ANRA Technologies has launched SmartSkies DroneID in partnership with the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) and Swiss U-Space…
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Identify Friend or Foe (IFF) Capability for Small, Tactical, Attritable Defense UAVs
uAvionix has launched a lineup of Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) solutions for small, tactical, and attritable UAV defense platforms….
New MEMS IMU for Unmanned Vehicles Will Deliver Order of Magnitude Improvement in Inertial Accuracy
Honeywell announced that recent findings from its research labs show that its newly developed inertial sensors can deliver greater than…
NOAA Contracts for BVLOS Navigation Technology to Map 95,000 Miles of Coastline
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has selected Black Swift Technologies to develop commercially viable technology enabling GPS-denied navigation…
Loon Balloon Deflated
In a decision with multiple implications, Alphabet, the parent company of Google known for innovative technologies, has canceled Loon, its…
American Robotics Approved to Operate Automated UAS With No Human Operators On Site
American Robotics recently became the first company to receive FAA approval to operate automated drones without human operators on site—marking…
TRIDAR® Solution Stresses Integration, Affordability, Service
“If you have a lemon, make lemonade.” That vintage saying applies to Triad Drones in the age of COVID. Since…
Report from Latvia: Remote Drone Delivery Emerges
In December, Latvia received a gift. More precisely, seniors welcomed the country’s first-ever drone gift delivery when a parcel was…
Indian Army Enlists Swarm of High-Altitude Drones for Border Patrol, ISR
The Indian Army signed an approximately $20 million contract for undisclosed quantities of a high-altitude variant of ideaForge’s Switch UAV….
The Rain Maker: China’s Ganlin-1 Large UAV Patrols, Seeds the Skies
China deployed a large UAV in early January for generating artificial precipitation in northwest China’s Gansu Province, with the aim…
Red Cat’s Fat Shark, Skypersonic Complete Long Distance Drone Flight Remotely
Fat Shark, a wholly owned subsidiary of Red Cat, recently partnered with Skypersonic
Fruity Chutes Introduces Raven Parachute Release for UAS
The new Raven On-Landing Parachute Release (ROPR) from Fruity Chutes protects drone payloads from damage upon landing. The lightweight, compact…
AeroVironment to Acquire Arcturus UAV
AeroVironment, Inc., a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems, and Arcturus UAV, Inc., a privately-held leading provider of Group 2 and…
Skyward, UPS Flight Forward Partner for Connected Drone Delivery
Skyward, a Verizon Company, and UPS Flight Forward are deploying drones connected to Verizon 4G LTE to deliver retail products…
Navy To Seek Pilots For Revolutionary Aerial Refueling Drone
Last month the U.S. Navy reached a major milestone toward its “game-changing” goal of fielding carrier-based aerial refueling drones, flight-testing…
Draganfly Receives Patent for VTOL Delivery Drone
Draganfly is working to develop a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) cargo delivery drone
Spanish Elite Units Receive the First SEEKER RPAS Units
A few days ago the Spanish Army and Navy received the first SEEKER Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS). SEEKER is…
