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.

C4ISR Software Achieves DO-178C Qualification
C4ISR Software Achieves DO-178C Qualification

Transport Canada has awarded DO-178C level D qualification to CarteNav’s AIMS-ISR mission software. The qualification covers FMS (flight management systems)...

Sep 16, 2021
New 3D Multi-Mode Drone Detection Radar Launched
New 3D Multi-Mode Drone Detection Radar Launched

Blighter Surveillance Systems (BSS) has unveiled its latest drone detection radar at the DSEI 2021 exhibition. The A800 3D Multi-Mode...

Sep 16, 2021
Hydrographic Surveying with ADCP and Echosounder-Equipped USVs
Hydrographic Surveying with ADCP and Echosounder-Equipped USVs

CHC Navigation has released a case study detailing how its Apache 4 USV (unmanned surface vessel), equipped with a single-beam...

Sep 15, 2021
Autonomous Tugboat to Undertake Thousand-Mile Voyage
Autonomous Tugboat to Undertake Thousand-Mile Voyage

Sea Machines Robotics has confirmed that its SM300 maritime autonomy system will help to enable a 1,000 nautical mile autonomous...

Sep 15, 2021
Acoustic Situational Awareness for USVs
Acoustic Situational Awareness for USVs

McQ Inc. has confirmed that it is providing its SonoWatch acoustic lookout system for use in an unmanned surface vessel...

Sep 15, 2021
UK MoD Investigates Drone Fuel Cells
UK MoD Investigates Drone Fuel Cells

Intelligent Energy has confirmed that it will be participating in the first phase of a project funded by the UK...

Sep 15, 2021
Autonomous UGV Developed for Critical Missions
Autonomous UGV Developed for Critical Missions

The Aardvark Group has launched RANG-R (Remote Autonomous Next Generation-Rover), a multi-mission autonomous UGV (unmanned ground vehicle) designed to be...

Sep 15, 2021
New Passive RF Drone Detection Solution for Maritime Environments
New Passive RF Drone Detection Solution for Maritime Environments

METIS Aerospace has launched SKYPERION Marine, a new passive RF drone detection solution specifically designed for use in maritime environments....

Sep 15, 2021
Small High-Performance RF Data Link Unveiled at DSEI
Small High-Performance RF Data Link Unveiled at DSEI

British-based RF technology company Enterprise Control Systems has announced the launch of Tove RF data link. Designed to take advantage...

Sep 15, 2021
L3Harris UGVs Selected for USAF Base Protection
L3Harris UGVs Selected for USAF Base Protection

L3Harris Technologies has been selected by the U.S. Air Force to provide UGVs (unmanned ground vehicles) that will help protect...

Sep 15, 2021
Tactical Full Motion Video Solution Released
Tactical Full Motion Video Solution Released

VITEC has launched version 8.1.1 of FITIS (Fully Integrated Tactical IPTV System), the company’s rapidly-deployable end-to-end full motion video solution....

Sep 14, 2021
Raptor Photonics Celebrates 15th Anniversary
Raptor Photonics Celebrates 15th Anniversary

Raptor Photonics, a developer of high-performance cameras, has celebrated its fifteenth anniversary. Set up in September 2006, the company has...

Sep 14, 2021
UGV-Based Mobile Kinetic Counter-Drone System
UGV-Based Mobile Kinetic Counter-Drone System

MSI-Defence Systems Limited (MSI-DSL) and Milrem Robotics have unveiled a new mobile kinetic counter-drone system based on Milrem’s THeMIS UGV...

Sep 14, 2021
Miniature FOG IMU Series Launched
Miniature FOG IMU Series Launched

iXblue has launched the UmiX Series, a new state-of-the-art range of inertial measurement units (IMU) based on fiber-optic gyroscope (FOG)...

Sep 14, 2021
Hydrogen-Powered Military sUAS Successfully Tested
Hydrogen-Powered Military sUAS Successfully Tested

Zepher has successfully completed a flight test with its hydrogen-powered Z1 VTOL sUAS (small unmanned aerial system). The custom-manufactured prototype...

Sep 14, 2021
New Multi-Mission Battlefield UGV Unveiled
New Multi-Mission Battlefield UGV Unveiled

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unveiled the Rex MK II, a new UGV (unmanned ground vehicle) intended to keep troops...

Sep 14, 2021
Maritime Patrol UAS Adds Life-Raft Deployment Capability
Maritime Patrol UAS Adds Life-Raft Deployment Capability

Tekever has upgraded the maritime patrol version of its AR5 UAS (unmanned aerial system) with the ability to precision-drop eight-person...

Sep 14, 2021
New congatec Module Gives Qseven Designs a Performance Boost
New congatec Module Gives Qseven Designs a Performance Boost

congatec has celebrated the 15th anniversary of Qseven Computer-on-Modules with the introduction of the conga-QMX8-Plus, a new Qseven module based on the...

Sep 14, 2021
Unjammable Flight Control and Navigation for GPS-free Drone
Unjammable Flight Control and Navigation for GPS-free Drone

Following a successful initial Defense and Security Accelerator (DASA) contract to prove the concept of autonomy in drones, Flare Bright has been awarded a larger follow-up contract to deliver a fixed wing drone that can fly without GPS or remote-control, instead just using unjammable internal means of flight control and navigation.

Sep 14, 2021
Auterion Software Supports Third-Party Drones
Auterion Software Supports Third-Party Drones

Auterion has released a new upgraded version of its Auterion Suite software that supports UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) that do...

Sep 13, 2021
Sonardyne Expands UUV & USV Navigation Solution Range
Sonardyne Expands UUV & USV Navigation Solution Range

Sonardyne has introduced a new top-of-the-range model in its SPRINT-Nav Mini family of navigation solutions for UUVs (unmanned underwater vehicles)...

Sep 13, 2021
Long Range UAS C2 Demonstrated with Open Architecture Network
Long Range UAS C2 Demonstrated with Open Architecture Network

Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully demonstrated a data link for connecting aircraft in highly contested airspace for long-range command and...

Sep 11, 2021
MQ-9A UAS Flies in Canadian Arctic
MQ-9A UAS Flies in Canadian Arctic

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has successfully flown an MQ-9A UAS (unmanned aircraft system) north through Canadian airspace past the...

Sep 11, 2021
UAVOS Provides Carbon Fiber Rotor Blades for Unmanned Helicopters
UAVOS Provides Carbon Fiber Rotor Blades for Unmanned Helicopters

UAVOS has confirmed that it can now provide industrial-grade carbon fiber blade rotors for unmanned helicopters with take-off weights of...

Sep 10, 2021
MaxAmps Develops Lithium Polymer Batteries for Drones & Robotics
MaxAmps Develops Lithium Polymer Batteries for Drones & Robotics

MaxAmps, a leading manufacturer of high-quality energy-dense lithium polymer (LiPo) batteries and battery packs for unmanned and autonomous vehicles, has...

Sep 10, 2021
Microdrones Documentary Show Features Digital Twin Creation with LiDAR
Microdrones Documentary Show Features Digital Twin Creation with LiDAR

Microdrones has released a new set of episodes of its “Down to Earth” reality series, which focuses on the challenges...

Sep 10, 2021
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