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 US-Made Fixed-Wing Mapping Drone with VTOL Functionality

The drone features a payload capacity of three pounds and a flight time of ninety minutes

Jun 02, 2022
Amphibious Crawling Robots for Defense and Commercial Applications

Bayonet's robots are deployable from land or water and have been designed to traverse the ocean floor as well as operate on land

Jun 02, 2022
uAvionix Demonstrates Transfer of Command & Non-Payload Control Between Multiple C2 Radio Links

uAvionix’s new Link Executive Manager (LEM) will enable multiple Command & Non-Payload Communication (CNPC) links from different radios to function in parallel on a UAV platform, ensuring optimal connectivity and link stability

Jun 01, 2022
Mobilicom Gen 2 Products Enhanced with ICE Cybersecurity

The unique characteristics of drones – decentralized control, wireless operation across remote vicinities, GNSS dependency, physical vulnerability and the absence of cloud security – all contribute to their cyber vulnerability

Jun 01, 2022
FAA Certifies Sagetech’s MXS Mode S Micro Transponder

Sagetech's MXS is the first Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-certified small transponder to have an integrated ADS-B In receiver

Jun 01, 2022
Counter Drone System Covers 20 MHz to 6 GHz Frequency Range with Single Antenna

The R&S ARDRONIS counter drone solution and the new R&S ADD557SR direction finding and monitoring antenna from Rohde & Schwarz can detect commercial drone activity across the complete frequency range

May 31, 2022
Sky-Drones Drone Avionics Offered in CamFlite UAV

Sky-Drones’ AIRLink gives users the option for fully autonomous autopilot flights, artificial intelligence mission computer intelligence, and LTE connectivity

May 31, 2022
eVTOL UAV Platforms & Advanced Drone Avionics

AheadX provides solutions for mapping and surveying, inspection and monitoring, surveillance, and more

May 31, 2022
Triad RF CubeSat Transceiver Makes Third Space Launch

The Triad RF CubeSat transceiver has flown on the SpaceX Transporter-5 mission

May 31, 2022
Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 Performs Maritime Surveillance in Romania 

The CAMCOPTER S-100 UAV is supporting the Romanian authorities in carrying out general coast guard functions including port security and responding to any search and rescue, accident and disaster calls

May 30, 2022
New Family of Long Range Continuous Zoom Lenses for Cooled MWIR Cameras

Ophir’s continuous zoom lenses enable longer detection, recognition and identification ranges for advanced thermal imaging applications such as counter UAV systems

May 30, 2022
IMSI & Wi-Fi Catcher Surveillance Devices for Drones

Revector's IMSI number and Wi-Fi tracking technology supports applications such as law enforcement and search and rescue

May 27, 2022
New Auterion AI Node for Drones & Robotics

AI Node adds supercomputer performance to Auterion's Skynode avionics and connectivity platform

May 27, 2022
National Grid Trials Drones for Automated Pylon Inspection 

The UK-first trial will use highly automated drones flown Beyond Visual Line Of Sight to gather detailed close-quarter data, which is then processed using artificial intelligence

May 27, 2022
Neousys Debuts New Fanless Industrial Embedded Computer at Automate 2022

The company will also showcase its rugged HPC server powered by AMD EPYC, and the SEMIL IP67 fanless computers

May 27, 2022
Phase One Unveils Aerial Solutions with Near Infrared Capabilities

The addition of a near-infrared sensor to the PAS 880 and PAS 280 solutions expands their utility in applications related to agricultural monitoring, environmental preservation, and land use/land cover programs

May 27, 2022
MissionGO Partners with UVT to Provide Advanced UAS Services & Training

Starting in Summer 2022, MissionGO’s UAS Training for public safety will be offered through UVT as a white glove, full-service training startup for First Responders looking to build a UAS program

May 27, 2022
UAVOS Completes Transmission Lines & Towers Drone Survey Project

The company leveraged drones, proprietary software and digital twins to carry out over 2300 km Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) flights to detect unauthorized objects, vegetation and line and tower elements defects

May 27, 2022
SAR/MTI Radar Successfully Detects Drifting Mines 

The MILSAR Synthetic Aperture Radar and Moving Target Indicator (SAR/MTI) radar from Meteksan Defense can scan large areas of the sea surface to take detailed images and enable real-time detection of drifting mines

May 27, 2022
Embedded and I/O Solutions for Mission-Critical Control & Communications

Sealevel Systems provides both COTS and custom solutions for robust control and mission-critical communications

May 27, 2022
New Partnership to Develop Armed UAV

XMobots and MBDA will work together on proof-of-concept for the integration of the ENFORCER missile into the Nauru 1000C UAV

May 26, 2022
Nano-UAVs Selected for US Army Soldier Borne Sensor Program

Designed for operations in contested environments, nearly silent, and with a flight time up to 25 minutes, Teledyne FLIR’s pocket-sized Black Hornet drone transmits live video and HD still images back to the operator

May 26, 2022
Latest Autonomous Marine Technologies Showcased at Autonomous Ship Expo


Autonomous Ship Expo will bring together the latest autonomous navigation technology and automated onboard systems developers, sensors, e-navigation systems, automation software & maritime remote-control technology

May 26, 2022
Stereoscopic Displays & 3D Workstations for Data Visualization & Image Rendering

Schneider Digital's products are ideal for visualization of geospatial and GIS data captured by UAVs

May 25, 2022
Volatus Showcases Aerovel’s Flexrotor VTOL UAV

The Flexrotor tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has exceptional military accuracy, Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) capabilities

May 25, 2022
Neousys to Develop Ruggedized Systems Powered by NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin

The company’s participation in this research and development aims to enable emerging edge AI applications in harsh factory and outdoor environments

May 25, 2022
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