MQ-9A UAS Equipped with New Avionics Bay
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has successfully undertaken a test flight with a company-owned MQ-9A Block 5 UAS (unmanned aerial system) that incorporated a newly-developed...
View ArticlePrototype Long-Range Naval Cargo Transport UAS Tested
Naval Air Force Atlantic has conducted a test of a new prototype unmanned aircraft, known as Blue Water UAS, designed to provide long-range cargo transport in support of U.S. Navy forces operating in...
View ArticleIris Automation Launches BVLOS Drone Program in Canada
Iris Automation has partnered with the Foremost UAS Test Range in Alberta and the UAS Center of Excellence (CED) in Alma, Quebec, to launch the Canada Pathfinder Program, an all-in-one solution...
View ArticleUAVOS Develops New Main Rotor Blades for Unmanned Helicopters
UAVOS has launched its new next-generation composite main rotor blades for helicopter UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) with takeoff weight of up to 140 kg and rotor diameter of 3200 mm (126″). The...
View ArticleCanadian Coast Guard to Trial Drone Surveillance System
Kongsberg Geospatial has been selected by Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) to conduct trials of a new long-endurance UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)-based surveillance system for the...
View ArticleCounter-Drone Technology Supports Remote ID
D-Fend Solutions has confirmed that its EnforceAir counter-small unmanned aerial systems (C-sUAS) technology supports the legislation rule recently passed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)...
View ArticleLoyal Wingman UAS Completes First Flight
Boeing Australia, working in conjunction with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), has successfully completed the first test flight of the Loyal Wingman unmanned aerial system (UAS). The Loyal...
View ArticleDrone LiDAR Inspection Payload Utilizes Inertial Labs INS
Inertial Labs has confirmed that its INS-D-OEM inertial navigation system (INS) has been incorporated into ROCK Robotic’s latest drone LiDAR payload, the ROCK R2A. Built around the Livox Avia LiDAR...
View ArticleSystem Failure Prediction Software for UAS
Black Swift Technologies (BST) has released the following article detailing its proposed artificial intelligence-based solution for detecting anomalies in unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and predicting...
View ArticleMicrodrones Selects New Distributor in Vietnam
Microdrones has selected Survey Technology & Trading Joint Stock Company (Sujcom) in Vietnam as a new distributor of its UAS (unmanned aerial system) solutions for mapping and surveying. Sujcom...
View ArticleUpdated Range of Tethered Drone Systems Launched
Volarious has updated its V-LINE range of tethered drone stations with support for the DJI Autel Evo 2 series and the new Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced. The company has also launched a new app for the...
View ArticleArtificial Rain Generation with UAVs
Anemoment has released the following case study detailing the use of the company’s TriSonica Mini wind and weather sensor on board an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by the Hail Suppression...
View ArticleDesigning UAS Avionics for Dual Military and Civil Usage
Sagetech has released the following article that lays out avionics design considerations for UAS (unmanned aerial systems) that may have to perform both military and civilian missions. The...
View ArticleAvenger ER UAS Receives Experimental Certificate for Extended Operations
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has been awarded an Experimental Certificate (EC) by the FAA for its Avenger ER (Extended Range) UAS (unmanned aerial system). The certificate...
View ArticleUAS Pipeline Inspections Simulated in NASA SIO Demonstration
Sagetech Avionics has partnered with Echodyne to provide a multi-sensor Detect and Avoid (DAA) system to American Aerospace Technologies Inc. (AATI), as part of NASA’s final Systems Integration and...
View ArticleBVLOS UAS Undertakes Pipeline Inspection Demonstration
American Aerospace Technology (AATI)’s AiRanger UAS (unmanned aerial system) has been used to successfully demonstrate beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) pipeline inspection as part of NASA’s Systems...
View ArticleRotary Diesel Engine to be Adapted for UAS
LiquidPiston has been awarded a contract from the United States Air Force to adapt its X-Engine technology for use in unmanned aerial systems (UAS) as well as “orbs” – urban air mobility (UAM) vehicles...
View ArticleIndustrial Heavy-Lift Drone Selected for FAA BEYOND Program
Parallel Flight Technologies (PFT) has been selected as an official partner of the Alaska Center for UAS Integration (ACUASI) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. ACUASI is a lead participant in the...
View ArticleNew Counter-UAS System Launched
MBDA has launched Sky Warden, the company’s new flagship counter-drone system. Sky Warden provides a full counter-UAS (unmanned aerial systems) kill chain from detection through to neutralisation, and...
View ArticleDrone Delivery System to Undergo Type Certification
Flirtey has completed the technologies required for its drone delivery system, designed for last-mile delivery, to undergo FAA type certification and enter an expanded production phase. The delivery...
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