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.

Citywide Airspace Security Deployed for Drone Threat Detection
Citywide Airspace Security Deployed for Drone Threat Detection

Dedrone has successfully implemented a citywide airspace security deployment in a major metropolitan city in Southern Europe, deploying less than...

Nov 11, 2021
High-Speed Low-Force Mezalok Connector Released
High-Speed Low-Force Mezalok Connector Released

TE Connectivity has introduced the Mezalok High-Speed Low-Force (HSLF) XMC connector, designed to support data rate speeds up to 32+...

Nov 10, 2021
Micro-D Connectors for High-Speed Circuit Design
Micro-D Connectors for High-Speed Circuit Design

Omnetics has released the following article that discusses how the company’s Micro-D connectors provide a reduced footprint to match amperage...

Nov 10, 2021
Iridium Launches Midband Satellite Service for Land, Sea, Air & Industrial IoT
Iridium Launches Midband Satellite Service for Land, Sea, Air & Industrial IoT

Iridium Communications’ unique crosslinked L-band satellite network will enable over a dozen new Iridium Connected midband products in the coming months

Nov 10, 2021
Antennas for Intelligent Connected Vehicles
Antennas for Intelligent Connected Vehicles

Harxon has released the following article that highlights the benefits of the company’s automotive antenna solutions for intelligent connected vehicles...

Nov 10, 2021
All-Electric Heavy-Lift RUAS Unveiled
All-Electric Heavy-Lift RUAS Unveiled

Steadicopter has unveiled the Black Eagle 50 Electric, a new rotary unmanned aerial system (RUAS) powered by electric motors and...

Nov 10, 2021
Tundra Drone Fitted With Ground-Penetrating Radar
Tundra Drone Fitted With Ground-Penetrating Radar

Hexadrone and SPH Engineering have partnered to equip Hexadrone’s Tundra UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) with a ground-penetrating radar (GPR) in...

Nov 10, 2021
Autonomous UAS Delivers Blood & Medical Supplies
Autonomous UAS Delivers Blood & Medical Supplies

Near Earth Autonomy and L3Harris Technologies have successfully demonstrated an autonomous unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that can deliver life-saving blood...

Nov 10, 2021
First Fully Hydrogen Powered USV in Development
First Fully Hydrogen Powered USV in Development

ACUA Ocean is developing a long endurance Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) powered by liquid hydrogen (H-USV), the first purpose-built USV...

Nov 10, 2021
NovAtel GNSS-INS Compatible with NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion
NovAtel GNSS-INS Compatible with NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion

Hexagon | NovAtel has confirmed that its PwrPak7-E1 GNSS-aided INS (inertial navigation system) is now supported on the NVIDIA DRIVE...

Nov 10, 2021
Currawong Protocol Range Now Includes DroneCAN
Currawong Protocol Range Now Includes DroneCAN

Currawong Engineering will now include DroneCAN (formerly UAVCAN 0.9) in its protocol range, enabling the company to bring the market...

Nov 10, 2021
UAVOS Upgrades UAS Autopilot
UAVOS Upgrades UAS Autopilot

UAVOS has launched a next-generation autopilot for UAS (unmanned aerial systems) featuring enhanced control algorithms for navigation and stabilization, processor...

Nov 10, 2021
WOLF Announces SOSA™ Aligned VPX and XMC Modules
WOLF Announces SOSA™ Aligned VPX and XMC Modules

WOLF to launch seven new SOSA™ Modules powered by NVIDIA, built to improve the performance and reliability of synthetic vision, autonomous operation, radar processing, AI, and more

Nov 09, 2021
Anemoment Selects New Distributor for Central America & Mexico
Anemoment Selects New Distributor for Central America & Mexico

Anemoment has confirmed that it has awarded the exclusive distribution rights in Central America and Mexico for its family of...

Nov 09, 2021
Drone Maintenance Network Receives Strategic Funding
Drone Maintenance Network Receives Strategic Funding

Robotic Skies has confirmed that it has received new strategic funding from Hearst Ventures for the continued growth and product...

Nov 09, 2021
Safer VTOL UAS Deployment with Auterion Software
Safer VTOL UAS Deployment with Auterion Software

Auterion has updated its drone software platform with new features that make it easier and safer to deploy VTOL (vertical...

Nov 09, 2021
New Analog Interface for Legacy Integration on Inertial Labs MRU
New Analog Interface for Legacy Integration on Inertial Labs MRU

Inertial Labs has upgraded its Motion Reference Unit (MRU) with a new digital-to-analog converter that allows the device to be...

Nov 09, 2021
Sagetech Avionics Awarded Grant for Collision Avoidance System
Sagetech Avionics Awarded Grant for Collision Avoidance System

Sagetech Avionics, along with partner Ciconia Ltd., has been awarded a $1 million grant by the Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research...

Nov 09, 2021
Underwater Obstacle Avoidance Demonstrated on XLUUV
Underwater Obstacle Avoidance Demonstrated on XLUUV

Sonardyne and Wavefront have successfully demonstrated a jointly-developed underwater obstacle avoidance technology on board the XLUUV (extra-large unmanned underwater vehicle)...

Nov 09, 2021
Strategic Alliance Formed for Global AUV Services
Strategic Alliance Formed for Global AUV Services

Ocean Floor Geophysics Inc. (OFG) and DOF Subsea AS (DOF) have formed an alliance for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) services...

Nov 09, 2021
Considerations for Complex Circuit Board Assembly Projects
Considerations for Complex Circuit Board Assembly Projects

MPL has released the following article outlining considerations when selecting a circuit board manufacturer for complex assembly projects. Specialists in...

Nov 09, 2021
Lithium-Ion Battery Cells Power Ultra-Long Endurance UAS
Lithium-Ion Battery Cells Power Ultra-Long Endurance UAS

Amprius Technologies, Inc. has secured commercial orders with Kraus Hamdani Aerospace (KHA) for the delivery of 405 Wh/kg battery cells through...

Nov 09, 2021
sUAS Detection & Mitigation Solution for US Federal Agencies
sUAS Detection & Mitigation Solution for US Federal Agencies

Dedrone has added its ninth U.S. federal customer, with three new federal agencies joining in September 2021. The company’s smart...

Nov 08, 2021
New Communication Networks for Subsea Drones
New Communication Networks for Subsea Drones

Saipem and WSense have signed a cooperation agreement for the development of complex communication networks for subsea drones. These multi-purpose...

Nov 08, 2021
SATCOM Integrated into BVLOS UAS
SATCOM Integrated into BVLOS UAS

Plymouth Rock Technologies (PRT) has entered into a partnership with Honeywell Aerospace to advance satellite communications (SATCOM) for the control...

Nov 08, 2021
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