Unmanned aircraft and drone news
Most UAS operations fail long before take-off
21 May 2026 @ 6:50 pm
There’s a common assumption in UAS operations that the difficult part starts when the aircraft
Remote ID: an enforcement system dressed up as drone safety
21 May 2026 @ 6:32 pm
While the UK government bills its new £50 million funding package as a major boost for drone innovation and flying taxis, a deeper look reveals that over £20 million is being funneled into a "numberplate ID system" for enforcement. Instead of solving the critical technical barriers to BVLOS flight—like interoperable electronic visibility for manned aviation and practical Detect and Avoid systems—this initiative introduces a heavy surveillance and compliance layer that polices legitimate commercial operators rather than enabling them.
Dufour Aerospace and Volatus Advance Remote Operations and Control Centre Capabilities in Canada
21 May 2026 @ 5:25 pm
Dufour Aerospace and Volatus Aerospace have taken another important step toward scalable BVLOS drone operations
ONE Bow River Makes Strategic Growth Investment in VTOL UAS Innovator PteroDynamics
21 May 2026 @ 5:20 pm
ONE Bow River National Defense Fund (“ONE Bow River”) has made a strategic investment in PteroDynamics Inc.,
GA-ASI Completes First Flight of MQ-9B With AEW Pods
21 May 2026 @ 4:38 pm
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) flew its MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft for the first
GDU Technology Showcases Latest Advances of the UAV Solutions at Drone World Congress 2026
21 May 2026 @ 11:53 am
At the Drone World Congress 2026 (DWC2026), GDU Technology (GDU), as a leader in the enterprise UAV
Eve Completes Hover & Low-Speed Flights Block, Advancing eVTOL Toward Transition Flight Testing
21 May 2026 @ 11:49 am
Eve Air Mobility (“Eve”) (NYSE: EVEX, EVEXW; B3: EVEB31), a global leader in advanced air mobility
TEKEVER and Inzpire partner to accelerate autonomous systems from acquisition to operational advantage
21 May 2026 @ 11:43 am
TEKEVER and Inzpire have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen the operational readiness, training
Our Strategic Investment Alongside Parcom and Why We Invested in Tulip Tech
21 May 2026 @ 7:50 am
Tulip Tech Scales European UAV Battery Technology with Strategic Investment from Parcom and Keen Europe
UK Law Commission – Charting the Legal Horizon of Autonomous Flight
20 May 2026 @ 7:54 pm
The Law Commission has published its final report on aviation autonomy, outlining vital legal reforms to safely integrate remotely piloted and autonomous aircraft into UK airspace