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.

ROV Team Discovers Submerged Crashed Plane
ROV Team Discovers Submerged Crashed Plane

Seafloor Systems has confirmed that a team of hydrographers has discovered a submerged plane on the bed of Folsom Lake,...

Jun 27, 2021
Kratos to Develop Turboshaft Engine for Group 3 UAVs
Kratos to Develop Turboshaft Engine for Group 3 UAVs

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions‘ Turbine Technologies Division (KTT) has been awarded a contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory...

Jun 27, 2021
GoDrone Unmanned Traffic Management App Successfully Trialled
GoDrone Unmanned Traffic Management App Successfully Trialled

Air Traffic Control The Netherlands (LVNL), in partnership with Dutch Drone Delta, has successfully tested the transmission of air traffic...

Jun 27, 2021
DriX USV Demonstrated During International Hydrographic Organization Anniversary
DriX USV Demonstrated During International Hydrographic Organization Anniversary

iXblue has demonstrated its DriX USV (unmanned surface vessel) at an event celebrating the 100th anniversary of the International Hydrographic...

Jun 24, 2021
Echodyne Expands Counter-UAS Radar Product Line
Echodyne Expands Counter-UAS Radar Product Line

Echodyne has announced a range of additions and enhancements to its counter-UAS (unmanned aerial system) radars, following significant advancements to...

Jun 24, 2021
Air-Launched Decoy Drone Under Development
Air-Launched Decoy Drone Under Development

Wave Engine Corporation has been awarded a contract by the USAF Armament Directorate to build and demonstrate the Versatile Air-Launched...

Jun 23, 2021
Vision4ce Develops Video Trackers For UAV-Based Surveillance
Vision4ce Develops Video Trackers For UAV-Based Surveillance

Vision4ce has developed a range of robust video trackers that are designed for mission-critical applications such as UAV (unmanned aerial...

Jun 23, 2021
Case Study: Power Solutions for Rugged UGVs
Case Study: Power Solutions for Rugged UGVs

Vanguard has released a case study detailing how its lithium-ion battery solutions have been integrated into ARGO’s autonomous all-terrain UGV...

Jun 23, 2021
ComNav Offers GNSS Modules to Researchers & Universities
ComNav Offers GNSS Modules to Researchers & Universities

ComNav Technology has announced that it is offering 50 of its K8 high-precision GNSS modules to researchers, universities and other...

Jun 23, 2021
Harxon Introduces Rugged GNSS Positioning Solutions
Harxon Introduces Rugged GNSS Positioning Solutions

Harxon has introduced a new line of ruggedized GNSS antennas designed to meet the shock and vibration resistance requirements for...

Jun 23, 2021
Iridium Certus 200 Offers Unmatched Performance-to-Value for Satellite Broadband Services
Iridium Certus 200 Offers Unmatched Performance-to-Value for Satellite Broadband Services

Iridium Certus 200 is a new L-band broadband service class offering proven reliability and global coverage through smaller, lighter and more cost-effective user equipment

Jun 22, 2021
Milrem Robotics Unveils Entry for US Army UGV Program
Milrem Robotics Unveils Entry for US Army UGV Program

Milrem Robotics has developed the Type-X UGV (unmanned ground vehicle), the company’s entry for the U.S. Army’s RCV-M (Robotic Combat...

Jun 21, 2021
Largest Ever Delivery of VTOL UAVs Completed
Largest Ever Delivery of VTOL UAVs Completed

BlueBird Aero Systems has delivered a hundred of its WanderB-VTOL UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) to an unspecified customer in Europe....

Jun 21, 2021
CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS Supports Coast Guard Operations in Baltic Sea
CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS Supports Coast Guard Operations in Baltic Sea

Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS (unmanned aerial system) is being used by the Finnish Border Guard to carry out coast guard...

Jun 21, 2021
Rugged Connectivity Solutions Selected for Modular Multirotor UAV
Rugged Connectivity Solutions Selected for Modular Multirotor UAV

Fischer Connectors’ UltiMate and MiniMax connectivity solutions have been incorporated into the Tundra, a ruggedized, multi-functional, modular UAV (unmanned aerial...

Jun 21, 2021
OxTS Updates LiDAR Georeferencing Software
OxTS Updates LiDAR Georeferencing Software

OxTS has launched the latest version of its LiDAR georeferencing software – OxTS Georeferencer 1.4. The new software version makes...

Jun 21, 2021
Royal New Zealand Navy Orders Four HII REMUS 300 UUVs
Royal New Zealand Navy Orders Four HII REMUS 300 UUVs

Designed for modularity and portability, the REMUS 300 can be reconfigured with a range of sensors and payloads to meet mission requirements

Jun 21, 2021
Unmanned Helicopter Detects & Measures Radioactive Particles
Unmanned Helicopter Detects & Measures Radioactive Particles

SwissDrones' SDO 50 V2 helicopter drone has been deployed to detect and measure radioactive particles in a joint operation with the Swiss Federal Office for Civil Protection (FOCP).

Jun 21, 2021
US Navy Knifefish UUVs Upgraded
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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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