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.

Emergency Management Exercise Tests UAS Capabilities
Emergency Management Exercise Tests UAS Capabilities

Sunhillo has confirmed that it has participated in an emergency management exercise in New Jersey with unmanned aerial systems (UAS),...

Aug 18, 2021
Battery Management System Incorporates NMEA 2000 Wi-Fi Gateway
Battery Management System Incorporates NMEA 2000 Wi-Fi Gateway

The Lithium Battery Co. (LBC) has announced that its Battery Management System (BMS) will include an option for an NMEA...

Aug 18, 2021
LiDAR System Introduced for Small Surveying Drones
LiDAR System Introduced for Small Surveying Drones

RedTail LiDAR Systems has unveiled the RTL-450 LiDAR sensor at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2021. The RTL-450 incorporates a lightweight Microelectromechanical Systems...

Aug 18, 2021
SPH Engineering Synchronizes Drone Activities into a Set of Workflows
SPH Engineering Synchronizes Drone Activities into a Set of Workflows

SPH Engineering has announced the synchronization of technologies for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) flight planning, including advanced data collection with...

Aug 18, 2021
New MWIR Continuous Zoom Lens Released for UAS Applications
New MWIR Continuous Zoom Lens Released for UAS Applications

MKS Instruments, Inc. has released a new continuous zoom lens, the latest addition to the LightIR family of lightweight, long-range,...

Aug 18, 2021
Partnership to Launch U.S. Drone-based Medical Delivery Network
Partnership to Launch U.S. Drone-based Medical Delivery Network

U.S. air medical service provider, Air Methods, has developed a drone-based medical delivery network designed to help improve healthcare access...

Aug 18, 2021
New SOSA-aligned 3U VPX Ethernet Switch for Unmanned Systems
New SOSA-aligned 3U VPX Ethernet Switch for Unmanned Systems

Milpower Source have introduced a new VPX form factor product family for the unmanned systems market. The new MILTECH 320G3UVPX...

Aug 18, 2021
New UAV Tether Module Enables Unlimited Flight Times
New UAV Tether Module Enables Unlimited Flight Times

Blue Vigil has introduced a new air module that will enable DJI M300 aircraft to be powered by Blue Vigil’s...

Aug 18, 2021
New Virtual Training Platform Certifies UAS Safety Managers
New Virtual Training Platform Certifies UAS Safety Managers

Baldwin Safety & Compliance has introduced a new self-paced virtual training program for Safety Managers that covers key Safety Management...

Aug 18, 2021
Blood Transportation Via UAS Demonstrated
Blood Transportation Via UAS Demonstrated

MissionGO, in conjunction with The Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland (the state’s organ procurement organization responsible for organ, eye and...

Aug 18, 2021
Penguin C Mk2 VTOL UAV Unveiled
Penguin C Mk2 VTOL UAV Unveiled

Edge Autonomy has confirmed that its Penguin C Mk2 Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) long-endurance UAS (unmanned aerial system) is...

Aug 17, 2021
Volz Servos Acquires Specialized Avionics Firm
Volz Servos Acquires Specialized Avionics Firm

Volz Servos has recently acquired Aircraft Electronic Engineering (AEE), a specialist avionics company that develops, qualifies, certifies, produces, and maintains customer-specific electronics and systems for...

Aug 17, 2021
AI-Based Cybersecurity System Introduced
AI-Based Cybersecurity System Introduced

Mobilicom has added to its drone and robotics smart solutions offering, launching the world’s first AI-based 360° Cybersecurity system that...

Aug 17, 2021
New L-Band Network for IoT, Safety and Mission Critical Connectivity
New L-Band Network for IoT, Safety and Mission Critical Connectivity

Inmarsat has released details of a new global narrowband network designed for the rapidly evolving world of the Internet of...

Aug 17, 2021
Data Governance Solution Provides Safe Drone Operations
Data Governance Solution Provides Safe Drone Operations

ATA LLC and the Virginian Department of Aviation (DOAV) have demonstrated an online platform that provides data from state and...

Aug 17, 2021
Custom Batteries and Chargers for Indago 4 Drone
Custom Batteries and Chargers for Indago 4 Drone

Packet Digital has announced a supplier agreement with Lockheed Martin to supply high energy density, lithium batteries for Lockheed Martin’s...

Aug 17, 2021
Offshore Autonomous Supply Stations to be Developed for U.S. DoD
Offshore Autonomous Supply Stations to be Developed for U.S. DoD

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has awarded Sea Machines a $3 million multi-phase contract to develop an autonomous...

Aug 17, 2021
Enhanced Mesh Networking Radios Developed for Drones & Robotics
Enhanced Mesh Networking Radios Developed for Drones & Robotics

Triad RF Systems and Mobilicom are collaborating on a new range of fully integrated amplified MIMO radios. Combining Mobilicom’s secure Mobile Mesh multi-function radios and ICE Cybersecurity Suite with Triad’s high-power RF amplifiers, the new solutions will provide secure mesh network communications for unmanned and autonomous systems.

Aug 16, 2021
Casia Detect-and-Avoid Technology Integrated into Drone Autopilots
Casia Detect-and-Avoid Technology Integrated into Drone Autopilots

Iris Automation’s Casia drone detect-and-avoid (DAA) software has been integrated into UAV Navigation’s VECTOR autopilot solution, providing UAVs (unmanned aerial...

Aug 16, 2021
Lightweight EO/IR UAV Micro-Gimbal Launched
Lightweight EO/IR UAV Micro-Gimbal Launched

CACI International has launched the AVT CM62 Micro Gimbal, a multi-sensor imaging system that combines high definition electro-optical (EO) imagery...

Aug 16, 2021
UAV Engine Passes FAA Endurance Test
UAV Engine Passes FAA Endurance Test

Suter’s TOA288 engine has passed an endurance test run according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulation section 33.49 for...

Aug 16, 2021
3D Sonic Anemometer for UAS-Based Atmospheric Research
3D Sonic Anemometer for UAS-Based Atmospheric Research

Anemoment has released its newest 3D sonic anemometer, the TriSonica Sphere Wind Flux Sensor. Developed in conjunction with advanced engineering...

Aug 16, 2021
Department 13 Demonstrates Latest sUAS Technology
Department 13 Demonstrates Latest sUAS Technology

Department 13 has unveiled new small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) solutions as part of its reimagined airspace management ecosystem, with...

Aug 16, 2021
Mobilicom Partners with Triad RF to Develop Enhanced Mesh Networking Radios
Mobilicom Partners with Triad RF to Develop Enhanced Mesh Networking Radios

Triad RF Systems and Mobilicom are collaborating on a new range of fully integrated amplified MIMO radios. Combining Mobilicom’s secure Mobile Mesh multi-function radios and ICE Cybersecurity Suite with Triad’s high-power RF amplifiers, the new solutions will provide secure mesh network communications for unmanned and autonomous systems.

Aug 16, 2021
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