Silent Falcon Selected by DARPA for Laser-Powered UAS Project
Silent Falcon UAS Technologies has announced that its solar electric, fixed wing Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) has been selected by DARPA as the unmanned aircraft for its Stand-off Ubiquitous...
View ArticleWorld’s First Graphene-Skinned UAS Unveiled
The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has announced that it has unveiled the world’s first graphene skinned unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Juno, a three-and-a-half-metre wide graphene skinned...
View ArticleMQ-9 Reaper UAVs Provide Bastille Day Security
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that the French Air Force operated two of the company’s MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft simultaneously in support of France’s Bastille...
View ArticleAirbus Zephyr Solar UAV Maiden Flight Sets New Duration Record
Airbus Defence and Space has announced the successful landing of its first production unmanned aircraft of the Zephyr programme, the new Zephyr S HAPS (High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite). After from...
View ArticleEmbry-Riddle UAS Team Tracks Shoreline Erosion
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has announced that its unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been flown along the shorelines of Menard-May Park in Edgewater, Florida, capturing high-resolution...
View ArticleRaymarine Announces New Unmanned Aerial Imaging App
Raymarine has announced the launch of Axiom UAV, a new unmanned aerial imaging app for Raymarine’s Axiom, Axiom Pro and Axiom XL multifunction displays (MFDs). The new LightHouse 3.6 OS update for...
View ArticleGA-ASI to Expand Footprint at Grand Sky UAS Park
Grand Sky, the civil unmanned aerial systems (UAS)-focused research and development park, has announced that tenant General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) will significantly expand the...
View ArticleuAvionix Announces New Quick-Install ADS-B Solution
uAvionix has announced the availability of its new tailBeacon EXP ADS-B solution. TailBeacon EXP is available currently for experimental and light sport manned and unmanned aircraft, and is expected...
View ArticleBVLOS UAS Test Flights Approved for Remote Communities Project
Drone Delivery Canada has announced that Transport Canada has granted the company approvals to commence Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) test flights in Alma, Quebec....
View ArticleDrone Airspace Management System Completes Final Trials
Kongsberg Geospatial has announced the conclusion of the final trials of a new situational awareness system for emergency airspace management, in a project funded by Defence Research and Development...
View ArticleUnderstanding BVLOS and its Importance for Commercial Drone Operators
ALTI UAS has published an article that explains ‘Beyond visual line of sight’ (BVLOS) and discusses the importance of this concept for the commercial drone industry. The team at ALTI UAS believe that...
View ArticleNew Folding Drone Features Voice Control and Facial Detection
Yuneec International has announced the Mantis Q, a drone controlled via mobile device or remote that features voice control technology and is small enough to tuck away inside a bag. The Mantis Q also...
View ArticleUMS SKELDAR UAV Selected to Provide Reconnaissance for German Navy
UMS SKELDAR has announced that it has has been awarded a procurement contract through Munich-based partner and prime contractor Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH (ESG) for a new unmanned aerial...
View ArticleBoeing Completes Synchronised UAV Flight Tests in Australia
Boeing has announced that it has successfully completed the first suite of synchronised unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight tests using new on-board autonomous command and control technology developed...
View ArticleWhitepaper: New Fuel Cell Technologies for Extending VTOL UAV Missions
Ballard Power Systems, a leading provider of innovative clean energy solutions and fuel cell technologies, has released a whitepaper outlining how recently-developed fuel cell-based technologies can...
View ArticleIntel Announces New Open Standard for Remote Drone Identification
Intel has announced that it has performed the first public demonstration of Open Drone ID, an open standard that offers a solution for the remote identification and tracking of unmanned aerial systems...
View ArticleUK Unmanned Traffic Management Experimentation Corridor to be Created
Blue Bear Systems Research Ltd and Cranfield University have announced that they intend to create a new test corridor to facilitate unmanned aircraft being able to fly in the same airspace as manned...
View ArticleScanEagle UAS Provides Data for Wildfire Suppression
Insitu has announced that it has been helping firefighters on wildfires in Oregon, providing information for fire suppression activities via its data collection, analysis and delivery capabilities....
View ArticleTersus GNSS Unveils UAV PPK Solution
Tersus GNSS has announced the introduction of the company’s new solution for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) PPK (Post Processed Kinematic) applications. The Tersus UAV PPK solution includes a BX316R...
View ArticleBVLOS Commercial UAS Flights Begin at Grand Sky
Grand Sky, a fully operational commercial unmanned aerial systems (UAS)-focused research and development park, has announced that beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flight operations for large UAS...
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