China unveils first amphibious UAV
China has unveiled the first amphibious made by a local company.
Built by Shanghai UVS Intelligence System Co., the prototype S100 Seaplane fixed-wing UAV can...
New Technology Allows Tracking Drones On A 3D Map
The boom in the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industry has brought with it a slew of problems. Safety concerns are prime among them. One...
WATCH: Landing Gear Allows Drones to Land On Any Terrain
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) work great in the air - it’s in the name, after all. Most of them manage to land on land...
UPS Tests Drone Delivery Options
Shipping giant UPS has launched testing of drones to deliver packages to remote and difficult to reach locations.
UPS begun the tests recently using a...
Trying to Conquer The UAV Line-of-Sight Obstacle
Vigilant Aerospace has completed successfully a testing beyond line-of-sight flight testing of its new FlightHorizon detect-and-avoid collision avoidance system for unmanned aircraft at NASA...
Compact UAV to Gain Increased Flight Endurance
Increasing the flight time of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has been an important task for many manufacturers, as it enables the UAV to operate...
Cyber and Unmanned Systems – untapped potential
People love using buzzwords, especially combining popular buzzwords from two different fields and disciplines. The connection of unmanned capabilities and Cyber sounds very sexy,...
The Future of War: Hacking Drones
A recent report of a U.S. surveillance drone flying over the Crimea region of Ukraine being hacked by Russian forces, is just one of...
Protect UAVs from hacking
The U.S Navy has kicked off a project to collaborate with outside scientists on research and development that will help protect the branch’s flying...
Some Much Needed Upgrades For This UAV Generation
For the current generation of unmanned systems to survive in contested environments, they need upgrades to situational awareness, automation and weapons, a major U.S....
Will RPAS Replace Helictopters As Well?
Remotely Operated Aircraft Systems (RPAS) offer new opportunities for helicopter operaters and some in the aerial industry in Europe propose to add them to...
Elta, Triton Expected to Win Contracts from Philippines
The Philippines’ Defense Department is expected to award military modernization projects to Elta System Ltd and Triton Communication Corp for the supply of air...
Interesting Drone Deal Between Saudi Arabia and China
The US ally Saudi Arabia has signed a deal with China to buy drones that are capable of carrying missiles and laser guided bombs.
The...
New World Record for UAV Flight Duration
A small diesel-powered unmanned aerial vehicle broke the record of UAV flight duration. A small business effort backed by the US Defense Advanced Research...
Optical Lighting Platform – New UAV Payload
Having a powerful light on a UAV can serve several purposes in enhancing the unmanned aerial vehicle’s efficiency at nighttime. Draganfly Innovations has recently...
Not a publicity stunt – a real threat
Hezbollah’s attempt – likely Iranian-backed – to fly an unmanned air system (UAS) into Israeli air space on Thursday is not a publicity stunt...
Sharp rise in British drone use in Afghanistan
The British military fired nearly seven times as many missiles from unmanned drones in Afghanistan last year as it did five years earlier, according...
The Civilian UAV Market is on the Rise
Venture capitalists like Tim Draper are placing their bets on the commercial applications of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Draper, an early investor in Hotmail,...
First UAV Test Flight For Alaskan Site
The Pan-Pacific Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Range Complex at the University of Alaska Fairbanks was established last year to help the Federal Aviation Administration...
U.S. Parks Ban Drones
Bad news for drone lovers in the United States: The National Park Service banned the use of drones (or any other flying device) within...
Unmanned aircraft used to survey Hawaii wildlife
The first of two scheduled deployments of unmanned aircraft systems over the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands showed they can be used to conduct research without...
S-Plane launches new UAV control system
UAV company S-Plane from South Africa has unveiled its new Paragon command and control system, able to control multiple UAVs simultaneously.
Paragon was officially launched...
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Soldiers Could Soon Wear Battlefield AI on Their Wrists
Modern soldiers can receive information from drones, sensors and other units, but getting that data to the person who needs it becomes difficult when...
