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

SeaGuardian UAS Flies From UK To The Netherlands

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has successfully flown a MQ-9B SeaGuardian UAS (unmanned aerial system) from RAF Waddington across...

Sep 03, 2021
Drone Swarm Project to Monitor Weather and Air Quality

Plymouth Rock Technologies (PRT) has developed a number of custom drones for environmental consultants Survey-AR that will be used to...

Sep 03, 2021
High Altitude, Long Endurance UAV Used in ABMS Exercises

Northrop Grumman Corporation’s RQ-4B Block 30 Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) was deployed by the U.S. Air Force during a...

Sep 03, 2021
New Anti-Drone Handheld Case Unveiled at Army-2021 Forum

Ruselectronics Holding of Rostec State Corporation has demonstrated its Guard mobile anti-drone system for the first time at the Army-2021...

Sep 03, 2021
IMSAR Upgrades SAR & MTI Radar

IMSAR has released a new Block II variant of its NSP-7 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)/Moving Target Indication (MTI) system. The...

Sep 02, 2021
New Features Tested on V-BAT VTOL UAS

Northrop Grumman Corporation and Martin UAV have completed successful flight testing of a V-BAT unmanned aircraft system (UAS) with new...

Sep 02, 2021
Robotic Skies Expands Global Field Support

Robotic Skies has partnered with Australian UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) manufacturer and operator Carbonix to provide an international field support...

Sep 01, 2021
Final Tests of NAVAID Calibration Drone Completed by Cursir

Cursir LLC has completed final tests and is summarizing the results of Research and Development (R&D) on the NAVAID Calibration...

Sep 01, 2021
U.S. Navy Completes Carrier-Based Aircraft Unmanned Refueling Mission

The U.S. Navy and Boeing have completed a second carrier-based aircraft unmanned refueling mission with the Boeing-owned MQ-25 unmanned test...

Sep 01, 2021
100 Hours of BVLOS Drone Delivery Flights in India

ANRA Technologies has conducted 100 hours of Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone delivery flights in India, supporting a...

Aug 30, 2021
Growing Demand for Drone Pilots in Agriculture

In this article, the team at Drone Digital explore the increasing use of drones in agriculture, potential future uses, and look at the rising demand for qualified drone pilots and operators. They also unveil their new online platform that connects farmers with pilots in their area, to help them find the right professionals for their project requirements.

Aug 30, 2021
Drone Test Equipment Manufacturer Rebrands

Test stand manufacturer RCbenchmark has confirmed that it has changed its name to Tyto Robotics, as part of a rebranding...

Aug 29, 2021
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
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