General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has been notified that the Government of Belgium has approved Belgian Defense to begin negotiations with the U.S. Government to acquire the MQ-9B SkyGuardian Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). Continue reading
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US Navy Wants to License Tube-Launched Drone

Civilian contractors from the Office of Naval Research conduct a test on the Nomad drone system aboard the littoral combat ship USS Coronado
Meet the Nomad. It travels well in a launch tube, a pair of rotors folded neatly along its long chassis, waiting to take flight. The unique design of this 3-foot-long unmanned aerial vehicle features counter-rotating coaxial rotors, which are pulled into place by torsion springs after being launched from its storage tube by a shot of compressed CO2. Continue reading
3-hour Endurance Hydrogen Multi-Rotor from HES
HES Energy Systems has announced the commercial launch of HYCOPTER, an industrial-grade multi-rotor drone designed for large-scale industrial maintenance inspections. Continue reading
Europe’s First Hydrogen Powered Drone
SKYCORP has officially launched Europe’s first hydrogen powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) – the e-Drone Zero is a long endurance quadcopter with a compact package, managed by an advanced Artificial Intelligence-powered drone operating system. It is fine-tuned to pioneer Intelligent Productivity, advanced security and the newest available technologies. Continue reading
RAS Security Group Demonstrates C-UAS Technology
RAS Consulting & Investigations and several of their clients joined a leading counter-drone technology vendor at one of California’s most recognizable sports stadiums. The live demonstration successfully showed the newest counter-drone detection and mitigation technologies that can be rapidly deployed to large public venues, airports, and other critical infrastructure sites.
GA-ASI Selected to Supply RPAS to Australian Defence Force
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has been advised that, following consideration by the Australian Government, it has been selected to provide the Armed Remotely Piloted Aircraft System under Project Air 7003 for the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Continue reading
HiDRON Stratospheric Aircraft Starts Test Flights
Joint project UAVOS Inc. and Stratodynamics Aviation Inc. – for collecting high-altitude atmospheric data – is now at a flight test program stage. The first flight lasted 1.5 hours and reached an altitude of 6000 m. Continue reading
GeoSlam Launches Next Gen Handheld 3D Laser Scanner
GeoSlam has launched its new product for indoor and outdoor use – the Zeb-Horizon is GeoSlam’s next gen handheld 3D laser scanner. Continue reading




