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.

US Navy Knifefish UUVs Upgraded

General Dynamics Mission Systems has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to retrofit five Block 0 Knifefish surface...

Jun 18, 2021
YellowScan Selects New UK Distribution Partner

YellowScan has selected Aetha as the newest addition to its global network of distributors of UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) LiDAR...

Jun 18, 2021
Fiberpro Develops FOG Inertial Sensors for UAVs and Robotics

Fiberpro, a leading developer of fiber optic-based inertial measurement solutions for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and unmanned systems, has partnered...

Jun 18, 2021
Portable Counter-UAS Kit Launched

DroneShield has launched the Immediate Response Kit (IRK), a rapidly deployable counter-UAS solution that is designed to both detect and...

Jun 17, 2021
BVLOS Drone Operations Approved in Canada

Volatus has been awarded a Special Flight Operating Certificate (SFOC) by Transport Canada to conduct beyond visual line of sight...

Jun 17, 2021
New Backshells Developed for Military & Aerospace Applications

TE Connectivity has launched its new range of Tinel ring swept elbow backshells designed for screened cables in military and...

Jun 17, 2021
NOAA Upgrades Autonomous USV Fleet

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Navigation Response Branch (NRB) has selected a Seafloor Systems EchoBoat-240 in order to...

Jun 17, 2021
DTC Mesh Radios Support Intelligent USV Autopilot

Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) has supplied its RF mesh radio solutions to create an encrypted communications link for a demonstration...

Jun 17, 2021
Developing European Standards for UAS Traffic Management

Aerobits has entered into a partnership with Droniq to develop European standards for solutions that are required for the management...

Jun 17, 2021
Velodyne Lidar Introduces Next-Generation Sensor for Autonomous Applications

Velodyne Lidar has introduced the next generation of its Velabit sensor, designed for autonomous vehicle applications and equipped with Velodyne’s...

Jun 17, 2021
Sonar-Equipped USVs Demonstrated on River Thames

Hydronalix has provided training and demonstrations with its Sonar EMILY USV (unmanned surface vehicle) to various entities responsible for civil...

Jun 17, 2021
uAvionix Demonstrates New UAS Autopilot & C2 Infrastructure

uAvionix has conducted a technology demonstration flight with a VTOL UAS (unmanned aerial system) that combined the flight control capabilities...

Jun 16, 2021
Tronics Microsystems Develops Digital MEMS Accelerometers & Gyros for Drones & Robotics

Tronics Microsystems, a leading developer of high-precision digital MEMS accelerometers and gyros for demanding unmanned systems and autonomous vehicle applications,...

Jun 16, 2021
New MicroPilot UAV Autopilot Focuses on Safety, Reliability & Processing Power

Key features of MicroPilot’s third generation MP2128HELI3 autopilot include 6.5 MB of error correcting RAM and 4 MB of error correcting Flash to improve the reliability of the autopilot’s memory

Jun 16, 2021
DARPA Demos Mobile Force Protection C-UAS Program

DARPA has successfully demonstrated a counter-unmanned air system (C-UAS) multilayer defense architecture as part of its Mobile Force Protection (MFP)...

Jun 15, 2021
RTsys Acquires DVLs and Imaging Sonars for AUVs

RTsys has confirmed that it has acquired ten RDI Pathfinder DVLs (Doppler Velocity Logs) and five BlueView M900-2250-130 imaging sonars...

Jun 15, 2021
Lorenz Technology Partners with UK Distributor

Lorenz Technology has entered into a partnership with Coptrz, a UK-based drone technology provider who will distribute Lorenz’ intelligent drone...

Jun 15, 2021
AGEMA UGV Showcased to Ukrainian Market

Milanion is showcasing the company’s upgraded AGEMA UGV (unmanned ground vehicle) at the Arms and Security 21 trade show, which...

Jun 15, 2021
Xsens Expands Rugged Motion Tracking Product Line

Xsens has expanded its MTi 600-series of motion tracking modules with a new GNSS/Inertial Navigation System (INS) and a rugged...

Jun 14, 2021
UAV-Based Postal Delivery Tested in Slovenia

Slovenia’s national postal agency, Pošta Slovenija, has tested drone delivery for the first time, using a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)...

Jun 14, 2021
Creating an Elite Unmanned Systems Training Program

In this article, the team at Warren Community College, New Jersey explain how their Unmanned Systems Training Program quickly went from an initial idea to reality.

Jun 14, 2021
Iris Automation to Participate in FAA’s BVLOS Aviation Rulemaking Committee

Iris Automation has been selected by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to participate in the newly formed BVLOS (beyond visual...

Jun 14, 2021
OxTS Selects New US-Based Mapping & Survey Distributor

OxTS has selected California-based GeoNAV Satellite Systems as a new distributor for survey and mapping-related products. GeoNAV will be responsible...

Jun 14, 2021
Robotic Rock-Clearing Vehicle Under Development

TerraClear has secured funding to further develop its robotic rock picking technology, which is designed to stop rocks in fields...

Jun 12, 2021
Drone Parachute System Tested for Safe Operations Over People

NUAIR (Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance) has recently tested a drone parachute recovery system at the New York UAS...

Jun 12, 2021
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