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.

US Army Awards Contract for Tethered Aerostat Technology

COMSovereign Holding Corp.’s Lighter Than Air Systems subsidiary, Drone Aviation, has been awarded a multi-unit, $8.4 million subcontract from a U.S. Government prime...

Jan 24, 2022
ComNav Technology Donates GNSS Receivers to University Surveyors

ComNav Technology has confirmed that, in conjunction with FUNDCORSRD (Foundation for the Establishment of the Network of Permanent Stations in...

Jan 23, 2022
Smoke Screen Launcher Deployed on THeMIS UGV

Milrem Robotics has deployed Rheinmetall’s Rapid Obscuring System (ROSY) smoke screen launcher on its THeMIS Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) for...

Jan 21, 2022
Kinetic Mesh Wireless Node Wins Security Award

Rajant Corporation has received a Platinum 2021 American Security Today ASTORS Homeland Security Award for the company’s Hawk BreadCrumb, which...

Jan 21, 2022
Fugro to Acquire New XL-Class USV

SEA-KIT has entered into a contract to provide geo-data specialist Fugro with a first-of-its-kind XL-class unmanned surface vessel (USV) for...

Jan 21, 2022
Article: What is LiDAR?

OxTS has released the following article explaining the basics of LiDAR and how it is used for applications such as...

Jan 20, 2022
YellowScan Selects New Global Partner in China

YellowScan has confirmed the addition of EcoTech Ltd to the company’s network of Global Partners. EcoTech focuses on the promotion,...

Jan 20, 2022
DINPAS Consortium to Advance Positioning Technology

The DINPAS consortium is an industry-wide cooperation, involving companies such as u-blox, that will pave the way for fully autonomous systems by advancing positioning technology

Jan 20, 2022
Department 13 Drone Technology Protects Australian Critical Infrastructure Sites

Department 13 is working with another national critical infrastructure organization in Australia to enable the safe and controlled use of...

Jan 20, 2022
Synthetic Aperture Sonar Provided for Deep-Sea AUV

iXblue has provided Ifremer (the French Research Institute for Ocean Science) with a synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) to be installed...

Jan 20, 2022
OceanAlpha USV Undertakes Subsea Pipeline Survey

OceanAlpha’s M40P USV (unmanned surface vessel) has been used by Malaysian geo-solutions provider HGIS to complete an entirely remote nearshore...

Jan 20, 2022
BVLOS UAV Waiver Achieved for Infrastructure Consulting Firm

Censys Technologies has confirmed that it has achieved a Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations waiver approval for...

Jan 19, 2022
Managing Digital Risks During Aviation Maintenance

Ramco has authored the following article that features advice on how to manage digital risks, such as cyber-attacks, targeted towards...

Jan 19, 2022
Autonomous Environmental Monitoring with UAVs

FIXAR has released a case study detailing how the company’s fully autonomous fixed-wing VTOL FIXAR 007 drone has been used...

Jan 19, 2022
Multi-Domain ISR & Precision Strike Capability for Switchblade 300

AeroVironment, Inc. has introduced the Switchblade 300 Sensor to Shooter Kit capability that enables operators to transfer target coordinates from the...

Jan 19, 2022
Port of Hamburg to Introduce Drones for Infrastructure Maintenance

The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) and HHLA Sky, a subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG, have announced plans to start using...

Jan 19, 2022
Halo Connectivity Solution Selected for Drone Delivery System

Elsight has confirmed that it has delivered its Halo drone connectivity solution to DroneUp to be incorporated into a fleet...

Jan 19, 2022
Teledyne CARIS Offers Remote Hydrographic Data Software Training

Teledyne CARIS has confirmed that it is now offering comprehensive remote training sessions for the company’s HIPS and SIPS hydrographic...

Jan 19, 2022
Advancing the Drone-Based Wind Turbine Inspection Industry

Scopito has released an article highlighting how the use of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) for wind turbine inspections is continuing...

Jan 18, 2022
Aerial LiDAR Mapping Technology Firm Joins mdGroup

mdGroup, parent company of Microdrones, has acquired aerial LiDAR mapping technology firm GeoCue Group, Inc. from its founders for an undisclosed amount....

Jan 18, 2022
Hexagon Introduces TerraStar X Positioning Technology to Chinese Market

Hexagon’s Autonomy & Positioning division has partnered with Chinese positioning company Dayou to bring TerraStar X technology to the Chinese...

Jan 18, 2022
Drone Swarm Control Solution Demonstrated in DARPA Field Exercise

Raytheon Intelligence & Space has supported the fifth OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program field exercise.  Using integrated...

Jan 18, 2022
New Computer-on-Modules Based on 12th Gen Intel Core Processors

ADLINK Technology has introduced new Computer-on-Modules (COMs) based on 12th Gen Intel Core processors and available in two form factors...

Jan 18, 2022
Mobile Drone Command Units Demonstrated

Volatus Aerospace has partnered with specialty vehicle solutions developer DRAXXON to create fully integrated mobile command centers designed to support...

Jan 18, 2022
Wide-Area 120MP UAV Camera Launched

Phase One has launched the iXM-GS120, a new camera for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) designed to meet the demanding needs...

Jan 17, 2022
Northwest UAV Engine Supports New Aircraft Platforms

Northwest UAV has confirmed that its NW-88 Engine has been integrated with five new UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) platforms, and...

Jan 17, 2022
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