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.

Drone Detection System Secures Beach Festival
Drone Detection System Secures Beach Festival

WhiteFox Defense’s DroneFox counter-UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) system has been deployed to protect attendees at the three-day Redondo BeachLife Festival...

Sep 30, 2021
Autonomous eVTOL Drone Delivery Technology to Launch in UK
Autonomous eVTOL Drone Delivery Technology to Launch in UK

Gadfin has unveiled a new eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing) UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle). The Spirit One, along with...

Sep 30, 2021
Site Selected for Loyal Wingman UAS Final Assembly Facility
Site Selected for Loyal Wingman UAS Final Assembly Facility

Boeing Australia has selected Toowoomba, Queensland as the preferred site for the final assembly facility of the Boeing Airpower Teaming...

Sep 30, 2021
DriX USV Receives Approval in Principle Safety Certification
DriX USV Receives Approval in Principle Safety Certification

iXblue’s DriX USV (unmanned surface vessel) has received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from marine testing, inspection, and certification body...

Sep 29, 2021
New Modular Connectors for UAV Interconnectivity
New Modular Connectors for UAV Interconnectivity

Cinch Connectivity Solutions has introduced a new range of shells, inserts and contacts designed to provide interconnectivity for aerospace applications...

Sep 29, 2021
Iris Automation Partners with BVLOS Drone Solutions Provider
Iris Automation Partners with BVLOS Drone Solutions Provider

Iris Automation has formed a partnership with Volatus Aerospace in order to provide Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone...

Sep 29, 2021
RIEGL UAV LiDAR Sensor Receives Innovations Award
RIEGL UAV LiDAR Sensor Receives Innovations Award

RIEGL’s VUX-120 LiDAR sensor for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) has been awarded the Wichmann Innovations Award in the hardware category....

Sep 29, 2021
Mini Choke Ring Antenna Receives GNSS Calibration
Mini Choke Ring Antenna Receives GNSS Calibration

Harxon Corporation has confirmed that its HX-CGX611A mini choke antenna has undergone GNSS antenna calibration by leading calibration facility Geo++....

Sep 29, 2021
Intelligent Energy Selects New Southeast Asian Partner
Intelligent Energy Selects New Southeast Asian Partner

Intelligent Energy (IE) has entered into an agreement with Powerzone H2 Technologies Pte Ltd, a manufacturer of power generator sets...

Sep 29, 2021
Raptor Photonics Expands Sales Team
Raptor Photonics Expands Sales Team

Raptor Photonics, a developer of SWIR (short-wave infrared), CMOS and EMCCD camera technologies for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and UGVs...

Sep 28, 2021
Magnetometer Integration for PX4 UAV Autopilot
Magnetometer Integration for PX4 UAV Autopilot

PNI Sensor has released an application note detailing how its RM3100 geomagnetic sensor can be integrated with the PX4 autopilot...

Sep 28, 2021
New Workstation-Grade Edge AI Computing Solution
New Workstation-Grade Edge AI Computing Solution

Vecow Co., Ltd., a team of global embedded experts, and Blaize, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) edge computing innovator, have launched...

Sep 28, 2021
Qinertia Post-Processing Software Enhances GNSS-INS Receivers
Qinertia Post-Processing Software Enhances GNSS-INS Receivers

SBG Systems’ Qinertia post-processing software is now being offered by Septentrio with its AsteRx-i3 D Pro+, AsteRx-i3 S Pro+ and...

Sep 28, 2021
ROV Upgraded for Enhanced Reliability & Expandability
ROV Upgraded for Enhanced Reliability & Expandability

Blue Robotics has upgraded its flagship underwater ROV (remotely operated vehicle) platform with a range of new improvements. The new...

Sep 27, 2021
Commercial Unmanned Helicopter Receives BVLOS Permission in Spain
Commercial Unmanned Helicopter Receives BVLOS Permission in Spain

Babcock is now the only operator in Spain with permission to fly commercial drones, weighing more than 25kg, Beyond Visual...

Sep 27, 2021
Rugged Resupply Quadcopter Unveiled
Rugged Resupply Quadcopter Unveiled

Kaman Corporation has unveiled the KARGO UAV, the newest addition to its family of purpose-built, autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)...

Sep 27, 2021
USAF Awards Contract for Aerial Target Drones
USAF Awards Contract for Aerial Target Drones

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force for BQM-167A Air Force Subscale...

Sep 27, 2021
New Partnership for Life-Saving UAS Deliveries
New Partnership for Life-Saving UAS Deliveries

Airspace Link Inc. is partnering with MissionGO to launch data-driven processes for informing safe flight planning decisions of time-critical organ...

Sep 27, 2021
Counter-UAV System Deployed at UK G7 Summit
Counter-UAV System Deployed at UK G7 Summit

The British Ministry of Defense (MoD) deployed Rafael Advanced Defense Systems’ DRONE DOME counter-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (c-UAV) system to protect...

Sep 24, 2021
New Skid Enables Deep Water Laser Survey Mapping from ROVs
New Skid Enables Deep Water Laser Survey Mapping from ROVs

Voyis has released the Perception XL, a new 4000m rated laser scanning WROV skid specifically designed for generating extremely detailed...

Sep 24, 2021
Precision Agriculture Solutions Incorporate NovAtel GNSS Receiver
Precision Agriculture Solutions Incorporate NovAtel GNSS Receiver

Hexagon | NovAtel has confirmed that its SMART7 GNSS receiver has been selected as the default configuration choice for Fendt...

Sep 23, 2021
Remote Command & Autonomous Control Technologies for Maritime Vessels
Remote Command & Autonomous Control Technologies for Maritime Vessels

Sea Machines Robotics has partnered with Rolls-Royce to develop comprehensive remote command, autonomous control and intelligent crew support systems for...

Sep 23, 2021
Tyto Robotics Develops Drone Test Stands & Wind Generators
Tyto Robotics Develops Drone Test Stands & Wind Generators

Tyto Robotics, a leading developer of professional test equipment for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and drones, has partnered with Unmanned...

Sep 23, 2021
Strategic Alliance to Explore Future VTOL UAS Opportunities
Strategic Alliance to Explore Future VTOL UAS Opportunities

Leonardo and Northrop Grumman will jointly pursue opportunities in the Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) domain,...

Sep 23, 2021
Rugged, Ultra-Small Form Factor Mission Computer Released
Rugged, Ultra-Small Form Factor Mission Computer Released

Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions has introduced the Parvus DuraCOR 313, an Ultra-Small Form Factor (USFF) rugged miniature mission computer that combines...

Sep 23, 2021
Minehunting Sonar Integrated with Maritime C2 System
Minehunting Sonar Integrated with Maritime C2 System

SeeByte has partnered with Raytheon Technologies to integrate the AN/AQS-20C advanced minehunting sonar system with the SeeByte SeeTrack v4 multi-domain...

Sep 22, 2021
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