Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS Completes Flight Trials in Norway
Schiebel has announced that its CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) has been presented to the Norwegian Coastguard, Royal Norwegian Navy, Royal Norwegian Airforce, Norwegian Coastal...
View ArticleAtmos UAV Launches New Data Gathering Drone for Mapping Applications
Atmos UAV, a start-up originating from the Technical University of Delft, has announced the launch of Marlyn, a lightweight data-gathering drone designed for mapping applications which flies...
View ArticleAeryon Labs Provides UAS Technology for Tornado Damage Assessment
Aeryon Labs has partnered with Textron Systems Unmanned Systems’ Civil & Commercial team to support disaster response efforts for the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management. The Civil &...
View ArticleDARPA Selects Boeing Design for Unmanned Spaceplane Program
DARPA has announced that it has selected The Boeing Company to complete advanced design work for the Agency’s Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) program, which aims to build and fly the first of an...
View ArticleAvion Unmanned Provides UAS Training for Sheriff’s Office
Avion Unmanned has announced that it has provided the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) in Alabama with training to allow the Office to obtain a Certificate of Authorization (COA) from the...
View ArticleMQ-9B SkyGuardian UAS Completes 48 Hour Continuous Flight
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has announced that its new MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) system, a “Certifiable” (STANAG 4671) version of its Predator B product line,...
View ArticleFury Precision-Guided Glide Munition Tested from Tactical UAS
Textron Systems Weapon & Sensor Systems has announced that it has successfully tested its Fury lightweight precision guided glide munition against moving targets at Yuma Proving Grounds in...
View ArticleAlta Devices and PowerOasis to Develop Hybrid Power System Design for UAS
Alta Devices and PowerOasis have announced that the two firms have entered into a partnership to develop a reference design for integrated solar and lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery power systems for...
View ArticleAeroscout Introduces Scout B-330 VTOL UAV
Swiss-based UAV manufacturer, Aeroscout, has launched the new Scout B-330 UAV Helicopter, which is built with a high payload capacity of up to 50 kg (110 lbs), a long flight endurance (of at least...
View ArticleDJI Launches Spark Miniature Gesture-Controlled Camera Drone
DJI has announced the launch of Spark, a miniature camera drone that can lift off from the palm of a hand and capture and share images and videos. Spark is controllable solely by hand gestures. When...
View ArticleDrone Aviation Announces Automated Smart Winch Tethering System
Drone Aviation Holding Corp., a manufacturer of tethered drones and lighter-than-air aerostats, has announced the introduction of FUSE, the company’s new automated smart winch tethering system...
View ArticleArticle: The Importance of Drones and Photogrammetry for the Insurance Industry
Pix4D has released the following article detailing how drones and photogrammetry are changing the insurance industry: Drone-based photogrammetry, popularly known as drone-mapping, helps optimize...
View ArticleIndago UAS Performs BVLOS Pipeline Inspections
Lockheed Martin has announced that, in partnership with Canadian UAVs, it has completed what it claims is the first beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) pipeline and well assets inspection using the...
View ArticleInsitu Integrator UAV Selected by Netherlands Ministry of Defence
Insitu has announced that it has been awarded a Short Range Tactical UAV (SRTUAV) contract for its Integrator unmanned aircraft by the Netherlands Ministry of Defence (NMOD). The baseline offering is...
View ArticleUS Air Force Personnel to be Equipped with Counter-UAV Detection and Jamming...
The Block 3 Dronebuster Counter UAV System Radio Hill Technologies (RHT), based in Portland, Oregon, has confirmed that the US Air Force has selected the Block 3 Dronebuster hand-held counter-drone...
View ArticleUAS Students to Use Augmented Reality Software for Disaster Relief Study
Rapid Imaging Software has announced that unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) students from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will use the company’s SmartCam3D View augmented reality software in the...
View ArticleDARTdrones to Provide UAV Pilot Training for Project Lifesaver
Project Lifesaver International (PLI) and DARTdrones have announced a formal partnership between the two organizations in which DARTdrones will provide comprehensive training and preparation for the...
View ArticleAvion Unmanned partners with TN Sheriff’s Association for Online Drone Training
Avion Solutions, Inc. has announced a new partnership with the Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association (TSA) to pay 10% of UAS training costs for any member of the Association who wishes to obtain Federal...
View ArticleAutomated Object Detection Software to be Deployed on AeroVironment Wasp AE sUAS
Sentient Vision Systems has announced that its Kestrel automated object detection software will be deployed by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) with the AeroVironment Wasp AE Small Unmanned Aircraft...
View ArticleNASA and Partners Test Next Phase of UAS Traffic Management System
The Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS) has announced that, along with its NASA partners, it has flown five different Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) demonstrating multiple operational...
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