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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.has announced two key technological advances related to its ongoing Sense and Avoid (SAA) system development efforts.In collaboration with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Honeywell, GA-ASI tested a proof-of-concept SAA system, marking the first successful test of the FAA’s Airborne Collision Avoidance System for Unmanned Aircraft (ACAS XU). Continue reading
Researchers at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi believe they are months away from launching a new type of unmanned aircraft capable of flying on multiple axes. Continue reading
An upgraded version of Mohajer (Migrant), one of Iran’s homegrown Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), has gone public with distinguishing features compared to its older model. Continue reading 
Sagem (Safran) has just completed a series of flight tests demonstrating the feasibility of a UAS being integrated in a shared (manned/unmanned aircraft) airspace, in compliance with civil aviation regulations and air control procedures. Continue reading
GE Ventures is collaborating with San Francisco-based startup Airware, which is building hardware, software and services for commercial drones, and has invested an undisclosed amount of funding in the company. Continue reading
The LifeLine Response app can call the police and dispatch a drone at 60mph to record the scene is a person is in distress. To use the system, users fire up the app and tell controllers they are concerned. If they take their thumb off the button, a drone is sent and the police are called, using the location of the phone. Continue reading
Sinclair Community College will build an indoor flying pavilion for students to test and fly drones. The 40-foot high pavilion resembling a traditional aircraft hangar will be built adjacent to a building in Dayton that houses some of its education and training programs in unmanned aerial systems and aviation. Continue reading