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.

Agreement for Autonomous VTOL Cargo Delivery Systems

The Chaparral is an end-to-end VTOL cargo delivery system, for autonomous transport of goods up to 500 lbs (225 kgs) with over a 300 nautical mile range

Jan 12, 2023
Radar Sensing & Perception Solution for US Army Autonomous Ground Systems

Metawave will develop a long-range radar sensing and perception solution to support off-road perception sensing for autonomous ground vehicles and systems

Jan 12, 2023
Pratt & Whitney F100 Engine Selected for Hypersonic UAS

The F100 turbofan will act as the turbine portion of Hermeus’ turbine-based combined cycle engine to power the Hermeus Darkhorse hypersonic UAS

Jan 12, 2023
Micro-Radar for BVLOS Drone Flights & Airspace Management

Cambridge Sensoriis' radar solutions support a variety of UAS & autonomous vehicles applications including automated landing and last-mile delivery

Jan 11, 2023
Volatus Extends Further into Global UAV Market with New Acquisition

Volatus will distribute Airial Robotics’ next generation of UAVs, bringing aviation-grade standards to the drone industry for light and heavy cargo and aerial intelligence applications

Jan 11, 2023
Drone-Based Logistics Operations Management Platform Launched 

The AnyMile platform from Mitsubishi Electric US is intended to support operation across all known categories of drones to provide an end-to-end resource planning and management system

Jan 11, 2023
Low Light Enhancement for Drone Flights in the Dark

Inuitive and Visidon have introduced a low light enhancement capability at CES 2023, that functions in real-time for drones and robotics operating at night

Jan 11, 2023
US Navy Demonstrates Drones for Cargo Delivery to Moving Ships

Skyways Air Transportation and Martin UAV operated their unmanned systems through long-range flights from ship-to-ship, ship-to-shore, and shore-to-ship, delivering cargo over 200 nautical miles

Jan 11, 2023
Initial FAA Approval for BVLOS sUAS flights in North Dakota

uAvionix has received FAA initial approval to conduct beyond visual line-of-sight drone flights leveraging North Dakota’s first-of-its-kind UAS network Vantis

Jan 11, 2023
U.S. DoD Provides Funding for Robust AI Model Development

DARPA is aiming to develop modelling tools for more fail-proof artificial intelligence systems

Jan 11, 2023
Autonomous Foldable, FPV & Heavy-Lift Drones for ISR & Delivery

Performance Drone Works' UAS solutions provide enhanced efficiency and reduced risk for operators working in highly challenging environments

Jan 11, 2023
World’s First Silicon Photonics Optical Gyroscope Launched

The ANELLO SIPHOG is a low-noise and low-drift optical gyroscope smart sensor leveraging ANELLO's patented photonic integrated circuit technology for reliable, accurate navigation and positioning for autonomous applications

Jan 10, 2023
OceanAlpha Live Product Launch

OceanAlpha will be showcasing the latest unmanned water rescue systems and products during a live webinar on January 17th 2023

Jan 10, 2023
SwissDrones Receives Seven-Figure Funding to Accelerate Product Development

The company has secured additional funding in a round led by DiamondStream Partners, with participation from existing investors

Jan 10, 2023
New Hybrid Wankel Engine Introduced for UAVs

UAVHE’s latest hybrid wankel engine the RW1-300C has been designed with aeronautical systems engineers in mind to assist with easy integration into unmanned systems

Jan 10, 2023
Supersonic Variant of Unmanned Fighter Jet Planned

The supersonic variant of the Bayraktar Kızılelma unmanned fighter jet is projected to be capable of flying for five hours and reaching speeds of up to 800 kph (500 mph or Mach 0.64)

Jan 10, 2023
On-Site Hydrogen Production for H2 Drones

H3 Dynamics has launched the H2FIELD designed for on-site hydrogen production, storage and refueling for hydrogen drones and UAVs

Jan 09, 2023
Partnership to Develop Life-Saving Drone Solution

Acadian Ambulance has selected Blueflite’s drone and digital platform to develop a drone-based emergency response solution for medical deliveries

Jan 09, 2023
Smart Radios Certified to Operate in 5.7 GHz Japan Robotics Band

Doodle Labs has received certification for its mini-OEM Smart Radio to operate in Japan’s 5.7 GHz Robotics Band

Jan 09, 2023
Unmanned Solution Approved for Monitoring Methane Emissions

The SnifferDRONE™ unmanned aerial solution for emissions monitoring has received broad approval from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Jan 09, 2023
Additional M-LIDS Counter-UAS Platforms for U.S. Army

M-LIDS allows soldiers to detect, identify, track and defeat small UAS with electronic warfare and kinetic defeat systems

Jan 09, 2023
New Battery Station Released for Airpeak S1

Sony Electronics has released the new LBN-H1 Battery Station and announced the development of a new battery pack and RTK kit for the Airpeak S1 professional multirotor drone

Jan 06, 2023
EVO Max 4T & NEST Support Systems Announced

Autel Robotics has announced the release of the EVO Max 4T drone and supporting NEST systems for both the EVO and Dragonfish platforms at CES 2023

Jan 06, 2023
New Nanocoating Services Announced

PlasmaGuard™ conformal coatings are now available within SCS’s nanocoating services portfolio

Jan 06, 2023
GA-ASI Flies Upgraded MQ-9A Block 5 RPAS

The first production Multi-Domain Operations-ready variant of the MQ-9A Reaper has been successfully flown by GA-ASI

Jan 06, 2023
New Computer-on-Modules with 13th Gen Intel Core Processors Released

congatec has introduced new Computer-on-Modules with 13th Gen Intel Core processors in COM-HPC Size A and COM Express 3.1 form factors

Jan 06, 2023
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