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Autonomous Transport Drone Carries 110 lb Payload
Bell’s Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) has completed a test flight carrying 110 lbs. of payload over an 8-mile route at their testing site near Fort Worth, Texas. To date, the APT flight test program...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced long-awaited final rules for Unmanned Aircraft (UAS, UAV, drones). The new rules will require Remote...
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BAE Systems Unveils Nano ‘Bug’ Drone
BAE Systems, in collaboration with UAVTEK, has developed a nano “Bug” drone weighing just 196g and boasting a 2km range. The Bug is a low visual profile nano-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) with a...
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First Flight Performed with New Global Hawk UAV Ground Station
Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully completed the first flight with its Global Hawk UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) using the new modernised ground control station. The Global Hawk Ground...
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New Drone Airframe Design Uses Additive Moulding
Skydio has partnered with manufacturing technology firm Arris to develop a new drone airframe design that leverages Arris’ Additive Molding carbon fiber manufacturing process. The new technology,...
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Industrial Drone Achieves FAA Type Certification Milestone
Union Robotics has achieved a milestone on the path to FAA type certification for its Meadowhawk dielectric industrial UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle). The FAA has accepted Union Robotics’ means of...
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BVLOS Drone Operations Conducted Over North Sea
uAvionix’ ping200X transponder and truFYX GPS receiver have recently been used by UAS (unmanned aerial systems) operators Flylogix to conduct Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations in...
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Counter-Drone Technology Supports U.S. Army Exercise
DroneShield has provided several of its C-UAS (counter-unmanned aerial systems) solutions for dismounted, mounted, and fixed-site drone detection in support of the recent U.S. Army Defense in Depth...
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Elsight Secures Funding for BVLOS Drone Connectivity Technology
Elsight has successfully completed a funding round that has secured $8.3M for the company to fuel its growth through the acceleration of sales and marketing activities as well further investment in...
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First Autonomous Drone Field Lab in EU Opened
The High Tech Campus Eindhoven (HTCE) technology park has begun construction of new onsite digital infrastructure for advanced autonomous aviation that will help advance the research and development...
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China Introduces National Standard for UAS Delivery Services
China’s State Post Bureau has issued a Specification for Express Delivery Service by Unmanned Aircraft, which is the country’s first industry standard for express drone-based deliveries. The Standard...
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Drone Integration Into European Airspace Investigated
The Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) and Information Systems Delft (ISD) are performing a multi-year study for General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) in order to develop the procedures...
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Draganfly Commander Drones Selected by US Department of Agriculture
Draganfly’s Commander drones have been selected by the US Department of Agriculture for use in phenotyping and other related data collection and analysis tasks. The selection follows the US Department...
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uAvionix Technologies Flown on Zephyr HAPS UAV
uAvionix’ ping200X ADS-B transponder and truFYX GPS receiver have both been successfully integrated and flown by launch customer Airbus aboard the Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) unmanned...
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New Range of Rhomboidal-Wing UAVs Unveiled
FLY-R has launched a new range of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) based on a rhomboidal-wing configuration. The design was first proven on a smaller 1.5 metre-wingspan unmanned aircraft, and has been...
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BVLOS HF Command & Control Demonstrated with MQ-9A UAS
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has performed what it claims is the first Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) high-frequency (HF) command and control (C2) demonstration with an unmanned...
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The Benefits of Tethered Drones
Elistair has released an article outlining the benefits of tethered drone systems, which are unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) physically connected to and powered by a ground station. The systems are...
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New UAS Systems Engineering and Certification Service Launched
Hionos, a certified flight controller software solutions provider, has partnered with UAS (unmanned aerial systems) avionics and engineering company Abionica Solutions to provide a new service that...
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Avenger UAS Selected for USAF Drone AI Program
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been selected by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) to provide its Avenger unmanned aerial system (UAS) in support of the...
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Cyprus Joint Rescue Coordination Center Uses Upgraded C-Astral Drones
C-Astral has successfully upgraded its legacy Bramor C4EYE UAS (unmanned aerial system) for the Cyprus-based Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC), which has been using the system for search and...
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