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 Vehicle Growth Fuelled by Electric Vehicle Advancements

Autonomous technology integrates better with electric engines. Leading manufacturer of advanced inertial sensing technologies Parker LORD have successfully outlined the...

Feb 24, 2021
New eBook: Advantages of Photonic Chip Technology in Inertial Systems

The accuracy and reliability of Fiber Optic Gyro (FOG)-based inertial systems for autonomous vehicle navigation and safety has been established...

Feb 24, 2021
Unmanned Tech Start-Up Accelerator Program Accepting 2021 Entries

GENIUS NY the world’s largest accelerator competition for unmanned technology start-ups is now accepting entries for its 5th year. Five...

Feb 24, 2021
Mobilicom Networking Technology Selected for Fire Control Systems

Mobilicom Limited has entered into a contract to provide its SkyHopper Pro MESH networking product and Mobile Controller Terminal to...

Feb 23, 2021
DTC Reveals New High-Power Mesh Radio

DTC Communications has launched a Robust High Power (RH) variant of its NETNode Phase 5 IP Mesh Radio. The latest-generation...

Feb 23, 2021
SKELDAR V-200 UAV Achieves Naval Automatic Take-off & Landing

UMS SKELDAR’s flagship SKELDAR V-200 tactical rotary UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) has achieved successful automatic take-off and landing from a...

Feb 23, 2021
AlarisPro Provides UAS Operations & Fleet Management Software

AlarisPro, a leading developer of professional UAS (unmanned aerial systems) operations and fleet management SaaS (software as a service), has...

Feb 23, 2021
USB Integration Board Released for LWIR Cameras

A new custom USB integration board has been developed by Sierra-Olympia Technologies, designed to bring near-universal, out-of-the-box compatibility to the...

Feb 22, 2021
UGV Mounted with Loitering Munitions System Unveiled at IDEX

Milanion Group’s new AGEMA UGV has been unveiled at this year’s IDEX in Abu Dhabi, mounted with MSP’s next-generation Loitering...

Feb 22, 2021
PrecisionHawk Creates Cell Tower Drone Inspection Solution

PrecisionHawk has partnered with American Tower to create a wireless infrastructure inspection solution that combines unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with...

Feb 21, 2021
NATO UAS Unit Achieves Initial Operating Capability

NATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) Force, made up of Northrop Grumman Corporation’s RQ-4D Phoenix Global Hawk variant UAS (unmanned aerial...

Feb 21, 2021
SightLine Video Processor Software Updated

SightLine Applications has released the newest software update for the company’s onboard video processing solutions for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles)...

Feb 19, 2021
Case Study: Testing MEMS Inertial Sensors for USVs

A case study has been released by the Marine Technology Business Centre (MTC) detailing the testing of Silicon Sensing Systems‘...

Feb 19, 2021
ASV Measures Climate Change on Great Barrier Reef

A WAM-V autonomous surface vehicle (ASV) manufactured by Marine Advanced Robotics has been used by the Australian Institute of Marine...

Feb 18, 2021
Detect and Avoid Technology Integrated into Tandem-Rotor Helicopter Drone

Iris Automation’s Casia detect-and-avoid (DAA) system has been integrated into a unique helicopter UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) developed by the...

Feb 18, 2021
Milanion Expands Unmanned Systems Manufacturing Capability

Milanion has relocated to a larger headquarters and manufacturing facility in order to expand the production of its autonomous UGVs...

Feb 18, 2021
Auterion Updates Enterprise PX4 & Mission Control Software

Auterion has released new versions of its Auterion Enterprise PX4 drone operating system and control software and Auterion Mission Control...

Feb 18, 2021
Inertial Labs Selects Australian Distributor for Marine Technologies

Inertial Labs has formed a partnership with Australian telecommunications integrator CSE Crosscom to provide Inertial Labs’ positioning, orientation, and navigation...

Feb 18, 2021
New Gyro-Stabilized Digital Magnetic Compass Released

PNI Sensor has launched a new gyro-stabilized digital magnetic compass that combines high-sensitivity magnetometers with a high-stability 3-axis MEMS accelerometer...

Feb 18, 2021
Autonomous Sonar Systems Delivered to Indian Navy

RTSYS has been awarded a contract to provide the Indian Navy with two of the company’s SIERA sonar measurement and...

Feb 18, 2021
Rugged Active L1/L2 GPS & GLONASS Patch Antenna Launched

Southwest Antennas has launched a new high-performance GPS & GLONASS Active L1/L2 patch antenna for position, navigation and timing (PNT)...

Feb 18, 2021
Marotta Releases Fourth 1-STEP Power Converter

Marotta Controls has announced availability and final qualification of the PS11200 — the fourth variant in the 1-STEP product line. Marotta has...

Feb 17, 2021
Autonomous Cargo Delivery UAS Selected by US Air Force

Silent Arrow has been awarded a contract by the United States Air Force (USAF) to scale down its GD-2000 cargo...

Feb 16, 2021
Counter-Drone System Tested in Austrian High Mountains

  Smart Shooter’s SMASH Fire Control System has been tested in the Austrian High Mountains by the Dutch Army during...

Feb 16, 2021
NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX-Based Video Processing Board Released

Vision4ce has released the CHARM 100NX, a state-of-the-art standalone video processing board based on the NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX, which...

Feb 16, 2021
USV Conversion of RHIB Undertaken for EU Member Army

Autonomous technology developer Milanion Group, in partnership with maritime solutions provider Aegean Projects, has successfully undertaken the conversion of a...

Feb 16, 2021
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