AeroVironment to Develop Solar-Powered HALE UAS
AeroVironment has announced the formation of a joint venture with Japanese telecommunications firm HAPSMobile to develop solar-powered high-altitude long-endurance, or HALE, UAS (unmanned aircraft...
View ArticleKittyhawk Adds Automated Flight System to Drone Operations Platform
Kittyhawk, a developer of commercial drone operations software, has announced the addition of new features to its drone operations platform. Kittyhawk is adding an automated flight system to its...
View ArticleAEE Selects Qualcomm Flight Embedded Platform for Drones
AEE Aviation Technology has announced that it will integrate the Qualcomm Flight embedded drone development platform to bring advanced functionality to AEE’s consumer drone family of products....
View ArticleInsitu Demonstrates Situational Awareness System for UAS
Insitu has announced that it has successfully completed a flight demonstration for its ground-based Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) airspace situational awareness system. Insitu is tackling one of the...
View ArticleBoeing Unveils Electric VTOL Cargo UAV Prototype
Boeing has announced that it has unveiled a new unmanned electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) cargo air vehicle (CAV) prototype that will be used to test and evolve Boeing’s autonomy...
View ArticleFortem Technologies Announces New Long-Range Detect-And-Avoid Drone Solution
Fortem Technologies has announced the availability of TrueView R20,a compact, high-performance detect-and-avoid radar solution for unammned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Fortem’s radar technology has been...
View ArticleYuneec Unveils New Photography and Racing Drones
Yuneec International has announced the unveiling of a new fixed wing drone, the Firebird FPV, and a racing drone, the HD Racer. Additionally, the company has also announced the second generation of...
View ArticleNaval Group and Airbus Helicopters to Develop Drones for French Navy Warships
Airbus Helicopters has announced that, along with European defense firm Naval Group, it has been awarded a contract by the DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement – the French government defense...
View ArticleUAV LiDAR Technology Used for UK Forestry Research
Aberystwyth University has announced that it has invested in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology to expand their state-of-the-art forestry research. The Earth Observation and Ecosystem Dynamics...
View ArticleIntel Unveils Shooting Star Mini Drone
Intel has announced that it has unveiled its new Shooting Star Mini drone at the CES 2018 show, and set a new Guinness World Records title for most UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) airborne...
View ArticleDrone Delivery Canada Expands Testing Program to U.S.
Drone Delivery Canada has announced that the company is expanding its commercial testing program to the United States of America at the New York Griffiss International Airport UAS Test Site, located...
View ArticleDARPA Begins Phase 3 of Collaborative Autonomy for UAS
DARPA has announced that it has completed successful Phase 2 flight tests and moved into Phase 3 of its Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE) program, which aims to extend the...
View ArticleLeonardo to Lead Unmanned Naval Research Project
Leonardo has announced that it has been selected to lead the first European Defence Fund initiative, OCEAN2020, which has been initiated by the European Union under the ‘Preparatory Action on Defence...
View ArticleAirSpaceX Unveils Prototype Electric VTOL Unmanned Aircraft
Airspace Experience Technologies (AirSpaceX), a subsidiary of Detroit Aircraft Corp. (DAC), has revealed a sub-scale model of its autonomous, electric VTOL unmanned aircraft, “MOBi-ONE,” at the North...
View ArticleNew Drone Fleet Solution Provides Completely Private and Secure Data
Cicer One Technologies, a provider of data privacy solutions, and AVIDRONE Aerospace, a manufacturer of commercial and industrial unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), have announced a partnership to...
View ArticleAero-T Completes Production Of First SkyGuard1 Aerostat System
Aero-T, a subsidiary of tactical aerostat manufacturer RT LTA, has announced that it has completed the development and production of the first SkyGuard1 aerostat system. All the system components were...
View ArticleOrbital ATK Demonstrates Counter-UAS Technologies
Orbital ATK, a developer of aerospace and defense technologies, has announced that it recently participated in the Maneuver Fires Integrated Experiment (MFIX) at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. The event allowed...
View ArticleDrone Delivery Canada Tests Large Cargo Delivery Drone
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has announced that it is to begin testing its Raven X1400 cargo delivery drone. The Raven X1400 is engineered to provide payload capacities of up to 25lbs and designed to...
View ArticleAutonomous Air Tanker Will Deliver Firefighting and Surveillance Capabilities
Thrush Aircraft has announced that it has formed a strategic alliance with unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and systems manufacturer Drone America to begin development of the world’s first autonomous air...
View ArticleSentera Launches Consolidated Precision Agriculture Software Platform
Sentera has announced the launch of its new FieldAgent platform, which replaces all variants of the AgVault and OnTop products. The new software platform for drone-based precision agriculture better...
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