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.

Stratospheric HAPS UAV Flies at 64,000 Feet

Sceye has successfully launched, flown and landed its stratospheric HAPS (high-altitude platform station) UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), reaching an altitude...

May 30, 2021
Autonomous Flight Technology Tested on eVTOL Drone

Near Earth Autonomy’s autonomous flight technology is being tested on an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle...

May 30, 2021
Maritime Surveillance HALE UAV Reaches 40,000 Flight Hours

Northrop Grumman’s autonomous high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) Broad Area Maritime Surveillance-Demonstrator (BAMS-D) UAV has surpassed 40,000 flight hours. The milestone was...

May 30, 2021
Collision Warning System for Drones Tested

HENSOLDT’s collision warning system for civil and military UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) has entered an advanced stage of development. The...

May 29, 2021
Sonardyne Introduces Portable Shallow-Water USBL Tracking System

Sonardyne has launched a new portable configuration of its Micro-Ranger 2 shallow-water Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) system, providing everything in one...

May 28, 2021
Vanguard Battery Packs Provided for Electrification Services

Vanguard has entered into an agreement with Technotrade in the Czech Republic to deliver fully electrified power solutions developed around...

May 28, 2021
Wireless Charging Kits Developed for UGVs

Clearpath Robotics has collaborated with autonomous charging and fleet energy management solutions provider WiBotic to develop wireless charging kits for...

May 27, 2021
Drone-Based Airport Surface Inspection Under Development

Silent Falcon UAS Technologies has been selected by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to develop repeatable standardized processes and procedures...

May 27, 2021
Silvus Releases RoIP Software for MANET Radios

Silvus Technologies has released StreamLC, a new family of software apps designed to enable Radio Over IP (RoIP) voice communications...

May 27, 2021
World’s First Fully Digital FOG INS Launched

Advanced Navigation has launched its new range of fibre optic gyroscope inertial navigation systems (INS). Based on the company’s new...

May 27, 2021
Micro Gimbal for UAS ISR Demonstrated

AVT Australia has successfully demonstrated its CM62 micro gimbal for small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) to key personnel in the...

May 27, 2021
Iridium Chosen as Communications Partner for Mayflower Autonomous Ship

Iridium is providing its Iridium Certus weather-resilient broadband connectivity which can help remotely manage vessel operations aboard the Mayflower Autonomous Ship on its transatlantic crossing

May 27, 2021
Conformal Coatings Facility in Vietnam Achieves ISO 9001:2015 Certification

The Vietnam facility of conformal coatings specialist HZO has received the ISO 9001: 2015 certificate of registration to serve the company’s diverse customers further

May 27, 2021
IRIS Situational Awareness Technology Adopted for BVLOS

Kongsberg Geospatial’s IRIS airspace situational awareness technology has been adopted by Skyports’ logistics arm, Delivery by Skyports, to enhance their...

May 27, 2021
Bynav GNSS/INS Receiver Wins Geospatial Product Award

Bynav Technology has confirmed that its X1 GNSS/INS receiver has won the “Annual Best Reputation Product Award” at the 10th...

May 26, 2021
Rugged Open-Source IMU Introduced

ACEINNA has launched the OpenIMU335RI, an inertial measurement unit (IMU) based on the company’s Gen 3 architecture and the first...

May 26, 2021
CeeLok FAS-X Connector Approved by NAVAIR

TE Connectivity’s CeeLok FAS-X connector product line has been approved by the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) for use...

May 26, 2021
New Tethered Counter-Drone Systems Developed

DroneShield and Zenith AeroTech have partnered to develop a series of new counter-drone solutions, which combine Zenith’s heavy-lift tethered drones...

May 25, 2021
Whitepaper: The Inertial Labs Kernel-100 IMU & Digital Tilt Sensor

Inertial Labs has released a whitepaper that provides a detailed look at the company’s Kernel-100 Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) and...

May 25, 2021
Thermal and Dimensional Stability in PCB Design

San Francisco Circuits (SFC), a provider of PCB (printed circuit board) fabrication, assembly and test services for unmanned systems and...

May 25, 2021
PolyExplore Launches UAV Mapping System Rental Program

PolyExplore has launched a new rental program for the company’s UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) mapping and surveying solutions, which pair...

May 25, 2021
UAV Radio Develops Wireless Data Links for Drones and Robotics

UAV Radio, a leading developer of high-performance wireless data links for land, marine and aerial robotics, has partnered with Unmanned...

May 25, 2021
UGVs Deployed During Live-Fire Manned-Unmanned Teaming Exercise

Milrem Robotics’ THeMIS UGVs (unmanned ground vehicles) have been deployed by the Estonian Defence Forces Artillery Battalion during a live-fire...

May 24, 2021
Ziyan UAS Used for Polar Ice Measurement

Ziyan UAS has confirmed that an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by the company has been used to measure the...

May 24, 2021
LiDAR vs Photogrammetry for UAV Encroachment Surveying

Scopito has released an article comparing the use of photogrammetry and LiDAR when performing encroachment surveying with UAVs (unmanned aerial...

May 24, 2021
T-DRONES Launches Upgraded Quadcopter

T-DRONES has launched the newest addition to the company’s M-Series line of multirotor UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles). The M690 Pro...

May 24, 2021
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