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

SATCOM System Selected for Fixed Wing Unmanned Aircraft

Honeywell’s Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Satellite Communications (SATCOM) system has been selected by small aircraft designer and manufacturer Pipistrel,...

Aug 19, 2021
Ramco Develops Drone Fleet Management Software

Ramco, a developer of end-to-end ERP (enterprise resource planning) software for UAS (unmanned aerial systems), has partnered with Unmanned Systems...

Aug 19, 2021
Heavy-Lift Drone Incorporates Auterion Open Ecosystem

Auterion’s Skynode combined flight controller, mission computer and networking device has been incorporated into a new heavy-lift drone developed by...

Aug 18, 2021
Flight Control Software Released for VTOL Drones

UAVENTURE has relaunched its AirRails autopilot software for VTOL UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) as VTOL OS. The flight control software...

Aug 18, 2021
GENIUS NY UAS Competition Announces Finalists

Empire State Development (ESD), New York’s chief economic development agency, has announced the five teams selected to take part in...

Aug 18, 2021
Emergency Management Exercise Tests UAS Capabilities

Sunhillo has confirmed that it has participated in an emergency management exercise in New Jersey with unmanned aerial systems (UAS),...

Aug 18, 2021
LiDAR System Introduced for Small Surveying Drones

RedTail LiDAR Systems has unveiled the RTL-450 LiDAR sensor at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2021. The RTL-450 incorporates a lightweight Microelectromechanical Systems...

Aug 18, 2021
SPH Engineering Synchronizes Drone Activities into a Set of Workflows

SPH Engineering has announced the synchronization of technologies for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) flight planning, including advanced data collection with...

Aug 18, 2021
Partnership to Launch U.S. Drone-based Medical Delivery Network

U.S. air medical service provider, Air Methods, has developed a drone-based medical delivery network designed to help improve healthcare access...

Aug 18, 2021
New UAV Tether Module Enables Unlimited Flight Times

Blue Vigil has introduced a new air module that will enable DJI M300 aircraft to be powered by Blue Vigil’s...

Aug 18, 2021
Blood Transportation Via UAS Demonstrated

MissionGO, in conjunction with The Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland (the state’s organ procurement organization responsible for organ, eye and...

Aug 18, 2021
Penguin C Mk2 VTOL UAV Unveiled

Edge Autonomy has confirmed that its Penguin C Mk2 Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) long-endurance UAS (unmanned aerial system) is...

Aug 17, 2021
Offshore Autonomous Supply Stations to be Developed for U.S. DoD

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has awarded Sea Machines a $3 million multi-phase contract to develop an autonomous...

Aug 17, 2021
Casia Detect-and-Avoid Technology Integrated into Drone Autopilots

Iris Automation’s Casia drone detect-and-avoid (DAA) software has been integrated into UAV Navigation’s VECTOR autopilot solution, providing UAVs (unmanned aerial...

Aug 16, 2021
Lightweight EO/IR UAV Micro-Gimbal Launched

CACI International has launched the AVT CM62 Micro Gimbal, a multi-sensor imaging system that combines high definition electro-optical (EO) imagery...

Aug 16, 2021
UAV Engine Passes FAA Endurance Test

Suter’s TOA288 engine has passed an endurance test run according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulation section 33.49 for...

Aug 16, 2021
3D Sonic Anemometer for UAS-Based Atmospheric Research

Anemoment has released its newest 3D sonic anemometer, the TriSonica Sphere Wind Flux Sensor. Developed in conjunction with advanced engineering...

Aug 16, 2021
Department 13 Demonstrates Latest sUAS Technology

Department 13 has unveiled new small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) solutions as part of its reimagined airspace management ecosystem, with...

Aug 16, 2021
Sky Power Engines Selected for New Unmanned Helicopters

Sky Power’s UAS (unmanned aerial system) engines have been selected for incorporation into two new helicopters developed by US-based manufacturer...

Aug 13, 2021
Mobilicom Introduces New Handheld Drone Touch Controllers

Mobilicom has confirmed that the company will be showcasing its new GETAC and Panasonic tablet-based touch controllers for UAVs (unmanned...

Aug 13, 2021
Enhanced Long-Endurance Surface Search Demonstrated with Group III UAS

IMSAR, in conjunction with Vanilla Unmanned, has successfully demonstrated enhanced long-endurance surface-search using a Group III UAS (unmanned aerial system)...

Aug 13, 2021
Low-SWaP Mode 5 Transponder for RQ-21A Small Tactical UAS

uAvionix has released the following article detailing how it replaced the existing transponder on the US Navy’s RQ-21A Small Tactical...

Aug 12, 2021
Safe Integration of BVLOS Drone Operations into the National Airspace

Iris Automation has released the following article commenting on the U.S. Congress’ continued intent to prioritize and make progress on...

Aug 12, 2021
Laser-Based Obstacle Detection for Unmanned Helicopters

Meteksan Defence has developed the laser-based Helicopter Obstacle Detection System (HETS), designed to be integrated into both manned and unmanned...

Aug 11, 2021
Bathymetric LiDAR Solution for Mapping Waters in High-Relief Areas

The Fugro RAMMS, the world’s smallest and lightest deepwater Airborne Lidar Bathymetry (ALB) system, can now be deployed from vessels...

Aug 11, 2021
Partnership to Advance UTM Across Japan & Asia Pacific

Altitude Angel has welcomed Japan-based JALUX Group into its Global Partnership Program in order to promote the advancement and deployment...

Aug 11, 2021
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