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.

Inspection Drones Monitor Utility Structures to Prevent Wildfires

In the first six months of 2021, Cyberhawk has completed more than 22,000 drone flights to inspect nearly 25,000 electric...

Aug 02, 2021
Expansion of Analytics Software for Agricultural Drones

Global crop protection company, ADAMA, and aerial analytics provider, Agremo, have announced an expansion program of the ADAMA Eagle Eye drone...

Aug 02, 2021
Whitepaper: High-Performance Cable Assembly Solutions

Fischer Connectors has released a whitepaper explaining the benefits of cable assembly solutions, which bring together connectors, cables, accessories and...

Jul 30, 2021
Subsea Sensor Technologies for Automated Pipeline Inspection

Voyis, a developer of underwater laser scanners and imaging systems for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs),...

Jul 30, 2021
Article: Forward Looking Sonar and Autonomous Navigation

FarSounder has released an article exploring the integration of Argos  Forward Looking Sonar Systems with autonomous navigation control systems. The...

Jul 30, 2021
Australian Navy Extends CAMCOPTER S-100 Sustainment Contract

Schiebel has been awarded a three-year extension contract for the sustainment of its CAMCOPTER S-100 Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned...

Jul 30, 2021
UAS Flight Test with Integrated Laser Designator

AERTEC’s TARSIS 75 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) has carried out a flight campaign at the facilities of the El Arenosillo...

Jul 30, 2021
Enhanced Flight Control of VTOL UAV in Windy Conditions

In collaboration with the University of Washington’s (UW) Autonomous Flight System Laboratory, Aerovel has developed a solution to the problem of...

Jul 30, 2021
Inmarsat SATCOM Helix Antennas Launched

Maxtena has introduced a range of new helix antennas optimized for the Inmarsat network, for platforms such as UAVs (unmanned...

Jul 29, 2021
Critical Communications World Event Registration Open

Registration has opened for Critical Communications World 2021, taking place at the IFEMA in Madrid, from November 3-5 this year....

Jul 29, 2021
Whitepaper: Radar Solutions for Maritime Applications

IMSAR has released a whitepaper illustrating the application of high-performance, low-SWaP (Size, Weight, and Power), and low-cost airborne Synthetic Aperture...

Jul 29, 2021
Plans Unveiled for Urban Drone Delivery Network

Chinese e-commerce platform for services Meituan has introduced a new, self-developed drone model and announced plans for a drone logistics...

Jul 29, 2021
Joint USV Training Initiative Undertaken

Dynautics has recently run a tailored training day for long-standing client, HydroSurv, designed to rapidly familiarise HydroSurv’s customer and end...

Jul 29, 2021
Autonomous Industrial Drones to Monitor Bulk Materials Inventory

With more than 10,000 sand and gravel mines and more than 3,000 ready mix and asphalt plants in the U.S....

Jul 29, 2021
SPICE AUV equipped with Sonardyne Navigation Technology

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has chosen a suite of subsea navigation, positioning and communications technologies from Sonardyne to navigate, track...

Jul 28, 2021
Closed-Loop MEMS Accelerometer with 50g Range Enters Production

Physical Logic has confirmed that it has completed the qualification and production readiness stages for the MAXL-CL-3050, a new 50g...

Jul 28, 2021
New High-Resolution USB3 Cameras For Modern Vision Systems

Teledyne Lumenera has expanded its camera portfolio with the release of its new Lt Series USB3 high-resolution cameras designed for...

Jul 28, 2021
Ophir’s European Site Receives AS9100D Certification

MKS Instruments, Inc’s Ophir Optics Group facility in Europe (Bucharest, Romania) is now AS9100D certified. The certification recognizes MKS’ ongoing...

Jul 28, 2021
Cargo Drone Transports 80 kg of Radio Equipment in Switzerland

The FlyingBasket FB3 cargo drone has transported radio equipment across a canyon in Switzerland for leading Swiss service provider, cablex. ...

Jul 28, 2021
Non-Kinetic Counter-UAS System Trialled by US Army

Raytheon Missiles & Defense has successfully defeated a swarm of drones with its reusable Coyote Block 3 non-kinetic effector during...

Jul 27, 2021
Detect-and-Avoid Computer Tested on Long-Range UAV

Sagetech Avionics has successfully demonstrated the use of an ACAS X-based Detect and Avoid (DAA) computer on board UAV Factory’s...

Jul 27, 2021
Silicon Sensing to Launch New Inertial Measurement Systems

Silicon Sensing will unveil its latest inertial measurement technology at the 2021 AUVSI Xponential trade show in Atlanta. The new products...

Jul 27, 2021
AUVs Gather Environmental Data for Wave Energy Project

Acoustics and underwater robotics company RTSYS has confirmed that its AUVs (autonomous underwater vehicles) have been deployed to collect environmental...

Jul 27, 2021
U.S. Army Researchers Develop Robot Autonomy Software

Army researchers have successfully developed a suite of new software capabilities for future robots of the U.S. Army under the...

Jul 27, 2021
Northwest UAV Opens Hydrogen Fuel Cell Manufacturing Center

Top researchers, policymakers, and other professionals in the unmanned systems sector joined Northwest UAV in celebrating the addition of their...

Jul 27, 2021
New Parachute Recovery Systems for Autonomous Delivery Drones

Speedbird Aero has signed a multi-phase deal with ParaZero for the integration of the ParaZero SafeAir Autonomous Parachute Recovery Systems...

Jul 27, 2021
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