For the first time ever, over the high desert of southern California on July 2, 2021, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) used an Avenger Unmanned Aircraft System equipped with a Lockheed Martin Legion Pod to autonomously track and follow targets of interest. Continue reading
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California to use Drones to Search Illegal Pot Grows
Unveiling a plan for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a pilot program in order to inhibit the proliferating number of illegal cannabis growers in Nevada County, California. Continue reading
US Department of Defense and Robotican Complete Autonomous C-sUAS Interceptor Demonstration
Robotican has successfully conducted an autonomous drone interception demonstration for the U.S. Department of Defense Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate (IWTSD). Continue reading
US Donates 5 Raven11Bs to Costa Rica
The United States Embassy in Costa Rica on Tuesday donated 15 unmanned aircraft to the Public Security Ministry (MSP). Continue reading
DJI to Shut Hong Kong Causeway Bay Flagship Store
The world’s largest maker of recreational aerial drones is shutting the DJI flagship retail store in Hong Kong, weeks after city authorities tightened regulations for pilots to qualify them to fly the gadgets.
SCHIEBEL CAMCOPTER S-100 Completes Successful Flight Trials for US Navy
Schiebel Aircraft and Areté Associates successfully showcased the CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) combined with Areté’s Pushbroom Imaging Lidar for Littoral Surveillance (PILLS) sensor to the US Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR). Continue reading
Marine Advanced Robotics and Planck Aerosystems Form Strategic Alliance
Marine Advanced Robotics and Planck Aerosystems have established a strategic alliance to provide a multi-domain robotic team that includes an unmanned surface vessel (USV) equipped with a small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) that operate together for advanced mission profiles. Continue reading
New York Hosts Two-Day Drone Summit for Public Safety Officials
On July 28 and 29, NUAIR and the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) held a two-day unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) Summit for New York State public safety officials. Continue reading







