Unmanned Systems News

As a senior in Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems program, and with four internships under his belt, Jonathan Hale is getting an “aerial”…

For the seventh consecutive year, aviation and aerospace powerhouse Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ranked among the nation’s top five online bachelor’s degree providers,…

Skilled pilots approaching a runway usually can’t see small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) encroaching on their airspace, and they virtually never detect motionless drones,…

Increasing the ranks and stature of women across the aviation industry as well as all science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields should be considered an urgent top…

When local police recently deployed a drone to the fifth-floor hotel room where a man was allegedly threatening to detonate a grenade, Embry-Riddle faculty member Anthony Galante was…

To support safe drone deliveries and “air taxi” flights over cities, Embry-Riddle researchers recently leveraged a small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) to map atmospheric conditions…

Students from the Robotics Association at Embry-Riddle took first place in Design and second overall in the Self-Drive Challenges. Over 50 teams of university students from across the…

The autonomous robotics team from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla. finished a strong second in the just completed ninth annual international RoboBoat competition…

Twenty-one oyster reefs near Edgewater, Fla., are the focus of a new partnership between Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and the University of Central Florida (UCF) to develop…

New technology that detects and commandeers unauthorized drones, guiding them to land safely, will be commercialized under a licensing agreement between Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University…

L3 Link Training & Simulation is developing a new program focused on the future training of Unmanned Aircraft Systems pilots.

Embry-Riddle’s Dr. Kristy Kiernan, program chair for the Master of Science in Unmanned Systems, focuses on bringing together the safety culture of aviation and the “innovation…

When the Daytona Beach Police Department (DBPD) got the call that a man suspected of having killed one person and injured two others was holed up in an Ormond Beach motel, they assembled…

On the edge of the Pacific Ocean near Honolulu this past December, an odd–looking, pilotless 16 ft.-long boat navigated an open water obstacle course, adapting to the waves and wind…

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University recently became the only university to acquire the Penguin C – one of the most sophisticated long-endurance, long-range professional unmanned…