Draganfly was selected by the Australian Department of Defense, Science and Technology (DST) as the integration partner for a project to integrate health monitoring capabilities onto drones. Named the “Vital Intelligence Project,” this effort — using technology developed by the Australian DST ...

The Coast Guard earlier this month approved a full-rate production decision for its small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS), which frees the service to move forward to completing deployments of the systems aboard its fleet of National Security Cutters (NSCs). The Coast Guard currently has the ...

Raytheon’s [RTN] Coyote Block 2 counter unmanned aircraft system (CUAS) weapon has been approved by the U.S. government for sale to allied nations as part of the Howler CUAS system, the company said on Tuesday. The Coyote is a small, expendable, tube-launched UAS that can be deployed from the ...

The Pentagon’s interest in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft continues to grow, with the Marine Corps’ Warfighting Lab now partnering with the Air Force’s Agility Prime program to explore unmanned aerial logistics solutions. For years, the service has worked with industry ...

Massachusetts Sen. Edward Markey (D) on Monday asked the Federal Aviation Administration to explain its position on state and local authorities being allowed to test and evaluate unmanned aircraft system (UAS) security technology, saying it is his position that these entities should have the legal ...

Current legal authorities provided to the Department of Homeland Security for drone security are limited and the department is discussing next steps with Congress and its interagency partners, Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said on Wednesday. DHS’ direction to counter unmanned ...