partnering with MissionGO to launch data-driven processes for informing safe flight planning decisions of time-critical organ...

Sep 27, 2021
Tyto Robotics Develops Drone Test Stands & Wind Generators

Tyto Robotics, a leading developer of professional test equipment for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and drones, has partnered with Unmanned...

Sep 23, 2021
Strategic Alliance to Explore Future VTOL UAS Opportunities

Leonardo and Northrop Grumman will jointly pursue opportunities in the Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) domain,...

Sep 23, 2021
Payload Pods Developed for ViDAR Optical Radar

Sentient Vision Systems and Airborne Technologies GmbH have partnered to design and build new airborne search and surveillance pods to...

Sep 22, 2021
New Modular UAS Features Interchangeable Fixed-Wing & VTOL Configurations

UKRSPECSYSTEMS has introduced a fully customizable modular UAS solution designed to operate in any environment under harsh weather conditions. Featuring a robust and lightweight airframe, a powerful engine, and highly reliable communications, the PD platform can be set up in a VTOL configuration, or as a fixed-wing configuration with or without landing gear.

Sep 22, 2021
FIXAR UAVs Equipped with Flight Data Logging Systems

To contribute to safer skies and increase traceability and accountability, all FIXAR outdoor drones will be equipped with additional BlackBox...

Sep 22, 2021
Volcano Surveying and Observation with UAS

Black Swift Technologies has released a case study detailing how its Black Swift S2 fixed-wing UAS (unmanned aerial system) has...

Sep 22, 2021
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