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.

Tethered Drone Flies Continuously for 108 Hours
Tethered Drone Flies Continuously for 108 Hours

Zenith AeroTech has confirmed that its Quad 8 multi-rotor tethered UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) has flown a total of 161...

Jun 09, 2021
Insight: Lead Acid vs Lithium-Ion Batteries
Insight: Lead Acid vs Lithium-Ion Batteries

Vanguard has released the following article that highlights the differences between lead acid and lithium-ion batteries, and is the first...

Jun 09, 2021
Aerial Target Drone Upgraded with Veronte Autopilot
Aerial Target Drone Upgraded with Veronte Autopilot

Embention’s Veronte Autopilot for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) has been selected for integration into an aerial target drone manufactured by...

Jun 09, 2021
Auterion Updates Enterprise PX4 & Mission Control Drone Software
Auterion Updates Enterprise PX4 & Mission Control Drone Software

Auterion has upgraded its Enterprise PX4 and Mission Control open software for drones. Version 2.3 of Enterprise PX4 and version...

Jun 09, 2021
Drone Vision Becomes Official Marlyn Drone Distributor in Slovakia
Drone Vision Becomes Official Marlyn Drone Distributor in Slovakia

Drone Vision will be responsible for the distribution of Atmos Marlyn drones in Slovakia, and will provide assistance and first-line maintenance services to local operators

Jun 09, 2021
Fixposition Positioning Sensor Receives Innovation Award from CTIS China
Fixposition Positioning Sensor Receives Innovation Award from CTIS China

Fixposition’s Vision-RTK is a compact, lightweight positioning sensor with a proprietary sensor fusion engine combining computer vision, GNSS and IMU data to achieve real-time centimeter-accurate positioning

Jun 09, 2021
UAS Solutions for Arctic Conditions Under Development
UAS Solutions for Arctic Conditions Under Development

Insitu has partnered with Robot Aviation and Andøya Space to develop the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) ecosystem in the Arctic...

Jun 08, 2021
Cable Penetrators Developed for Underwater Robotics
Cable Penetrators Developed for Underwater Robotics

Blue Robotics has announced the launch of the WetLink family of products for ROVs (remotely operated vehicles) and other UUVs...

Jun 08, 2021
New Hydrographic USV Features Integrated ADCP & Echo Sounder
New Hydrographic USV Features Integrated ADCP & Echo Sounder

CHC Navigation (CHCNAV) has launched the APACHE 4, a new hydrographic USV that features a combination of an ADCP (Acoustic...

Jun 08, 2021
Armed USV Completes Missile Firing Tests
Armed USV Completes Missile Firing Tests

Meteksan Defence has successfully completed missile firing tests with its ULAQ armed USV (unmanned surface vehicle), which has been developed...

Jun 08, 2021
Starter Kit for AI-Accelerated Embedded Vision Applications
Starter Kit for AI-Accelerated Embedded Vision Applications

congatec has extended its i.MX 8 ecosystem with a new starter set for Artificial Intelligence (AI)-accelerated intelligent embedded vision applications.  Based...

Jun 08, 2021
World’s Smallest & Lightest MicroLiDAR Launched
World’s Smallest & Lightest MicroLiDAR Launched

LightWare LiDAR has launched the SF45 microLiDAR, the world’s smallest, lightest, scanning LiDAR sensor. The new sensor provides UAVs (unmanned...

Jun 08, 2021
MQ-25 UAS Successfully Refuels F/A-18 Mid-Air
MQ-25 UAS Successfully Refuels F/A-18 Mid-Air

The U.S. Navy and Boeing have successfully demonstrated air-to-air refuelling, using the MQ-25 T1 test UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) to...

Jun 07, 2021
Microdrones Documentary Show Features UAV Boundary Surveying
Microdrones Documentary Show Features UAV Boundary Surveying

Microdrones has released a new set of episodes of its “Down to Earth” reality series, which focuses on the challenges...

Jun 07, 2021
SeaRaptor Deep-Sea AUVs Provided for Offshore Surveying
SeaRaptor Deep-Sea AUVs Provided for Offshore Surveying

Teledyne Marine has provided two SeaRaptor 6000-metre rated AUVs (autonomous underwater vehicles) to subsea offshore services company Argeo of Norway....

Jun 07, 2021
New Drone Construction Survey Solution Introduced
New Drone Construction Survey Solution Introduced

Propeller Aero and Wingtra have partnered to develop a new site data collection and 3D mapping solution designed specifically for...

Jun 06, 2021
Embry-Riddle Offers Remote Training for Drone Pilots
Embry-Riddle Offers Remote Training for Drone Pilots

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) has been awarded a first-of-its-kind waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that will allow students...

Jun 06, 2021
Next-Generation ROV Launched
Next-Generation ROV Launched

Blueye Robotics has launched the X3, the third model in the company’s Blueye range of ROVs (remotely operated vehicles). The...

Jun 04, 2021
The CubePilot Hardware & Software Ecosystem for UAVs
The CubePilot Hardware & Software Ecosystem for UAVs

HexAero and ProfiCNC, joint developers of the pioneering open-source CubePilot hardware and software ecosystem for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and...

Jun 04, 2021
Heavy Lift Unmanned Helicopter Tested in High Altitude Mountains
Heavy Lift Unmanned Helicopter Tested in High Altitude Mountains

Ziyan UAS has completed a flight test of the Blowfish A2 heavy lift VTOL UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) to demonstrate...

Jun 04, 2021
Bathymetric Surveys Conducted with UAV and Echo Sounder
Bathymetric Surveys Conducted with UAV and Echo Sounder

Drone service provider ERELIS has recently used a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) equipped with a single-beam echo sounder to conduct...

Jun 04, 2021
Air-Deployed UAS Developed for Atmospheric Sampling
Air-Deployed UAS Developed for Atmospheric Sampling

The following article is based on a news released authored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Black Swift...

Jun 03, 2021
iXblue USV Deployed for Shipwreck Search
iXblue USV Deployed for Shipwreck Search

A DriX unmanned surface vessel (USV), designed, developed and operated by iXblue, has been deployed as part of a research...

Jun 03, 2021
RIEGL Updates Kinematic LiDAR Data Processing Software
RIEGL Updates Kinematic LiDAR Data Processing Software

RIEGL has released an updated version of RiPROCESS, the company’s project-oriented software for the managing and processing of airborne, mobile...

Jun 02, 2021
Operational Capabilities of Maritime Autonomous Systems to be Enhanced
Operational Capabilities of Maritime Autonomous Systems to be Enhanced

SeeByte and Sonardyne have been awarded funding by the UK Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) for phase 2 of...

Jun 02, 2021
Orbital UAV Engine Delivered to Singapore Defense Company
Orbital UAV Engine Delivered to Singapore Defense Company

Orbital UAV has confirmed the delivery of the first UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) engine system to one of Singapore’s largest...

Jun 02, 2021
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