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.

Austrian Armed Forces Evaluates Rheinmetall Counter-sUAS system 
Austrian Armed Forces Evaluates Rheinmetall Counter-sUAS system 

The Austrian Armed Forces will test the C-sUAS solution at several locations in Austria, gaining expertise and experience by simulating air base protection, integration into military units, and providing C-sUAS protection in urban areas

May 23, 2022
New Industry Standard for Underwater Wireless Acoustic Communication
New Industry Standard for Underwater Wireless Acoustic Communication

Subsea Wireless Group’s new standard aims to improve communication between offshore vessels and the autonomous vehicles used in underwater inspection, maintenance and repair

May 23, 2022
Autonomous Drone-in-a-Box Solution Released
Autonomous Drone-in-a-Box Solution Released

The D50 from HEISHA is a compact and pragmatic Drone-in-a-Box solution that uses multiple sensors to ensure drone charging under safe temperatures and conditions

May 23, 2022
Maritime Surveillance Solution Deployed for Port Security
Maritime Surveillance Solution Deployed for Port Security

Cambridge Pixel's RadarWatch is capable of displaying radar video, tracks, AIS, ADS-B and camera video

May 20, 2022
Innovative Drone Technology used in Hurricane Response
Innovative Drone Technology used in Hurricane Response

NASC Teros™ used to assess damage safely and quickly after a storm and cover inaccessible areas during intensive annual storm drill

May 20, 2022
Maritime Heron BVLOS UAS Demonstration Conducted in the UK
Maritime Heron BVLOS UAS Demonstration Conducted in the UK

Israel Aerospace Industries’ Maritime Heron UAS demonstrated that it is highly capable in missions including search & rescue, border protection, fisheries patrol, safety at sea, small boat detection and surveillance

May 20, 2022
Power Tethering Solutions for Commercial UAVs
Power Tethering Solutions for Commercial UAVs

Blue Vigil's tethering solutions enable persistent hovering and unlimited flight time

May 19, 2022
Indoor LiDAR Drone Launched for Industry 4.0
Indoor LiDAR Drone Launched for Industry 4.0

Powered by a new SLAM engine that lets it create 3D models as it flies, the Elios 3 drone is accompanied by a new version of Flyability’s software for inspectors, Inspector 4.0

May 19, 2022
Liteye Systems Awarded US DoD Counter UAS Contract
Liteye Systems Awarded US DoD Counter UAS Contract

The company will develop and integrate its counter UAS and ground surveillance products to detect, identify, track, and defend from Class 1 and 2 UAS while providing ground defense capabilities in a variety of environments

May 19, 2022
Phenix Solutions Completes FAA Milestone on Type Certification Journey
Phenix Solutions Completes FAA Milestone on Type Certification Journey

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has accepted and reviewed Phenix Solutions’ Project Specific Certification Plan and provided the project number TC17844LA-R to the Ultra 2XL Remote Piloted UAS program

May 19, 2022
New Developments for UK MOD Nano-UAS Program
New Developments for UK MOD Nano-UAS Program

Skydio will provide the program with its autonomous X2D drones, along with its artificial intelligence and 3D Scan capabilities

May 18, 2022
Vision-Enhanced RTK-GNSS Positioning System for Autonomous Vehicles
Vision-Enhanced RTK-GNSS Positioning System for Autonomous Vehicles

The Vision-RTK 2 combines high precision RTK-GNSS with deeply fused inertial and visual sensors

May 18, 2022
Fuel Cell Powered XLUUV Under Development 
Fuel Cell Powered XLUUV Under Development 

The SeaWolf project includes a mission range of over 5,000 kms powered by a state-of-the-art fuel cell power system and two modular 2,500-liter flooded payload bays

May 18, 2022
Conference Program Announced for Commercial UAV Expo 2022
Conference Program Announced for Commercial UAV Expo 2022

The educational program focuses on how drone technology is solving problems and creating meaningful ROI across various industries

May 18, 2022
Tethered UAVs to Reinforce Surveillance of DGA Test Centers
Tethered UAVs to Reinforce Surveillance of DGA Test Centers

Elistair’s ORION 2 will be used to secure the impact zone and collect images needed for analyzing land, air and coastal operations

May 18, 2022
Fourth Edition of LiDAR for Drone Hosted by YellowScan
Fourth Edition of LiDAR for Drone Hosted by YellowScan

The event will host an extensive program of more than 30 technical sessions, workshops, live demos and training sessions that can help users’ current and future LiDAR strategies

May 18, 2022
GT20 Gyrotrak Makes Debut at FAA UAS Test Site in New York
GT20 Gyrotrak Makes Debut at FAA UAS Test Site in New York

This first flight test included a manual helicopter flight; full autonomous helicopter mission, which transitioned to complete autorotation-mode, flying at about 80 mph; and a simulated delivery mission

May 18, 2022
Arm-Based Computer-on-Modules Achieve SystemReady IR Certification
Arm-Based Computer-on-Modules Achieve SystemReady IR Certification

The modules are certified under Arm's Project Cassini, which provides a seamless cloud-native software experience for devices on Arm Cortex-A

May 18, 2022
Royal Mail to Create 50 Postal Drone Routes Across the UK
Royal Mail to Create 50 Postal Drone Routes Across the UK

A partnership between Royal Mail and Windracers will facilitate and operate UAVs to provide faster and more convenient services for customers in remote communities

May 17, 2022
New Partner Program Launched to Accelerate IoT Industry Growth
New Partner Program Launched to Accelerate IoT Industry Growth

Inmarsat ELEVATE will bring together a development program, partner ecosystem and an online marketplace to enable businesses around the world to harness industrial Internet of Things (IoT) success

May 17, 2022
New Heavy Fuel Developed for UAV Industry 
New Heavy Fuel Developed for UAV Industry 

Together with the Cortex Hybrid engine solution, Currawong and VP Racing developed UMAN-VP4F heavy fuel based on Isopar but treated, tested and controlled to the same level as high-performance racing fuels

May 17, 2022
UAS Business Accelerator Program Accepting 2022 Entries
UAS Business Accelerator Program Accepting 2022 Entries

Applications are being accepted for the GENIUS NY business accelerator program through May 31, 2022 from tech startups focused on uncrewed systems, Internet of Things (IoT), big data and robotics

May 17, 2022
In-Water Hull Service Robot Launched 
In-Water Hull Service Robot Launched 

Armach Robotics’ Hull Service Robot is man-portable at under 66lbs and around 34 inches long, which greatly reduces deployment costs and increases convenience

May 16, 2022
TEKEVER Forms Commercial Partnership for US Market
TEKEVER Forms Commercial Partnership for US Market

Precision Integrated Programs will support US and International customers throughout the entire service lifecycle, including operations, training, maintenance, and commercial support to the TEKEVER UAS family of products

May 16, 2022
United Electronic Industries Wins BAE Systems Gold Tier Supplier Award
United Electronic Industries Wins BAE Systems Gold Tier Supplier Award

The company was honored at a virtual ceremony and was selected from the pool of suppliers that worked with BAE Systems in 2021

May 13, 2022
sUAS Payload for Laser Target Designation Launched 
sUAS Payload for Laser Target Designation Launched 

Teledyne FLIR Defense’s StormCaster-DX payload is designed to manage target areas using a Laser Spot Tracker while affecting the terminal guidance of laser guided munitions

May 13, 2022
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