Shotover Launches U1 Professional Aerial Cinematography Drone
Shotover, a manufacturer of high-performance stabilization platforms, has announced the debut of the Shotover U1, a professional-grade unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the broadcast, motion picture,...
View ArticleFenstermaker Announces Completion of Custom Mapper Drone
C. H. Fenstermaker & Associates, L.L.C., a provider of engineering and surveying services, has announced the completion and field implementation of its one-of-a kind Aeromapper Talon drone....
View ArticleSmall UAS Must Be Registered under new FAA Rule
The Aeryon Skyranger UAS The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced a streamlined and user-friendly web-based aircraft registration process for owners...
View ArticleCommercial Droneport to be Constructed in Nevada
Aerodrome, a provider of aviation services for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), and its partner, the City of Boulder City, NV, have announced what they have claimed to be the world’s first commercial...
View ArticleIntelligent Energy to Unveil Hydrogen Fuel Cells for Drones
Intelligent Energy, a developer of fuel cell technologies, has announced that it has developed a prototype of a hydrogen fuel cell powered range extender for drones. The range extender offers longer...
View ArticleCaterpillar and Redbird to Partner on Work Site Drone Analytics
Caterpillar has announced that it has entered into a partnership with Redbird, established in 2013, a company that specializes in acquisition and analysis of aerial data collected by unmanned aerial...
View ArticleLehmann Aviation Offers Civil Liability Drone Insurance
Lehmann Aviation, a manufacturer of professional civil UAVs, together with a worldwide insurance company, has launched new civil liability insurance to provide coverage for provisions under civil law...
View ArticlePASSUR Aerospace Announces Drone Traffic Management Integration Service
PASSUR Aerospace, Inc., a provider of aviation intelligence solutions, has announced that it has established an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Traffic Management Integration service. The service is...
View ArticleUK MOD Selects Roke Manor to Develop Real-Time Datalink for Drones
Roke Manor Research, an electronics engineering consultancy, has announced that the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), as part of its Defence Growth Partnership (DGP) Innovation Challenge, has selected the...
View ArticleUS Navy CICADA UAV Wins Popular Science Award
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has announced that its small glider, the Close-in Covert Autonomous Disposable Aircraft (CICADA), has been awarded a ‘2015 Best of What’s New’ award by the...
View ArticleNATO Alliance Ground Surveillance UAS Completes First Flight
Northrop Grumman Corporation and members of NATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance Management Agency (NAGSMA) celebrated the first flight of NATO’s first Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) aircraft....
View ArticleSaab and UMS Aero Group Form Tactical UAV Joint Venture
Saab, a defence and security company, and UMS Aero Group AG, a Swiss supplier of tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), have announced that the two companies are forming a joint venture under the...
View ArticleTwo Kratos UTAP-22 UAS Demonstrate Continuous Collaborative Airborne Operations
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, has successfully performed the third flight demonstration of its Unmanned Tactical Aerial Platform...
View ArticlePrecisionHawk Signs UAS R&D Agreement with Indiana State University
PrecisionHawk, an unmanned aircraft data collection company, and Indiana State University have announced that they have signed a research and development partnership that aims to advance the unmanned...
View ArticleuAvionix and Draganfly Innovations Announce New Sense and Avoid Drone Safety...
uAvionix Corporation, a developer of ADS-B transponders, and Draganfly Innovations Inc., a manufacturer of multi-rotor unmanned aircraft, have announced the successful integration of uAvionix’ Ping...
View ArticleAntarctic Supply Ship Uses Drone to Navigate Sea Ice
The Australian Antarctic Division has announced that a quadcopter drone has helped navigate the research and supply ship Aurora Australis through the sea ice on its annual resupply voyage to Casey...
View ArticleUS Army Retires Oldest Unmanned Aircraft
The US Army has announced that it has retired its oldest unmanned aircraft system (UAS), the Hunter, which had its final flight as part of a ceremony that marked transitions for both the aircraft and...
View ArticleGeneral Atomics Delivers Final Predator UAVs to Italian Air Force
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems and related solutions, has announced that the Italian Air Force (ItAF) has accepted delivery of two RQ-1 Predator...
View ArticleDARPA Announces Phase 3 of Tern Unmanned VTOL Aircraft Project
DARPA has announced that it has awarded Phase 3 of Tern, a joint program between DARPA and the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR), to a team led by the Northrop Grumman Corporation. With Tern,...
View ArticleSanborn Pilots Complete UAS Flight Training
The Sanborn Map Company, Inc., a provider of geospatial technology solutions, has announced that several of its seasoned pilots have completed extensive unmanned aircraft system (UAS) training and now...
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