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 Detection System Locates Unauthorized Drones Within 5km Radius

Department 13’s Scout13 drone detection system uses radio frequency and protocol comprehension to observe up to 5km of airspace, providing a high level of intelligence on unauthorized drones invading monitored areas

Oct 06, 2022
Currawong Releases New ESC for sUAS

Currawong Engineering has released its smallest Electronic Speed Controller (ESC) the Velocity XS designed for the smaller UAS market

Oct 06, 2022
Trexon Acquires RF & Microwave Interconnect Solutions Provider

Intelliconnect's products have been selected by a wide variety of aerospace, defense and marine OEMs and organizations

Oct 05, 2022
Team V-BAT Offers Tactical UAS Solution for Royal Canadian Navy ISTAR

Together Voyageur Aviation, Shield.AI and Kongsberg Geospatial (Team V-BAT) will offer the Royal Canadian Navy a high-performing and proven UAS supported by Canadian partners for both domestic and global operations

Oct 05, 2022
New Multi-Band GNSS Front Ends for High Precision Applications

Taoglas’ new TFM series offers a two-stage cascaded filter and low noise amplifier topology in a shielded, low-profile surface mount package for easy integration with any multi-band antenna or GNSS receiver

Oct 05, 2022
Mine Hunting USV Achieves 100% Success Rate in Royal Navy Trials

Elbit Systems UK demonstrated its Seagull USV and its Mine Countermeasure toolbox sub-systems under operational conditions involving key environmental variables such as differing depths, currents and tidal streams

Oct 05, 2022
Limited Places Available for 7th Annual Airborne ISR Conference

SAE Media Group’s 7th Annual Airborne ISR conference, taking place in London, 19-20 October 2022, is an opportunity for delegates to meet and network with military and industry decision-makers in Airborne ISR

Oct 05, 2022
New IMSI Intelligence Devices Launched for Search & Rescue Operations

The detection devices from Revector include a UAV payload, a personal carried option (backpack, quadbike) and a larger, more powerful vehicle option that can be housed in a 4x4 SUV

Oct 05, 2022
Ruggedized Tamper-Proof SSD for Tactical Edge Applications

The drive meets strict U.S. Department of Defense cybersecurity and environmental operating requirements

Oct 04, 2022
Advanced Mapping System & Geospatial Software for UAVs

The TrueView 655/660 aerial mapping solution features oblique and nadir cameras, maximizing data collection and improving quality

Oct 04, 2022
Initial Testing Completed on New Northwest UAV Multi-Fuel Engine

Based on the successful initial test runs, the NW-230 multi-fuel twin-cylinder UAV engine is set to be qualified and in the skies in 2023

Oct 04, 2022
New High-Accuracy GNSS Positioning Board & Module for UAVs & Robotics

ComNav's new receiver board and module utilize RTK and integrated IMUs for enhanced accuracy and performance

Oct 04, 2022
Professional Autopilot Hardware & Software Solutions for UAVs

MicroPilot's board-level and integrated solutions are ideal for fixed-wing, multirotor, hybrid VTOL, and uncrewed helicopter UAVs

Oct 04, 2022
H3 Dynamics Strengthens Presence in Australia Through New Strategic Partnership

H3 Dynamics and Australia’s Ripper Corporation have entered into an exclusive strategic partnership agreement to enhance Ripper’s operational drone offering by integrating H3 Dynamics’ DBX drone stations

Oct 04, 2022
Investment in Autonomous Drone & Mobile Robotics Technology

Embraer has announced investment in XMobots, a reference company in the development of mobile robotics and drones for agriculture, geotechnologies, defense and security, and logistics

Oct 04, 2022
New Compact Underwater Laser Scanner from Voyis

Fusing customers’ feedback with the latest sensor technologies, the new Insight Nano offers higher data resolution, faster data capture, and greater control than previous versions

Oct 03, 2022
Containerized Tethered Drone Communications Solution for Naval Vessels

General Dynamics Mission Systems' solution will provide line-of-sight communication extension for U.S. Navy surface ships

Sep 30, 2022
5G-Enabled Drones Demonstrate Enhanced ISR

Lockheed Martin and Verizon demonstrated the transmission of real-time ISR RF and streaming video data over millimeter-wave 5G

Sep 30, 2022
AI’s Crucial Role Onboard Tactical Drones for Improved ISR Capability

Mark Palmer, CTO of Sentient Vision Systems, makes the case for AI to bring real-time intelligence and operational decisions to military drone missions

Sep 30, 2022
Groupe Gorgé Announces Merger of ECA Group & iXblue

Together, iXblue and ECA Group will offer customers products ranging from components to complex systems to support critical missions in severe environments

Sep 30, 2022
Advanced Aerial Intelligence Technology Demonstrated at NATO Naval Exercise

TEKEVER’s AR5 drone coupled with its Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven platform ATLAS provided real-time aerial ISR data to participating navies

Sep 30, 2022
Low-Power Dual Camera Encoders for UAVs

The low-SWaP systems support two visible and/or thermal cameras as well as Power over Ethernet

Sep 29, 2022
New Edge Computing System for AI & Robotics

Powered by the NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin platform, the rugged system provides a range of I/O and connectivity options

Sep 29, 2022
CORUS-XUAM Project Completes Deconfliction Flight Tests in France

M3 Systems, Pipistrel and Volocopter completed week-long flight tests that simulated three different avoidance maneuvers in real-world situations where unforeseen circumstances occur

Sep 29, 2022
Blue Vigil Develops Portable Drone-Based Lighting Platform

The company’s aerial LED could replace the light masts currently used with a tethered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), illuminating the area from above and eliminating dangerous glare and shadows

Sep 29, 2022
Lightweight Dual-Camera Drone Sensor for Engineering-Class 3D Data Collection

The MACS-3D is designed to collect 3D data for vertical infrastructure and fits on small drone platforms such as the DJI M300

Sep 28, 2022
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