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.

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
First F&B Drone Delivery Service Piloted in Sports & Entertainment
First F&B Drone Delivery Service Piloted in Sports & Entertainment

Throughout the pilot, drones delivered orders of hot dogs, bottles of water, and chips to prepare and pressure-test the delivery experience for higher fan volume at future events.

May 13, 2022
Benefits of Fiber Optic Armoring for UAS
Benefits of Fiber Optic Armoring for UAS

Alker outlines the benefits of armored cabling for unmanned aerial systems

May 13, 2022
Precision Optics & Optical Components for UAVs & Unmanned Systems
Precision Optics & Optical Components for UAVs & Unmanned Systems

Knight Optical offers a varied catalogue of COTS components as well as custom options

May 13, 2022
Atmos Appoints Marlyn Drone Distributor in Central America
Atmos Appoints Marlyn Drone Distributor in Central America

GEOINN will be responsible for the distribution of Marlyn VTOL fixed-wing drones in Central America, and will provide assistance and first-line maintenance services to operators

May 12, 2022
Stereoscopic Desktop Monitors for Military Geospatial Display
Stereoscopic Desktop Monitors for Military Geospatial Display

Schneider-Digital’s 3D PluraView monitor series is established as the de-facto standard in the military sector and is by far the market leader for military 3D-stereo desktop displays.

May 12, 2022
FAA Approves Airworthiness Criteria for Wingcopter Delivery Drone 
FAA Approves Airworthiness Criteria for Wingcopter Delivery Drone 

This marks a critical milestone in the certification process of Wingcopter’s flagship electric Vertical Take Off and Landing (eVTOL) delivery drone in the US

May 12, 2022
RIEGL to Present LiDAR Sensors at RotorTech 2022
RIEGL to Present LiDAR Sensors at RotorTech 2022

RIEGL’s small, lightweight LiDAR sensors can be easily and quickly mounted on rotary or fixed wing drones, allowing fully autonomous mapping in areas where crewed operations may be too expensive or impractical

May 12, 2022
Autonomous Flight Technologies Evaluated in Tests Over Brazil
Autonomous Flight Technologies Evaluated in Tests Over Brazil

Embraer worked with Eve Urban Air Mobility (UAM), and partners Iris Automation, Daedalean and Near Earth Autonomy to conduct a series of flights with the goal of enabling safe autonomous operation in complex urban environments

May 12, 2022
Short-Takeoff & Landing Capability for MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft 
Short-Takeoff & Landing Capability for MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft 

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9B Short Takeoff and Landing (STOL) configuration will consist of an optional wing and tail kit that can be installed in less than a day

May 11, 2022
Heavy-Lift Hexacopter Drone Platform Upgraded
Heavy-Lift Hexacopter Drone Platform Upgraded

The US-made unmanned aircraft features enhanced payload capacity and flight time

May 11, 2022
HerePro DGNSS Wins iF DESIGN AWARD 2022
HerePro DGNSS Wins iF DESIGN AWARD 2022

CubePilot's HerePro Multi-band RTK/PPK DGNSS won over the 132-member jury with it’s functionalized RTK & PPK centimeter-level positioning accuracy

May 11, 2022
New Collaboration Supports Next Generation of Unmanned Military Technology 
New Collaboration Supports Next Generation of Unmanned Military Technology 

Orbital UAV and Anduril Asia Pacific will work on concepts, products and technical solutions in the uncrewed domain

May 11, 2022
New Partnership Simplifies External Antenna Selection Process 
New Partnership Simplifies External Antenna Selection Process 

Dejero’s new partnership with Taoglas simplifies the selection of the appropriate external antennas in broadcast and media, public safety, and other government agency applications

May 11, 2022
Tickets Now Available for INTERGEO 2022 
Tickets Now Available for INTERGEO 2022 

INTERGEO will welcome back visitors 18-20 October 2022 at Messe Essen for face-to-face meetings and exchanges with international companies, innovative start-ups and the leading minds in the industry

May 10, 2022
New Collaboration Offers Drone Collision Mitigation Services in Switzerland
New Collaboration Offers Drone Collision Mitigation Services in Switzerland

INVOLI and the Swiss Federation of Civil Drones (SFCD) will promote the use of drone Remote ID trackers among SFCD members for safe, efficient, and scalable drone operations in Switzerland

May 10, 2022
Surveillance Drones for Lithuanian State Border Guard Service
Surveillance Drones for Lithuanian State Border Guard Service

Robot Aviation will supply over 10 drones as well as training and its NATO compliant Ground Control Station to Lithuania to strengthen border control with Belarus

May 10, 2022
AI-Enabled Visual Detection and Ranging Solution Launched
AI-Enabled Visual Detection and Ranging Solution Launched

Sentient Vision Systems’ Visual Detection And Ranging (ViDAR) Surface is a next generation surface lookout providing a day and night autonomous ocean surface surveillance

May 10, 2022
Flight Stabilization & Navigation IMUs for Multistage Space Launch Vehicles
Flight Stabilization & Navigation IMUs for Multistage Space Launch Vehicles

EMCORE has been awarded two contracts following the company's acquisition of the L3Harris Space and Navigation business

May 09, 2022
New HPS-1000 Embedded System Launched
New HPS-1000 Embedded System Launched

Vecow’s rugged HPS-1000 combines workstation-grade performance, reliable connections and low power consumption to optimize enterprise deployment across a wide range of industrial applications

May 09, 2022
5G Outdoor-Rated Omnidirectional Antennas Released
5G Outdoor-Rated Omnidirectional Antennas Released

Fairview Microwave’s small form factor omni antennas are designed for high performance in extreme weather conditions and rural areas for broad coverage of wireless networking needs

May 09, 2022
SKYTRAC SATCOM Terminal Selected for High-Altitude UAV
SKYTRAC SATCOM Terminal Selected for High-Altitude UAV

By utilizing the Iridium satellite network, SKYTRAC’s UAV Data Link System (DLS-100) will provide Kea Aerospace’s High Altitude and Long Endurance (HALE) UAV global SATCOM connectivity with 99.9% uptime reliability

May 09, 2022
MissionGo Integrates Elsight’s Halo Platform for Advanced BVLOS Communications
MissionGo Integrates Elsight’s Halo Platform for Advanced BVLOS Communications

Halo offers Elsight’s ‘6th Sense’, the first Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered connectivity solution for drones, UAVs and other unmanned systems

May 09, 2022
Leading UAS Centers Enter Agreement to Share Facilities & Services
Leading UAS Centers Enter Agreement to Share Facilities & Services

The partnership between Near Space Corporation (Tillamook UAS) and UAS Denmark Test Center will allow customers to easily transition their validation testing and demonstration flights between the EU and United States

May 06, 2022
Inmarsat Expands Velaris Partner Network to Support BVLOS Drone Operations
Inmarsat Expands Velaris Partner Network to Support BVLOS Drone Operations

The Velaris Partner Network is bolstered by the addition of software company Dimetor, which facilitates BVLOS operations in cellular networks, and Bellwether Industries, a UAM solutions provider for intra-city travel

May 06, 2022
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