RT LTA Unveils SkyStar 330 Tactical Aerostat
The new SkyStar 330 Tactical Aerostat RT LTA Systems Ltd., a leading designer, developer, and manufacturer of the Skystar™ family of aerostats for use in intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and...
View ArticleDJI and Ford Announce Drone-to-Vehicle Technology Developer Challenge
Ford and DJI have announced a challenge to develop software to allow vehicles and drones to become more capable and efficient working together. Working with DJI, Ford has invited innovators to...
View ArticleZerotech Announces 4K Video Drone Based on Qualcomm Snapdragon Flight Platform
ZEROTECH, a developer of intelligent drone solutions, has announced a commercial VTOL UAV based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon Flight platform. YING uses the Snapdragon 4K capture to “supersample” video...
View ArticleUS Naval Research Laboratory Conducts Flight Tests on Unmanned Sailplanes
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has announced that, in collaboration with the Air Vehicle Intelligence and Autonomy (AVIA) Lab at Pennsylvania State University (PSU), it has completed testing...
View ArticleGlobal Hawk Awarded Prestigious Technology Innovation Award
Northrop Grumman has announced that CONNECT, an innovation company accelerator in San Diego, has awarded its highest honor for a technology or product developed in San Diego to the Global Hawk unmanned...
View ArticleAirbus Defense and Space Announces New Counter-UAV System
Airbus Defense and Space, Inc. has announced that it has developed a Counter-UAV System which detects illicit intrusions of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) over critical areas at long ranges and offers...
View ArticleEHang Unveils Unmanned Passenger-Carrying Drone
EHang, a developer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has unveiled the EHang 184, an electric, personal Autonomous Aerial Vehicle (AAV) for short-to-medium distances that the company claims is a...
View ArticleAeryon Labs Expands to Meet Increasing Demand for sUAS Platforms
Aeryon Labs, a leading manufacturer of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS), has opened a second office in the Waterloo Region, in Ontario, Canada. The additional 30,000 sq. ft. office space, in...
View ArticleFlypro Announces Voice-Controlled XEagle Drone
Flypro, a manufacturer of VTOL unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced that the company has developed a version of its XEagle drone that can be controlled with the user’s voice. The drone was...
View ArticleBird-X Releases Autonomous Bird Control Drone
Bird-X, a developer of humane bird control solutions, has announced the release of its new multirotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for bird control, the ProHawk. The ProHawk UAV features fully...
View ArticleYuneec International Announces New Typhoon H Camera Drone
Yuneec International, a manufacturer of electric multirotor unmanned aerial vehicles, has announced the latest addition to its Typhoon series, the Typhoon H. Driven by customer demand for a more...
View ArticleEnergyOr Multirotor Drone Completes Two-Hour Flight with Camera Payload
EnergyOr Technologies Inc., a developer of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell systems for aerospace applications, has announced that it has demonstrated the world’s longest multirotor drone...
View ArticleFAA Announces Public Release of B4UFLY UAS Smartphone App
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced the public release of the B4UFLY mobile application following an initial beta testing period. B4UFLY tells users about current or upcoming...
View ArticleSaab To Provide UAV Systems to Swedish Police
Saab, a defence and security company, has announced that it has signed a contract with the Swedish Police to deliver three UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) systems. Saab will deliver three UAV systems to...
View ArticleUgCS Fly DJI Drone With Sagetech XPS-TR Transponder, Providing ATC Visibility
UgCS, a developer of software for mission planning and execution for unmanned systems, have integrated a Sagetech Mode S/ADS-B out transponder with an A2 DJI UAV, enabling radar visibility throughout...
View ArticleCMU and Sikorsky Demonstrate Unmanned Collaborative Capabilities
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and Sikorsky, a developer and manufacturer of helicopters, have announced that they have recently participated in a joint autonomy demonstration that proved the...
View ArticleNOAA Uses Raytheon Coyote UAS for Hurricane Tracking
Raytheon has announced that it has provided its enhanced Coyote Unmanned Air System (UAS) to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for hurricane tracking and modeling, giving...
View ArticleUS Navy Blackjack UAS Ready for Fleet Operation
The US Naval Air Systems Command has announced that the Navy and Marine Corps’ RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has received the official green light for operation, marking a major...
View ArticleBeijing Normal University Unmanned Helicopter Completes South Pole Flight
Beijing Normal University has announced that an unmanned helicopter developed by the university has completed its maiden flight from the Great Wall Station in the South Pole, photographing fauna and...
View ArticleGerman Aerospace Center Lands UAV on Moving Car
Researchers at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) have successfully landed UAV Factory’s Penguin BE UAV, travelling at 75 kilometres per hour, on the roof of a...
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