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.

Autonomous Edge Vision AI Solutions for Mission-Critical Use
Autonomous Edge Vision AI Solutions for Mission-Critical Use

Plainsight has formed a partnership with CP Technologies to provide civil and commercial market customers with autonomous, edge-deployed vision Artificial...

Aug 06, 2021
MQ-4C Triton UAS Completes First Multi-Intelligence Flight
MQ-4C Triton UAS Completes First Multi-Intelligence Flight

Northrop Grumman Corporation’s MQ-4C Triton UAS (unmanned aerial system) has been flown for the first time in the aircraft’s upgraded...

Aug 05, 2021
Nuclear Inspection Drone with Radiation Sensor Launched
Nuclear Inspection Drone with Radiation Sensor Launched

Flyability has launched the Elios 2 RAD, a new indoor operation UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) that has been specially designed...

Aug 05, 2021
TUALCOM Develops Anti-Jamming, EW & Communications Solutions for UAVs
TUALCOM Develops Anti-Jamming, EW & Communications Solutions for UAVs

Tualcom, a leading developer of RF, electronic warfare (EW) and communications solutions for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and unmanned systems,...

Aug 05, 2021
VTOL UAV Approved for BVLOS Operations in Canada
VTOL UAV Approved for BVLOS Operations in Canada

Transport Canada has granted RPV Aviation a Special Flight Operating Certificate (SFOC) to fly Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS)...

Aug 05, 2021
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles for U.S. Navy Sensing-Glider Program
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles for U.S. Navy Sensing-Glider Program

Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc. and sister company, Teledyne Webb Research, will perform the design, development, fabrication, production, test, and support...

Aug 05, 2021
Manned-Unmanned Teaming for Naval Aviation Demonstrated
Manned-Unmanned Teaming for Naval Aviation Demonstrated

A team led by Boeing has demonstrated manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) capabilities in a virtual environment to the Office of Naval...

Aug 04, 2021
Drone-Based Spectrum Analyzer Solution Under Development
Drone-Based Spectrum Analyzer Solution Under Development

SAF Tehnika has collaborated with the Electronic Communications Office of Latvia (ECO) to develop a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)-mounted radio...

Aug 04, 2021
Optical Radar Pods for UAV-Based Maritime Surveillance
Optical Radar Pods for UAV-Based Maritime Surveillance

Sentient Vision Systems has released the following article explaining how its ViDAR (Visual Detection and Ranging) technology has been developed...

Aug 04, 2021
e-con Systems Launches 4K HDR USB Camera with 1/2” Sensor
e-con Systems Launches 4K HDR USB Camera with 1/2” Sensor

e-con Systems Inc., a leading embedded camera solutions provider, has launched an 8MP USB 3.1 color HDR camera See3CAM_CU81 based...

Aug 04, 2021
Successful Trials of Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 for the Hellenic Navy
Successful Trials of Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 for the Hellenic Navy

Stationed onboard the Elli-Class Frigate Aigaion (F-460) in the Mediterranean Sea west of Crete, the Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air...

Aug 04, 2021
New App Enables Ground Surveying from a Smartphone
New App Enables Ground Surveying from a Smartphone

Klau Geomatics has introduced a new ground surveying app that enables surveyors to leverage the KlauPPK hardware and software solution...

Aug 04, 2021
ApusDuo Solar HAPS UAV Undergoes Further Testing
ApusDuo Solar HAPS UAV Undergoes Further Testing

UAVOS has performed further testing of its ApusDuo HAPS (high-altitude platform station) UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), successfully flying the aircraft...

Aug 04, 2021
New SIGINT System Provides Tri-Band Satphone Monitoring
New SIGINT System Provides Tri-Band Satphone Monitoring

Horizon Aerospace Technologies has unveiled the Blackfish, a new airborne-qualified SIGINT (signals intelligence) system that provides simultaneous monitoring of the...

Aug 03, 2021
US Patent for Delivery Drone with Landing Zone Technology
US Patent for Delivery Drone with Landing Zone Technology

The United States Patent Office has granted Drone Delivery Canada Corp. (DDC) the company’s fifth patent for its proprietary drone...

Aug 03, 2021
Computer-on-Modules with 11th Gen Intel Core Processors Introduced
Computer-on-Modules with 11th Gen Intel Core Processors Introduced

congatec has introduced 20 new Computer-on-Modules following the launch of Intel’s 11th generation Core processor for Internet of Things (IoT)....

Aug 03, 2021
New Off-Road Simulation Platform Introduced for Autonomous Vehicles
New Off-Road Simulation Platform Introduced for Autonomous Vehicles

Cognata has developed a new off-road simulation authoring software, designed to accelerate the testing and validation of self-driving military vehicles. Developed for autonomous vehicles and ADAS, the highly realistic off-road simulation and testing platform targets Off-Road AV stack use cases, and combines market-leading autonomous vehicle perception training with unique challenges presented by an unfamiliar terrain environment.

Aug 03, 2021
Open Standards Integration for Drone Imaging
Open Standards Integration for Drone Imaging

Auterion has partnered with thermal imaging technology specialist Workswell in order to develop advanced bispectral camera payloads for drones operating...

Aug 02, 2021
Landmine Detection with Drones
Landmine Detection with Drones

Iris Automation has released the following article explaining how UAS (unmanned aerial systems) are being used to detect landmines and...

Aug 02, 2021
Inspection Drones Monitor Utility Structures to Prevent Wildfires
Inspection Drones Monitor Utility Structures to Prevent Wildfires

In the first six months of 2021, Cyberhawk has completed more than 22,000 drone flights to inspect nearly 25,000 electric...

Aug 02, 2021
Expansion of Analytics Software for Agricultural Drones
Expansion of Analytics Software for Agricultural Drones

Global crop protection company, ADAMA, and aerial analytics provider, Agremo, have announced an expansion program of the ADAMA Eagle Eye drone...

Aug 02, 2021
Whitepaper: High-Performance Cable Assembly Solutions
Whitepaper: High-Performance Cable Assembly Solutions

Fischer Connectors has released a whitepaper explaining the benefits of cable assembly solutions, which bring together connectors, cables, accessories and...

Jul 30, 2021
Subsea Sensor Technologies for Automated Pipeline Inspection
Subsea Sensor Technologies for Automated Pipeline Inspection

Voyis, a developer of underwater laser scanners and imaging systems for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs),...

Jul 30, 2021
Article: Forward Looking Sonar and Autonomous Navigation
Article: Forward Looking Sonar and Autonomous Navigation

FarSounder has released an article exploring the integration of Argos  Forward Looking Sonar Systems with autonomous navigation control systems. The...

Jul 30, 2021
Australian Navy Extends CAMCOPTER S-100 Sustainment Contract
Australian Navy Extends CAMCOPTER S-100 Sustainment Contract

Schiebel has been awarded a three-year extension contract for the sustainment of its CAMCOPTER S-100 Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned...

Jul 30, 2021
UAS Flight Test with Integrated Laser Designator
UAS Flight Test with Integrated Laser Designator

AERTEC’s TARSIS 75 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) has carried out a flight campaign at the facilities of the El Arenosillo...

Jul 30, 2021
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