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.

Southwest Antennas Releases New Concealment Antennas for Unmanned Systems

Southwest Antennas has released several new concealment antennas for operation in the L, S, and C-Bands. These compact and lightweight...

Mar 02, 2022
Iris Automation Receives FAA Approval for Autonomous BVLOS Flight

Iris Automation has confirmed that it has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct an autonomous BVLOS...

Mar 02, 2022
Cambridge Pixel Releases New 3D Radar Tracker

Cambridge Pixel has launched a new software-based radar tracker designed for manufacturers and integrators of deployed E-scan (electronic scan) radars....

Mar 02, 2022
UAV Works Completes Forest Fire Monitoring Project

UAV Works has confirmed that it has successfully completed the ETHON Project, which aimed to develop an emergency management system...

Mar 01, 2022
Remote Operations Center Supports BVLOS Drone Operations in Australia 

Department 13 has unveiled its first Remote Operations Center (ROC) in Canberra, Australia to support the increased demand for Beyond...

Mar 01, 2022
GuardianUTM Cloud Chosen for Ordnance Survey Flight Planning Platform 

Ordnance Survey will incorporate Altitude Angel’s GuardianUTM Cloud platform into its in-house survey planning software, which is used to determine...

Mar 01, 2022
New 3U OpenVPX Digital Signal Processing Engine Released

Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions has introduced the CHAMP-XD3, its highest performance, security-enhanced, 3U OpenVPX Digital Signal Processing (DSP) module. Based on...

Mar 01, 2022
New Rugged Embedded Computing Solutions Based on Intel Xeon D-1700 & D-2700 Processors

Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) has launched a new range of rugged embedded products based on Intel’s recently-unveiled Xeon D-1700 and...

Mar 01, 2022
NDAA-Compliant Albatross UAV Released

Applied Aeronautics has confirmed that the company’s flagship Albatross UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) is now available in an NDAA (National...

Mar 01, 2022
Physical & Virtual Avenger UAVs Demonstrate Autonomous Search & Follow

As part of the company’s commitment to develop advanced unmanned autonomy, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) used a company-owned Avenger UAV and five hardware-in-the-loop synthetic Avengers to autonomously search and follow an artificially-generated adversary.  The live-virtual swarm utilized a simulated Infrared Search and Track (IRST) sensor network in addition to the government-furnished CODE autonomy engine to accomplish the mission.

Feb 28, 2022
New Sensing & Mitigation Solution for Unmanned Aerial Threats

DroneShield Limited and Teledyne FLIR are collaborating to extend Teledyne FLIR’s counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) thermal imaging sensing technology to...

Feb 28, 2022
EASA Grants Operational Authorisation for BVLOS Flights in Ireland

This authorisation will allow A-techSYN to perform BVLOS flights out of Newcastle Airfield (EINC) in Wicklow/Ireland

Feb 25, 2022
Intelesence Develops Air Humidity & Temperature Sensors for Drone Weather Monitoring

Intelesence, a leading provider of technical services encompassing UAS (unmanned aerial systems), drone and aerospace design and systems engineering, has...

Feb 25, 2022
ComNav Technology Applies BeiDou GNSS Technology in Africa

ComNav Technology has confirmed that it has completed a number of successful projects in Africa, applying BeiDou GNSS technology to...

Feb 25, 2022
New Version of OxTS LiDAR Georeferencing Software

OxTS has released version 2.0 of OxTS Georeferencer, a LiDAR georeferencing software package that surveyors can use alongside any OxTS...

Feb 25, 2022
Global Aerospace Develops Emerging Technology Unit

Drone and aerospace insurance provider Global Aerospace has confirmed that it has formed a new Emerging Technology Unit, designed to...

Feb 24, 2022
UAVOS Introduces New UAV Platforms & Counter-Drone System

UAVOS has confirmed that, in conjunction with Grade One Group member company MP3 International, it will be debuting a number...

Feb 24, 2022
Tethered Drones for Tactical Communications

Elistair has released an article covering a variety of aspects of tethered UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) use for tactical communications....

Feb 24, 2022
New Coaxial RPA Under US DoD Flight Trials

Phenix Solutions is flight testing its new Coaxial Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), the Phenix Ultra 2XL, with the U.S. Air...

Feb 23, 2022
Teledyne Geospatial LiDAR System Wins Technology Awards

Teledyne Geospatial has confirmed that its next generation Optech CZMIL SuperNova topographic & bathymetric LiDAR system has been awarded both...

Feb 23, 2022
YellowScan Upgrades Surveyor Ultra LiDAR Scanner

YellowScan has launched the second generation of its Surveyor Ultra LiDAR solution for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles). Surveyor Ultra now...

Feb 23, 2022
New AI-Assisted UGV Unveiled At UMEX 2022

EDGE Group has unveiled SCORPIO-B – the newest member of its series of Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) – on the...

Feb 22, 2022
Silent Arrow Wins Defense Contract for GD-2000 UAS

Silent Arrow’s GD-2000 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) platform has been selected for a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Warfighter Lab...

Feb 22, 2022
New GNSS Receiver Online Launch & Prize Draw

SingularXYZ has announced the upcoming product launch of the company’s new Y1 GNSS receiver, as well as a prize draw....

Feb 22, 2022
Swarming Drones Application for UAS Unveiled

EDGE has unveiled swarming drones, its latest application for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), on the first day of the Unmanned...

Feb 21, 2022
Echodyne Radars to be Integrated into Northrop Grumman Counter-UAS Systems

Echodyne has entered into a partnership with Northrop Grumman Corporation that will expands upon existing efforts to integrate Echodyne radars...

Feb 19, 2022
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