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September 20, 2023

ACUASI completes first drone flight from Nenana to Fairbanks

BY University of Alaska, Fairbanks Alaska’s leading public uncrewed aircraft program made another significant advance Friday when a drone flew from the Nenana airport and landed at Fairbanks International Airport. READ MORE

September 13, 2023

Anduril unveils 'Ghost-X' for greater mission flexibility

BY Anduril Industries New Ghost variant increases payload capacity and flight time, with options for a long-range resilient communications kit, vision-based navigation module, and alternate gimbals READ MORE

September 13, 2023

BAE Systems and QinetiQ collaborate on autonomous UAS

BY BAE Systems BAE Systems and QinetiQ have signed a framework agreement which will see both parties collaborate in the area of autonomous uncrewed air systems and mission management systems. READ MORE

September 13, 2023

MARSS launches portable Interceptor to neutralise hostile drones

BY MARSS Live from DSEI, defence and security technology specialist, MARSS, launched its new portable UAS countermeasure. The Interceptor-SR marks a step-change in vehicle and personnel drone protection. READ MORE

September 13, 2023

Elbit Systems to supply Advanced Skylark mini UAS to the IDF

BY Elbit Systems Elbit Systems Ltd will produce and provide the Artillery Corps of the Israeli Defense Forces with the SkylarkTM 1Transitional Vertical Take-Off and Landing Small Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems. READ MORE

September 13, 2023

Thales and Schiebel expand partnership to promote CAMCOPTER UAS

BY Thales Thales, a leading global technology company, and Schiebel, a renowned Rotary Wing Uncrewed Air System (RWUAS) manufacturer, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build on their joint success in the UK with a global marketing approach. READ MORE

September 13, 2023

GA-ASI poised to begin LongShot flight testing phase

BY General Atomics General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is poised to begin the flight-testing phase on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) LongShot program. READ MORE

September 13, 2023

uAvionix and Iris Automation partner for BVLOS Operations

BY uAvionix Iris Automation and uAvionix announced a strategic partnership to integrate Iris’ Casia G ground-based collision avoidance data into uAvionix’s SkyLine services for combined Command and Control (C2) and Detect and Avoid (DAA) services. READ MORE

September 13, 2023

Anduril Industries acquires UAS developer Blue Force Technologies

BY Anduril Industries Defense technology company Anduril Industries announced its acquisition of Blue Force Technologies, a developer of autonomous aircraft with an integrated aerostructures division serving a wide range of defense and commercial customers. READ MORE

September 13, 2023

ISS Aerospace announces tactical UAV for time critical tasking

BY ISS Aerospace ISS Aerospace announced the unveiling of the tube-launched WASP M4-TL tactical UAS. WASP represents next generation technology for semi-autonomous aerial systems. READ MORE

September 06, 2023

FAA approves uAvionix BVLOS exemptions with Vantis Network

BY uAvionix The Federal Aviation Administration announced its approval of the uAvionix petition for exemption to, among others, 14 CFR 91.113(b) and 14 CFR 61.3(a)(1) to operate an UAS BVLOS in North Dakota at the Vantis Command and Control network. READ MORE

September 06, 2023

Draganfly unveils new Commander 3 XL Hybrid Drone at UAV Expo

BY Draganfly Draganfly Inc. announced the unveiling of its newest product, the Commander 3 XL Hybrid, at the Commercial UAV Expo taking place at the Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, from September 5-7. READ MORE

September 06, 2023

Elbit Systems awarded two contracts to supply C4I in Europe

BY Elbit Systems Elbit Systems announced it was awarded two contracts by a European country, worth an aggregate amount of approximately $200 million, to supply a C4I solution to artillery battalions and a Hostile Fire Counter Attack solution. READ MORE

September 06, 2023

ANRA Technologies launches Mission Manager X

BY ANRA Technologies ANRA Technologies announced Mission Manager X, the next-generation fleet operations and management platform for uncrewed aircraft. MMX offers enterprise drone operators a singular solution that ensures safe and compliant drone operations. READ MORE

September 06, 2023

Hoeven and TRMC plan for $500M Sky Range Complex at Grand Sky

BY Office of Senator John Hoeven Senator John Hoeven and Test Resource Management Center Director George Rumford showcased plans for the more than $500 million Sky Range complex to be developed at Grand Sky. READ MORE

