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.

Miniature FOG IMU Series Launched

iXblue has launched the UmiX Series, a new state-of-the-art range of inertial measurement units (IMU) based on fiber-optic gyroscope (FOG)...

Sep 14, 2021
Hydrogen-Powered Military sUAS Successfully Tested

Zepher has successfully completed a flight test with its hydrogen-powered Z1 VTOL sUAS (small unmanned aerial system). The custom-manufactured prototype...

Sep 14, 2021
New Multi-Mission Battlefield UGV Unveiled

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unveiled the Rex MK II, a new UGV (unmanned ground vehicle) intended to keep troops...

Sep 14, 2021
Maritime Patrol UAS Adds Life-Raft Deployment Capability

Tekever has upgraded the maritime patrol version of its AR5 UAS (unmanned aerial system) with the ability to precision-drop eight-person...

Sep 14, 2021
New congatec Module Gives Qseven Designs a Performance Boost

congatec has celebrated the 15th anniversary of Qseven Computer-on-Modules with the introduction of the conga-QMX8-Plus, a new Qseven module based on the...

Sep 14, 2021
Unjammable Flight Control and Navigation for GPS-free Drone

Following a successful initial Defense and Security Accelerator (DASA) contract to prove the concept of autonomy in drones, Flare Bright has been awarded a larger follow-up contract to deliver a fixed wing drone that can fly without GPS or remote-control, instead just using unjammable internal means of flight control and navigation.

Sep 14, 2021
Auterion Software Supports Third-Party Drones

Auterion has released a new upgraded version of its Auterion Suite software that supports UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) that do...

Sep 13, 2021
Sonardyne Expands UUV & USV Navigation Solution Range

Sonardyne has introduced a new top-of-the-range model in its SPRINT-Nav Mini family of navigation solutions for UUVs (unmanned underwater vehicles)...

Sep 13, 2021
Long Range UAS C2 Demonstrated with Open Architecture Network

Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully demonstrated a data link for connecting aircraft in highly contested airspace for long-range command and...

Sep 11, 2021
MQ-9A UAS Flies in Canadian Arctic

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has successfully flown an MQ-9A UAS (unmanned aircraft system) north through Canadian airspace past the...

Sep 11, 2021
UAVOS Provides Carbon Fiber Rotor Blades for Unmanned Helicopters

UAVOS has confirmed that it can now provide industrial-grade carbon fiber blade rotors for unmanned helicopters with take-off weights of...

Sep 10, 2021
MaxAmps Develops Lithium Polymer Batteries for Drones & Robotics

MaxAmps, a leading manufacturer of high-quality energy-dense lithium polymer (LiPo) batteries and battery packs for unmanned and autonomous vehicles, has...

Sep 10, 2021
Microdrones Documentary Show Features Digital Twin Creation with LiDAR

Microdrones has released a new set of episodes of its “Down to Earth” reality series, which focuses on the challenges...

Sep 10, 2021
NanoRF Connector for VITA 67.3 Applications Launched

TE Connectivity has introduced the NanoRF Edge Launch connector, a new solution that can integrate the RF above an optical...

Sep 09, 2021
Dates Announced for Unmanned Tactical Application Conference

FLYMOTION has announced the official dates for the Unmanned Tactical Application Conference (UTAC) 2021. The fully immersive conference, which will...

Sep 09, 2021
Orbital UAV Awarded Australian Defense Funding for Expansion

Orbital UAV has been awarded funding via the Australian government’s Defence Global Competitiveness Grant to support the company’s growing capabilities...

Sep 09, 2021
New ESC Motor Controller from Currawong

Currawong Engineering continues to service the demanding market of commercial Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) with the release of the Velocity...

Sep 09, 2021
BVLOS Trials of Long-Endurance Surveillance UAS for Canadian Coast Guard

On behalf of the Canadian Coast Guard, Kongsberg Geospatial has successfully conducted Phase 1 trials of the Martin UAV V-BAT...

Sep 09, 2021
MQ-20 Avenger UAS Demonstrates Manned-Unmanned Teaming

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has successfully demonstrated airborne Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) with an MQ-20 Avenger UAS (unmanned aerial system)...

Sep 08, 2021
BRINC Drones Supports Non-Profit Public Safety Organization

BRINC Drones has confirmed that it has provided corporate sponsorship to DRONERESPONDERS, a 501(C)3 non-profit organization that focuses on providing...

Sep 08, 2021
Connectivity Solution Provides Secure Communications for BVLOS Flight

Inmarsat has launched an advanced connectivity solution designed to provide secure communications for commercial Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to fly Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) and seamlessly integrate with...

Sep 08, 2021
UAV Works Develops Electric VTOL Drones for Surveillance, Mapping & Transportation

UAV Works, a leading developer of electric VTOL UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”) to...

Sep 08, 2021
Real-time SDK Released for Geospatial Visualization

Kongsberg Geospatial has released the latest version of its TerraLens real-time, high performance, Software Development Kit (SDK) for geospatial visualization...

Sep 08, 2021
PXIe Controller for Hybrid PXI Express-Based Testing Systems

ADLINK Technology Inc. has released its first server-grade PXIe controller, the Intel Xeon E-2276ME-based PXIe-3988 that combines state-of-the-art Intel Core processors...

Sep 08, 2021
New Contract to Support Flying Car Development for the U.S. Air Force

Tangram Flex, Inc. has been awarded a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract to support the Air Force...

Sep 08, 2021
UAV Autopilot System Supported by Iridium Certus

SKYTRAC has partnered with autopilot developer Embention to develop UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) C2 (command and control) solutions supported by...

Sep 07, 2021
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