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.

Low-Power Thermal Camera Core Introduced
Low-Power Thermal Camera Core Introduced

Teledyne has introduced the MicroCalibir, a compact and low-power uncooled thermal camera platform. Featuring the smallest VGA IR core module...

Aug 23, 2021
INVOLI Develops UAS Monitoring and Visualization Solutions
INVOLI Develops UAS Monitoring and Visualization Solutions

INVOLI, a leading provider of low-altitude surveillance systems and Remote ID solutions for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), has partnered with...

Aug 23, 2021
Project Endeavour Concludes with Passenger Trials in London
Project Endeavour Concludes with Passenger Trials in London

Project Endeavour has concluded its multi-city demonstration of Autonomous Vehicle (AV) services with a final on-road trial in Greenwich, London....

Aug 23, 2021
New Features for HCSS Drone-Based Data Analytics Platform
New Features for HCSS Drone-Based Data Analytics Platform

HCSS has announced powerful new features for its drone-based data analytics platform, HCSS Aerial, in the eighth upgrade since the introduction...

Aug 23, 2021
AI Counter Drone Solution to be Developed for Sensitive US Locations
AI Counter Drone Solution to be Developed for Sensitive US Locations

Citadel Defense has been awarded a $6 million, sole source contract from a Classified U.S. Department of Defense customer to...

Aug 23, 2021
AI & BVLOS Technologies Selected for Autonomous Maritime Vessels
AI & BVLOS Technologies Selected for Autonomous Maritime Vessels

Flying Ship Technologies and PROBOTEK have entered into an agreement to integrate PROBOTEK’s proprietary artificial intelligence and robotics technologies and...

Aug 22, 2021
Drone Remote Identification Service Launched in Switzerland
Drone Remote Identification Service Launched in Switzerland

A nationwide voluntary Network Remote Identification (NET-RID) service for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) has been launched across Switzerland by a...

Aug 22, 2021
Boxfish Develops ROVs & AUVs for Inspections & Videography
Boxfish Develops ROVs & AUVs for Inspections & Videography

Boxfish Research, a specialist developer of marine robotic systems with state-of-the-art underwater vision technologies, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology...

Aug 20, 2021
Successful Demonstration of Low-Collateral Counter-UAS Interceptor
Successful Demonstration of Low-Collateral Counter-UAS Interceptor

Robotican successfully demonstrated the ability of its Goshawk Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) to perform fully autonomous drone interception tasks for...

Aug 20, 2021
uAvionix Continues Expansion of C2 BVLOS Network
uAvionix Continues Expansion of C2 BVLOS Network

uAvionix has expanded its plans to deploy its SkyLine enterprise managed Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) UAS (unmanned aerial...

Aug 20, 2021
Royal Navy Trials USV for Surveying Uncharted Waters
Royal Navy Trials USV for Surveying Uncharted Waters

The British Royal Navy’s Project Hecla team has been testing the Otter Pro Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) at the Defence...

Aug 20, 2021
Partnership for Autonomous Drone Solutions with LiDAR Technology
Partnership for Autonomous Drone Solutions with LiDAR Technology

Ascent AeroSystems and Exyn Technologies have formed a strategic partnership to create the next generation of comprehensive autonomous drone solutions....

Aug 20, 2021
Drone GPS Receiver Receives FAA TSO
Drone GPS Receiver Receives FAA TSO

uAvionix has confirmed that its truFYX GPS receiver for UAS (unmanned aerial systems) has received a Technical Standard Order (TSO)...

Aug 19, 2021
Topcon Expands GNSS Corrections Network
Topcon Expands GNSS Corrections Network

Topcon has expanded its Topnet Live Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) network of correction solutions with more types of correction...

Aug 19, 2021
New Drone Sensor to Enhance GPS Resiliency in Urban Environments
New Drone Sensor to Enhance GPS Resiliency in Urban Environments

Honeywell has signed a collaboration agreement with InfiniDome to jointly develop and deliver GPS signal protection systems intended to serve...

Aug 19, 2021
Real-Time GIS Airspace Awareness Capabilities for BVLOS Operations
Real-Time GIS Airspace Awareness Capabilities for BVLOS Operations

Kongsberg Geospatial and Pegasus Imagery Ltd have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together to advance the development...

Aug 19, 2021
Software Update Released for Sightline Video Processors
Software Update Released for Sightline Video Processors

SightLine Applications has released the newest software update for the company’s onboard video processing solutions for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles)...

Aug 19, 2021
World’s First 5G & AI-Enabled Industrial Drone Platform Unveiled
World’s First 5G & AI-Enabled Industrial Drone Platform Unveiled

Qualcomm has unveiled a new industrial VTOL drone that offers both 5G and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-capabilities. With 5G and Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, the platform is designed for Beyond Visual Line-Of-Sight (BVLOS) operations in sectors including film and entertainment, security and emergency response, delivery, defense, inspection, and mapping.

Aug 19, 2021
Xeon-based High Performance Embedded Computer Released
Xeon-based High Performance Embedded Computer Released

VersaLogic Corp. has released a new embedded computer with a high performance Intel Xeon processor and NVMe SSD storage. Known...

Aug 19, 2021
MissionGO Wins Award for Longest UAS Human Organ Delivery Flight
MissionGO Wins Award for Longest UAS Human Organ Delivery Flight

MissionGO has won an XCELLENCE Award at the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) XPONENTIAL 2021 in Atlanta. The...

Aug 19, 2021
Embedded Full-Band GNSS Helical Antenna Released
Embedded Full-Band GNSS Helical Antenna Released

Calian GNSS Ltd. has announced the addition of its first full-band GNSS antenna to its industry-leading line of helical antennas....

Aug 19, 2021
SATCOM System Selected for Fixed Wing Unmanned Aircraft
SATCOM System Selected for Fixed Wing Unmanned Aircraft

Honeywell’s Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Satellite Communications (SATCOM) system has been selected by small aircraft designer and manufacturer Pipistrel,...

Aug 19, 2021
Ramco Develops Drone Fleet Management Software
Ramco Develops Drone Fleet Management Software

Ramco, a developer of end-to-end ERP (enterprise resource planning) software for UAS (unmanned aerial systems), has partnered with Unmanned Systems...

Aug 19, 2021
Heavy-Lift Drone Incorporates Auterion Open Ecosystem
Heavy-Lift Drone Incorporates Auterion Open Ecosystem

Auterion’s Skynode combined flight controller, mission computer and networking device has been incorporated into a new heavy-lift drone developed by...

Aug 18, 2021
Flight Control Software Released for VTOL Drones
Flight Control Software Released for VTOL Drones

UAVENTURE has relaunched its AirRails autopilot software for VTOL UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) as VTOL OS. The flight control software...

Aug 18, 2021
GENIUS NY UAS Competition Announces Finalists
GENIUS NY UAS Competition Announces Finalists

Empire State Development (ESD), New York’s chief economic development agency, has announced the five teams selected to take part in...

Aug 18, 2021
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