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.

RIEGL UAV LiDAR Wins Geospatial World Innovation Award
RIEGL UAV LiDAR Wins Geospatial World Innovation Award

RIEGL has confirmed that its VUX-120 LiDAR scanner for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) has received a Geospatial World Innovation Award,...

Oct 22, 2021
YellowScan Expands Distribution Network into Southeast Asia
YellowScan Expands Distribution Network into Southeast Asia

YellowScan has selected Malaysian aerial survey services provider AECA Solutions as the newest addition to its global distribution network of...

Oct 22, 2021
Multiple UAVs Controlled Simultaneously from Single GCS
Multiple UAVs Controlled Simultaneously from Single GCS

Primoco UAV has performed a successful flight test in which several of the company’s One 150 UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles)...

Oct 22, 2021
Upgraded USBL Tracking System Released
Upgraded USBL Tracking System Released

Tritech International has released the MicronNav 200 Ultra-Short Base Line (USBL) tracking system, designed for small UUVs (unmanned underwater vehicles)...

Oct 22, 2021
Remote Control and Autonomous Crawlspace Inspection Robot
Remote Control and Autonomous Crawlspace Inspection Robot

Customised robotics manufacturer GESAR Inc. have adapted the CSSPC 1000 unmanned ground system to inspect crawlspaces. The industrial use inspection...

Oct 22, 2021
BRINC Develops First Response Drones for Public Safety & Law Enforcement
BRINC Develops First Response Drones for Public Safety & Law Enforcement

BRINC, a leading developer of drone technology solutions for public safety, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”) to demonstrate...

Oct 22, 2021
World’s First 1000 Nautical Mile Autonomous Voyage Completed
World’s First 1000 Nautical Mile Autonomous Voyage Completed

Sea Machines Robotics​​​​ has completed the world’s first 1000+ nautical mile autonomous and remotely commanded journey of a commercial vessel...

Oct 21, 2021
Call for US DOD Attendees at Counter-UAS Technology Conference
Call for US DOD Attendees at Counter-UAS Technology Conference

SMi Group has confirmed that United States Department of Defense (US DOD) attendees can attend its upcoming Counter-UAS (unmanned aerial...

Oct 21, 2021
Interoperability Successfully Demonstrated Using Unmanned Systems
Interoperability Successfully Demonstrated Using Unmanned Systems

Europe’s largest maritime unmanned systems operational experimentation exercise NATO REP(MUS) 21, saw  AeroVironment, Inc. complete a successful maritime demonstration of...

Oct 21, 2021
Maritime Surveillance UAV Adds New SAR Capability
Maritime Surveillance UAV Adds New SAR Capability

Under a new contract from the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), CLS and TEKEVER have added a new device to...

Oct 21, 2021
Autonomous Robotic Scanning Solution Launched
Autonomous Robotic Scanning Solution Launched

Trimble has released a robotic scanning solution for construction sites based around Boston Dynamics’ Spot four-legged UGV (unmanned ground vehicle)....

Oct 20, 2021
Rugged Power Solution for Battlefield UGVs
Rugged Power Solution for Battlefield UGVs

Vanguard, a developer of advanced power and propulsion solutions for unmanned systems such as UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and UGVs...

Oct 20, 2021
Autonomous VTOL & Indoor Multirotor Drones for Indian Distribution
Autonomous VTOL & Indoor Multirotor Drones for Indian Distribution

EU-based commercial drone design and software developer FIXAR, has signed an exclusivity agreement with the leading Indian technology development company...

Oct 20, 2021
$25 Million Funding Raised for First Responder Drones
$25 Million Funding Raised for First Responder Drones

BRINC, an American technology company building a new class of drones in response to the mass shooting at The Mandalay...

Oct 19, 2021
Blue Marble Develops Geospatial Data Analysis & Mapping Software for UAVs
Blue Marble Develops Geospatial Data Analysis & Mapping Software for UAVs

Blue Marble Geographics, a leading developer of state-of-the-art software solutions for geospatial professionals, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”)...

Oct 19, 2021
Frameless DC Motors Provide Lightweight Drop-In Solution
Frameless DC Motors Provide Lightweight Drop-In Solution

Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument (SDP/SI) has launched a series of Frameless Motors as a drop-in solution for robotics applications. With...

Oct 19, 2021
Modular Open Systems Approach for Gray Eagle UAS
Modular Open Systems Approach for Gray Eagle UAS

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) is working with the U.S. Army to develop a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) for...

Oct 19, 2021
Congatec Develops Embedded Computing Solutions for Drones & Robotics
Congatec Develops Embedded Computing Solutions for Drones & Robotics

congatec, a leading manufacturer of embedded computing solutions for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), unmanned systems and robotics, has partnered with...

Oct 18, 2021
Essential Elements of Military Inertial Navigation Systems
Essential Elements of Military Inertial Navigation Systems

KVH Industries has released a whitepaper that discusses essential elements for military INS (inertial navigation systems) and explains why these...

Oct 18, 2021
Cinematography Drone Enables 4K ProRes RAW Video Capture
Cinematography Drone Enables 4K ProRes RAW Video Capture

Boxfish Research has announced that their next-generation cinematography drone, the Boxfish Luna, now allows professional underwater videographers to capture full-frame...

Oct 18, 2021
New Wide-Area Motion Imagery Sensor for Tethered UAV
New Wide-Area Motion Imagery Sensor for Tethered UAV

Wide-Area Motion Imagery (WAMI) specialist, Logos Technologies LLC, has released MicroKestrel, a sensor for small, tethered, multirotor-type Unmanned Aerial Vehicles...

Oct 18, 2021
SolderSleeve Interconnection Device Introduced for Space Applications
SolderSleeve Interconnection Device Introduced for Space Applications

TE Connectivity has introduced a new solution that provides a controlled and reliable solder joint for low outgassing space applications....

Oct 18, 2021
Advances in Autonomy for Solar-Powered UAS
Advances in Autonomy for Solar-Powered UAS

Skydweller Aero Inc., a U.S.-Spanish aerospace company developing solar powered aircraft for defense and commercial industries, has completed successful flight...

Oct 18, 2021
Propulsion Control for USVs
Propulsion Control for USVs

Dynautics has released an article by the company’s founder and CEO, Dr Henry Robinson, detailing some of the technical considerations...

Oct 17, 2021
V-BAT VTOL UAV Demonstrates AIS Capability
V-BAT VTOL UAV Demonstrates AIS Capability

Martin UAV has conducted a number of successful demonstrations with its V-BAT Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) aboard the amphibious transport...

Oct 15, 2021
Microdrones Selects New Distributor for Benelux Region
Microdrones Selects New Distributor for Benelux Region

Microdrones has confirmed that it has selected telemetry and GNSS positioning solutions specialist Nautikaris as a distributor for drone surveying...

Oct 15, 2021
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