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.

Partnership to Build Mine Countermeasures USVs
Partnership to Build Mine Countermeasures USVs

Bollinger Shipyards has partnered with HII Unmanned Systems and Raytheon Technologies to deliver three Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vessels (MCM USV) to the U.S. Navy

Aug 24, 2022
Geospatial Software Provides GIS Visualization & Situational Awareness
Geospatial Software Provides GIS Visualization & Situational Awareness

Kongsberg Geospatial develop high-performance geospatial solutions to enable next generation civilian and military BVLOS drone missions, unmanned traffic management and airspace awareness

Aug 24, 2022
Seed Pod Delivery System Developed for Tree-Planting Aerial Drone
Seed Pod Delivery System Developed for Tree-Planting Aerial Drone

CAL International and AirSeed Technologies partnership will advance climate change initiative that aims to plant 100 million trees by 2024

Aug 23, 2022
Coreless, Wide Voltage Servo Actuators for Fixed-Wing UAS
Coreless, Wide Voltage Servo Actuators for Fixed-Wing UAS

Engineered with coreless motors and wide operating voltage ranges, Hitec Commercial Solutions’ new slim wing servos are designed for commercial and military-grade fixed-wing UAS, as well as larger gliders

Aug 23, 2022
Industrial Unmanned Helicopter Receives Payload Capacity Boost
Industrial Unmanned Helicopter Receives Payload Capacity Boost

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd used the automatic navigation version of the FAZER R G2 model to bolster its response to the expansion of transportation and delivery requirements in the sector

Aug 23, 2022
WarrenUAS Using Drone Technology to Save Lives & Grow Prosperity
WarrenUAS Using Drone Technology to Save Lives & Grow Prosperity

Warren County Community College is providing drone training to officials from Warren County N.J with a focus on utilizing drones in critical law enforcement and emergency services tasks

Aug 23, 2022
New Communication Technology for Underwater Robots
New Communication Technology for Underwater Robots

Water Linked has developed a custom acoustic modem platform to provide underwater communications for fish cage cleaning autonomous robot

Aug 22, 2022
Industrial-Grade Servo Propulsion Modules for UAVs
Industrial-Grade Servo Propulsion Modules for UAVs

State-of-the-art drone servo motors and high-precision electronic speed controllers (ESCs) with embedded position sensors for maximum propulsion efficiency

Aug 22, 2022
Industrial Drone with Interchangeable Power Modules Launched
Industrial Drone with Interchangeable Power Modules Launched

Arcsky’s X55 is a multi-role utility UAV with up to 3 hour flight time and interchangeable power modules

Aug 22, 2022
US Army Selects AeroVironment Medium UAS for FTUAS Increment 1
US Army Selects AeroVironment Medium UAS for FTUAS Increment 1

Increment 1 entails testing and fielding JUMP 20 medium unmanned aircraft on an accelerated schedule as it competes to become the US Army’s Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) of choice

Aug 22, 2022
New Military Communications Network Released
New Military Communications Network Released

BAE Systems’ latest deployable networking product, NetVIPR, provides intelligent and secure military communication networks linking everything from small reconnaissance drones to combat vehicles, fighter jets, aircraft carriers and military commands

Aug 19, 2022
Tactical Multi-Drone Mapping Demonstrated to US Military
Tactical Multi-Drone Mapping Demonstrated to US Military

Farsight gives military teams virtually real-time access to detailed 3D maps of a target area overlaid with Geographic Intelligence concerning rapidly developing situations on-the-ground

Aug 19, 2022
MQ-8C Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter Completes Successful ISR&T Exercise
MQ-8C Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter Completes Successful ISR&T Exercise

The exercise demonstrated the unmanned helicopter’s ship-to-shore transition capability across ship classes whilst providing persistent intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting capabilities

Aug 19, 2022
AeroVironment Expands Autonomy Capabilities with Planck Aerosystems Acquisition
AeroVironment Expands Autonomy Capabilities with Planck Aerosystems Acquisition

AeroVironment will focus on integrating Planck Aerosystems’ flight autonomy solutions into its UAS offerings to enable safe, autonomous takeoff and landing from moving platforms on land or at sea in GPS-denied environments

Aug 18, 2022
Smart Focus Features for P3 Camera Increase Robustness & Productivity
Smart Focus Features for P3 Camera Increase Robustness & Productivity

Phase One’s P3 Smart Focus is purpose-built for the inspection of complex high volume industrial assets such as wind turbines or power towers

Aug 18, 2022
Ground-Based Detect & Avoidance System Supports Manned/Unmanned Teaming
Ground-Based Detect & Avoidance System Supports Manned/Unmanned Teaming

Naval Aviation’s new avoidance technology Guardian is the only ground based detect and avoidance system developed to meet the FAA’s performance standards for unmanned systems

Aug 18, 2022
USVs to Support Sustainable Management of Great Lakes Fishery
USVs to Support Sustainable Management of Great Lakes Fishery

Saildrone’s Explorer Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) will collect data to improve fish counts, monitor environmental health, and help to protect native fish species

Aug 18, 2022
MoveIt Studio Developer Platform & SDK Launched for Manipulation Applications
MoveIt Studio Developer Platform & SDK Launched for Manipulation Applications



PickNik Robotics’ MoveIt Studio Developer Platform and Software Development Kit (SDK) aim to help robotics and software engineers to create, debug, and ship complex manipulation projects faster


Aug 18, 2022
Personnel Safety System for Uncrewed Ground Combat Vehicles in Development
Personnel Safety System for Uncrewed Ground Combat Vehicles in Development

Stratom’s unique solution will enable the uncrewed ground combat vehicle to determine when personnel or combatants are nearby and leverage that information to inform the robotic system’s actions

Aug 18, 2022
MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft Tests PT6 E-Series Engine
MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft Tests PT6 E-Series Engine

The PT6 E-Series model turboprop engine from Pratt & Whitney Canada, has been tested on the MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

Aug 17, 2022
Volatus Infrastructure Announces Preferred Vertiport Management
Volatus Infrastructure Announces Preferred Vertiport Management

Volatus Infrastructure partners with Global Aerial Management Group for business development services and electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) infrastructure management

Aug 17, 2022
Fairbanks Morse Defense Expands Unmanned Marine Vehicle Capabilities
Fairbanks Morse Defense Expands Unmanned Marine Vehicle Capabilities

Fairbanks Morse Defense and DECK Marine Systems will co-develop an intelligent Launch and Recovery System (LARS) for use with unmanned marine vehicles

Aug 17, 2022
Tethered Drones Aid Emergency Response Missions
Tethered Drones Aid Emergency Response Missions

A Federal law enforcement agency has selected the company’s Quad 8 long-endurance unmanned platforms to provide video, communications, and illumination for enhanced emergency response capability

Aug 17, 2022
New MEMS Closed Loop Accelerometer for High Temperature Applications
New MEMS Closed Loop Accelerometer for High Temperature Applications

Physical Logic has developed a MEMS Closed Loop accelerometer designed to meet the challenging system requirements for Measurement-While-Drilling (MWD)

Aug 17, 2022
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered AUV Completes Successful Demonstration Missions
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered AUV Completes Successful Demonstration Missions

The missions demonstrated the autonomous launch of a micro-AUV from Cellula Robotics’ Solus-LR while submerged and underway

Aug 16, 2022
Inspection ROV Launched for Commercial Diving Operations
Inspection ROV Launched for Commercial Diving Operations

The Boxfish Alpha from Boxfish Research is designed for regular inspections, search and rescue, and recovery missions

Aug 16, 2022
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