Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
News and issues relating to civil and military unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) of all kinds and sizes, including those used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), combat (unmanned combat air vehicles, or UCAVs), law enforcement, research and other applications. Of particular focus is the FAA's planned integration of UAS into the U.S. national airspace system.
Proved in combat, Kamen touts at Heli-Expo progress on UAS K-Max for military and commercial ops.
The Camcopter has found myriad uses as a surveillance UAV, and has added emergency response to its repertoire.
Bell is moving full-speed-ahead on its Nexus electrically powered passenger-carrying urban air mobility vehicle.
UAV maker Draganfly has developed three new drone camera packages for agricultural research and environmental monitoring missions.
Unmanned systems developer UAVOS has converted a Robinson R-22 helicopter into a long-range drone.
Using drones to identify cargo trailers significantly reduces CO2 emissions, manpower, and costs.
Bell will begin testing UAS systems on land belonging to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
EASA has granted urban air mobility OEM Volocopter Design Organization Approval (DOA).
At around twice the size of earlier Falco platforms, the Xplorer is a high-end tactical ISR system with all its major elements created in-house.
Dynetics performed the first free flight test of its X-61A Gremlins air-launched, air-recoverable UAS in November 2019.
