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.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Canada Begins Huge BVLOS Flight Trial
Five Month UAS Campaign Will Cover 1,500 km
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Kittyhawk Raises Another $5 Million
Boeing Among Investors In Drone Software Company
Aircraft
Piaggio Taps SatCom Link To Fly Hammerhead UAV
The Italian company claims the first beyond-line-of-sight flight control of a European-designed MALE UAV.
Airlines
Astral Aviation To Launch Africa’s First Cargo Drone Operation
Freight hauler targeting oil and gas, agricultural industries
Aircraft
Russia Unveils New Missile-armed UCAVs
One an aircraft, and one a helicopter, they appeared on transporters in the Moscow military parade.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
New Embraer Division Focuses On Disruptive Technologies
The technology from the eVTOL program could eventually find its way into the company's other models.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
DOT Selects Drone Pilot Program Participants
Several sectors could see immediate benefit from the program.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Aurora: eVTOL Only Economic With Autonomy
Pilotless air-taxi market solely sustainable.
Regulations and Government
HAI President Advocates For UASs
The nascent industry needs regulations from one authority: the FAA.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
King Schools Offers App for Part 107 Course
More Than 3,000 Drone Pilots Trained
Training and Workforce
FlightSafety Jumps Into UAS Training
Training Company To Offer Portfolio of Unmanned Courses
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Kittyhawk Teams with Jeppesen on LAANC
Will Offer Direct Authorization Onto Platforms
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Top Fed Makes Case for More UAS Regulation
Mandatory Registration and Tracking Looming
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Airbus Aerial Using Drones for Airport Mapping
Recently Conducted Inspections At Atlanta Hartsfield.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
PrecisionHawk Reveals BVLOS Detection Solution
System Integrates Sara's Acoustics Technology
Aircraft
Turkey’s Use of UCAVs Over Syria Detailed
The indigenous Bayraktar series played a key part in the country’s recent campaign against Kurdish forces.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
PrecisionHawk Releases UAS BVLOS Blueprint
Detection, Safety, Training Key Components
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
DOT: Commercial UAS Must Apply for Air-taxi Exemption
DOT Policy Requires Citizenship, Insurance
Aircraft
Publicity Boost in Berlin for the Euro-MALE Drone
The key industrial partners talked up their plans for the European medium-altitude long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft system
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Aurora Transitions X-Plane Tech To Commercial Sector
Systems developed for DARPA could Fly on Uber eVTOLs
Aircraft
Flight-test C-130 Will Have Multiple Gremlins
But these are small UAVs designed by Dynetics for DARPA, that the C-130 will launch and recover.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Drone Zone Features VR Headsets and Frst-person Views
There is nothing better than “being there” and this year’s drone models at Sun ’n‘ Fun give operators exactly that feeling.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Auto Drone Deicing System Coming in 2019
The compact system is designed to use minimum power to achieve deicing.
Aircraft
GA-ASI Stresses Previous Jet UAV Experience for Navy’s MQ-25
The Predator C Avenger has been flying since 2009, although only small numbers have been produced.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
ICAO Developing UAS Standards
Will hold second "Drone Enable" conference in September.
