In recent weeks, we’ve seen an exceptional level of attention toward and activity within the tech-forward defense industry. There is…
Hirth Engines: Redefining Two-Stroke and Hybrid Propulsion for UAVs
From the early days of aviation to the latest advances in hybrid engines for UAVs, Hirth Engines continues to strive…
AUVSI Commends FAA Progress Toward eVTOL Operations
On October 22, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued the final version of its Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) for powered lift…
Teledyne FLIR Defense Wins $91 Million Contract from U.S. Army for Black Hornet 4 Nano-Drones
Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), has won a five-year contract worth up to $91 million to…
Five Good Questions: Don DeRosa, Eonix
Don DeRosa, CEO of Eonix, is an entrepreneur with a demonstrated history of working in the nanotechnology and energy storage industry….
SkyfireAI: Integrating AI and UAS for Public Safety and Defense
In September, Skyfire Consulting announced its acquisition by Echelon AI, an autonomous and swarming AI company for UAS, backed by…
New Frontiers and Innovations in the FPV Drone Wars
First-Person View (FPV) drones have emerged as the major disruptive factor in the war, scrambling assumptions about what constitutes superior…
It’s Past Time to Move Drone Rulemaking Forward
United States Global Leadership in Advanced Aviation Depends on It. Editor’s Note: IUS has covered closely the on-going activities between the…
CUAS: Defeating an Evolving Threat
As more sophisticated drones become common on the battlefield, deployed for missions ranging from surveillance to targeting, warfighters must have…
Russia and Ukraine’s Strategic Droning Campaigns
As Russia and Ukraine both turn to drones for long-range strikes, their strategies reveal contrasting approaches: Russia’s reliance on Shahed…
Heavy Lift Drones Deliver the Goods
Heavy lift drones are transforming military logistics by transporting supplies in contested environments while reducing risk to personnel. With the…
Head to Head: Ukraine and Russia’s National UAS Programs
As the war continues into its third year, how is the domestic drone industry in both countries supporting their war…
War of the Robots: The Battle for Avdiivka
The four-month-long Battle of Avdiivka (October 2023-February 2024) is one of the bloodiest battles of the 21st century to date….
L3Harris and Overland AI Collaborate on Autonomous UGV
L3Harris, in collaboration with Overland AI, is prototyping an innovative UGV designed for autonomous reconnaissance and security operations in contested…
Anduril Unveils Bolt ISR Drone and Loitering Munition
On October 10, Anduril unveiled a new low-cost, man-packable quadcopter drone called Bolt designed for fielding by frontline infantry units….
FAA Selects NPUASTS for Radar Data Pathfinder Program
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced a formal agreement with the state of North Dakota, through the Northern Plains UAS…
Next-Gen Autonomy
Multiple developments across multiple domains are blending scalability and high technology to counter peer and near-peer threats. At this September’s…
ANRA Technologies Secures FAA Approval for Non-Vertically Integrated UTM for Critical Infrastructure Operations
ANRA Technologies, a provider of airspace management solutions, has announced that it has received a Letter of Acceptance (LOA) from ...
Insitu Announces Proliferated-Low Earth Orbit Satellite Control for Integrator UAS with 2,000 Nautical Mile Range
Insitu, A Boeing Company, is now leveraging Proliferated-Low Earth Orbit (P-LEO) Satellite Communication (SATCOM) control for its Integrator Uncrewed Aircraft ...
D-Fend Solutions Enters Agreement with Naval Surface Warfare Center for C-UAS Testing
The program is set to collect data and evaluate EnforceAir C-UAS system's capabilities in airport environments. D-Fend Solutions, a provider ...
Volatus Aerospace and Kongsberg Geospatial Collaborate to Advance RPAS BVLOS Operations
Volatus Aerospace Inc., a provider of advanced aerial solutions, and Kongsberg Geospatial, specializing in geospatial software and situational awareness solutions, ...
Amazon Announces BVLOS Drone Delivery in Phoenix Metro Area
Amazon has announced the launch of Prime Air drone delivery in the West Valley of the Phoenix Metro Area in ...
