Scientific Systems to Develop Autonomous Visual Control Systems for UAVs
Scientific Systems Company, Inc. (SSCI) has been awarded a contract from the Defense Applied Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop autonomous visual control systems for small unmanned air...
View ArticleLockheed Martin Awarded Contract for Development of Canister-Launched UAS
Lockheed Martin has announced that it has been awarded a $4.6 million contract from the United States Government’s Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO) for the continued development of...
View ArticleGalileo Announces Alpha Property Security Drone
Galileo, a developer of unmanned systems for security applications, has announced Alpha, the company’s first autonomous drone for property security. Alpha uses advanced technology like LIDAR, wireless...
View ArticleEHang Announces Ghost 2.0 Drone with VR Goggles
EHang, a manufacturer of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles), has announced the release of the newest version of the company’s Ghost drone, the Ghost 2.0. The Ghost drone is targeted towards everyday...
View ArticleDJI Announces Manifold High-Performance Embedded Computer
DJI, a developer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced the release of the Manifold, a high-performance embedded computer specially designed to work with the company’s Onboard SDK. It...
View ArticleCyberhawk Performs UAV Inspection of Cargo Oil Tank for Maersk Oil
Cyberhawk Innovations, a provider of unmanned aerial inspection services, has announced that the company has completed its first ever unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) inspection of a cargo oil tank on an...
View ArticleGeneral Atomics Commences Construction on Unmanned Aircraft Training Academy
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, has announced that construction has commenced on its new, five-and-a-half acre RPA training...
View ArticleWorld’s First Jet-Powered 3D Printed UAV Unveiled at Dubai Airshow
Stratasys Ltd, a provider of 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions, and Aurora Flight Sciences, an aeronautics research company, have announced that the two firms have created what they...
View ArticleKespry and NVIDIA Demonstrate Object Recognition Drone AI
Kespry, a developer of unmanned aerial systems for commercial applications, has announced that it has demonstrated a prototype drone that uses NVIDIA artificial intelligence technology to recognize...
View ArticleCobb UAS Announces droneSim Pro UAV Flight Simulator Software
Cobb UAS, Inc., a provider of drone flight training and related services, has announced the launch of droneSim Pro UAS Flight Simulator, the company’s new drone flight simulator software. Cobb UAS...
View ArticleMIT Develops Autonomous Drone Obstacle Detection System
MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) has announced that it has developed an obstacle-detection system that allows a drone to autonomously move through a tree-filled field at...
View ArticleSkySentry Tests Aerostat-Enhanced Expansive Mobile Network
SkySentry, a developer of lighter-than-air unmanned systems, has announced that it has completed successful baseline performance testing of a self-contained ad hoc aerostat network covering a 300...
View ArticleAeryon Labs Ranked in Top Ten of Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 Companies
Aeryon Labs Inc., a premier manufacturer of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS), has been ranked 10th in the 2015 Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ awards, as well as 87th in the North American Technology...
View ArticleSchiebel Develops New Heavy Fuel Engine for CAMCOPTER® S-100 UAS
Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS Schiebel is delighted to announce the completion of testing of a new heavy fuel engine for the CAMCOPTER® S-100 UAS (Unmanned Air System). This engine builds upon the...
View ArticleAerialtronics Adds Nuclear Radiation & Chemical Detection Sensors to UAS
Aerialtronics, a leading manufacturer of commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), has revealed a unique series of commercial drone sensors for the safety and security industry which include some of...
View ArticleUS Air Force Global Hawk Reaches 500-Mission Milestone
The US Air Force has announced that an unmanned aircraft from its fleet of EQ-4 Global Hawks has successfully completed its 500th mission. This marks the first time that a single weapon system has...
View ArticleDJI Introduces New Drone Geofencing System
DJI, a developer of drone and unmanned camera technology, has announced that the company will launch a new geofencing system featuring continually updated airspace information. Geospatial Environment...
View ArticleETV Joins NASA’s Unmanned Aerial Systems Traffic Management Programme
Strat Aero plc, an international aerospace company focused on the rapidly emerging Unmanned Aerial Vehicle sector, has announced that its affiliate, Emerging Technology Ventures Inc. (‘ETV’), a US...
View ArticleMQ-4C Triton UAS Begins Operational Assessment
The US Naval Air Systems Command has announced that it has begun one of the events that will be used to support the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft program’s Milestone C review and entry into low-rate...
View ArticleGray Eagle UAS Conducts Manned-Unmanned Teaming in South Korea
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), a manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems and related mission systems solutions, has announced that a U.S. Army Gray Eagle Unmanned...
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