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.

If You Can Dream It, Inertial Labs Can Build It

Inertial Labs' entire catalog of products is open for collaboration with prospective partners

Feb 03, 2023
First Flight of Survivable Air-Launched Effect UAS

Successful first flight of GA-ASI's Eaglet, the newest entry into GA-ASI’s Evolution Series of advanced UAS concepts

Feb 03, 2023
New Tactical-Grade OEM GNSS-Aided Inertial Navigation System

Quanta Plus combines a tactical-grade MEMS IMU with a high-performance GNSS receiver in a compact form factor

Feb 03, 2023
World’s Largest Autonomous Electric Cargo Aircraft Unveiled

Pyka’s Pelican Cargo platform has a range of up to 200 miles, a payload of up to 400 pounds in 66 cubic feet of cargo volume, and a nose-loading system with a sliding cargo tray

Feb 02, 2023
Public Use eVTOL Vertiport to be Built at Bellefonte Airport

Volatus Infrastructure will build an FAA-compliant vertiport with multiple landing pads and charging stations at Bellefonte Airport in Pennsylvania

Feb 02, 2023
New Partnership Enables Draganfly to Manufacture & Distribute Drones in India

Draganfly has announced a manufacturing and distribution partnership with geospatial technological company Remote Sensing Instruments, designed to enable Draganfly to access the Indian drone market

Feb 02, 2023
Moonrock Insurance Now Provides Coverage for Non-Standard Drone Operations

Moonrock has partnered with Apollo to provide insurance capacity for all non-standard drone operations, including BVLOS, heavy lift drones, swarm displays and crop spraying

Feb 01, 2023
New Water Take-Off & Landing Capability Added to Beluga Mini Drone

EuroLink Systems has enhanced the Beluga family of mini-drones with a water take-off and landing capability that opens-up a range of applications

Feb 01, 2023
RAI Amsterdam Hosts Fifth Edition of ADW Hybrid in March 2023

Amsterdam Drone Week 2023, taking place 21-23 March, will provide a global platform for sharing knowledge on current unmanned aerial solutions, potential innovations and vital regulations

Feb 01, 2023
Research Collaboration Enables BVLOS UAS Flights for American Water

American Water has confirmed that advanced drone flights are now possible courtesy of its partnership with the New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), which holds an FAA Part 91 Certificate of Authorization

Feb 01, 2023
Ameriflight Orders Autonomous Feeder Cargo Aircraft for Air Freight Operations

The Natilus fleet of carbon fiber, blended-wing-body designed cargo aircraft offers a 60% reduction in the cost of operations and cuts carbon emissions by half, enabling the opening of new and emerging markets in remote areas

Feb 01, 2023
Applied Aeronautics Releases New Microhard Carrier Board

The new platform agnostic carrier board can be used both ground and airside, featuring built-in ethernet, serial and USB C ports, active cooling, and the ability to easily swap modules via an onboard socket

Jan 31, 2023
New High-Performance UAS Battery Systems for US Naval Drone Fleet

Packet Digital is developing smart batteries, chargers and power systems for the next generation of US Navy Maritime Logistics Unmanned Aerial Systems

Jan 31, 2023
Leadership Award for FarSounder’s Chairman of the Board

Ms. Zimmerman thanked the Blue Innovation Symposium and MOTN for the award and for being a catalyst for innovative technology in the USV market

Jan 31, 2023
Parachute Recovery Systems for Fixed-Wing & Multirotor Drones

Fruity Chutes' UAV parachute recovery systems have an established track record for high reliability, having been selected by over 4000 customers with widely varying flight applications

Jan 30, 2023
AFRL Tests New Propulsion System for Future Combat Drone

The test paired a Williams International engine with Blue Force Technologies’ Fury unmanned aerial fighter’s inlet and nozzle to demonstrate successful operability of the engine with solid margins

Jan 30, 2023
Edge Autonomy Appoints New Chief HR Officer

Jennifer Hagerty will oversee diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and related Human Resources activities

Jan 30, 2023
Choctaw Nation Beyond Program Obtains FAA BVLOS Approval

This marks the second consecutive BVLOS approval using uAvionix's SkyLine software and SkyLink hardware

Jan 27, 2023
Teledyne Geospatial to Present LiDAR Survey & Mapping Solutions at Geo Week 2023

Visitors are encouraged to visit the company at Geo Week in Denver, February 13-15, for a first-hand look at the single-source mapping solutions and workflows available

Jan 27, 2023
Embedded Computer Systems for AI Edge Computing & Machine Learning

Neousys' rugged computing solutions are ideal for drone mission computers, embedded computer vision, sensor fusion, surveillance and more

Jan 27, 2023
eVTOL Aircraft Developed for Same-Day Door-to-Door Deliveries

MightyFly has received FAA Certificate of Authorization for long-range flight of its Cento eVTOL aircraft and will now begin testing its last-mile and middle-mile logistics service

Jan 26, 2023
Royal NIOZ Builds New Research Fleet of Slocum Gliders

Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) acquired three Teledyne Webb Research G3 Slocum gliders and underwent operational and maintenance training in preparation for a glider science project starting in spring 2023

Jan 26, 2023
Elios 3 Drone Creates 3D Map of Radioactive Waste Storage Vault

The Department of Energy contractor Idaho Environmental Coalition was able to get all the LiDAR data it needed to create a robust 3D map of the vault in just one seven-minute flight of Flyability’s Elios 3

Jan 26, 2023
New Gyro Stabilizer Gimbal for Motion-Sensitive Payloads

The RSM 50 provides real-time stabilization of movements in the roll and pitch axes of land vehicles, as well as angular movements experienced by sea vessels

Jan 25, 2023
UAS Imaging & Surveillance Training for British Army

The training will involve both fixed-wing and rotary drones, provided to the British Army by Lockheed Martin UK

Jan 25, 2023
Latest Pixhawk Open Standards Available

The 6th generation of Pixhawk open standards FMUv6X & FMUv6C have been released, with several drone flight controllers utilizing the Pixhawk 6 standards, already in production

Jan 25, 2023
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