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.

New Processor for Data Acquisition and Control Applications

The Zynq UltraScale+ combines the power of a high-performance quad-core ARM processor with programmable logic

Jun 28, 2023
New Custom Sapphire Optics Feature Special Profiles & Polished Radii

Manufactured to OEM specifications, Meller Custom Sapphire Optics can meet ±0.002” tolerances on special features, depending upon configuration

Jun 28, 2023
Nine Teams Selected for VTOL X-Plane Initial Concept Development

DARPA’s ANCILLARY program plans to flight demonstrate innovative aircraft configurations and critical technologies needed for a low-weight, large-payload, long-endurance VTOL uncrewed X-plane

Jun 28, 2023
Italian Air Force Starts MQ-9A Block 5 Reaper RPAS Training

The training is focused on skills required to operate the Block 5 drone and its equipment, including the Multi-Spectral Targeting System, Synthetic Aperture Radar, Mission Intelligence Station, and System for Tasking and Real-Time Exploitation 

Jun 28, 2023
Partnership Formed for Global Sale of Precision Payload Delivery UAS

SYPAQ Systems and Tanglewood Group will work together to support further sales of SYPAQ’s Corvo PPDS, a fixed-wing autonomous system which can covertly deliver payloads with a high level of accuracy and reliability

Jun 28, 2023
New sUAS Receives Blue UAS Approval

The Teal 2 drone joins a select group of US DoD-approved drones that are NDAA compliant, validated as cyber-secure and safe to fly, and are available for government purchase and operation

Jun 28, 2023
Uncrewed Surface Measuring Vessel Patented

Ørsted has prototyped and patented the Hugin USV, designed to help lower uncertainties in the expected annual energy production for new offshore wind farms

Jun 27, 2023
Fullerton Drone Lab & FAA Host Public Drone Event in Orange County

People from all walks of life are welcome to the industry and family-friendly Droning On California event in Fullerton July 21-23

Jun 27, 2023
HENSOLDT Appointed as Line of Sight Data Links Partner for Eurodrone Program

HENSOLDT is working with Sener Aerospace & Defence to deliver the Wide Band LOS Ku data link of the Eurodrone program incorporating cybersecurity capabilities

Jun 27, 2023
Draganfly Awarded Multi-Year Drone Training Contract by Ukraine Ministry of Interior

Drone training on Draganfly systems will be provided to new Ministry of Internal Affairs pilots each year, including National Police, National Guard, State Border Guard, Armed Forces, Special Forces Security, and Emergency Services

Jun 27, 2023
New Reconfigurable Target Drone Series Released

Firefly’s reliable airframe can be reconfigured as a conventional takeoff (wheeled, catapult or rocket assisted), or eVTOL in the all electric configuration (like most aerial threats these days), or piston engine hVTOL

Jun 27, 2023
Electric Unmanned Helicopters & Hybrid VTOL Drones for Civilian & Industrial Applications

Ziyan's UAVs feature a range of options including tethered systems, GCS, data and video links, dual- and quad-sensor gimbals, and autonomy and swarming capabilities

Jun 26, 2023
Romania Receives First Watchkeeper X Tactical UAS

Elbit Systems will provide the first three upgraded Watchkeeper X tactical UAS with advanced capabilities including the Spectro XR multi-spectral electro-optical payload, new communication capabilities and more

Jun 26, 2023
SkyNaute INS Selected for Autonomous eVTOL Air Taxi

With very high levels of integrity and accuracy, even when GNSS signals are absent or jammed, Safran’s SkyNaute combines high performance and reliability in a compact form factor

Jun 26, 2023
Successful UXO Survey Completed with Bayonet Autonomous UGV

The UXO survey demonstrated the power and flexibility of Greensea’s OPENSEA software to rapidly integrate and deploy a new sensor suite for the task while showcasing the capabilities of the Bayonet 250 AUGV

Jun 26, 2023
Vecow Launches EAC-6000 Series Edge AI Computing System

The series brings powerful AI capabilities and supports flexible expansions, making it ideally suited for advanced Edge AI applications, including medical imaging, high-speed AOI, mobile robotics and any AIoT/Industry 4.0 applications

Jun 23, 2023
GA-ASI Selects ScioTeq to Support UAS Detect & Avoid System

The partnership will incorporate ScioTeq’s certified Next-Gen PU-5200 Avionics Display Computer platform and Projected CAPacitive (PCAP) touch-based Rugged Display Unit RDU-4047 into GA-ASI’s Ground Control Station

Jun 23, 2023
Most Read Articles on UST This Week

Here’s our round-up of the five most read articles on UnmannedSystemsTechnology.com this week

Jun 23, 2023
Elios 3 RID Compliant with Remote ID

Flyability has released the Elios 3 RID, a new version of the Elios 3 indoor drone that is compliant with FAA regulation on UAS Remote Identification

Jun 23, 2023
Teal 2 Drone Now With AI, Computer-Vision Capabilities

Athena’s AI technology has successfully performed target recognition and battle tracking for a nighttime flight of Red Cat’s Teal 2 drone

Jun 23, 2023
Drone Technology Supports Evacuation, Demining Missions in Ukraine

Draganfly deployed drone technology and services to support safe evacuation efforts, reduce response time, and enable the efficient assessment of mine locations for demining operations in land and water-affected areas

Jun 23, 2023
Partnership Equips UAS Company with Flight Safety Hardware & Software

The certifiable technology solutions created in the collaboration between Abaco and SYSGO is giving the UAS developer increased aircraft development flexibility, openness, and efficiency

Jun 22, 2023
FCC-Authorized Operational C-Band BVLOS Operations Commence

The approval for SkyLink C-band radios at Choctaw Nation advances riskier BVLOS operations by enabling essential C2 infrastructure to operate on aviation-protected spectrum alongside other frequencies to deliver reliable command and control capabilities

Jun 22, 2023
Edge AI & Computer Vision Boosts XOS Operating System

XTEND has announced a partnership with SightX that will boost on-board data processing for drones, robots, and smart devices using XOS, the human-guided autonomous operating system

Jun 22, 2023
New Mine Disposal ROV Launched

Oceanbotics' SRV-8 MDV is equipped with state-of-the-art imaging sonar and advanced IED neutralization technology

Jun 22, 2023
New XMC Radar Interface Card for Rugged, Embedded Applications

Cambridge Pixel’s new HPx-450 is an enhanced-performance XMC dual-stream radar acquisition card designed for use with VME, VPX and Compact PCI processor cards

Jun 22, 2023
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