Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

News and issues relating to civil and military unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) of all kinds and sizes, including those used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), combat (unmanned combat air vehicles, or UCAVs), law enforcement, research and other applications. Of particular focus is the FAA's planned integration of UAS into the U.S. national airspace system.

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Airobotics Opens Scottsdale Headquarters

Drone Company Supporting World's Largest Miner
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MBDA Unveils Company-level UAV Concept

Spectre is a concept for a UAV that can be launched by troops to provide them with an organic close support capability
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Insurer Gets UAS Flight Waiver To Assess Storm Damage

State Farm Participating in FAA's Drone Integration Pilot Program
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Airbus: Thousands of Drones Expected To Fly on Florence

Utilities, Insurance Companies Assess Damage With UAS
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Impossible Aerospace Launches Two-hour Electric UAS

Deliveries of $7,000 quadcopter will begin later this year.
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Bell Partnering with NASA on Commercial UAS Demo

Will Use Company's Autonomous Pod Transport
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Congress, Industry Encourage Swift UAS Integration

Plenty of challenges ahead for the industry.
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AviSight Launches BVLOS Mobile Command Centers

C3CUBE Will Enable Real-Time UAS Data Transmission
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FAA Chief: Drones Are the Next Internet

Industry Challenged To Make Safety Case
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Boeing Lands Stingray

Boeing has won the competition to build the first unmanned aircraft to operate within the U.S. Navy's carrier air wings.
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Boeing Completes Autonomous, Synchronized UAV Flights

In-Air Programmed System Requires No Human Input
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Drone Overflights Could Be Labeled 'Aerial Trespass'

How citizens' rights to airspace above their properties will interact with federal airspace remains to be determined.
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Venezuelan Attack Stokes Fresh Drone Fears

FBI Says UAS terror "Imminent"
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L3's MUMT System Improves Situational Awareness on the Battlefield

L3's MUMT System Improves Situational Awareness on the Battlefield
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Avionics

Bose ProFlight Aviation Headset Now Available

The ProFlight joins the Bose A20 in the company’s aviation headset line.
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Airbus Solar Drone Stays Aloft for 25 Days

High-Altitude Zephyr S Designed For 100 Day Flights
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eVTOLs Hitting the Airshow Circuit

A number of companies showed off their contenders for an increasingly crowded market.
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GA-ASI Progresses with MQ-25 Program

General Atomics is preparing its design for the EMD phase of the U.S. Navy's MQ-25 unmanned tanker requirement
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Rotorcraft

China Completes Testing of Unmanned Helicopter

Aircraft can execute shipboard landings.
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Marines Bring Shadow Operations to an End

After a decade of often intensive operations with the Marines the RQ-7B Shadow has been retired in favor of the RQ-21A Blackjack
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Luminati: Perpetual Solar-powered Flight Possible

Applications for perpetually flying solar aircraft include global intelligence gathering and internet distribution.
Safety

NTSB Using Drones In Investigations

Grand Canyon crash posed unique challenges.
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Boeing Opening New Autonomous Flight Center

Facility Will Be Based At MIT
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Senators Seek More Drone Integration Research Funding

Bipartisan Amendment Adds $3 Million To Pilot Program
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Survey: Utility Drone Market To Reach $538M by 2023

Survey predicts power companies will flock to UAVs.
ATC

How Boeing Envisions the Future of Transportation

How Boeing Envisions the Future of Transportation
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Airlines

ST Engineering Aerospace Has Confidence In A321/320 P2F Product

Singapore company believes tie with Airbus and growing regional freighter demand will lead to success for its narrowbody P2F program.
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Safety

Thales Hologarde To Provide Counter-UAS Ops at CDG

The system will prevent both accidental and nefarious intrusion around airports.
Rotorcraft

Production Skeldar Aimed at Navies

UMS Skeldar has lifted the veil on a new version of its V-200 UAV and is pursuing opportunities with the world's navies, with one order already.
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Safety

Tekever's AR5 soars over the sea

UK-based Tekever's AR5 drone already is providing long-duration maritime surveillance for the European Maritime Safety Agency.