Unmanned Systems News & Articles

The latest unmanned systems news for UAV, UAS, UGV, USV, UUV, drones and robotics. Articles on product launches and technological advances in unmanned and autonomous design, research and manufacture.

Iridium Launches Academy for GMDSS Safety Instruction

Iridium’s Academy aims to provide curricula specific to GMDSS and related safety services, ensuring maritime students can work aboard SOLAS class vessels

Jan 08, 2024
Plettenberg Releases the NOVA Maritime Series

Developer and manufacturer of tailored propulsion solutions for the maritime industry Plettenberg has released the NOVA Maritime Series of inrunner BLDC motors

Jan 08, 2024
Manufacturing to Start on Aurora Flight Sciences’ Full-Scale X-Plane

The X-65 is configured to be modular, featuring replaceable outboard wings and swappable active flow control (AFC) effectors, which allows for future testing of additional AFC designs

Jan 05, 2024
Phenix Solutions’ New Website Design Elevates User Experience

The primary key feature in this update is an interactive tool allowing visitors and customers to customize their Ultra 2XL aircraft with the desired equipment needed for their missions

Jan 05, 2024
Neousys FLYC-300 Recognized as Platinum in the Embedded Computing Category

FLYC-300 is a mission computer for drone systems, weighing just 300 grams and able to deliver up to 100 TOPS AI performance for AI-based applications and autonomy capability

Jan 05, 2024
UAVOS’ Most Significant Advancements in 2023

UAVOS has issued a review looking at the highlights from 2023 discussing continued MALE UAS innovation, production facility growth, and on-going global developments in drone-based services

Jan 05, 2024
Telematics & AI Edge Computing Solutions For Autonomous Vehicles & Robotics

NEXCOM's unmanned and connected vehicle solutions are ideal for ADAS, construction, law enforcement, public transit, and more

Jan 04, 2024
U.S. Navy Receives First Boeing Orca XLUUV

The Orca XLUUV is the successor Boeing’s Echo Voyager, an XLUUV that has spent over 10,000 hours operating at sea and autonomously transited hundreds of nautical miles

Jan 04, 2024
CHC Navigation: Autonomous Vehicles Navigate the Future of Ports

CHCNav discusses how it aims to drive efficiency and safety with its CGI-610 system, ensuring accurate navigation and effectively addressing operational challenges

Jan 04, 2024
Tyto Robotics Introduces Test Stand for Heavy-Lift Drones

Tyto Robotics' Flight Stand 500, a state-of-the-art thrust stand, is designed for testing the propulsion systems of advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicles, heavy-lift drones and eVTOL

Jan 04, 2024
Landing Zones and Airbus Defence & Space Sign Cooperation Agreement

The agreement includes the Do-DT45neo, a next-gen high-speed aerial target for land, naval and air force markets, featuring aerodynamic improvements and new engines

Jan 03, 2024
ACCES I/O Adds New Series of 55 Compact High-Performance M.2 Cards

With the small form factor and robust capabilities, the M.2 cards are suitable for an array of applications in sectors such as automation, defense, testing, process control and more

Jan 02, 2024
Acoustic Trigger Technology Aids Sustainable Ropeless or On-Demand Fishing

The integration of Teledyne's industry-standard acoustic modem technology and the new Acoustic Trigger feature could revolutionize the lobster and crab fishing industries

Jan 02, 2024
CHCNAV Unveils Branding Initiative for Surveying & Engineering Solutions Portfolio

The transformative move for CHC Navigation (CHCNAV) includes a shift from the classic blue to a vibrant orange color for its GNSS receivers, symbolizing a commitment to cutting-edge technology

Jan 02, 2024
Auterion Launches Vision Kit S

The Vision Kit S acts as a starting point for developers to create computer vision applications like obstacle detection and avoidance, VIO, precision landing, QR detection, or targeting

Dec 29, 2023
Teledyne Marine Opens New AUV Service Center

The service centre will support Teledyne Gavia's AUVs, known for a low logistics modular design and ability to be rapidly transported and maintained for good operational reliability

Dec 28, 2023
New Generation of MEMS Rotation Rate Sensors Launched

Marrying precision and robustness, LITEF has released a sensor in a small design for high vibration and shock requirements in industrial, aerospace, land or marine applications

Dec 27, 2023
Top 10 Most Read UST Articles of 2023

Here’s the UST round-up of the ten most read articles of the year

Dec 23, 2023
Rugged ROVs for Commercial, Industrial & Military Applications

VideoRay's state-of-the-art underwater robotic systems are portable, intuitive, and able to excel in even the toughest of environments

Dec 22, 2023
Canada Orders the MQ-9B SkyGuardian® RPAS

The Government of Canada has ordered the MQ-9B SkyGuardian from GA-ASI. The long-endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft System is well suited to operating safety across Canada's vast territory and challenging weather conditions

Dec 22, 2023
Designing Safe Stabilized Landings for Maritime Inspection Drones

STABLE has been awarded funds by The Research Council of Norway to establish safe landing and take-off platforms for VTOL drones involved in the offshore wind industry

Dec 21, 2023
Soccer Club Delivering Fan Merchandise by Drone

Residents of two Michelstadt districts can order SV Darmstadt 98 products online and these are then flown by Wingcopter drones to fixed points just outside the villages and transported to the customer's front door

Dec 21, 2023
PDW Quadcopter Selected for DIU Blue UAS List

The Blue UAS list is a program developed by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) of the Department of Defense (DoD), designed to rapidly vet and scale commercial UAS technology

Dec 21, 2023
uAvionix to Develop Skyway UAS Test Range in Oklahoma

Contracted by the Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education (OAIRE), uAvionix will deploy Command and Control (C2) and Detect & Avoid (DAA) services that enable uncrewed Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations between nodes on the Skyway

Dec 20, 2023
New Sony ILX-LR1 Added to Auterion Payload Ecosystem

The Sony ILX-LR1 camera harnesses advanced sensor technology with a 35mm full-frame back-illuminated image sensor and approximately 61MP

Dec 20, 2023
Contract Awarded to Develop Long-Range Attritable Cargo Drone

Silent Arrow® has been awarded a AFWERX contract to develop the CLS-300 with propulsion system to carry 1,000 pounds of payload over 300 nautical miles in contested environments

Dec 20, 2023
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