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.

Wearable Smart Mesh Router Introduced

Doodle Labs has launched the Wearable Smart Radio, a compact wireless mobile mesh router that features an integrated WiFi hotspot...

Apr 22, 2021
Pneumatic Drone Catapults Upgraded

Edge Autonomy has released upgraded versions of the company’s portable pneumatic catapult systems for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles). The catapults...

Apr 22, 2021
CAMCOPTER UAS Provides Maritime Surveillance in Baltic Sea

Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS (unmanned aerial system) is being used by the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) for...

Apr 22, 2021
Ice Protection Developed for Drone Propellers

Mejzlik Propellers has entered into an agreement with UBIQ Aerospace to develop an ice protection solution for UAV (unmanned aerial...

Apr 22, 2021
Case Study: AHRS for Innovative ecoSUB AUV

Leading manufacturer of inertial sensing technology Xsens, has released the following case studying detailing the use of the MTi-3 AHRS,...

Apr 22, 2021
ZIYAN UAS Discuss Industrial Drone Applications

Electric UAV manufacturer Ziyan UAS has developed proprietary industrial drone platforms for use within energy, public safety, maritime rescue, mapping...

Apr 22, 2021
Technical Programme Revealed for AutoSens in May

Attendees can now browse all the latest topics and challenges due to be addressed during the best-in-class AutoSens virtual conference from...

Apr 22, 2021
Drone Delivery Platform Incorporates Airspace Awareness Technology

Flirtey has confirmed that it has incorporated Kongsberg Geospatial‘s IRIS airspace situational awareness application into the autonomous software platform that...

Apr 22, 2021
Commercial Heavy-Lift Unmanned Helicopter Tested

Kaman Air Vehicles has performed a successful first flight with the company’s new unmanned helicopter, the K-MAX TITAN. According to...

Apr 22, 2021
eBook: BVLOS Across the Drone Industry

Elsight has released a new ebook designed to inform companies looking to scale their drone operations from limited line-of-sight (LOS)...

Apr 21, 2021
ViDAR for Search and Rescue

Designed by Sentient Vision Systems located in Melbourne, Australia, ViDAR combines Optical Radar, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision and Deep...

Apr 21, 2021
New 360-Degree Drone Detect-and-Avoid Solution Launched

Iris Automation has announced the availability of its new onboard multi-camera detect and avoid (DAA) solution for commercial unmanned aerial...

Apr 21, 2021
Velodyne Lidar Sensors Selected for Autonomous Delivery Trucks

Velodyne Lidar has entered into an agreement with transport automation firm Gatik to provide LiDAR sensors for a middle-mile transportation...

Apr 20, 2021
Septentrio Launches New GNSS-INS Receiver Line

Septentrio has launched a new line of high-performance GNSS/INS receivers that provides high-accuracy positioning and 3D orientation, heading, pitch and...

Apr 20, 2021
SeeByte Provides Software for Multi-Domain Autonomous Vehicle System

SeeByte has entered into a contract to provide software systems for a Maritime Multi-Domain Control System (MMDCS) for the Royal...

Apr 20, 2021
Autonomous Agriculture Solutions Under Development

Trimble has entered into a collaboration with HORSCH in order to develop autonomy solutions for agriculture, with a focus on...

Apr 20, 2021
Key Considerations when using Drones for Magnetic Surveys

Drone magnetic surveys offer a safe and reliable way of acquiring geophysical data even in the most inaccessible terrain. Drone...

Apr 20, 2021
Rugged Next-Gen High-Performance Servers Announced

Crystal Croups's new family of next-gen FG2 PCIe Gen4-enabled rugged servers are designed for optimal performance in the most unpredictable and remote environments

Apr 20, 2021
Initial Testing Performed with Autonomous Solar-Powered UAS

Skydweller Aero has performed a successful flight demonstration of the initial aircraft control, actuation, and sensor technology systems of the...

Apr 19, 2021
Japan’s Global Hawk UAS Completes First Flight

Northrop Grumman has successfully completed the first flight of Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) from Palmdale, California....

Apr 19, 2021
FarSounder Develops 3D Forward Looking Sonars for USVs

FarSounder, a leading developer of 3D forward looking sonar (FLS) technology, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”) to demonstrate...

Apr 19, 2021
Insights: LightWare Discuss the Future of LiDAR

Miniature LiDAR sensor developer LightWare discuss the key trends to expect to see in the world of LiDAR. There was...

Apr 19, 2021
Semi-Autonomous Research Vessel Commissioned by U.S. Army

Sea Machines has collaborated with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) to create an autonomous system that...

Apr 19, 2021
Microdrones Showcase the Drone Surveyors of Tomorrow at MVCC

The drone surveyors of tomorrow are students today – and there’s a lot to learn from the Remotely Piloted Aircraft...

Apr 19, 2021
Tactical-Grade Nine Degree-of-Freedom MEMS IMU Launched

Silicon Sensing Systems has launched a new ITAR-free all-silicon MEMS IMU (inertial measurement unit) that features nine degrees of freedom...

Apr 19, 2021
New Hybrid VTOL Drone Features Fixed Angled Rotor Design

Drone manufacturer Fixar has created a new industrial hybrid VTOL UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) designed to provide multi-mission capabilities for...

Apr 19, 2021
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