Last month the U.S. Navy reached a major milestone toward its “game-changing” goal of fielding carrier-based aerial refueling drones, flight-testing…
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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…
Japan to Host Futuristic Cargo Drone Logistics Facility
Japan’s regulatory environment, commitment to UAV cargo delivery and maturing 5G infrastructure are prime reasons why Asia’s largest logistics real…
Teledyne Acquires FLIR for $8 Billion
Teledyne Technologies has acquired FLIR Systems in a cash-stock transaction valued at approximately $8 billion. Teledyne specializes in instrumentation, digital…
Canada’s New Drone Can Better Surveil Its Challenging Arctic Environment
After years of experimentation and analysis, the government of Canada has procured a new Hermes 900 StarLiner from Israeli UAV…
Reno Fire Department Looks to Add Drones for River Search and Rescue
When someone falls into the fast-moving Truckee River that runs through Reno, Nevada’s downtown corridor, it takes precious time for…
OOPs…There It Is!
Today, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) dropped both the much awaited final rule on Remote Identification (RID) and the Operation…
3, 2, 1—Done! Remote ID Rule is Final
Four days before the new year, after 53,000 public comments on the draft rule and almost one year after the…
Converted Alpin UAV Completes First Successful Flight in Turkey
The Alpin UAV, a converted system modeled after the manned Heli-Sport Italian CH7 helicopter, recently completed its first test flight…
Skydio Announces Software Upgrade, New Training Program
Skydio Autonomy Enterprise Foundation (AEF) software is now available for the Skydio 2, optimizing the UAS for a variety of…
A Holiday Gift? Unwrapping Unmanned Impacts in the Omnibus Spending Act
On the cusp of Christmas, Congress offered up the best gift of all: a bipartisan appropriations act. Much coverage has…
Northstar Successfully Completes Sea Trials
Northstar, an autonomous navigation system from tpgroup, recently demonstrated it can safely navigate unmanned vessels in real-time in real-world environments…
Heavy Lifting: ZM Interactive’s Dragon Series
In December, ZM Interactive announced the latest in what might be thought of as its Swiss Army knife drone. The…
Ravn X Claims World’s Largest UAS, Destined for Launching Low-Earth Orbit Satellites
Aevum, Inc., a provider of space logistics and autonomous launch services for lightweight payloads, rolls out its Ravn X Autonomous…
New DOD Contract Signals Immediate Need For Better UAV Sensors
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) a $93.3 million contract to make better…
