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.

New Long-Range UAV LiDAR Solution Unveiled

YellowScan has introduced a new long-range, compact LiDAR solution designed to be mounted on fixed-wing or multirotor UAVs. Capable of catching points up to 600m away, the YellowScan Explorer can be used for a variety of laser scanning applications including surveying, forestry, environmental research, archaeology, industrial inspection, civil engineering, and mining.

Sep 07, 2021
Blue Robotics Launches #builtwithBR Photo Contest

Blue Robotics has announced the revival of the #builtwithBR photo contest. Photos entered should be of a vehicle or device...

Sep 07, 2021
ASTRO Contracts Awarded for AI & Machine Learning Solutions

ECS has been named a prime awardee on the General Services Administration’s (GSA) ASTRO contract which focuses on the development,...

Sep 07, 2021
GA-EMS to Design Large Displacement UUV Motor & Power System

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has been awarded a design contract from the U.S. Navy Office of Naval Research (ONR) to...

Sep 07, 2021
Nicomatic Unveils New Micro Connectors

Nicomatic has confirmed that it will be showcasing its extensive portfolio of modular, highly-configurable and custom interconnects at DSEI 2021....

Sep 06, 2021
BVLOS Technology Integrated into Logistics Drones

Iris Automation has partnered with drone-powered logistics company Swoop Aero to offer Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone solutions...

Sep 06, 2021
Amphibious Sonar Imaging Drone to be Developed

NOAA’s (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Program has awarded a Phase II grant to Hydronalix...

Sep 06, 2021
UKRSPECSYSTEMS Launches Partner Program

UKRSPECSYSTEMS has launched a new partner program for its range of UAS (unmanned aerial systems) solutions and components, aimed at...

Sep 06, 2021
Autonomous AgriTech Demonstrated on Case IH Magnum

Driverless Ag Technology company, Raven Industries, Inc., showcased and demonstrated the company’s OMNi suite of technology at the U.S. Farm Progress...

Sep 06, 2021
Airborne Wide-Area Surveillance System Unveiled

Logos Technologies LLC will showcase its new, ultra-light infrared BlackKite Pod Wide-Area Motion Imagery (WAMI) sensor system for the first time at DSEI in...

Sep 06, 2021
Drone-Based Intelligence Collection for Defense & Disaster Recovery

Hexagon US Federal has partnered with senseFly and Tough Stump Technologies to develop ARTEMIS (Aerial Reconnaissance Tactical Edge Mapping Imagery...

Sep 05, 2021
Tactical UAV Solutions Under Development for Danish Defence

Insitu has formed a partnership with Danish edge computing solutions provider MDSI in order to provide new UAS (unmanned aerial...

Sep 05, 2021
SeaGuardian UAS Flies From UK To The Netherlands

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has successfully flown a MQ-9B SeaGuardian UAS (unmanned aerial system) from RAF Waddington across...

Sep 03, 2021
Drone Swarm Project to Monitor Weather and Air Quality

Plymouth Rock Technologies (PRT) has developed a number of custom drones for environmental consultants Survey-AR that will be used to...

Sep 03, 2021
Mobile Counter-sUAS Delivered to the U.S. DoD

ELTA North America has completed the final contractual delivery of its advanced Counter-small Unmanned Aerial System (C-sUAS) solution, the On-The-Move...

Sep 03, 2021
High Altitude, Long Endurance UAV Used in ABMS Exercises

Northrop Grumman Corporation’s RQ-4B Block 30 Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) was deployed by the U.S. Air Force during a...

Sep 03, 2021
New Anti-Drone Handheld Case Unveiled at Army-2021 Forum

Ruselectronics Holding of Rostec State Corporation has demonstrated its Guard mobile anti-drone system for the first time at the Army-2021...

Sep 03, 2021
IMSAR Upgrades SAR & MTI Radar

IMSAR has released a new Block II variant of its NSP-7 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)/Moving Target Indication (MTI) system. The...

Sep 02, 2021
New Features Tested on V-BAT VTOL UAS

Northrop Grumman Corporation and Martin UAV have completed successful flight testing of a V-BAT unmanned aircraft system (UAS) with new...

Sep 02, 2021
iXblue USBL Selected by Subsea Solutions Provider

iXblue’s Gaps M7 USBL (Ultra Short Base Line) acoustic positioning and communication system has been purchased by integrated subsea and...

Sep 02, 2021
USV Delivered for Offshore Pipeline Inspection

OceanAlpha has successfully delivered a 4.5-meter-long large unmanned surface vessel (USV) to HGIS, a geophysical and surveying solutions provider based...

Sep 02, 2021
EIZO Rugged Graphics Card Wins Military & Aerospace Innovation Award

EIZO Rugged Solutions has been recognized by the 2021 Military & Aerospace Electronics Innovators Awards as a Platinum honoree for...

Sep 01, 2021
Robotic Skies Expands Global Field Support

Robotic Skies has partnered with Australian UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) manufacturer and operator Carbonix to provide an international field support...

Sep 01, 2021
Final Tests of NAVAID Calibration Drone Completed by Cursir

Cursir LLC has completed final tests and is summarizing the results of Research and Development (R&D) on the NAVAID Calibration...

Sep 01, 2021
U.S. Navy Completes Carrier-Based Aircraft Unmanned Refueling Mission

The U.S. Navy and Boeing have completed a second carrier-based aircraft unmanned refueling mission with the Boeing-owned MQ-25 unmanned test...

Sep 01, 2021
Marotta Offers Acoustic Testing Facility

Marotta Controls has released additional information about its state-of-the-art acoustic testing facility, first introduced in May 2020. Already in use,...

Sep 01, 2021
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