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.

EMCORE Acquires L3Harris Space & Navigation Business 
EMCORE Acquires L3Harris Space & Navigation Business 

The acquisition expands EMCORE’s inertial navigation product portfolio and addressable market with the addition of navigation and strategic grade gyro and Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) products

May 06, 2022
skyEcho Portable ADS-B Transceiver Now Available in New Zealand
skyEcho Portable ADS-B Transceiver Now Available in New Zealand

uAvionix’s skyEcho can be used by general aviation aircraft to enhance their visibility and increase situational awareness through ADS-B OUT and IN

May 06, 2022
European Glider Service Center Launched in UK 
European Glider Service Center Launched in UK 

Based at the National Oceanography Center’s engineering hub in Southampton, the center offers services including sensor calibrations and pressure testing to Teledyne Slocum glider owners from across Europe

May 06, 2022
Advanced Navigation Acquires Photonic Sensing Technology Company 
Advanced Navigation Acquires Photonic Sensing Technology Company 

Vai Photonics will join Advanced Navigation to commercialize its research into innovative autonomous and robotic applications across land, air, sea and space

May 06, 2022
DriX USV Completes Remote Survey of Offshore Wind Farm
DriX USV Completes Remote Survey of Offshore Wind Farm

iXblue's USV acquired accurate and high-resolution bathymetric data, controlled remotely via 4G and satellite communications

May 05, 2022
Locally-Built Extra Large AUVs for Royal Australian Navy
Locally-Built Extra Large AUVs for Royal Australian Navy

Anduril Industries and the Australian Defense Force are partnering to develop modular, customizable XL-AUVs that can be optimized with a variety of payloads for military and non-military missions

May 05, 2022
SwissDrones Granted European Drone Operator License by Transport Malta
SwissDrones Granted European Drone Operator License by Transport Malta

The certificate allows SwissDrones to self-authorize flight operations of its SDO50 V2 unmanned helicopters across EASA countries, including Beyond Visual Line Of Sight operations within the limits of the certificate

May 05, 2022
US Navy Guided Missile Destroyer Launches First Aerosonde UAV
US Navy Guided Missile Destroyer Launches First Aerosonde UAV

Integrated into the ship’s combat systems, the Aerosonde from Textron Systems is equipped to deliver day/night full-motion video, wide area surveillance, communications relay, signals intelligence and more

May 05, 2022
Lifeseeker Mini Wins AUVSI XCELLENCE Award 
Lifeseeker Mini Wins AUVSI XCELLENCE Award 

CENTUM Research & Technology’s Lifeseeker Mini is an airborne system for search and rescue on UAVs, capable of locating missing people through their cell phones

May 05, 2022
Rajant Kinetic Mesh Enables Continuous Machine-to-Machine Connectivity
Rajant Kinetic Mesh Enables Continuous Machine-to-Machine Connectivity

The Rajant Kinetic Mesh Radio Kit for Boston Dynamics ships with a Rajant ES1 radio mounted on Spot and three standalone Kinetic Mesh radios; these radios are pre-configured to sync together out of the box with ease of deployment

May 05, 2022
GEO Business Main Stage Line-Up Revealed 
GEO Business Main Stage Line-Up Revealed 

Visitors will be able to learn from top-tier speakers from the geospatial industry, to address the profession’s biggest issues – from sustainability, inclusivity and mental health to GIS, digital twins and augmented reality

May 05, 2022
High-Performance Electric Drive Solutions for UAVs & Unmanned Systems
High-Performance Electric Drive Solutions for UAVs & Unmanned Systems

Plettenberg's drive solutions are made-to-order and tailored to specific customer requirements

May 05, 2022
Safran Expands Inertial Sensor Capabilities
Safran Expands Inertial Sensor Capabilities

Safran has grouped its Safran Colibrys and Sensonor subsidiaries under a single banner

May 04, 2022
GESAR Introduces Customizable VTOL UAV 
GESAR Introduces Customizable VTOL UAV 

With a range of up to 200km, the new professional long-range UAV can operate at a maximum altitude of 3,500 m in a temperature range of -20°C to 45°C

May 04, 2022
Royal Australian Navy to Acquire CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS 
Royal Australian Navy to Acquire CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS 

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has selected Schiebel's CAMCOPTER S-100 unmanned helicopter for Block One of its Sea 129 Phase 5 project

May 04, 2022
Embention Debuts on Euronext Access Paris
Embention Debuts on Euronext Access Paris

Specializing in the development of autopilots and critical components for UAVs, UAMs and eVTOLs, Embention has gone public on the Euronext Access Paris stock exchange

May 04, 2022
SKYTRAC SATCOM Terminal Selected for Space Cargo Capsule
SKYTRAC SATCOM Terminal Selected for Space Cargo Capsule

The DLS-100 datalink will provide data transmission from the space capsule to the ground

May 03, 2022
UST Round-Up of XPONENTIAL 2022
UST Round-Up of XPONENTIAL 2022

The UnmannedSystemsTechnology.com round-up of AUVSI XPONENTIAL News

May 03, 2022
GOteam Wins 2022 Edison Award 
GOteam Wins 2022 Edison Award 

MediGO and MissionGO, known as GOteam, earned Gold in the Aerospace and Robotics Category for innovation in Autonomous and Unmanned Systems

May 03, 2022
What’s Happening at the 2022 Robotics Summit & Expo?
What’s Happening at the 2022 Robotics Summit & Expo?

Robotics industry leaders will join together at the Robotics Summit & Expo, to address the issues involved with the design, development, manufacturing and delivery of commercial robotics and intelligent systems products and services.

May 03, 2022
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology Lightweight Bipolar Plates Launched 
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology Lightweight Bipolar Plates Launched 

Made from high-performance, 100% reclaimed carbon fiber, Boston Materials’ ZRT Lightweight Bipolar Plates boost fuel cell performance and lower costs

May 03, 2022
New Drop-in Radiation-Tolerant Power Module for Space Market
New Drop-in Radiation-Tolerant Power Module for Space Market

Developed to support the Xilinx XQRKU060 FPGA, Mercury Systems’ RH5210 provides a drop-in SWaP-optimized power solution for radiation-sensitive applications and platforms such as remote-controlled robotic devices

May 03, 2022
Inmarsat Satellite Network Wins AUVSI XCELLENCE Technology Hall of Fame Award
Inmarsat Satellite Network Wins AUVSI XCELLENCE Technology Hall of Fame Award

The award recognizes Inmarsat’s global satellite network, ELERA, for enabling next-generation technologies that will serve as a catalyst for rapid growth in the commercial UAV industry

May 03, 2022
Global Satellite Communications & Connectivity for USVs & ASVs
Global Satellite Communications & Connectivity for USVs & ASVs

Iridium's SATCOM solutions provide trusted connectivity for unmanned and autonomous vessels operating anywhere on the planet

May 03, 2022
Black Swift Technologies Named AUVSI XCELLENCE Award Winner
Black Swift Technologies Named AUVSI XCELLENCE Award Winner

The company was selected from a pool of accomplished applicants as one of five winners for the Humanitarian and Public Safety Awards during AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2022 in Orlando

May 03, 2022
Robotic Surface & Subsea Fleet Launched 
Robotic Surface & Subsea Fleet Launched 

20 of Nauticus Robotics’ Hydronaut-Aquanaut pairs will to be strategically deployed in multiple offshore industries serving applications ranging from subsea maintenance and intervention to data collection

May 02, 2022
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