Egan Airships Introduces Hybrid Plane-Blimp Unmanned Aircraft
Egan Airships has announced PLIMP, a plummet-proof, plane-blimp hybrid UAS (unmanned aircraft system) that can maneuver and move quickly like fixed-wing aircraft, hover and vertically take off and...
View ArticleUMS SKELDAR Achieves AS/EN 9100 Quality Standard
UMS SKELDAR, a developer of rotary Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) solutions, has announced that it has achieved the international accreditation AS/EN 9100 Quality Management System, and is believed to...
View ArticleGA-ASI Conducts First Flight from New Test and Training Center
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that it has flown its first test flight out of its new Flight Test and Training Center (FTTC) facility in Grand Forks, North Dakota....
View ArticleAeroVironment Updates sUAS with Digital Data Link Technologies
AeroVironment has announced that it has integrated M1/M2/M5 radio frequencies into its Raven and Puma AE unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and provided the upgraded systems to two DoD customers. In...
View ArticleVolz Servos Achieve Over 200,000 Flight Hours in Aerosonde SUAS
Volz Servos has announced that the company’s servos have successfully flown over 200,000 hours in Textron Systems’ Aerosonde Mk4.7 Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS). Textron Systems’ Unmanned...
View ArticleSentera Agricultural Drone Captures RGB, Thermal and NVDI Data
Sentera has announced the new capability of its Omni quadcopter drone to capture three distinct crop health data measurements in a single flight: thermal, normalized difference vegetation index...
View ArticleLockheed Martin Develops Counter-UAS Laser Weapon
Lockheed Martin has announced that it has developed a prototype laser weapon that incorporates an advanced system of sensors, software and specialized optics to defeat unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)...
View ArticleSkyfront Sets New Multirotor Drone Flight Record
Skyfront, a manufacturer of multirotor drones for the agriculture, energy and utility industries, has announced that its flagship drone has set a new world record for endurance. The Skyfront Tailwind...
View ArticleThreod Systems Develops New Tactical Fixed-Wing UAS
Threod Systems has announced that the company is developing an updated variant of its Stream small tactical unmanned aircraft system (UAS), the Stream C. The Class 1 UAS will be a larger platform with...
View ArticleMatternet Drone Station Automatically Swaps Batteries and Packages
Matternet, developer of an autonomous drone logistics platform, has unveiled the Matternet Station, which enables fully-automated ground operations for Matternet customer networks. The Matternet...
View ArticleOpenWorks Engineering Announces Automatic Drone Capture System
OpenWorks Engineering has announced the launch of a new technology that allows authorities the ability to remotely and automatically capture potential drone threats. The SkyWall300 is an automatic...
View ArticleDJI Outlines Solutions For Managing And Monitoring Unmanned Aircraft Traffic
DJI has announced that it has presented a robust system for managing and monitoring drone traffic in two white papers delivered at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Drone Enable...
View ArticlePrecisionHawk Developing Survey-Grade Drone LiDAR
PrecisionHawk has announced that it is preparing to provide its customers with a drone LiDAR solution that matches or exceeds standard manned aircraft data outputs. The company’s first move was to...
View ArticleLong-Endurance Portable UAV Introduced for Commercial Applications
Skyeton has announced the introduction of its new ACS series of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The ACS is a modular fixed-wing aircraft with the ability to operate autonomously once in flight....
View ArticleNew Mapping Drone Features 3G/4G Communications and Onboard Processing
Delair has announced that it will introduce its next-generation professional unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for survey-grade photogrammetric mapping, the UX11, at INTERGEO 2017 in Berlin, Germany. The...
View ArticleHoneywell Launches New UAV Industrial Inspection Service
Honeywell has announced that it has launched its first commercial unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) inspection service, the Honeywell InView inspection service, to help industrial customers improve...
View ArticleAUDS Counter-Drone System Upgraded for Vehicle Deployment and Anti-Swarm Attacks
The developers of the AUDS counter-UAS defence system have announced that it has been enhanced for deployment on military and commercial security and surveillance vehicles and with new technology to...
View ArticleTrimble Announces New Base Station for UAV Mapping
Trimble has announced the release of its new GNSS Smart Target Base Station for high-accuracy mapping from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The announcement was made at the INTERGEO 2017 conference....
View ArticleNOAA Tracks Hurricane with Raytheon Coyote UAVs
Raytheon has announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has used six of the company’s Coyote unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to track and model Hurricane Maria. Launched...
View ArticleAP Equipment Financing Provides Funding for UAS Manufacturers, Vendors &...
Image courtesy of Outfilming AP Equipment Financing, a leading provider of flexible financing solutions for manufacturers and vendors of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), as well as...
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