FAA UAS Integration Office Issues RFI on Research Areas to Inform Standards
The FAA's UAS Integration Office has issued a new Request for Information pertaining to likely research areas for emergent business ...
SkySafe and Fortem Technologies Announce Partnership for Counter UAS
SkySafe, a provider of radio frequency-based drone detection, and Fortem Technologies, specializing in airspace intelligence, security, and defense for detecting and ...
General Atomics and BAE Systems Collaborate on Autonomous Electronic Warfare Link 16 Capabilities
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) collaborated with BAE Systems to demonstrate unique electronic warfare (EW) capabilities remotely controlled via ...
Kraus Hamdani Wins $20 Million Contract to Deliver Ultra-Long Endurance UAS to the U.S. Army
Kraus Hamdani Aerospace, a producer of ultra-long endurance Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) technology, has announced the award of $20 million ...
National League of Cities Launches Aviation Advisory Forum Focused on Air Taxis and Drones
The National League of Cities (NLC) has launched a national Aviation Advisory Forum on Air Mobility and Drone Integration. Mayor Buddy Dyer ...
Scaling Autonomy for U.S. Defense – Time to Act
In recent weeks, we’ve seen an exceptional level of attention toward and activity within the tech-forward defense industry. There is ...
Hirth Engines: Redefining Two-Stroke and Hybrid Propulsion for UAVs
From the early days of aviation to the latest advances in hybrid engines for UAVs, Hirth Engines continues to strive ...
AUVSI Commends FAA Progress Toward eVTOL Operations
On October 22, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued the final version of its Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) for ...
Teledyne FLIR Defense Wins $91 Million Contract from U.S. Army for Black Hornet 4 Nano-Drones
Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), has won a five-year contract worth up to $91 million to ...
Five Good Questions: Don DeRosa, Eonix
Don DeRosa, CEO of Eonix, is an entrepreneur with a demonstrated history of working in the nanotechnology and energy storage ...
DIU Issues Solicitation for One-Way UAS Platforms
Recent conflicts have underscored the impact of low-cost, one-way unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in asymmetric warfare. These low-cost platforms create ...
Peraton Remotec Joins Persistent Systems Wave Relay Ecosystem
Persistent Systems, a provider of mobile ad hoc networking (MANET), recently announced that Remotec, a subsidiary of Peraton, has joined ...
Commercial UAV Expo: Phoenix’s Continuous LiDAR Improvement
Phoenix LiDAR Systems has pioneered UAV LiDAR integration, real time point cloud visualization software and cloud-based post-processing solutions. The shiny ...
Skydio X10 Dock: Autonomous Flight & Data Capture
Skydio has recently announced the launch of the Dock for the X10 drone, aimed at enhancing the capability of autonomous ...
Trimble Introduces New Direct Georeferencing Portfolio for UAV Mapping
Trimble has announced the launch of direct georeferencing solutions for mapping sensors on uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) – the Trimble ...
BRINC and OMADA Group Partner for Drone Emergency Flotation Device Delivery
BRINC, a developer o drone technology for first responders, has announced a partnership with OMADA Group, a provider of first-responder ...
Riegl Delivers High-Quality LiDAR to a Wider User Base
Riegl is making the remapping of the world happen faster by bringing its gold-standard UAS LiDAR technology to lower price ...
Commercial UAV Expo: Fuel Versatility, Extended Range
Harris Aerial’s display at the Commercial UAV expo stressed the advantages of different sources powering the company’s various missions and ...
Accelerating AAM: Blueprint for Movement Over Motion
Policy and regulatory advances are being achieved through effective collaboration between industry and government stakeholders at national, regional and local ...
Airbus and Quantum Systems Make Progress in Autonomous Swarm Technology
Successful tests of 7 AI-controlled Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) at the Airbus Drone Center in Manching Image: Quantum Systems. At ...
Inside Unmanned Systems Becomes the Official Media Brand of AUVSI
We are thrilled to announce a groundbreaking partnership that will significantly enhance our ability to serve the unmanned and autonomous ...
