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.

Federal Support for Drones in Agriculture Training Program

United States Congress and Administration appropriate $750,000 to cutting-edge Warren drone training program that benefits farmers

Mar 22, 2022
25 Years of Rotary Valve Engine Design & Manufacture

RCV Engines, specialized manufacturer of small multi-fuel engines for unmanned systems, is celebrating its 25 year anniversary

Mar 22, 2022
GEO Business is Back at ExCeL London 18-19 May

GEO Business is the UK’s largest geospatial event designed for everyone involved in the gathering, storing, processing and delivery of geospatial information

Mar 22, 2022
Multi-Fuel Engine Powers Tactical UAS

The NW-44 forms part of the hybrid propulsion system for Elbit Systems' Skylark 3

Mar 21, 2022
Software Updates for Greensea Systems OPENSEA Platform 

OPENSEA, Greensea Systems’ open architecture software platform, supports the future generation of ocean robotics through navigation, autonomy, and advanced user interface concepts, including remote and over-the-horizon supervision


Mar 21, 2022
Global Mapper GIS Software Updated

New features expand the all-in-one GIS software's capabilities for drone data processing for point cloud creation, advanced lidar and terrain analysis, and more

Mar 21, 2022
SWaP-C Air Traffic Control Solutions for sUAS

Aerobits will launch new transponder and integrator products designed for sUAS to increase airspace safety and security

Mar 21, 2022
Iris Automation Partners with Autonomous eVTOL Developer

Embraer is aiming to accelerate the future of efficient and sustainable autonomous aviation

Mar 21, 2022
Meteksan Defence to Showcase Unmanned Maritime Defense Systems

Products on show at DIMDEX 2022 include the ULAQ USVs and a 6x6 mobile coastal control station vehicle

Mar 21, 2022
Tethered Drone Selected for European Border Surveillance Project

Elistair's Orion 2 will provide persistent video surveillance as part of a network of cooperating technologies and systems

Mar 18, 2022
Stabilized Counter-Drone System Installed on Armoured Ground Vehicle

SOMAG’s NSM 400 stabilization platform can compensate for vehicle movements in the roll and pitch axes in real time and precisely level the sensor system to enable the identification and classification of drones at a distance


Mar 18, 2022
Teledyne FLIR Introduces New MWIR Camera for Ground ISR

With a high-definition Mid-Wavelength Infrared (MWIR) camera and continuous zoom optics, the company's Neutrino Ground ISR series offers superior performance for integration with Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems

Mar 18, 2022
Insitu Leads Team to Deliver Tactical UAS to Australian Army 

In service globally, Insitu Pacific’s Integrator is a proven, expeditionary UAS that delivers enduring multi-domain effects to enable a 24/7 intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability

Mar 17, 2022
Teal Drones to Compete in US Army SRR T2 Drone Program

The company will develop a next-generation drone prototype that is based on the Army's technical system requirements of the Short Range Reconnaissance Tranche 2 (SRR T2) program and competes for the SRR T2 production contract

Mar 17, 2022
iXblue Increases DriX USV Production

The USV can conduct both remote-controlled and supervised autonomous operations, and is equipped with advanced perception capabilities

Mar 16, 2022
Echodyne Develops MESA Radars for Counter-UAS & Detect-and-Avoid

Echodyne's aerial and ground-based radar solutions enhance safety for UAS in shared and commercial airspace, and are also ideal for counter-drone systems

Mar 16, 2022
Maritime ViDAR System Selected for US Marine Corps UAS

The ViDAR-equipped UAS will be used to gather intelligence and enhance situational awareness during amphibious operations

Mar 16, 2022
IoT & Edge Computing Enterprise Single-Board Platform Released 

The BIVROST Lite5 is the first Intel Core powered mini-STX industry platform with up to 8-cores and 96GB RAM for uncompromised performance in AI, machine vision, edge computing and Industry 4.0 applications

Mar 16, 2022
New Speaker Confirmed for Military Robotics and Autonomous Systems 2022

Martin Jõesaar, Milrem Robotics and iMUGS Chief of Project Office, will speak about ‘Optimizing The Interoperability and Standardization of European UGVs Through The iMUGS Project’

Mar 16, 2022
Multibeam Echosounder for USVs Launched 

The latest addition to Kongsberg Maritime’s EM 712 family of shallow- to medium-water multibeam echosounders for seabed mapping applications, the EM 712 USV can be easily integrated with and operated from any USV

Mar 16, 2022
New Small Multibeam Imaging Sonar Released 

Announced at Oceanology International 2022, Tritech’s Micron Gemini is the smallest multibeam sonar on the market, offering a cost effective, powerful real time imaging sonar in the body of the company's Gemini 720im

Mar 15, 2022
American Aerospace Launches AiRanger UAS Factory Expansion

This expansion will double production capacity to nearly 150 AiRanger unmanned aircraft per year

Mar 15, 2022
Partnership to Develop Unmanned Hydrogen-Powered Flight

H3 Dynamics will use Universal Hydrogen Co.'s green hydrogen fuel logistics to focus on a range of hydrogen-powered unmanned aircraft, from small drones to large unmanned cargo delivery

Mar 15, 2022
Plymouth Rock Technologies Develops Autonomous Drones for Law Enforcement & Emergency Rescue

PRT drones are designed with autonomous and BVLOS operations in mind, and feature AI capabilities and advanced sensors

Mar 15, 2022
Mayflower Autonomous Ship Incorporates Silicon Sensing IMUs

The AMU30 IMUs deliver high-precision motion data to the vessel's ‘AI captain’ and also assist in measuring sea surface height

Mar 14, 2022
Voyis Underwater Technology Used to Digitally Recreate Endurance Ship

Using the Voyis Insight Pro laser scanner, the Endurance22 Expedition survey team will be able to accurately map the Endurance shipwreck

Mar 14, 2022
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