September 06, 2023

FAA selects D-Fend Solutions' EnforceAir for testing

BY D-Fend Solutions D-Fend Solutions has been selected for participation in the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport UAS Detection and Mitigation Research Program, under Section 383 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. READ MORE

September 06, 2023

Teledyne FLIR Defense signs $31M contract with Kongsberg

BY Teledyne FLIR Teledyne FLIR Defense has signed a contract with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, Norway, valued at roughly $31 million to provide its Cerberus® XL mobile counter-unmanned aerial system as part of a total C-UAS solution for Ukraine. READ MORE

September 06, 2023

uAvionix and Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma exercise FAA approval

BY uAvionix uAvionix, operating at the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Emerging Aviation Technology Center, completed the first true Beyond Visual Line of Sight flight in non-segregated airspace using aviation protected C-Band in the United States. READ MORE

September 06, 2023

Boeing advances autonomous tactical mission capabilities

BY Boeing Boeing and its subsidiary Insitu Pacific has demonstrated operational applications of its autonomous search, detection and classification capabilities at exercise Talisman Sabre. READ MORE

September 06, 2023

AUVSI applauds Replicator initiative to support autonomous tech

BY AUVSI AUVSI has issued a statement in response to reports that the Department of Defense will launch a ‘Replicator’ initiative—supported by Defense Innovation Unit Director Doug Beck—to integrate uncrewed systems, autonomous platforms and robotics at scale READ MORE

August 23, 2023

D-Fend Solutions launches EnforceAir2 Counter-UAS

BY D-Fend Solutions D-Fend Solutions has announced the launch of its new product, EnforceAir2. The next-generation product features the best offerings of the original award-winning EnforceAir technology with enhanced, expanded, and extended C-UAS capabilities. READ MORE

August 23, 2023

Terra Drone acquires a majority share of Unifly

BY Terra Drone Terra Drone Corporation has announced its acquisition of majority shares in Unifly. Aiming for strategic integration, Terra Drone seeks to expand its global drone and UAM operations, paving the way for a solid aerial infrastructure. READ MORE

August 23, 2023

Pierce Aerospace deploys Remote ID at Super Bowl 57

BY Pierce Aerospace Pierce Aerospace announced that it worked with the Department of Homeland Security and other federal, state, and local agencies to deploy Remote ID to support the NFL's Super Bowl LVII. READ MORE

August 23, 2023

EHang Unmanned Aircraft Cloud System approved by the CAAC

BY EHang EHang Holdings Limited announced that its EHang Unmanned Aircraft Cloud System has been officially approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (“CAAC”) for UACS trial operations. READ MORE

August 16, 2023

GA-ASI opens new hangar at FTTC in Grand Forks, ND

BY General Atomics General Atomics hosted a grand opening event to mark the opening of its newest hangar at the Grand Sky UAS Business Park near Grand Forks, North Dakota. The event included a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of the new hangar. READ MORE

August 16, 2023

Choctaw Nation utilizes Botlink’s XRD2 for BVLOS Drone Ops

BY Botlink Botlink, the developer of the XRD2 cellular drone communication device, announced its inclusion in the Choctaw Nation’s beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) waiver, as well as their continued BVLOS operations in the Choctaw Nation Reservation. READ MORE

August 16, 2023

GA-ASI advances ecosystem for autonomously operational UCAV

BY General Atomics General Atomics advanced its ability to operationalize the Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle ecosystem by combining advanced autonomy and government-provided human-machine interface hardware. READ MORE

August 16, 2023

Textron Systems awarded UAS contract by U.S. Navy

BY Textron Systems Textron Systems Corporation announced that it has been awarded an initial contract valued at up to $19.5M by the U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command to provide UAS operational support to two Independence Class LCS and one Freedom Class LCS variants READ MORE

August 09, 2023

NSWC PCD’s collaborates with Sagetech to elevate UAS in Navy

BY Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division continues its pursuit to be a collaborator of choice who expands naval superiority in its latest partnership with Sagetech Avionics, Inc. READ MORE

August 09, 2023

Commercial UAV Expo launches new Advanced Airspace Summit

BY Commercial UAV Expo Organizers of Commercial UAV Expo have announced an important addition to this year’s conference program: the Advanced Airspace Summit. READ MORE