Skyfire Joins Forces with Echelon to Form SkyfireAI
Skyfire Consulting has announced it has been acquired by Echelon AI, an autonomous and swarming AI company for Uncrewed Aerial ...
Oregon UAS Accelerator Announces Success of Pendleton Investor Round-Up
The Oregon UAS Accelerator has announced the conclusion of its inaugural Pendleton Investor Round-Up, marking an advancement of unmanned aerial ...
Commercial UAV Expo: NV5 Promotes and Learns
Data acquisition and classification are vital for enabling geospatial solutions. Technology provider NV5 was at C-UAV Expo to promote its ...
CLUE UTM: Deployed and Poised to Scale
The Air Mobility Command and the Air Force Research Laboratory have launched the CLUE UAS Traffic Management system at MacDill ...
Xwing’s Superpilot Becomes FAA’s First ‘Standard’ UAS Certification Project
The autonomous aviation company Xwing has submitted a Project Specific Certification Plan to the FAA, becoming the first Standard Category ...
Event 38 Unmanned Systems Uses E400 Drone to Map Turks and Caicos Islands
Event 38 Unmanned Systems, which manufactures American-made mapping drones, said its E400 fixed-wing drone was used to collect aerial imagery ...
Cloud Ground Control Enables Remote Monitoring and Control of Unlimited Uncrewed Systems with New Micro-modem
CGConnect is transforming robotic vehicles across air, land and sea into a connected autonomous fleet ...
Textron Systems’ Aerosonde Expands to More Ships; VTOL Capability Could Add More
Textron Systems’ Aerosonde unmanned aircraft has seen its use on Navy ships expand over the past year, and its maritime ...
FLARES adds VTOL to Insitu’s Integrator
Insitu’s Flying Launch and Recovery System (FLARES) octocopter is a VTOL mothership that launches the company’s Integrator fixed-wing vehicle ...
AeroVironment Introduces Switchblade 300 Block 20 Rapidly Deployable Loitering Missile System
Building on AeroVironment’s tactical missile legacy, the Switchblade 300 Block 20 offers enhanced operational features and performance ...
SoftBank Develops Lithium-metal Battery Cells Pack, Demos Operation in the Stratosphere
Japan’s SoftBank Corp. announced it has developed a battery pack using a next-generation lithium-metal battery cell manufactured by Enpower Japan ...
Zipline Unveils New Autonomous System Capable of Quiet, Fast and Precise Home Delivery
Zipline on March 15 unveiled its new platform that provides quiet, fast and precise autonomous delivery directly to homes in ...
Topcon Further Expands MC-X Platform with All-New GNSS Option for Compact Equipment
LIVERMORE, Calif. – Topcon Positioning Systems has announced the availability of a new global navigation satellite system (GNSS) option for ...
Steadicopter Bridges the Gulf with Black Eagle UAS
Emirates Defense Technology and Steadicopter announced an agreement to adapt the Israeli company’s rotary-wing Black Eagle UAS to meet emerging ...
BMT Granted Patent for Sparrow Autonomous Drone Delivery Device
BMT announced it has been granted a patent by the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office for a novel concept called ...
BRINC Announces Release of Next-Generation LEMUR 2 Drone
A BRINC LEMUR 2 with its White Light Floodlight deployed. Photo courtesy of BRINC. SEATTLE—BRINC, an American developer and manufacturer ...
Flyability, Mirion Technologies Announce Collaboration to Support Nuclear Operators
Flyability is collaborating with Mirion Technologies Inc., a provider of radiation detection, measurement, analysis and monitoring solutions, to integrate the ...
FlightOps OS Enables Longest Medical Equipment Drone Delivery in Israeli History
An autonomous drone, controlled by FlightOps' multi-drone operating system, recently performed Israel's longest autonomous medical equipment delivery via air ...
LidarSwiss Announces Fully Automated LSAP Technology at Geo Week
DENVER, Colorado – On Tuesday, February 14, 2023, LidarSwiss Solutions GmbH, a Switzerland-based provider of high-performance LiDAR system solutions, announced ...
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