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.
New FAA rules would require most unmanned aircraft to share their position and identity with other airspace users.
Swift Tactical Systems has won a $17 Million contract to provide Bahamas government agencies with an unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) program.
Bell is demonstrating how a smart city of the future could incorporate urban air mobility vehicles running under autonomous control.
Indonesia’s first large UAV is due to fly for the first time this year, with production planned to get under way in 2024.
Lockheed Martin is teaming with Canadian UAVs to provide real-time situational awareness for beyond visual line of sight flights.
Japan's Terra Drone is forming a Canadian arm to serve the mining industry with UAS inspection and mapping services.
Safety, noise, and privacy issues must be solved before realizing a vision where drones provide urban transportation and package deliveries.
A new Frost & Sullivan study predicts urban air taxis will begin operations in 2022 and grow to a worldwide fleet of 430,000 by 2040.
Drone services and analytics company PrecisionHawk has raised $32 million of new investment to finance new artificial intelligence tool.
Baykar has built on the success of its Bayraktar TB2 tactical UAV to develop a much larger, armed platform to answer a Turkish forces requirement.
