UAS

Autopilot and magnetometer capabilities aim to lighten workload for pilots of experimental aircraft.

Small unmanned aircraft systems, (sUAS) have become as much of a tool for companies and organizations as cellphones and laptops.

German company looks to build nationwide delivery network.

Apple co-Founder Steve Wozniak is partnering with the Drone Racing League’s DRL Academy STEM program to create an interactive “Science of Drone Racing” curriculum for middle school students in 2022, the league announced Tuesday.  Draganfly (NASDAQ:DPRO), a drone solutions and systems developer, and Robotify, a virtual coding platform for students, will also join in on […]

Alteration gives more information and a modern meaning for a common aviation abbreviation.

A top federal regulator wants to slap new restrictions on the best-selling drone manufacturer in the U.S., saying the Chinese company poses a national security risk. The Federal Communications Commission’s commissioner Brendan Carr called on regulators Tuesday to begin the process of adding Shenzhen-based DJI to a list of companies that the U.S. Universal Service […]

This summer, Los Alamos National Laboratory issued an ominous warning to remote pilots flying drones over the famed birthplace of the atomic bomb. “If you fly a drone over Los Alamos National Laboratory, in all likelihood you will lose your drone,” said the statement posted on the facility’s website. “The laboratory utilizes its Counter Unmanned […]

On a smoky mountain slope, an exhausted firefighter scans the hazy horizon around her. Beyond a line of flames, she can see a small town in the distance. She kneels down, reaches into her backpack, and pulls out a small quadcopter drone. After launching it into the air, the drone’s autopilot takes control, flying the […]

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on FreightWaves.com. Jen had spent weeks looking for the perfect toy for her daughter for Christmas. Then she found it online and placed the order. Only days before Christmas, she chose drone delivery as the delivery option because the e-commerce site said it would be delivered on December 23, […]

Six-year-old uAvionix, a pioneer in communications, navigation, and surveillance avionics for unmanned systems, on April 28 announced in a news release that it has been granted a new U.S. Patent 10,991,260—the company’s eighth—aimed at making US airspace safer by warning fixed and rotary wing aircraft of a nearby UAS. If a drone equipped with the […]