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.

Teledyne Geospatial LiDAR System Wins Technology Awards
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 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
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 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
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
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 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
Skeldar V-150 Unmanned Helicopter to be Showcased at UMEX
Skeldar V-150 Unmanned Helicopter to be Showcased at UMEX

UMS Skeldar has confirmed that it will be demonstrating the benefits of its modular Skeldar V-150 unmanned aerial system (UAS)...

Feb 18, 2022
MQ-9 RPA Follow-on Contractor Logistics Support Sale for France
MQ-9 RPA Follow-on Contractor Logistics Support Sale for France

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems will provide aircraft components, spares, accessories, training equipment and simulator software to enhance the French Air...

Feb 18, 2022
Remote Wireless UXO Clearance Capability Developed
Remote Wireless UXO Clearance Capability Developed

Sonardyne has introduced a new secure wireless system for safe and efficient unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance, intended for applications such...

Feb 18, 2022
BVLOS VTOL Drone Delivered to UK Police
BVLOS VTOL Drone Delivered to UK Police

Plymouth Rock Technologies (PRT) has confirmed that it has received an order from the UK’s Norfolk Police Constabulary for a...

Feb 18, 2022
US Ally Orders Puma 3 AE sUAS for ISR Operations
US Ally Orders Puma 3 AE sUAS for ISR Operations

AeroVironment, Inc. has received a $8.5 firm-fixed-price U.S. Department of Defense Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract award to provide Puma 3 AE small...

Feb 17, 2022
HD Air Studio Develops COTS & Custom Drone Camera Gimbals
HD Air Studio Develops COTS & Custom Drone Camera Gimbals

HD Air Studio, a leading developer and manufacturer of custom drone gimbal stabilizers, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”)...

Feb 16, 2022
ARTEMIS Enhances sUAS Connection to Mobile Phones for SAR Operations 
ARTEMIS Enhances sUAS Connection to Mobile Phones for SAR Operations 

The Smith Myers ARTEMIS Mobile Phone detection, location and communication suite has been integrated into the new Robotics Centre, Inc. Echo SAR...

Feb 16, 2022
Phoenix LiDAR Releases SpatialExplorer 7 Software Suite
Phoenix LiDAR Releases SpatialExplorer 7 Software Suite

The new SpatialExplorer 7 delivers a robust start-to-finish data acquisition and processing workflow where the user is in control

Feb 16, 2022
EMCORE to Acquire L3Harris Space and Navigation
EMCORE to Acquire L3Harris Space and Navigation

EMCORE Corporation has confirmed that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets and liabilities of the L3Harris...

Feb 16, 2022
Dual Pressure Controller for Rocket Engines Launched
Dual Pressure Controller for Rocket Engines Launched

Marotta Controls has launched a new Dual Pressure Controller (DPC) with embedded software that provides more efficient valve command and control for any rocket engine operating within Earth’s atmosphere or outer space. The controller, which is configured to withstand hypersonic vehicle internal environments, was originally designed and developed for Stratolaunch’s Talon-A, a Mach 6-class unmanned vehicle designed to make hypersonic testing more routine.

Feb 16, 2022
Surveillance Monitoring System Software Updates with UAS Functionality
Surveillance Monitoring System Software Updates with UAS Functionality

Sunhillo has updated its Surveillance Monitoring System (SMS), building upon a system that was recently deployed to the US Army...

Feb 15, 2022
Hybrid UAV-UGV Project Completed
Hybrid UAV-UGV Project Completed

A consortium of seven partners from the European Union has successfully completed the concept of Hybrid UAV-UGV for Efficient Relocation...

Feb 15, 2022
Puma LE UAS FMS Contract for US Ally
Puma LE UAS FMS Contract for US Ally

AeroVironment, Inc. has received a $10.5 million firm-fixed-price U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract award for the...

Feb 15, 2022
Anzen Awarded Grant for Aerospace Safety Analysis Software Development
Anzen Awarded Grant for Aerospace Safety Analysis Software Development

Anzen Engineering has confirmed that it has been awarded a €250,000 grant by the Spanish government organization CDTI (Centre for...

Feb 15, 2022
Primoco UAV Receives European LUC Authorization
Primoco UAV Receives European LUC Authorization

Primoco UAV SE has been granted a Light Unmanned Certificate (LUC) by the Czech Civil Aviation Authority in the ‘Specific’...

Feb 14, 2022
Skydio X2D Drone Chosen for U.S. Army Short Range Reconnaissance Program
Skydio X2D Drone Chosen for U.S. Army Short Range Reconnaissance Program

Skydio has confirmed that its X2D UAS (unmanned aerial system) has been selected for the U.S. Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance...

Feb 11, 2022
Development Partners Selected for MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAS
Development Partners Selected for MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAS

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has selected two Belgian companies, ALX Systems and Coexpair, to support the development of...

Feb 11, 2022
UGVs Undertake Deepest Ever Remote Underground Mine Inspection
UGVs Undertake Deepest Ever Remote Underground Mine Inspection

Rajant Corporation has confirmed that it partnered with Australian Droid and Robot (ADR) and PBE Group to undertake the deepest...

Feb 11, 2022
Teledyne Marine Echosounder Provided to Subsea Survey Specialist
Teledyne Marine Echosounder Provided to Subsea Survey Specialist

Teledyne Marine has confirmed that it has provided a high-resolution SeaBat T50 Extended Range multibeam echo sounder to WAMS Subsea...

Feb 11, 2022
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