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.

Alakran Mobile Mortar System Returns to Spain for FEINDEF 2023

After completing field tests with infantry and special forces units around the world, Milanion NTGS’s Alakran returns to its birthplace of Spain for FEINDEF 2023, held in Madrid, 17-19 May 2023

May 18, 2023
ANYbotics Secures $50 Million Funding to Deploy Inspection Robots

The funds will be used to scale deployments internationally, fuel the development of new capabilities, and solidify ANYbotics' position in robotic inspection solutions

May 18, 2023
Contract Extension for Nauticus Robotics to Continue Development of Subsea Platform

Nauticus' state-of-the-art subsea platform, an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) with advanced artificial intelligence, sensing capabilities, and more, can perform a growing number of jobs without hazarding human divers

May 18, 2023
InfiRay Showcases Thermal Imaging Technology

InfiRay presented its innovative technologies and highlighted its thermal imaging products at both Hannover Messe 2023 in Germany and Electric Power Tech Korea 2023 in Seoul

May 18, 2023
Turnkey 5G-Connected Drone Platform Selected for First Nationwide Drone Network

The Nokia Drone Networks solution will connect to public and private 4G and 5G networks across Belgium to enhance situational awareness for first responders and other professionals

May 18, 2023
Radiation Surveying Payload for Elios 3 Indoor Inspection Drone

Combining Mirion Technologies’ RDS-32 meter with the LiDAR of Flyability’s Elios 3 drone allows users to map the environment while collecting radiological data to then localize data in a high-resolution 3D model of their asset

May 18, 2023
VSR700 Maritime Drone Tested in Full Operational Configuration at Sea

At the start of May 2023, the VSR700 performed 80 successful, fully autonomous take-offs and landings from a civil vessel equipped with a helicopter deck, cruising off the west coast of France

May 17, 2023
Steadicopter Presents New Rotary UAV at DEFEA

With precise strike capabilities from the air, the Golden Eagle unmanned helicopter enables both military and security forces to meet the challenges of the modern battlefield and complex environments

May 17, 2023
Long-Range, First-Person View Drones for Ukrainian Deployment

Red Cat Holdings will deliver 200 long-range, high-speed, first-person view drones to Ukraine, offering increased maneuverability even in GPS-denied and GPS-jammed battlefield conditions

May 17, 2023
New Complete Turnkey Solution for Drone First Responder Programs

Skyfire Response leverages Skyfire’s partnerships with hardware, software, drone-in-a-box and data analytics providers to allow agencies with existing UAS programs to upgrade to a Drone First Responder program; and new agencies to start

May 17, 2023
Multirotor and Hybrid VTOL Commercial UAV Platforms & Aerial Target Drones

Woot Tech's drones incorporate sophisticated AI capabilities that utilize state-of-the-art computer vision to enable advanced autonomy and navigation

May 16, 2023
New Precise Landing Technology Tested for Autonomous Delivery Drones

Spleenlab has partnered with DroneUp to make drone autonomy safer using AI-based VISIONAIRY® software for precise landing and package delivery

May 16, 2023
Innovation, Technology and Product Development News Round-up from XPONENTIAL 2023

The UnmannedSystemsTechnology.com round-up of news from XPO23

May 16, 2023
Advancing Autonomous Teaming for NASA Lunar Robotics

Under the ASTER project, Charles River Analytics aims to innovate autonomous swarming technology for NASA, enabling lunar robots to work together through artificial intelligence (AI)

May 16, 2023
Collaboration to Deliver AI for Autonomous Surface Vessels

L3Harris’ ASView system will be integrated with BigBear.ai’s forecasting computer vision technology to better identify and classify vessels, enhance situational awareness and support manned-unmanned teaming missions

May 16, 2023
Slocum Glider AUV Successfully Launched from US Navy Helicopter

In a world first, a Teledyne Marine Slocum glider, configured with mine countermeasures sensors, was launched from the ramp of a US Navy helicopter flying low and slow over shallow waters

May 16, 2023
Partnership Continues Technology Development for Robotics Market

Ground control station leader UXV Technologies and leading datalink provider Doodle Labs commit to continued technology development and expanded thought leadership collaboration

May 16, 2023
Wingcopter to Scale Up Electric Delivery Drones & Logistics Services

A new €40 million investment from European Investment Bank will help the company ramp up production of its flagship Wingcopter 198 model, expand delivery services in Europe and abroad, and accelerate the firm’s innovation efforts

May 16, 2023
Partnership for High-Performance Edge AI Solutions

Advantech partners with Hailo to introduce a reference platform that enables scalable high-performance AI capabilities at the edge, combining i.MX 8M Plus-based platforms with Hailo-8 M.2

May 15, 2023
GPSdome2 Wins AUVSI Xcellence in Technology Award

infiniDome’s GPSdome2 has been named the winner of AUVSI’s Xcellence in Technology awards in the Enabling Components & Peripherals category at XPO’23

May 15, 2023
TEKEVER AR3 Monitors Critical Oil & Gas Infrastructure in Nigeria

TEKEVER’s AR3 carries out six-hour flight missions six days a week at distances of up to 85km from the ground station, and provides live feedback imagery through TEKEVER’s ATLAS software direct to the client

May 15, 2023
Maritime Broadband Radio Solution Granted FCC Waiver

Kongsberg Discovery’s MBR products can now use the 5.725-5.850 GHz communications band to support maritime applications where digital high-speed reliable communication and data transfer are crucial

May 15, 2023
SWaP-Optimized Embedded Services Router for Cisco IOS-XE Software

Extreme Engineering Solutions’ new XChange6300 ESR is a conduction-cooled XMC/PMC router card that can plug into existing sockets or be used in standalone applications

May 15, 2023
Boson+ Thermal Camera Now with Factory-Integrated Continuous Zoom Lens

By completing the factory alignment at Teledyne FLIR, integrators receive a thermal zoom solution calibrated for maximum performance that eliminates boresight wander and other image artifacts while zooming

May 15, 2023
MissionGO Wins AUVSI XCELLENCE Humanitarian Award

‘Operation Healing Eagle Feather’, a multi-flight demonstration showcasing the possibilities of UAS solutions in the Navajo Nation, was selected from a pool of applicants and operations for the Xcellence in Mission – Humanitarian award

May 15, 2023
Wireless Dual-Radio Module Integrated into Modular Drone Development Platform

Rajant's credit card-sized Cardinal module supports a wide range of applications, including drone swarming

May 12, 2023
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