GA-ASI and Fokker to Develop New Predator B Landing Gear System
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI) and GKN Aerospace’s Fokker business unit have announced that they will collaborate to produce and support landing gear systems for Predator® B/MQ-9...
View ArticleGlobe UAV Announces Long Distance Drone with HD Video Transmission
Globe UAV GmbH, a developer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced the introduction of its GUAV7 drone, a long distance unmanned aircraft equipped with permanent HD video transmission for...
View ArticleCAMCOPTER S-100 UAS Aids Refugee Rescue Missions in the Mediterranean
Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER® S-100 UAS is once again supporting the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS), a global search-and-rescue charity organization. Following successful operations in 2014 and 2015,...
View ArticlenEUROn UAS Performs Public Flight Demonstration
nEUROn, Falcon 8X and Rafale in flight. © Dassault Aviation – S. Randé The nEUROn unmanned combat air vehicle demonstrator has flown at an air meet at Istres. The event was organized by teams from...
View ArticleSuper Pro Aerial Announces AlumaHex Heavy Lift UAS
Super Pro Aerial has released the AlumaHex UAS – a new heavy-lift multi-sensor drone platform. “The new AlumaHex UAS is the most capable and longest flying UAS currently produced,” said Daniel...
View ArticleTextron Shadow Tactical UAS Achieves One Million Flight Hours
Textron Systems Unmanned Systems has announced that its Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (TUAS) has surpassed one million total flight hours, becoming what the company claims is the only...
View ArticleNASA Selects Near Earth Autonomy to Develop Flight Safety Software for UAS
Near Earth Autonomy has received a $754,000 award through NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research program to develop Safe50, a software module for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that will enable...
View ArticleO’Qualia Unveils Fully 3D Printed Commercial Fixed-Wing Drone
O’Qualia, an unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) research and manufacturing company, has announced the launch of its new Captor UAS, which the company claims is the first commercially available fully 3D...
View ArticleSentera Launches Phoenix 2 Fixed-Wing UAV
Sentera, LLC, a global provider of UAV hardware, sensors and data management platforms, has announced the launch of its Phoenix 2 Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). “The Phoenix 2 brings a level...
View ArticleGA-ASI Successfully Tests Predator C Avenger with Long Range Imaging Sensor
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems and related mission systems solutions, has announced the successful flight tests of Predator C...
View ArticleECA Group Develops Polar Exploration UAV
ECA Group, a developer of robotics solutions for harsh environments, has announced that it has extended its UAV IT180 range of unmanned aircraft with a new solution intended for operation in polar...
View ArticleECA Group and Delair-Tech to Develop Tactical Mini-Drone
Delair-Tech, a designer of professional drone systems, and ECA Group, a developer of robotics solutions, have announced a partnership between the two firms for the development of a tactical mini-drone...
View ArticleUgCS Releases New Universal Ground Control Software
UgCS has released the latest version of its ground station software. UgCS 2.9 features a number of improvements and new features, including the ability to plan area scan missions by entering the...
View ArticleCMI Defence Integrates UAV Control into Combat Vehicle Turret
CMI Defence has integrated Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) control into its combat vehicle turrets, a new feature that will extend situational awareness and enhance the indirect firing capabilities of...
View ArticleEasy Aerial Launches GlobalARC Cloud-Based Drone Command Center
Easy Aerial Inc. has launched a new distance drone deployment and management system with built-in air traffic control and real-time video and data feed. The cloud-based platform makes it possible to...
View ArticleAeryon Enhances SkyRanger sUAS Video Analysis Capabilities
Aeryon Labs and General Dynamics Mediaware have announced an agreement to provide Aeryon SkyRanger operators with access to MissionMonitor, an advanced video analysis software platform for...
View ArticleFAA Finalizes Operational Rules for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that it has finalized the first operational rules for routine commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), opening pathways...
View ArticleSpacemetric and Sky Eye Innovations to Develop Advanced Inspection Drones
Sky Eye Innovations, a developer of industrial unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and Spacemetric, a provider of image and video data handling solutions, have announced that the two companies have...
View ArticleRockwell Collins Successfully Tests BVLOS Unmanned Avionics Solution
Rockwell Collins has announced that, in collaboration with the University of Iowa’s Operator Performance Lab (OPL), it has successfully controlled an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) using its end-to-end...
View ArticleTextron Successfully Tests Shadow Tactical UAS Weapon System
Textron Systems Weapon & Sensor Systems has announced that, in conjunction with Thales, it has successfully tested the Fury lightweight precision guided glide weapon from the Shadow Tactical...
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