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

Tactical Jet-Powered Drone Completes Successful Test Flight

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has undertaken a successful test flight with its Air Wolf Tactical Drone System at the...

Aug 29, 2021
Unmanned Aerostat to Protect Forward Operating Base

Rheinmetall has entered into a contract with the German Bundeswehr (Armed Forces) to provide a tethered aerostat-based reconnaissance system that...

Aug 28, 2021
UAV Completes 100km Single BVLOS Flight

SwissDrones has completed the first commercial BVLOS (beyond visual line of sight) powerline inspection in Belgium with the SDO 50...

Aug 27, 2021
Commercial Dual-Payload UAV Features Tethered Freefall System

A2Z Drone Delivery, LLC has launched a new commercial delivery Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) developed in collaboration with a leading...

Aug 27, 2021
Upgrade to Small Hybrid Drone/Ground Robot System

Robotic Research, LLC will increase the capacity of its Pegasus Mini hybrid transforming drone/ground robot system under a new Small...

Aug 27, 2021
StreamCaster Radios Expand the Capabilities of VTOL UAS

Silvus Technologies’ StreamCaster radios have been used by Swift Tactical Systems to enhance the performance of its Swift021 VTOL unmanned...

Aug 26, 2021
UAV Photogrammetry Aids Urban Planning

CHC Navigation has released a case study detailing how its P330 Pro UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) has been used to...

Aug 25, 2021
Certified GPS with Integrity for UAS Navigation

uAvionix has released an article highlighting the importance of certified GPS with integrity for UAS (unmanned aerial systems) navigation. Aviation-grade...

Aug 25, 2021
ONUR Develops Voice Communication & Recording Solutions for UAVs

ONUR, a leading developer of mission-critical voice communication and recording solutions for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), has partnered with Unmanned...

Aug 25, 2021
Sustainment Support for NATO’s Fleet of Surveillance UAV

Northrop Grumman Corporation will provide operations, maintenance and lifecycle sustainment of NATO’s fleet of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), air vehicle...

Aug 25, 2021
Avenger UAS Autonomously Tracks and Follows Target Aircraft

A General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) Avenger UAS equipped with a Lockheed Martin Legion Pod, has successfully autonomously tracked and...

Aug 25, 2021
Microdrones Selects New Distributor for UAE

Microdrones has selected Sigma, a provider of a wide range of scientific and engineering technologies, as an official distributor of...

Aug 24, 2021
Industrial Drone System for Remote Operations from a Docked Station

PowerVision Tech Inc. has released a new industrial drone system for drones for remote, autonomous data collection missions. The PowerVision...

Aug 24, 2021
New Drone Show to Run Alongside Helitech Expo

DroneX Trade Show & Conference, the UK’s largest event dedicated to UAV products, parts, accessories and services, will be running...

Aug 24, 2021
Intelligent Energy Fuel Cells Excel in UAS First Responder Challenge

Intelligent Energy has achieved second place out of more than 40 global entrants in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National...

Aug 24, 2021
INVOLI Develops UAS Monitoring and Visualization Solutions

INVOLI, a leading provider of low-altitude surveillance systems and Remote ID solutions for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), has partnered with...

Aug 23, 2021
New Features for HCSS Drone-Based Data Analytics Platform

HCSS has announced powerful new features for its drone-based data analytics platform, HCSS Aerial, in the eighth upgrade since the introduction...

Aug 23, 2021
AI Counter Drone Solution to be Developed for Sensitive US Locations

Citadel Defense has been awarded a $6 million, sole source contract from a Classified U.S. Department of Defense customer to...

Aug 23, 2021
Drone Remote Identification Service Launched in Switzerland

A nationwide voluntary Network Remote Identification (NET-RID) service for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) has been launched across Switzerland by a...

Aug 22, 2021
Successful Demonstration of Low-Collateral Counter-UAS Interceptor

Robotican successfully demonstrated the ability of its Goshawk Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) to perform fully autonomous drone interception tasks for...

Aug 20, 2021
uAvionix Continues Expansion of C2 BVLOS Network

uAvionix has expanded its plans to deploy its SkyLine enterprise managed Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) UAS (unmanned aerial...

Aug 20, 2021
Partnership for Autonomous Drone Solutions with LiDAR Technology

Ascent AeroSystems and Exyn Technologies have formed a strategic partnership to create the next generation of comprehensive autonomous drone solutions....

Aug 20, 2021
Drone GPS Receiver Receives FAA TSO

uAvionix has confirmed that its truFYX GPS receiver for UAS (unmanned aerial systems) has received a Technical Standard Order (TSO)...

Aug 19, 2021
New Drone Sensor to Enhance GPS Resiliency in Urban Environments

Honeywell has signed a collaboration agreement with InfiniDome to jointly develop and deliver GPS signal protection systems intended to serve...

Aug 19, 2021
World’s First 5G & AI-Enabled Industrial Drone Platform Unveiled

Qualcomm has unveiled a new industrial VTOL drone that offers both 5G and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-capabilities. With 5G and Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, the platform is designed for Beyond Visual Line-Of-Sight (BVLOS) operations in sectors including film and entertainment, security and emergency response, delivery, defense, inspection, and mapping.

Aug 19, 2021
MissionGO Wins Award for Longest UAS Human Organ Delivery Flight

MissionGO has won an XCELLENCE Award at the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) XPONENTIAL 2021 in Atlanta. The...

Aug 19, 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.