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 Drone Operations Package Announced

The Thales ScaleFlyt team has unveiled new features with the release of the ‘Essential package’ for the ScaleFlyt drone operations management platform

Feb 14, 2023
New Drone Battery Charging & Discharging Products

The RDX2 1000 accepts 12VDC or 100-240 VAC and features two ports for simultaneous charging of two batteries, and the AD350 is ideal for discharging and analyzing both nickel and LiPo batteries

Feb 14, 2023
Joint Venture to Deploy Autonomous Drone Network in Abu Dhabi

SkyGo and Airobotics will deploy the Airobotics Optimus System as Urban Drone Infrastructure to provide data and information services to Industrial and Governmental entities in the UAE

Feb 13, 2023
CAMCOPTER S-100 Supports Royal Navy Ships on Operational Tasks

Under a new contract from the UK Ministry of Defence, Schiebel and system integrator Thales will provide the operationally proven S-100 UAS with a range of high precision ISR sensors and systems

Feb 10, 2023
Data Collection & Processing Workshops at GEO WEEK

Topodrone will be running 3 educational workshops during Geo Week 2023 covering UAV topographic and bathymetric survey data collection and processing

Feb 10, 2023
Pentagon to Use Autonomous Drones for Remote CBRN Detection

Teledyne FLIR Defense will integrate enhanced autonomy features and control on its SkyRaider UAS, and will develop new chemical and radiological sensing payloads to assess toxic threats on the battlefield

Feb 10, 2023
ESA Approves More Windform Composites for Space Flight Applications

The products from CRP Technology's Windform TOP-LINE passed ESA standard screening outgassing tests in accordance with ESA-TEC-PR-002015 (based on ECSS-Q-ST-70-02C)

Feb 10, 2023
HD25 Drone Gimbal Becomes Trillium Engineering’s 2,000th Unit Sold

As Trillium's pioneering product, the deliberately designed HD25 holds the same capabilities expected in 8-10" sized systems, offering smaller airframes a competitive edge

Feb 10, 2023
Hybrid VTOL Fixed Wing UAVs for Mapping, Inspection and Cargo

DeltaQuad's fully electric UAVs can be equipped with a wide variety of payloads, and are available in a number of specialized models

Feb 10, 2023
Mobilicom Joins Cybersecurity Working Group

The Cybersecurity Working Group is developing enterprise cybersecurity standards to address cyber risks specific to uncrewed systems and robotics

Feb 09, 2023
Partnership to Develop sUAS for NATO Special Forces Project

Rheinmetall and AeroVironment will develop a small UAS solution that meets the project’s requirements of all-weather functionality, quick deployment, hand launchability, maximum weight of 10kg, and 30km operating range

Feb 09, 2023
Draganfly to Showcase Newest Drone Technology at World Police Summit 2023

Located at booth #8A29, the Draganfly leadership and sales team will be available to educate and provide a hands-on look at the company’s product line

Feb 09, 2023
New LEO SATCOM Capability Tested on MQ-9A RPAS

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems successfully flight-tested a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) SATCOM capability on board an MQ-9A Reaper

Feb 09, 2023
New Hardened Steel Gear Waterproof Servo for UAVs

Hitec's DB961WP features IP67 waterproofing and delivers excellent torque and high speed

Feb 09, 2023
ALTIUS-600 UAS Achieves Milestone in UK Air Launched Effects Test

Anduril Industries and Leonardo UK developed and practiced drone to aircraft coordination, flight maneuvers, waypoints, loiter positions, and command and control necessary for multiple aircraft to function together autonomously

Feb 08, 2023
Aerosonde UAS Makes First Operational Flight from USS Miguel Keith

Equipped for multiple payload configurations, Textron Systems’ Aerosonde UAS is designed for expeditionary land- and sea-based operations in austere environments

Feb 08, 2023
NIOZ Builds New Research Fleet with Teledyne Osprey AUV

The new Osprey AUV will join NIOZ’s ever-growing fleet to be used in scientific projects like understanding the significant impacts of climate change on the seas and oceans

Feb 08, 2023
New Ground Control Hub Enables Multi-GCS, Multi-UAS & Maritime Missions

UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía’s new UAV Ground Hub Unit was designed based on clients' requirements and it follows a top-down design process that considers the requirements demanded by the RPAS market

Feb 07, 2023
New York State Grows UAS Industry with GENIUS NY Accelerator – Applications Now Open

GENIUS NY is now accepting applications from UAS and robotics startups from around the world. The accelerator invests more than $3 million in five early stage companies each year

Feb 07, 2023
Microgravity Environment Generated Using UAV

Gravitilab has successfully paved the way for a new era of microgravity access on earth using UAV technology and the patent protected ‘LOUIS’ drop-pod

Feb 07, 2023
Edge Processing for Commercial ROVs

Greensea has launched OPENSEA Edge, an edge computing module with perception support for autonomous underwater robots and ROV

Feb 07, 2023
Distributor Opportunities for Geomatics Professionals

Opportunity to join CHC Navigation’s geomatic community as a distributor of reliable and robust GNSS solutions for a wide variety of applications

Feb 07, 2023
Low-SWaP, Ruggedized IR Optics at IDEX 2023

Ophir Optronics’ innovative IR optics for C-UAS and unmanned systems will be at IDEX EXPO 2023

Feb 07, 2023
Anywhere, Anytime Drone Insurance App Introduced

AirModo is a usage-based insurance app for commercial drone operations

Feb 06, 2023
BVLOS Approval for Inspection Drones in Canada

Percepto’s automated drone-in-a-box technology has been approved by Transport Canada as part of a pilot project conducting BVLOS inspection of electric power stations

Feb 06, 2023
Landmark Exchange of UAS Control Between Airborne Crews

The exchanging of control of a UAS between two helicopter crews has been successfully demonstrated by QinetiQ

Feb 03, 2023
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