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.

Vehicle Surveillance System with Counter-Drone Capabilities Released

Teledyne FLIR’s new mobile counter-small UAS platform leverages a combination of 3D radar, EO/IR camera, and RF detection and mitigation sensors to defend against small drones

Mar 30, 2022
Toposens Secures Funding for 3D Ultrasonic Collision Avoidance Sensor 

This investment aims to finance the company’s market entry into the robotics sector, enabling best-in-class 3D collision avoidance to help Autonomous Guided Vehicle (AGV) manufacturers to build safer vehicles

Mar 30, 2022
Tracking Software Incorporated into 3D Multi-Mode Radar

The combination of Cambridge Pixel's tracking software with state-of-the-art solid-state radars is ideal for counter-UAS

Mar 29, 2022
Teledyne Marine Underwater Gliders Selected for Water Column Monitoring

The autonomous gliders will be deployed as part of a project to record background underwater acoustic noise in Brazilian waters for environmental studies

Mar 29, 2022
FIXAR Supports EU Urban Air Mobility Project

The project aims to develop solutions for enhanced urban air mobility that will help solve air quality and congestion problems

Mar 29, 2022
Videosoft Seals Deal with US Satellite Comms Player Iridium

Running Videosoft's FireLight solution over the Iridium Certus service will enable the live transmission of video from as low as 1kbps to and from anywhere in the world

Mar 29, 2022
New Centimeter-Level Positioning Sensor for Autonomous Vehicles 

Fixposition’s Vision-RTK 2 positioning sensor combines positioning satellites, computer vision, and inertial sensors to enable precise, autonomous vehicle and machine navigation in demanding areas

Mar 29, 2022
Indra Develops SATCOM for Long Endurance Defense Drones 

Indra’s new Satellite Communications (SATCOM) system will operate on both civilian and military communications bands, offering bandwidths of up to 20 megabits per second

Mar 29, 2022
New Addition to True View 3D Imaging Systems Series

The new True View 645/650 system from GeoCue delivers colorized LIDAR deliverables with accuracy better than 3cm RMSE for the True View 645, and better than 2cm for the True View 650

Mar 29, 2022
Meet the Future of Autonomy at XPONENTIAL 2022

AUVSI's XPONENTIAL is the world’s foremost gathering for innovators and users of autonomous technologies, returning in April 2022 for the first fully in-person event since 2019.

Mar 28, 2022
Australia’s Loyal Wingman UAV Named MQ-28A Ghost Bat

Boeing Australia’s MQ-28A Ghost Bat has been selected as the military designator and name for the first Australian-produced military combat aircraft in over 50 years

Mar 28, 2022
VSR700 Autonomous Take-Off & Landing Capabilities Trialed at Sea 

Trials were conducted onboard a civilian vessel equipped with a helicopter landing deck and an optionally piloted vehicle representing the Airbus VSR700 UAS, with over 150 autonomous launches and recoveries taking place

Mar 28, 2022
Miniature ADS-B Receivers Awarded Certification

Aerobits has announced the certification of the TT-SC1 series of miniature ADS-B receivers for OEMs

Mar 25, 2022
Technical Agenda Announced for AutoSens Detroit 2022 

The conference is back 10-12 May at the Michigan Science Center in Detroit, US, welcoming over 40 speakers from companies across the autonomous vehicle perception supply chain

Mar 25, 2022
BRINC Provides Drones and Training for First Responders in Ukraine

10 LEMUR quadcopter UAS have been donated to Ukraine for ISR missions. A team of drone pilots conducted a two-day training course in Poland with first responders, military officers and 10 others from the Ukrainian Emergency Service.

Mar 24, 2022
New Remote ID Drone Tracker Launched

The tracker allows drone operators to comply with both FAA and EU Remote ID regulations

Mar 24, 2022
First V-Tail Installed on MQ-9B SkyGuardian for UK RAF 

GKN Aerospace shipped the first V-tail from its facility in Cowes, UK to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems in Poway, US for an MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) which will be delivered to the RAF as a Protector RPA

Mar 24, 2022
3D Sonar Trialled at Offshore Wind Farm

iXblue's SeapiX 3D volume sonar has been specially designed to provide biomass assessments for fishermen and fisheries researchers

Mar 24, 2022
UAS Unveiled with Integrated EOD Ground Robot

Heven Drones H100 Robo coupled with Roboteam’s Micro Tactical Ground Robot has resulted in the first ever flying robot, which maximizes time-to-lift capabilities of ground robots and flying robots

Mar 24, 2022
Dymax Conformal Coating Now Listed on NASA’s MAPTIS

The newly developed protective coating receives a prestigious material number

Mar 23, 2022
Anti-Jamming Protection Developed for Drones & Autonomous Vehicles

The company's field-proven anti-jamming systems use sophisticated spatial signal processing techniques to protect UAVs as well as autonomous vehicle telematics

Mar 23, 2022
Kongsberg Maritime Unveils Latest Addition to HUGIN Family of AUVs

Kongsberg Maritime’s new HUGIN Edge Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) features a forward looking sonar design providing 3D sensing capabilities for improved trajectory planning

Mar 23, 2022
New Solar Powered UAV Boasts 10 Hour Flight Time 

UAV Instruments CIES 2.2 Solar Powered has solar panels in its wings that enable a flight time of up to 10 hours for photogrammetry, surveying, remote sensing, reconnaissance or precision agriculture operations

Mar 23, 2022
DJI Introduces Next-Generation Enterprise Drone Systems

The new DJI Matrice 30 integrates with a new autonomous takeoff, landing and charging station as well as DJI Enterprise’s fleet management software

Mar 22, 2022
New Partnership to Develop Embedded Solutions for Rugged Robotics

congatec and Etteplan aim to provide OEMs and system integrators with application-ready solutions designed for the digitalization of mobility in rugged environments

Mar 22, 2022
Collaboration Develops Drone-Based Scanning System for 4G/LTE & 5G Networks

The new system, consisting of a pocket-sized RF survey tool mounted on an aerial drone, will allow telecom providers to rapidly scan, analyze, and troubleshoot spectrum coverage in real-time over large areas

Mar 22, 2022
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