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Elbit launches Skylark UAV variant
Aug 17, 2016 (UPI)
Elbit Systems reports its development of Skylark C, a highly autonomous miniature unmanned aircraft system for maritime use. Skylark C is based on the Israeli c...
Air Force orders 30 more MQ-9 Reapers
Aug 17, 2016 (UPI)
The U.S. Air Force has contracted General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. to produce 30 MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles. The fixed-price incentive firm c...
US Navy deploys RQ-20B AeroVironment Puma AE with pecision recovery
Aug 15, 2016 (SPX)
AeroVironment, Inc. reports that the US Navy has tested and deployed the RQ-20B Puma small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) aboard a Flight I Guided Missile Destr...
Ideas for Protecting Against Small Unmanned Air Systems
Aug 15, 2016 (SPX)
The rapid evolution of small unmanned air systems (sUAS) technologies is fueling the exponential growth of the commercial drone sector, creating new asymmetric ...
U.S. Navy deploys Puma drone with precision recovery system
Aug 12, 2016 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy has deployed AeroVironment's RQ-20B Puma All Environment drone with a precision recovery system on a guided-missile destroyer, the company announc...
Flying Autonomous Robots: The Future of Air Combat?
Aug 10, 2016 (Sputnik)
If a new study is accurate, drones of the future will not need a human controller - and could in fact defeat a human in a dogfight. "It seemed to be aware of my...
General Atomics gets $8.8 million Predator upgrade and training contract
Aug 09, 2016 (UPI)
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has received an $8.8 million U.S. Air Force contract for Predator drone work. The deal covers Block 30 ground control ...
US releases redacted drone strike 'playbook'
Aug 07, 2016 (AFP)
The US government has released a once-secret policy document once dubbed "the playbook" that shows how officials select drone targets in areas outside war zones...
160 Commercial Drone Companies to Showcase Latest UAV Technology at InterDrone
Aug 04, 2016 (SPX)
BZ Media LLC today unveiled the exhibition component of the industry's largest dedicated commercial UAV show, InterDrone. More than 130 exhibitors have already ...
Mexican navy debuts new Arcturus T-20 drone
Aug 03, 2016 (UPI)
The Mexican navy debuted its new Arcturus T-20 surveillance drone at a ceremony late last week, the sea service announced. The navy collaborated with the Secret...
Donuts in flight in first US-approved drone delivery
Jul 22, 2016 (AFP)
With a chicken sandwich, hot coffee and donuts, aviation history was made Friday. These were among the items in the first drone delivery on US soil approved by ...
Germany's U.N. peacekeepers to use Heron 1 drones
Jul 21, 2016 (UPI)
Airbus Defense and Space is to provide surveillance drones to the German military for use in their deployment to Mali as part of a United Nations peacekeeping m...
Facebook internet drone passes first full-scale test
Jul 21, 2016 (AFP)
Facebook announced Thursday it had completed its first successful test of its solar-powered Aquila drone, being develop to deliver internet service to remote ar...
U.S. Army orders CyPhy Works tethered drone
Jul 18, 2016 (SPX)
CyPhy Works announced today that it has received an order for its Persistent Aerial Reconnaissance and Communications (PARC) System, from the U.S. Army's Rapid ...
Virtek's graphene-winged Prospero drone to take flight
Jul 15, 2016 (UPI)
Virtek Vision Interational is publicly debuting the first graphene-wing drone this week at the Farnborough Airshow, the company announced. The flight of the Pro...
India Will No Longer Require Israel's Heron or US Predator Drones
Jul 14, 2016 (Sputnik)
India's defense forces will require more than 5,000 UAVs in the coming ten years. If successful, the soon-to-be-tested Rustom II will eliminate the need for Ind...
Light SPEAR offers Self-Protection and Jamming System for UAVs
Jul 14, 2016 (SPX)
Elbit Systems has announced the launching of Light SPEAR, a new and unique self-protection and jamming system for UAS. Improving the UAS' survivability and meet...
Thales launches Fulmar X drone
Jul 14, 2016 (UPI)
Thales debuted its new Fulmar X drone this week at the Farnborough International Air Show in England, the company announced. The new drone can be used for civil...
The Truth About Drones in Construction and Infrastructure Inspection
Jul 11, 2016 (SPX)
BZ Media has announced the second in its series of critical examinations of the hype and reality behind certain vertical commercial drone markets, "The Truth Ab...
UTC next-gen sensor tapped for Global Hawk
Jul 11, 2016 (UPI)
UTC Aerospace Systems has been awarded a contract to support integration and testing of the MS-177 sensor on Northrop Grumman's RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned aeria...
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