Unmanned Delivery Solutions to be Created in Japan
Rakuten and Chinese retailer JD.com have announced that the two companies have signed an agreement that will see JD.com’s unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) utilized...
View ArticleLow Altitude Airspace Management Platform Under Development in Australia
Thales and Australian mobile network provider Telstra have announced that they have combined their expertise with a view to building a robust, safe and secure ecosystem to manage low altitude airspace...
View ArticleU.S. Navy Unmanned Aerial Target Achieves Initial Operational Capability
The U.S. Navy has announced that its next-generation Sub-Sonic Aerial Target (SSAT) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), BQM-177A, has reached Initial Operational Capability (IOC) and will begin land-based...
View ArticleNorthwest UAV Heavy Fuel Engine Logs 10,000 Combat Flight Hours
Northwest UAV has announced that its NW-44 Multi-Fuel Engine has flown over 10,000 flight hours and has logged over 1000 operational flights. Purpose-built for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS)...
View ArticleGlobal Hawk UAS Lands at Airshow
Northrop Grumman has announced that its RQ-4 Global Hawk autonomous unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has landed at the Avalon 2019 Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence...
View ArticleUK Ministry of Defence Fast-Tracks Unmanned Systems Projects
The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced that £66m of its new multi-million-pound Transformation Fund has been committed to fast-track military robotic projects onto the battlefield....
View ArticleUAV Factory Drones Selected by Latvian Armed Forces
UAV Factory, a developer of small fixed-wing unmanned aerial systems (UAS), has announced it has signed an agreement with the Latvian Ministry of Defense to provide UAVs for the country’s National...
View ArticleNext-Generation K-MAX Unmanned Helicopter Under Development
Kaman Aerospace Group has announced that it is developing the next generation of its K-MAX helicopter unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that will allow operators to have the capability to fly either...
View ArticleUsing Drones for Search & Rescue
ALTI UAS has published an article that explains the benefits of using unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for a variety of search and rescue applications. The team at ALTI UAS believe that drones are a...
View ArticleNew Fuel Cell Power Module Link Provides Up to 1.6kW for UAVs
Intelligent Energy, a developer of Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell products, has announced the launch of its new Power Path Module (PPM), which enables users to double the power output from...
View ArticleUS Air Force Valkyrie UAS Demonstrator Completes First Flight
The U.S. Air Force has announced that its XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator, a long-range, high subsonic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), has completed its inaugural flight at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona....
View ArticleCase Study: LiDAR Mapping Workflow with UAVs
Microdrones, in conjunction with multi-discipline engineering design and consulting firm ESP Associates, has launched a new series of three videos, showcasing their LiDAR mapping workflow of Plan,...
View ArticleFAA Approves BVLOS Drone Delivery of Defibrillators
Flirtey has announced that it has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct drone delivery flights beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS), in order to deliver Automated...
View ArticleEchodyne MESA Radar Selected for Counter-UAS Solutions
Echodyne, a manufacturer of high-performance small electronically scanned array (ESA) radars for government and commercial markets, has announced that its security radar, EchoGuard, has been selected...
View ArticleStandardized UAS Parachute System Released for DJI Phantom 4
ParaZero Technologies, a drone safety systems company, has announced the release of its SafeAir parachute system to the commercial UAS (unmanned aerial systems) industry. SafeAir, which meets Federal...
View ArticleAI-Powered Drone Photography Editing Software Launched
Skylum, an imaging technology company, has announced the launch of AirMagic, a fully automated AI-powered image enhancement program for Mac & PC, created for UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) and...
View ArticleBattlefield Logistics UAS to be Developed for Australian Army
The Australian Ministry of Defence has announced that the Australian Army has partnered with the Defence Innovation Hub in awarding an Army Innovation Day contract to SYPAQ to develop and demonstrate...
View ArticlePredator and Reaper UAS Reach 4 Million Flight Hours
The U.S. Air Force has announced that the MQ-1B Predator and MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) have reached a historic flight hour milestone. The Predator and Reaper UAS (unmanned aerial...
View ArticleMobile UAS Command Centre Developed for Emergency Response Applications
Comprehensive Communication Services (CCS), a developer of mobile communication platforms for First Responders, and Fortress UAV, a provider of managed drone services, have announced that the two...
View ArticleAirbus Trials Shore-to-Ship Drone Deliveries
Airbus has announced that it has begun shore-to-ship trials in Singapore with its Skyways parcel delivery drone. This marks the first time that UAS (unmanned aerial system) technology has been...
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