This worldwide survey on drone operations was kicked off in 8 languages in July 2017. The objective was to propose a segmentation of the non-military drone application sectors (commercial & non-commercial), as well as a categorization of drone flight mission purposes taking place in these sectors. Continue reading
Leonardo Studies Second-Generation Rotary-Wing UAV

Leonardo’s new SW-4 Solo would be an optionally manned derivative of this SW-4 light turbine helicopter,
Leonardo is studying concepts for a second-generation rotary-wing unmanned air vehicle for use in both land and maritime environments. The European manufacturer is building on its experience with its AWHero 150-kg (330-lb.) light rotary-wing UAV and the SW-4 Solo, an optionally manned derivative of the SW-4 light turbine helicopter built in Poland. Continue reading
Germany Extends Heron Contracts in Mali & Afghanistan
Germany has extended its agreements for the use of Israel Aerospace Industry’s Heron-1 reconnaissance drones in Afghanistan and Mali for another year, IAI announced recently. Continue reading
Mayflower Delivers Anti-Jam Antenna Systems to US Air Force
Mayflower Communications Company has delivered its Multi-Platform Anti-Jam GPS Navigation Antenna–Federated (MAGNA-F) to the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). Continue reading
National Gendarmerie Conducts Post-Hurricane UAS Missions with SimActive
SimActive Inc., a developer of photogrammetry software, is proud to announce that the National Gendarmerie of France has been using Correlator3D to support Saint Martin following Hurricane Irma. The software has facilitated rapid mapping from UAV images for damage assessment, aiding reconstruction efforts. Continue reading
Starman Driving his Tesla in Space – LIVE !
Live coverage of SpaceX Elon Musk’s Starman Driving a Tesla in Space after Successful Heavy Falcon Launch. Continue reading
Poland to Acquire Integrator STUAS
Poland is to acquire the Insitu Integrator small tactical unmanned aircraft system (STUAS), most likely to replace the smaller ScanEagle systems it already fields. Continue reading
China’s Star Shadow Stealth UAV to Fly in 2019
Star UAV System Co Ltd, a Chengdu-based developer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has unveiled its export-oriented Star Shadow unmanned air vehicle (UCAV) concept at the Singapore Airshow 2018. Continue reading





