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.

Xeon-based High Performance Embedded Computer Released

VersaLogic Corp. has released a new embedded computer with a high performance Intel Xeon processor and NVMe SSD storage. Known...

Aug 19, 2021
MissionGO Wins Award for Longest UAS Human Organ Delivery Flight

MissionGO has won an XCELLENCE Award at the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) XPONENTIAL 2021 in Atlanta. The...

Aug 19, 2021
Embedded Full-Band GNSS Helical Antenna Released

Calian GNSS Ltd. has announced the addition of its first full-band GNSS antenna to its industry-leading line of helical antennas....

Aug 19, 2021
SATCOM System Selected for Fixed Wing Unmanned Aircraft

Honeywell’s Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Satellite Communications (SATCOM) system has been selected by small aircraft designer and manufacturer Pipistrel,...

Aug 19, 2021
Ramco Develops Drone Fleet Management Software

Ramco, a developer of end-to-end ERP (enterprise resource planning) software for UAS (unmanned aerial systems), has partnered with Unmanned Systems...

Aug 19, 2021
Heavy-Lift Drone Incorporates Auterion Open Ecosystem

Auterion’s Skynode combined flight controller, mission computer and networking device has been incorporated into a new heavy-lift drone developed by...

Aug 18, 2021
Flight Control Software Released for VTOL Drones

UAVENTURE has relaunched its AirRails autopilot software for VTOL UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) as VTOL OS. The flight control software...

Aug 18, 2021
GENIUS NY UAS Competition Announces Finalists

Empire State Development (ESD), New York’s chief economic development agency, has announced the five teams selected to take part in...

Aug 18, 2021
Emergency Management Exercise Tests UAS Capabilities

Sunhillo has confirmed that it has participated in an emergency management exercise in New Jersey with unmanned aerial systems (UAS),...

Aug 18, 2021
Battery Management System Incorporates NMEA 2000 Wi-Fi Gateway

The Lithium Battery Co. (LBC) has announced that its Battery Management System (BMS) will include an option for an NMEA...

Aug 18, 2021
LiDAR System Introduced for Small Surveying Drones

RedTail LiDAR Systems has unveiled the RTL-450 LiDAR sensor at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2021. The RTL-450 incorporates a lightweight Microelectromechanical Systems...

Aug 18, 2021
SPH Engineering Synchronizes Drone Activities into a Set of Workflows

SPH Engineering has announced the synchronization of technologies for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) flight planning, including advanced data collection with...

Aug 18, 2021
New MWIR Continuous Zoom Lens Released for UAS Applications

MKS Instruments, Inc. has released a new continuous zoom lens, the latest addition to the LightIR family of lightweight, long-range,...

Aug 18, 2021
Partnership to Launch U.S. Drone-based Medical Delivery Network

U.S. air medical service provider, Air Methods, has developed a drone-based medical delivery network designed to help improve healthcare access...

Aug 18, 2021
New SOSA-aligned 3U VPX Ethernet Switch for Unmanned Systems

Milpower Source have introduced a new VPX form factor product family for the unmanned systems market. The new MILTECH 320G3UVPX...

Aug 18, 2021
New UAV Tether Module Enables Unlimited Flight Times

Blue Vigil has introduced a new air module that will enable DJI M300 aircraft to be powered by Blue Vigil’s...

Aug 18, 2021
New Virtual Training Platform Certifies UAS Safety Managers

Baldwin Safety & Compliance has introduced a new self-paced virtual training program for Safety Managers that covers key Safety Management...

Aug 18, 2021
Blood Transportation Via UAS Demonstrated

MissionGO, in conjunction with The Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland (the state’s organ procurement organization responsible for organ, eye and...

Aug 18, 2021
Penguin C Mk2 VTOL UAV Unveiled

Edge Autonomy has confirmed that its Penguin C Mk2 Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) long-endurance UAS (unmanned aerial system) is...

Aug 17, 2021
Volz Servos Acquires Specialized Avionics Firm

Volz Servos has recently acquired Aircraft Electronic Engineering (AEE), a specialist avionics company that develops, qualifies, certifies, produces, and maintains customer-specific electronics and systems for...

Aug 17, 2021
AI-Based Cybersecurity System Introduced

Mobilicom has added to its drone and robotics smart solutions offering, launching the world’s first AI-based 360° Cybersecurity system that...

Aug 17, 2021
New L-Band Network for IoT, Safety and Mission Critical Connectivity

Inmarsat has released details of a new global narrowband network designed for the rapidly evolving world of the Internet of...

Aug 17, 2021
Data Governance Solution Provides Safe Drone Operations

ATA LLC and the Virginian Department of Aviation (DOAV) have demonstrated an online platform that provides data from state and...

Aug 17, 2021
Custom Batteries and Chargers for Indago 4 Drone

Packet Digital has announced a supplier agreement with Lockheed Martin to supply high energy density, lithium batteries for Lockheed Martin’s...

Aug 17, 2021
Offshore Autonomous Supply Stations to be Developed for U.S. DoD

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has awarded Sea Machines a $3 million multi-phase contract to develop an autonomous...

Aug 17, 2021
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