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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

AI Counter Drone Solution to be Developed for Sensitive US Locations
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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 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
SATCOM System Selected for Fixed Wing Unmanned Aircraft
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 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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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