The US Army and Textron Systems are adding new computer processing power and cyber-hardening technology to the current inventory of ground control stations that operate drones in combat, service officials said. Continue reading
UPS Tests Residential Drone Delivery from Truck
UPS announced that it has successfully tested a drone that launches from the top of a UPS package car, autonomously delivers a package to a home and then returns to the vehicle while the delivery driver continues along the route to make a separate delivery. Continue reading
US Navy Needs Long-Range UCAV
Along with a new air superiority fighter, the United States Navy must develop a new long-range unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) to counter rapidly emerging anti-access/area-denial threats, particularly in the Western Pacific. The Navy would also have to develop another separate unmanned aircraft for the aerial refuelling tanker role. Continue reading
Cloud-Seeding UAS Achieves First BVLOS Flight
Nevada’s unmanned cloud-seeding research team has realized another fundamental capability in their effort toward enhancing snowfall in mountainous regions of the West. Continue reading
Affordable Ready-to-Fly Hybrid VTOL Drone
UAVenture has partnered with Flyingwings to develop the Falcon Vertigo, the first in a range of ready-to-fly hybrid vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drones. Continue reading
Israeli Air Force Expands Hermes 900 Fleet
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is currently in the process of significantly expanding its fleet of Elbit Systems Hermes 900, according to Major Gilad (full name withheld), deputy commander and chief instructor of the UAV training school.
New Russian Reconnaissance Drone Unveiled at IDEX
Zala Aero Group, part of the Kalashnikov Group, has unveiled its newest reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle, which has been put into serial production, spokeswoman for the Group Sofya Ivanova told TASS on Monday. Continue reading
FAA Approves uAvionix FYXNAV GPS Position Source
uAvionix Corporation has announced FAA TSO C-199 approval of its FYXNAV GPS position source. Weighing only 27 grams, the $500 combination GPS receiver and antenna provides high integrity GPS inputs to drone autopilot navigation systems and ADS-B equipment. Continue reading