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Fire Scout UAS Completes Initial Operational Test and Evaluation
The U.S. Navy has announced that USS Coronado (LCS 4) and Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VX-1) have completed the first comprehensive Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) for the...
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SkyGuardian UAS Begins Trans-Atlantic Flight
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has announced that its MQ-9B SkyGuardian Medium-altitude, Long-endurance (MALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) has embarked upon the first-ever...
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First Sanctioned UAV Mapping Missions Conducted over a Canadian City
Global UAV Technologies Ltd., along with UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) consulting firm InDro Robotics Inc. and High Eye Aerial Imaging Inc., has concluded the first UAV mapping mission over a major...
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Elbit Systems Unveils New UAS Designed to Integrate into Civilian Airspace
Elbit Systems has announced the release of the Hermes 900 StarLiner, a Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) that features adverse weather capabilities and is fully...
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Advanced Navigation INS/AHRS Selected for DARPA Gremlins UAS Program
Advanced Navigation has confirmed that their miniature GPS-aided inertial navigation system (INS) and attitude & heading reference system (AHRS) has been selected by Dynetics for DARPA’s Gremlins...
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UAVOS Solar Unmanned Aircraft Completes Continuous Ten-Hour Aerial...
UAVOS has announced that it has completed flight tests of its solar-powered SAT-i UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), which is designed to perform monitoring and aerial photography during daylight hours....
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FlightWave Edge UAS Deployed Aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute Research Vessel
FlightWave Aerospace Systems has announced that its Edge unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was deployed aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s Research Vessel Falkor in an area of the Pacific Ocean...
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UMS SKELDAR Launches Enhanced Heavy-Fuel VTOL UAV
UMS SKELDAR has announced that it has developed a new enhanced rotary heavy-fuel engine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), the SKELDAR V-200B, with enhanced features including extended endurance, engine...
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QinetiQ Selects Kratos Firejet Aerial Target Drone
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has announced that it has received a 10-year sole source, single award framework contract from QinetiQ UK for Kratos’ MQM-178 Firejet aerial targets,...
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Next-Generation Vehicle Management Computer for Autonomous Flight Under...
UTC Aerospace Systems has announced that it is developing a next-gen vehicle management computer (VMC) that features triple multi-core processors, high-speed communications and open architecture for...
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Whitepaper: Fuel Cell-Based Energy Systems for Commercial UAVs
Ballard Power Systems, a leading provider of innovative clean energy solutions and fuel cell technologies, has released a whitepaper outlining the role of fuel cell-based energy systems in the...
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Leonardo Provides Electronic Warfare Sensor for MQ-9B UAS
Leonardo and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc (GA-ASI) have announced that the two firms have signed an agreement that will see the companies jointly investing to integrate Leonardo’s SAGE...
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Thermal Imaging Solution Launched for DJI M200 Series Drones
3DR has announced that users of the Site Scan drone software platform for construction and engineering teams now have the ability to capture and use structurally-detailed thermal imagery on their...
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Raytheon to Provide Counter-UAS Capabilities to U.S. Army
Raytheon has announced that the U.S. Army has selected its Coyote unmanned aircraft system (UAS) and KRFS radar (Ku-band Radio Frequency System) to counter the escalating threat of enemy unmanned...
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First Production Facility for Zephyr High-Altitude UAS Opens
Airbus Defence and Space has announced that it has opened the first serial production facility for its new Zephyr S HAPS (High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite), which has been unveiled at Farnborough Air...
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Penguin C UAS Selected for Reconnaisance and Storm Damage Surveillance
UAV Factory has announced that the Lone Star UAS Center of Excellence & Innovation (LSUASC) has selected the company’s Penguin C unmanned aerial system (UAS) to provide low-altitude...
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DJI Announces Enhancements to Drone Geofencing System
DJI has announced that it has made new improvements to its geofencing system for enterprise drone users. Professional drone pilots with authorization to fly in sensitive locations can now use a...
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MQ-9 Reaper UAS Selected by Royal Netherlands Defence Force
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that it has been selected to provide unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF). This decision follows...
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European U-space Unmanned Traffic Management Services Demonstrated in...
skyguide, the Swiss air navigation service provider, and AirMap have announced that the two companies have successfully demonstrated Swiss U-space services nationwide in Switzerland. The demonstration...
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Insitu Improves Accuracy of Photogrammetry Payload
Insitu has announced that it is approaching the theoretical limits of accuracy for photogrammetry through advancements in its High Accuracy Photogrammetry (HAP) capability. The company’s latest...
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