PX4 1.17 adds cleaner ROS 2 control surfaces and new navigation features
PX4 1.17 adds Altitude Cruise, fixed-wing takeoff behavior improvements on navigation loss, cleaner high-level fixed-wing and rover interfaces for ROS 2, more mature Zenoh support, Gazebo Jetty support and additional INS drivers.
Sun, 20 Sep 2026
The release is particularly relevant to developers treating a drone as a robotics platform rather than a closed flight appliance.
Read the upgrade notes and verify the release branch/status relevant to your hardware before deploying it to an operational aircraft.