Unmanned Aircraft Launched from UK Royal Navy Icebreaker Vessel
The UK Royal Navy has announced that its ice patrol ship HMS Protector has launched tiny pilotless aircraft from her decks for the first time to assist with navigating through the Antarctic. A...
View ArticleCAMCOPTER S-100 UAS Demonstrates Capabilities During Canadian Ice Trials
Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) has successfully demonstrated its capabilities to a host of dignitaries from the Canadian Coast Guard, the Royal Canadian Navy, Transport Canada,...
View ArticleNASA Prepares Predator B UAS for NAS Integration Tests
NASA and its partners are validating and advancing technologies that will assist the Federal Aviation Administration as they develop regulations to integrate Unmanned Aircraft Systems into the National...
View ArticleNorthwest UAV Engine Successfully Completes FAR 33 Endurance Test
Northwest UAV (NWUAV), a developer of propulsion systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced the successful completion of the rigorous FAR 33 Endurance Test on the company’s NW-44...
View ArticleXFly Introduces Intelligent Flight Control Navigator for UAVs
XFLY LLC, a developer of unmanned aerial vehicle technology (UAV) solutions, has announced the introduction of the company’s new xNav IFCN, an Intelligent Flight Control Navigator that facilitates...
View ArticleFirst Flight of Subscale VTOL X-Plane is a Success
LightningStrike VTOL X-Plane subscale vehicle. Image courtesy of Aurora Flight Sciences. Aurora Flight Sciences has announced that a subscale vehicle demonstrator (SVD) of its LightningStrike, Vertical...
View ArticleOctopus ISR Demonstrates Automatic Aerial Tracking of UAV
Octopus ISR, a developer of imaging payloads and related systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has released a video showing a Penguin C unmanned aircraft automatically tracking another UAV. The...
View ArticleUAV Solutions’ SUAS used in RAPS II Flight Demonstration
UAV Solutions, Inc. has confirmed that two of its small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS) participated in flight demonstrations as a part of the Robotic Aircraft for Public Safety (RAPS) Phase II...
View ArticleDJI Announces Matrice 600 UAV for Aerial Photography and Filmmaking
DJI has announced the introduction of the Matrice 600, its next-generation aerial platform for professional aerial photography, filmmaking and industrial applications. The M600 integrates DJI’s new A3...
View ArticleRoyal Australian Air Force Operates Heron UAS Alongside Manned Aircraft
The Royal Australian Air Force has announced that it has operated the Heron remotely-piloted unmanned aircraft system out of RAAF Base Amberley for the very first time. The Heron has been flying in...
View ArticleFAA Approves First Nighttime Commercial UAV Operation
Tremco Roofing & Building Maintenance has announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted the firm approval for the first nighttime commercial drone operation in the U.S.....
View ArticleCaseCruzer Announces New Mobile Drone Charging Station
CaseCruzer, a developer of durable carrying cases, has announced the release of the SmartCruzer Drone Charging Station, targeted at the the film, news media and racing sport industries. The case allows...
View ArticleU.S. Army Orders RQ-7B V2 Shadow Tactical UAS Upgrades
The RQ-7B V2 Shadow® Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System Textron Systems Unmanned Systems, a Textron Inc. business, has received a $116.5 million award from the U.S. Army for an additional 24 RQ-7B V2...
View ArticleJuniper Unmanned Enters into Partnership with Pulse Aerospace
Pulse Aerospace VAPOR unmanned helicopter Juniper Unmanned, Inc., a developer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) business programs, has announced that it has entered into a strategic business...
View ArticleSilent Falcon UAS Technologies Collaborates with NASA on Drone Traffic...
Silent Falcon UAS Technologies, a developer of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and related components and sensors, has announced that it is partnering with NASA to develop a UAS Traffic...
View ArticlePrecisionHawk Introduces Lancaster 5 UAS for Enterprise Data Collection
PrecisionHawk, a developer of unmanned aerial information tools for business, has announced the Lancaster 5, the company’s fifth generation UAV platform with highly advanced data collection and flight...
View ArticleTextron Systems Joins Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Textron Systems Unmanned Systems, a developer of unmanned vehicles, has announced its participation in the Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS). Founded in 2012, the C-UAS is part of the...
View Article5D Robotics Acquires Assets of Aerial MOB and Creates New Aerial Division
5D Robotics, Inc., a developer of robotic positioning and motion technologies, has announced its acquisition of industrial assets and intellectual property of Aerial MOB, LLC, a drone aerial...
View Articlee.Yo Copter Develops Turbo Prop Multi-Mission Drone Helicopter
e.Yo Copter, a startup technology firm, has announced that it is developing a multi-mission unmanned helicopter. The e.Yo 400 is currently in experimental prototype stage, and will be exhibited at the...
View ArticleEnergyOr Announces New H2Quad 1000 Fuel Cell Powered UAV
EnergyOr Technologies Inc., a developer of advanced proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell systems and integrated UAV platforms, has announced that it has launched the H2Quad 1000, a multirotor drone...
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