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Type-Certifiable Predator B UAS Completes First Flight Test
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI) has announced that its Type-Certifiable Predator® B (TCPB) variant completed its first flight test at the company’s Gray Butte Flight Operations...
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FLIR Systems Acquires Prox Dynamics
FLIR Systems has announced that it has acquired Prox Dynamics AS, a developer of nano-class unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for military and para-military intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance...
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Groen Aeronautics to Develop VTOL Gyroplane Drones
Groen Aeronautics Corporation (GAC) has announced that it has received funding to develop the company’s ReconHawk Gyroplane Drone through to production. “We have made this investment because we are...
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Kratos to Supply High Performance Jet Powered Target Drone Systems
Kratos’ BQM-167A Unmanned Target Aerial System has been used by the U.S. Air Force. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has announced that its Unmanned Systems Division (USD) has recently...
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NATS and Altitude Angel Release New App for UK Drone Pilots
NATS and cloud technology developer Altitude Angel have announced that they have developed an app in response to the significant increase in reports of near misses between drones and commercial...
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UK MoD Invests £100M in ‘Protector’ Remotely Piloted Air System
Crown Copyright The UK’s Defence Secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, has agreed a £100M contract with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. to develop their current drone technology into new...
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Unmanned Safety Institute Launches Online Safety Training Course for Drone...
The Unmanned Safety Institute (USI) has announced that it has launched an online training course, designed by its team of aviation safety experts, to teach drone enthusiasts how to fly safely and...
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Pix4D and Parrot Drones Create 3D Multispectral Images of National Park
Pix4D has announced that, as part of a joint project with Parrot, it has used drones and multispectral technology to create a 3D NDVI point cloud of Whitaker’s Forest in Kings Canyon National Park,...
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AeroVironment and CSU-Fresno Begin Water Stress Research with Drones
AeroVironment has announced that it has begun a year-long study with California State University, Fresno to research how unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imagery and analytics could potentially detect...
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GA-ASI Begins Flight Testing for Gray Eagle Extended Range UAS
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced the commencement of flight testing for its MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range (ER) series with the successful first flight of the company’s production...
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MBDA Brimstone Missile to be Tested for RAF Protector UAS
MBDA Systems has announced that its Brimstone precision strike missile is being planned as the UK’s guided missile solution for the Royal Air Force’s Protector Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS)...
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Unmanned Systems and Solutions Opens Professional Drone Repair Facility
Unmanned Systems and Solutions (USAS) has announced that it has opened a 120,000 square foot professional drone repair facility capable of quickly repairing drones from most major manufacturers. In...
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Defiant Labs Announces New DX-3 Drone for Monitoring & Inspection
Defiant Labs, the new technology division of Canadian drone company The Sky Guys Ltd., has announced its new drone, the DX-3, which features vertical take-off and landing and fixed wing flight...
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Health Integrated Rescue Operations Tests New Disaster Drones
HiRO (Health Integrated Rescue Operations), a telemedical drone project, has announced that it has tested two new disaster drones, delivering telemedical packages to victims and rescue personnel in a...
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Arcturus and HEC-TINA to Develop Hydrogen-Fueled Engine for UAVs
The Hydrogen Engine Center (HEC-TINA) and Arcturus UAV have announced that the two companies have formed a joint partnership to develop a hydrogen fueled internal combustion engine capable of...
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MetaVR Provides MQ-9 Reaper UAS Training Simulation Software to US Air Force
MetaVR has announced that it has sold new Virtual Reality Scene Generator (VRSG) licenses to unmanned air system (UAS) or remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) training programs for the Air Force Special...
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UKRspecsystems Selects Robotic Skies for Worldwide UAS Support Services
UKRspecsystems has announced that it has selected Robotic Skies to provide worldwide support services for its line of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) products. As part of the agreement, Robotic Skies...
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Octopus ISR Systems Unveils Enhanced Dual-Sensor UAV Payload
Octopus ISR Systems has announced an enhanced version of the company’s Epsilon 140, a UAV gimbal with a dual-sensor payload. The enhanced version of the Epsilon 140 features a 3.3x IR continuous zoom...
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BAE Systems Trials Next Phase of New Unmanned Aircraft Technologies
BAE Systems has announced that, as part of collaborative efforts across the UK to assess how autonomous air vehicles could be integrated into UK airspace, the company has begun a new phase of unmanned...
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DARPA Launches OFFSET Swarm Tactics Program for Unmanned Vehicles
DARPA has announced that it has launched its new OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program, which aims to increase the effectiveness of small-unit combat forces operating in urban environments,...
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