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.

Investment Program Launched for BVLOS Drone Operations

Elsight has launched a globally available Halo Value Investment Program (VIP) that is designed to allow drone companies to expand...

Jun 29, 2021
Autonomous Navigation Solution in Development for Amphibious UGV

tpgroup’s Northstar autonomous navigation software is being developed for an innovative solution involving an amphibious unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) that...

Jun 29, 2021
Silicon Sensing Develops New Inertial Sensors for Space Applications

A new range of high-performance inertial measurement products developed specifically for the space market include a miniature single-axis gyro, rugged 3-axis gyroscope and a highly ruggedised 6 degree of freedom IMU.

Jun 29, 2021
Hex-Band Smart Radio Unveiled

Doodle Labs has launched a new 6 Hex-Band Smart Radio product that operates at 1625-2500 MHz and has been designed...

Jun 29, 2021
Small Form Factor Omni-Directional C-Band Antenna Launched

Southwest Antennas has released a new rugged, small form factor omni-directional antenna that provides 4.4 – 5.9 GHz frequency coverage...

Jun 28, 2021
SKELDAR V-150 Utilised in European GNSS Aviation Tests

UMS Skeldar’s V-150 helicopter UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) has been used as a test platform for the ECARO (Egnos Civil...

Jun 28, 2021
New Open Standard for Secure Underwater Communications

Sonardyne has released the following article about the company’s work with the UK Ministry of Defence’s Defence Science and Technology...

Jun 27, 2021
ROV Team Discovers Submerged Crashed Plane

Seafloor Systems has confirmed that a team of hydrographers has discovered a submerged plane on the bed of Folsom Lake,...

Jun 27, 2021
Kratos to Develop Turboshaft Engine for Group 3 UAVs

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions‘ Turbine Technologies Division (KTT) has been awarded a contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory...

Jun 27, 2021
GoDrone Unmanned Traffic Management App Successfully Trialled

Air Traffic Control The Netherlands (LVNL), in partnership with Dutch Drone Delta, has successfully tested the transmission of air traffic...

Jun 27, 2021
DriX USV Demonstrated During International Hydrographic Organization Anniversary

iXblue has demonstrated its DriX USV (unmanned surface vessel) at an event celebrating the 100th anniversary of the International Hydrographic...

Jun 24, 2021
Echodyne Expands Counter-UAS Radar Product Line

Echodyne has announced a range of additions and enhancements to its counter-UAS (unmanned aerial system) radars, following significant advancements to...

Jun 24, 2021
Air-Launched Decoy Drone Under Development

Wave Engine Corporation has been awarded a contract by the USAF Armament Directorate to build and demonstrate the Versatile Air-Launched...

Jun 23, 2021
Vision4ce Develops Video Trackers For UAV-Based Surveillance

Vision4ce has developed a range of robust video trackers that are designed for mission-critical applications such as UAV (unmanned aerial...

Jun 23, 2021
Case Study: Power Solutions for Rugged UGVs

Vanguard has released a case study detailing how its lithium-ion battery solutions have been integrated into ARGO’s autonomous all-terrain UGV...

Jun 23, 2021
ComNav Offers GNSS Modules to Researchers & Universities

ComNav Technology has announced that it is offering 50 of its K8 high-precision GNSS modules to researchers, universities and other...

Jun 23, 2021
Harxon Introduces Rugged GNSS Positioning Solutions

Harxon has introduced a new line of ruggedized GNSS antennas designed to meet the shock and vibration resistance requirements for...

Jun 23, 2021
Iridium Certus 200 Offers Unmatched Performance-to-Value for Satellite Broadband Services

Iridium Certus 200 is a new L-band broadband service class offering proven reliability and global coverage through smaller, lighter and more cost-effective user equipment

Jun 22, 2021
Milrem Robotics Unveils Entry for US Army UGV Program

Milrem Robotics has developed the Type-X UGV (unmanned ground vehicle), the company’s entry for the U.S. Army’s RCV-M (Robotic Combat...

Jun 21, 2021
Largest Ever Delivery of VTOL UAVs Completed

BlueBird Aero Systems has delivered a hundred of its WanderB-VTOL UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) to an unspecified customer in Europe....

Jun 21, 2021
CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS Supports Coast Guard Operations in Baltic Sea

Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS (unmanned aerial system) is being used by the Finnish Border Guard to carry out coast guard...

Jun 21, 2021
Rugged Connectivity Solutions Selected for Modular Multirotor UAV

Fischer Connectors’ UltiMate and MiniMax connectivity solutions have been incorporated into the Tundra, a ruggedized, multi-functional, modular UAV (unmanned aerial...

Jun 21, 2021
OxTS Updates LiDAR Georeferencing Software

OxTS has launched the latest version of its LiDAR georeferencing software – OxTS Georeferencer 1.4. The new software version makes...

Jun 21, 2021
Royal New Zealand Navy Orders Four HII REMUS 300 UUVs

Designed for modularity and portability, the REMUS 300 can be reconfigured with a range of sensors and payloads to meet mission requirements

Jun 21, 2021
Unmanned Helicopter Detects & Measures Radioactive Particles

SwissDrones' SDO 50 V2 helicopter drone has been deployed to detect and measure radioactive particles in a joint operation with the Swiss Federal Office for Civil Protection (FOCP).

Jun 21, 2021
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